Orange County

Summary

Orange County is a county of North Carolina^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Orange County is located in North Carolina^[3].
• Orange County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Orange County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina^[5].
• Orange County's capital is recorded as Hillsborough^[6].
• Orange County's shares border with is recorded as Person County^[7].
• Orange County's shares border with is recorded as Durham County^[8].
• Orange County's shares border with is recorded as Chatham County^[9].
• Orange County's shares border with is recorded as Caswell County^[10].
• Orange County's shares border with is recorded as Alamance County^[11].
• William V, Prince of Orange is named after Orange County^[12].
• Orange County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hillsborough^[13].
• Orange County's Commons category is recorded as Orange County, North Carolina^[14].
• January 1, 1752 marks the founding of Orange County^[15].
• Orange County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.06, 'lon': -79.12}^[16].
• Orange County's official website is recorded as https://www.orangecountync.gov/^[17].
• Orange County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orange County, North Carolina^[18].
• Orange County has a population of {'amount': '+133801'}^[19].
• Orange County has a population of {'amount': '+134134'}^[20].
• Orange County has a population of {'amount': '+135193'}^[21].
• Orange County has a population of {'amount': '+138237'}^[22].
• Orange County has a population of {'amount': '+140352'}^[23].
• Orange County has a population of {'amount': '+141354'}^[24].
• Orange County has a population of {'amount': '+148696'}^[25].
• Orange County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, North Carolina^[26].
• Orange County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Orange County, North Carolina^[27].

Body

Geography

Orange County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in North Carolina^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Orange County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1039'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+133801'}^[19], {'amount': '+134134'}^[20], {'amount': '+135193'}^[21], {'amount': '+138237'}^[22], {'amount': '+140352'}^[23], and {'amount': '+141354'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Orange County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1752 marks the founding of Orange County^[15]. William V, Prince of Orange is named after it^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Orange County include it^[29], a county of Indiana^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1816^[32].

Why It Matters

Orange County ranks in the top 7% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include it^[29], a county of Indiana^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1816^[32].