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{{Not to be confused with|Orange, California}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Orange, Connecticut
| official_name          = Town of Orange
| settlement_type        = [[New England town|Town]]
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| image_caption          = Orange Town Hall
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| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state]]
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| subdivision_type2      = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| subdivision_type3      = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3      = [[South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|South Central CT]]
| established_title      = Incorporated
| established_date       = 1822
| government_type        = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title           = First selectman
| leader_name            = James M. Zeoli (R)
| leader_title1          = Selectmen
| leader_name1           = Ralph Okenquist (R)<br />John Carangelo (R)<br />Judy W. Williams (R)<br />Connor Deane (D)<br />Mitchell R. Goldblatt (D)
| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_total_km2         = 45.1
| area_total_sq_mi       = 17.4
| area_land_km2          = 44.5
| area_land_sq_mi        = 17.2
| area_water_km2         = 0.6
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.2
| elevation_m            = 65
| elevation_ft           = 213
| population_footnotes   = 
| population_total       = 14280
| population_as_of       = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone               = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset             = -5
| timezone_DST           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST         = -4
| postal_code_type       = ZIP code
| postal_code            = 06477
| area_code              = [[Area codes 203 and 475|203/475]]
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 09-57600
| blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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'''Orange''' is a town in [[New Haven County, Connecticut]], part of the [[South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|South Central Connecticut Planning Region]]. The population was 14,280 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900957600| title=Census - Geography Profile: Orange town, New Haven County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref> The town is governed by a [[Board of Selectmen]].

==History==
The [[Paugusset]] and [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] people previously inhabited the region that is now Orange. In 1639, [[Peter Prudden|Rev. Peter Prudden]] purchased the land from the Native Americans for six coats, ten blankets, one kettle, twelve hatchets, twelve hoes, two dozen knives and a dozen small mirrors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orange-ct.gov/index.htm |title=Welcome to the Town of Orange |website=www.orange-ct.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031021030004/http://www.orange-ct.gov/index.htm |archive-date=October 21, 2003}}</ref> When originally settled by English colonists, Orange was the northern and eastern district of the now neighboring city of [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]]; however, by 1822, the population of the area had grown to the point where residents desired to form their own separate community, thus forming the town of Orange.

The town is named after [[William III of England]], who was [[Prince of Orange]] from birth.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA334|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=334}}</ref> William is remembered for succeeding [[James II of England|James II]], deposed in the [[Glorious Revolution]] of 1688.  James II had been considered a [[despotism|despot]] in Connecticut; he had famously and unsuccessfully commissioned [[Edmund Andros]] to seize Connecticut's [[Charter Oak|Charter]].<ref name="orhist">[http://www.orangehistory.org/history.html History of Orange] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926202331/http://www.orangehistory.org/history.html |date=September 26, 2006 }}</ref>

The town continued to grow throughout the 19th century.  As early as 1848, a separation of Orange and [[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]] was considered. It was not until 1921 that the two were officially separated by act of the [[Connecticut General Assembly]] and
the new city of West Haven was formed out of the southeastern portion of Orange.<ref name="orhist" /> This left Orange a largely [[rural]] town, as the bulk of the urbanized population was ceded to West Haven. In the post-war years, however, Orange began suburbanizing at a rapid pace.

Early roads through the area included the [[Boston Post Road]] (now [[U.S. Route 1]]) and the Derby Turnpike (now [[Connecticut Route 34]]). The turnpike was originally an Indian path.  A toll road through Orange, from [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] to [[Derby, Connecticut|Derby]], was built starting in 1800.  The toll house was located in Orange; tolls ended in 1887.<ref name="derbytpike">{{cite web |url=http://www.conntact.com/archive_index/archive_pages/3321_Business_New_Haven.html |title=The Derby Turnpike, Priscilla Searles, Business New Haven, Jan 27, 1997 |publisher=Conntact.com |date=January 27, 1997 |access-date=January 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119154601/http://www.conntact.com/archive_index/archive_pages/3321_Business_New_Haven.html |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[New Haven and Derby Railroad]] ran through Orange starting in 1871, with a station in Orange.  At its peak, there were eleven trains per day in each direction along with one freight train.  The advent of a trolley from New Haven to Derby (starting in 1904 and running until 1937) hastened the end to rail service (in 1925).<ref name="derbytpike" />  Later, the construction of the [[Wilbur Cross Parkway]] and [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|Interstate 95]] brought highways through the area.

[[Orange station (Metro-North)|Orange station]] is a planned stop on [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[New Haven Line]]. Construction has been on hold since late 2017.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 17.4&nbsp;square miles (45.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 17.2&nbsp;square miles (44.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), or 1.38%, is water. It is bordered on the south by [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]], on the east by [[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]], on the north by [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Woodbridge, Connecticut|Woodbridge]] and [[Derby, Connecticut|Derby]] and on the west by the [[Housatonic River]] and [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]].  The town limits include [[Wooster Island]] in the Housatonic River.  The [[Wepawaug River|Wepawaug]], [[Indian River (Milford)|Indian]] and [[Oyster River (Connecticut)|Oyster]] rivers flow through the town.

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
{{historical populations
| sources = <ref>{{cite web|author=Enter your Company or Top-Level Office |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392396 |title=Connecticut State Register and Manual |publisher=Ct.gov |access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref>
|1830 | 1,341
|1840 | 1,329
|1850 | 1,476
|1860 | 1,974
|1870 | 2,634
|1880 | 3,341
|1890 | 4,537
|1900 | 6,995
|1910 | 11,272
|1920 | 16,614
|1930<ref>The more densely settled eastern part of Orange was split off as the town of [[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]] in 1921, leading to the drop in population.</ref> | 1,530
|1940 | 2,009
|1950 | 3,032
|1960 | 8,547
|1970 | 13,524
|1980 | 13,237
|1990 | 12,830
|2000 | 13,233
|2010 | 13,956
|2020 | 14,280
}}
As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref>[{{American Factfinder|twp|0900957600|general}} United States Census Data: General]</ref> there were 13,233 people, 4,739 households, and 3,895 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|770.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,870 housing units at an average density of {{convert|283.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 94.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.84% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 4,739 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $79,365, and the median income for a family was $88,583. Males had a median income of $58,946 versus $41,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $36,471.  About 2.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[{{American Factfinder|twp|0900957600|economic}} United States Census Data: Economic]</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Registration and party enrollment statistics as of October 26, 2010<ref>{{cite web | title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 26, 2010 | publisher = Connecticut Secretary of State | access-date = October 2, 2006 | url = http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/registration_and_enrollment_stats/2010_registration_and_enrollment_statistics.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201160425/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/registration_and_enrollment_stats/2010_registration_and_enrollment_statistics.pdf | archive-date = February 1, 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active voters
! Inactive voters
! Total voters

|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,455
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,476

|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,502
| style="text-align:center;"| 22
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,524

|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 5,172
| style="text-align:center;"| 44
| style="text-align:center;"| 5,216

|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 24
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 10,152
! style="text-align:center;"| 88
! style="text-align:center;"| 10,240
|}

==Economy==
Orange is the home of the North American headquarters of [[Pez]] candies.<ref>[http://www.pez.com/about/ About us, Pez Candy, Inc.]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Albert|first=Bridget|title=Candy Land: PEZ draws fans to Orange headquarters for tours|url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/03/02/business/doc4f51654aa7361634166011.txt|access-date=December 11, 2012|newspaper=The New Haven Register|date=March 2, 2012}}</ref> It is also the home of the headquarters of [[Avangrid]] and its subsidiaries [[Southern Connecticut Gas]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Connecticut Gas - Contact Us|url=https://www.soconngas.com/wps/portal/scg/home/contactus/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gff093X2dzT0fHUBNjA08PVycDT3cvAzdvY_1wkA4kFYHuLq5AFd7ObpbensYmjiYQeQMcwNFA388jPzdVvyA7O83RUVERAFojmG4!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfTE9JR01DN0lBUUdCRTBJSExRVjY2TDIyQTc!/|access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> and [[The United Illuminating Company]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Albert|first=Bridget|title=Orange businesses happy with UI move|url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/04/27/business/doc4f9b46e9293d1400397086.txt|access-date=December 11, 2012|newspaper=The New Haven Register|date=April 27, 2012}}</ref>

[[Tangoe|Tangoe, Inc.]], a provider of telecommunications management software, was formerly headquartered in Orange.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tangoe, Inc. - Orange, CT - Corporate Headquarters|url=http://www.tangoe.com/Company/general-information/Contact/corporate-headquarters.aspx|access-date=June 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501041122/http://www.tangoe.com/Company/general-information/Contact/corporate-headquarters.aspx|archive-date=May 1, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Orange was the home of the US headquarters of [[Saab-Scania]] from 1972 until 1992 when the company relocated to [[Norcross, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SAAB-SCANIA of America – 60 Marsh Hill Rd, Orange, CT |url=http://www.saabhistory.com/2007/10/24/saab-scania-of-america-60-marsh-hill-rd-orange-ct/ |date=October 24, 2007 |work=Saab History |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref> From 1973–2010, [[Hubbell (company)|Hubbell]], a manufacturer of electrical products, was headquartered in Orange.<ref>{{cite news|last=Prevost|first=Lisa|title=Hubbell Plans Housing for Its Orange Site|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/realestate/09wczo.html|access-date=June 24, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 7, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, the [[University of New Haven]] purchased the former Hubbell headquarters buildings to redevelop as a graduate school campus.<ref>{{cite news|last=Misur|first=Susan|title=University of New Haven looking to buy Hubbell property in Orange|url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/02/07/news/metro/doc511478dca59b2261231445.txt|access-date=June 26, 2013|newspaper=The New Haven Register|date=February 7, 2013}}</ref> Yale's West Campus is located on the Orange-[[West Haven]] town line, on a 136-acre property that was formerly occupied by [[Bayer HealthCare#Bayer HealthCare|Bayer]]. In 2013, the [[Yale School of Nursing]] relocated to a building on the Yale West Campus that is mostly on the Orange side of the town border.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shelton|first=Jim|title=Move-in day nears for Yale's new nursing school, campus on Orange-West Haven line bustling|url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/06/22/news/metro/doc51c662ca5a051697918609.txt|access-date=June 24, 2013|newspaper=The New Haven Register|date=June 22, 2013}}</ref>

About three percent of the 17 square miles in the town is farmed.<ref name=Living/> [[Field View Farm]], one of the [[List of oldest companies in the United States|oldest businesses in the United States]], has been operated by the Hine family since 1639.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/13/nyregion/350-year-old-farm-survives-the-odds.html |title=350-Year-Old Farm Survives the Odds |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=March 13, 1989 |access-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name="7Older">{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/ss/7-companies-older-america |title=7 Companies Older Than America |work=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |date=July 3, 2012 |access-date=September 26, 2012}}</ref>  Orange was also formerly home to the Everett B. Clark Seed Company which eventually
joined forces with other local seed growers to form [[Asgrow]], now a
division of [[Bayer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://connecticuthistory.org/orange-seeds-yield-corn-alfafa-soy-and-more/|title=
Orange Seeds Yield Corn, Alfafa, Soy, and More |access-date=June 8, 2022|website=Connecticuthistory.org|date=
August 6, 2021 }}</ref>

The town has extensive retail development along the [[Boston Post Road]] corridor.<ref name=Living/>

During the [[Cold War]], Orange was a location for the permanent deployment of [[Project Nike|Nike]] missiles for the defense of [[Greater New Haven]]. The former site of the Nike missiles has since (from the late 1950s onward) been the home of the 103rd Air Control and Warning Squadron, later to become the 103rd Tactical Control Squadron and as it remains today the 103rd Air Control Squadron, a part of the [[Connecticut Air National Guard]].<ref>{{cite web |title=103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard - Proud Heritage |url=http://www.103aw.ang.af.mil/history/proudheritage/index.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902213632/http://www.103aw.ang.af.mil/history/proudheritage/index.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 2, 2010 |work=The Official Web Site of 103rd Airlift Wing |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=103rd Air Control Squadron |url=http://www.goang.com/Unit/103rd+Air+Control+Squadron |access-date=October 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617131753/http://www.goang.com/Unit/103rd+Air+Control+Squadron |archive-date=June 17, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Events===
Orange exhibits its rural roots at the annual Orange Country Fair. This event originally ran from 1898 to 1912 and was revived in 1975. It has continued since then featuring horse, oxen and tractor pulls as well as exhibits of animals, flowers, fruits, vegetables and baked goods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/CT/200002810.html |title=Orange Country Fair, Library of Congress Local Legacies |publisher=Lcweb2.loc.gov |access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref> In early August, the town also promotes the Orange Volunteer Fireman's Carnival, which raises funds to support the [[volunteer fire department]]. Both events are held at the fairgrounds at High Plains Community Center near the center of town.

Orange was the site of one of the earliest computer camps,<ref>{{cite news|last=Harvey|first=Helen|title=Computer pioneer made a lot of campers happy|url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2002/06/09/import/4385864.txt|access-date=December 11, 2012|newspaper=The New Haven Register|date=June 9, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Humphrey|first=Mary|title=Learning With Computers|url=https://archive.org/stream/1982-06-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_025_1982_Jun#page/n101/|access-date=December 11, 2012|newspaper=Compute! Magazine|date=June 1982}}</ref> held at the local Amity Jr. High School in 1977.

In the early nineteenth century, settlers from Orange founded [[Orange, Ohio|Orange]], [[Ohio]], then part of [[Connecticut Western Reserve|Connecticut's Western Reserve]].

On March 15–17, 2009, Orange hosted the 2009 ConnJam, a [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scout]] event in which over 3,000 Boy Scouts from the [[Connecticut Yankee Council]] attended events and camped over the weekend.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scout Jamboree in Orange |url=http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/mobile/news_wtnh_orange_boyscoutjamboree_200905161810 |date=May 16, 2009 |work=WTNH |publisher=LIN Television Corporation |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Connecticut Yankee Council, BSA |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/CT/200002810.html |publisher=Connecticut Yankee Council |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref>

===On the National Register of Historic Places===
[[File:Orange-ct-the-academy.jpg|thumb|upright|The Academy]]
[[File:Case memorial library orange ct usa.jpg|thumb|Case Memorial Library]]

* [[Col. Asa Platt House]] – 2 Tyler City Road (added 2002). [[Federal architecture|Federal]] style.  Built in 1810, it is thought to have been built by [[David Hoadley (architect)|David Hoadley]], who built the Orange Congregational Church.  The nomination to the register, by Jan Cunningham, refers to "the elegant refinement of the interior", repeated elliptical forms in "the sunbursts of the mantelpieces; in the recessed panels below the parlor windows; in the capitals of the arches; and, in a wholly unexpected manner, in the high relief of the egg form that embellishes the simple mantel frieze in a second-floor chamber."<ref name =cttrust>{{cite web|url=http://cttrust.org/638?highlight=famed |title=CT Trust for Historic Preservation |publisher=Cttrust.org |access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Henry F. Miller House]] – 30 Derby Ave. (added May 25, 2001).  This [[international style (architecture)|international style]] house was completed in 1949 and featured at the time in the ''[[New Haven Register]]'' as "The House of Tomorrow".
* [[Orange Center Historic District (Orange, Connecticut)|Orange Center Historic District]] – Roughly Orange Center Road from Orange Cemetery to Nan Drive (added August 10, 1989).  The district was originally established by the town January 13, 1978.<ref>[http://www.leaplibraries.org/orange/historicdistrict/index.htm Orange Connecticut Historic District]</ref>  The Orange Congregational Church, designed by [[David Hoadley (architect)|David Hoadley]] and built in 1810 on the town green, is a centerpiece of the district.  This [[Federal architecture|Federal style]] church features a [[Palladian window]], domed [[bell tower|belfry]] and a painted black oval "window" on the front tower.<ref name="or-hist-dist">Liz Deluca, "The Historic District, A Walking Tour", ''Our Town Newspaper'', June 10, 1997, pages 9-11.</ref>  The district also includes the Stone-Otis House (Federal with [[Greek revival]] portico), built circa 1830 (now a museum) and The Academy, a schoolhouse built in 1878 with [[Stick style]] elements, including an elaborate gable screen, also now a museum.<ref name="or-hist-dist"/>
* [[William Andrew House]] (also known as Bryan-Andrew House) – 131 Old Tavern Road (added 2002).  Built about 1750 for the Bryan family, early settlers in North Milford.  This area was known as "Bryan's Farms". The house includes a finely detailed front [[cornice]], feather-edged sheathing and hand-split [[lath]] laboriously installed without nails. The house later served as housing for dairy farm employees and was ultimately bought by the Town of Orange in 2000 to be restored for use as a museum.<ref name=cttrust/>

===Library===
* Case Memorial Library<ref name=Living>{{cite news|last=Hughes|first=C.J.|title=For Nature Lovers Who Also Shop-Hop|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/realestate/living-in-orange-conn-for-nature-lovers-who-also-shop-hop.html|access-date=June 24, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 30, 2011}}</ref>

==Sports==
On August 18, 2005, the Orange Little League Girls softball team lost the championship game of the [[Little League Softball World Series]] to a team from [[McLean, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SOUR ENDING Orange's bid for crown, perfection denied |url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2005/08/19/sports/15063237.txt?viewmode=fullstory |date=August 19, 2005 |work=New Haven Register |publisher=Journal Register Company |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Virginia beats Connecticut to win title |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/news/story?id=2137861 |date=August 19, 2005 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Education==
Orange is served by the regional [[Amity Regional High School]] in [[Woodbridge, Connecticut|Woodbridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amityregion5.org/subsite/arhs |title=Amity High School |access-date=February 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127192451/http://www.amityregion5.org/subsite/arhs |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Schools include:
* Mary L. Tracy, for kindergarten and pre-school
* Peck Place, first to sixth grades
* Turkey Hill, first to sixth grades
* Racebrook, first to sixth grades
* Amity Middle School, seven to eighth grades (Orange campus)

Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy (formerly New Haven Hebrew Day School) is located here.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

==Notable people==

* [[Anni Albers]] (1899–1994), artist
* [[Josef Albers]] (1888–1976), artist
* [[William Atherton]] (born 1947), character actor, born and raised in Orange
* [[Art Ceccarelli]] (1930–2012), baseball player
* [[Christopher Collier (historian)|Christopher Collier]] (1930–2020), historian, professor and winner of the [[Newbery Medal]]
* [[John J. DeGioia]] (born 1957), president of [[Georgetown University]], raised in Orange
* [[Kristen Marie Griest|Kristen Griest]] (born 1989), Army Captain and one of the first two female graduates of the United States Army [[Ranger School]]
* [[Henry Lee (forensic scientist)|Henry Lee]] (born 1938), former resident, forensic scientist notable for his investigations of famous crimes
* [[Lev Nussberg]] (born 1937), is a Russian avant garde painter. Nussberg is the founder of Russian Kinetic Art
* [[Patrick B. O'Sullivan]] (1887–1978), U.S. Congressman and judge
* [[Tage Thompson]] (born 1997), [[NHL]] player for the [[Buffalo Sabres]].
* [[Stephen Valiquette]] (born 1977), ice hockey goaltender

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.orange-ct.gov/ Town of Orange official website]
*[http://www.orangectchamber.com Orange Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Orange
| North     = [[Derby, Connecticut|Derby]] / [[Woodbridge, Connecticut|Woodbridge]]
| Northeast = [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| East      = [[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]]
| South     = [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]]
| West      = [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]] / [[Housatonic River]]
}}
{{Connecticut}}
{{New Haven County, Connecticut}}
{{South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut}}

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[[Category:Orange, Connecticut| ]]
[[Category:Towns in New Haven County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Towns in the New York metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Towns in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut]]