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{{Short description|County in New York, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county        = Orange County
 | state              = New York
 | type                 = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
 | ex image             = Island Pond-Harriman State Park.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Island Pond in [[Harriman State Park (New York)|Harriman State Park]], near the [[Harriman, New York|Village of Harriman.]]
 | ex image size        = 250px
 | flag                 = Flag of Orange County, NY.png
 | seal                 = Seal of Orange County, New York (color).png
 | founded year         = {{start date and age|1683|11|01}}{{efn|name="Sullivan-founding"}}
 | leader_title         = County Executive
 | leader_name          = [[Steve Neuhaus|Steven M. Neuhaus]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
 | seat                 = [[Goshen (village), New York|Goshen]]
 | largest city         = [[Palm Tree, New York|Palm Tree]]
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 840
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 812
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 27
 | area percentage      = 3.2
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 401310
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | pop_est_footnotes    = <ref name=qf>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orangecountynewyork/PST045224 Orange county, NY] Quickfacts Census USA</ref>
 | population_est       = 411767 {{gain}}
 | population_density_sq_mi        = 507
 | time zone           = Eastern
 | district             = 18th
 | named for            = [[William III of England|William III of Orange]]
 | area codes           = [[Area code 845|845]]
 | founded              = 
 | founded date         = 
 |website={{URL|https://www.orangecountygov.com|orangecountygov.com}}
}}
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'''Orange County''' is a [[List of counties in New York|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 401,310. The [[county seat]] is [[Goshen (village), New York|Goshen]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503072804/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> This county was first created in 1683 and reorganized with its present boundaries in 1798.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/NY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=New York: Individual County Chronologies|work=New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2008|access-date=January 10, 2015|archive-date=April 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410224032/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/NY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The county is part of the [[Hudson Valley]] region of the state.

Orange County is part of the [[Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area|Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan statistical area]],<ref>{{cite web |author1=United States Office of Management and Budget |author-link=United States Office of Management and Budget |title=OMB Bulletin No. 18-04 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf |access-date=July 11, 2019 |date=September 14, 2018 |archive-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726002809/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> which belongs to the larger [[New York metropolitan area|New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area]].

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the [[center of population]] of the state of New York was located in Orange County, in the hamlet of [[Cuddebackville, New York|Cuddebackville]]<ref name="CoP">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=39.504041%2C-98.085937&spn=46.964748%2C75.585937&t=m&msa=0&z=3&source=embed&ie=UTF8&mid=1phkCRpkrGVbPYMYPUSxptUI2RZE|title=Center of population of New York as of 2010 census (Google Maps)|access-date=July 5, 2016}}</ref>

==History==
Orange County was officially established on November 1, 1683, when the [[Province of New York]] was divided into twelve counties.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.ourcountryitspeo00smit/?sp=15&r=-0.437,0.252,1.924,0.868,0|title=Our country and its people; a descriptive and biographical record of Madison County, New York|chapter=1. Descriptive of the Subject|editor-first=John E.|editor-last=Smith|year=1899|publisher=The Boston History Company}}</ref>  Each of these was named to honor a member of the [[British royal family]], and Orange County took its name from the [[Prince of Orange]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orangecountygov.com/819/About-Orange-County|title=About Orange County|publisher=Orange County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation}}</ref> who subsequently became King [[William III of England]]. As originally defined, Orange County included only the southern part of its present-day territory, plus all of present-day [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] further south. The northern part of the present-day county, beyond [[Moodna Creek]], was then a part of neighboring [[Ulster County]].

At that date, the only [[European American|European]] inhabitants of the area were a handful of [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]] colonists in present-day Rockland County, and the area of modern Orange County was entirely occupied by the native [[Munsee]] people. Due to its relatively small population, the original Orange County was not fully independent and was administered by [[Manhattan|New York County]].

The first European settlers in the area of the present-day county arrived in 1685. They were a party of around twenty-five families from [[Scotland]], led by David Toshach, the [[Laird]] of [[Monzievaird]], and his brother-in-law Major Patrick McGregor, a former officer of the [[French Army]]. They settled in the [[Hudson Highlands]] at the place where the Moodna Creek enters the [[Hudson River]], now known as [[New Windsor, New York|New Windsor]]. In 1709, a group of [[German Palatine]] refugees settled at [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]]. They were Protestants from a part of Germany along the Rhine that had suffered during the religious wars. Queen Anne's government arranged for passage from England of nearly 3,000 Palatines in ten ships. Many were settled along the Hudson River in work camps on property belonging to [[Robert Livingston the Elder|Robert Livingston]]. In 1712, a 16-year-old indentured servant named Sarah Wells<ref name="Boyd Cole 2017">{{Cite book|last=Boyd Cole|first=Julie|title=Sarah, An American Pioneer|year=2017|isbn=978-1981483334}}</ref> from Manhattan led a small party of three Munsee men and three hired carpenters into the undeveloped interior of the county and created the first settlement in the Town of Goshen on the Otter Kill. She was falsely promised by her master Christopher Denne 100 acres bounty for taking on the dangerous mission to make a land claim for him. He never gave her the land. But, she did fall in love and married Irish immigrant William Bull there in 1718 and they had 12 children and built the [[Bull Stone House]]. In 1716, the first known Black woman resident was recorded in Orange County. Her name was Mercy<ref name="Boyd Cole 2017"/>{{rp|108}} and she was enslaved by Christopher Denne at his settlement on the Otter Kill. Additional immigrants came from Ireland; they were of Scots and English descent who had been settled as planters there.

During the [[American Revolutionary War]] the county was divided into Loyalists, Patriots, and those who remained neutral. The local government supported the Revolution, or "The Cause". Some residents posed as Loyalists but were part of a secret spy network set up by Gen. George Washington. Capt. William Bull III<ref>{{Cite book|last=McWhorter|first=Emma|title=The History and Genealogy of the William Bull and Sarah Wells Family of Orange County, New York|publisher=T. E. Henderson|year=1974|isbn=|location=Goshen Library}}</ref> of the Town of Wallkill (which was then a part of Ulster County) served in the Continental Army with Gen. Washington in '''Spencer's [[Extra Continental regiments and Additional Continental regiments|Additional Continental Regiment]]'''. His cousin was revealed after the war to be part of Washington's spy ring. His brother Moses Bull raised 20 men from the Town of Wallkill to service with his brother. Capt. Bull was promoted twice for valor on the battlefield, once in the [[Battle of Monmouth]] where he was part of Lord Stirling's men who famously saved the day after Gen. Lee's retreat. Capt. Bull [https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/ wintered] at [[Valley Forge]] with several men from Orange County. Capt. Bull retired from the Army in 1781 and returned to the Town of Wallkill where he built [[William Bull III House|Brick Castle]]. Hundreds of men from Orange County served in the local militia and many of them fought in the Battle of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton. However, many residents remained loyal to King George III, include members of Capt. Bull's family. Many in the county were divided within families. Capt. Bull's uncle Thomas Bull was jailed for years in Goshen and then Fishkill for being a Loyalist. Resident [[Claudius Smith]] was a Loyalist marauder whose team robbed and terrorized citizens; he was hanged in Goshen in 1779 for allegedly robbing and killing Major Nathaniel Strong; two of his sons were also executed for similar crimes. Capt. Bull's cousin Peter Bull of Hamptonburgh served in the Orange County regiment and was charged with guarding the roads at night from Smith. The Mathews family of [[Blooming Grove, New York|Blooming Grove]] were active Loyalists; Fletcher Mathews was a sympathizer and sometime associate of Smith,<ref>Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804. 1900, page 634</ref> and his brother [[David Mathews]] was Mayor of [[New York City]] during its British occupation for the entirety of the war.

In 1798, after the American Revolutionary War, the boundaries of Orange County changed. Its southern corner was used to create the new Rockland County, and in exchange, an area to the north of the Moodna Creek was added, which had previously been in Ulster County. This caused a reorganization of the local administration, as the original county seat had been fixed at [[Orangetown, New York|Orangetown]] in 1703, but this was now in Rockland County. Duties were subsequently shared between Goshen, which had been the center of government for the northern part of Orange County, and Newburgh, which played a similar role in the area transferred from Ulster County. The county court was established in 1801. It was not until 1970 that Goshen was named as the sole county seat.

Due to a [[New York – New Jersey Line War|boundary dispute between New York and New Jersey]], the boundaries of many of the southern towns of the county were not definitively established until the 19th century.
<ref name="sources">{{multiref
|{{cite book|last=Headly|first=Russel|year=1908|title=The History of Orange County New York|publisher=Middletown, N.Y., Van Deusen and Elms |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyoforangec00head#page/n5/mode/2up}}
|{{cite book|last1=Skeel|first1=Adelaide|last2=Barclay|first2=David|year=1900|title=Major Patrick MacGregorie|publisher=Newburgh, N.Y. |url=https://archive.org/stream/majorpatrickmacg00skee#page/n1/mode/2up}}
|{{cite book|last=Green|first=Frank Bertangue|year=1886|title=The History of Rockland County|url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028832974#page/n5/mode/2up}}
}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Newburgh from the bridge.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Downtown [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]], on the shoreline of the [[Hudson River]].]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|839|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|812|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|27|sqmi}} (3.2%) are water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|archive-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Orange County is in southeastern New York State, directly north of the [[New Jersey]]-New York border, west of the [[Hudson River]], east of the [[Delaware River]] and northwest of [[New York City]]. It borders the New York counties of [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]], [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]], [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan]], [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster]], and [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]], as well as [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]] and [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex]] counties in New Jersey and [[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike County]] in [[Pennsylvania]].

Orange County is the only county which borders both the [[Hudson River|Hudson]] and [[Delaware River]]s, and is also the only county in the state to border both New Jersey (south) and Pennsylvania (west).

Orange County is where the [[Great Appalachian Valley|Great Valley]] of the [[Appalachians]] finally opens up and ends. The western corner is set off by the [[Shawangunk Ridge]]. The area along the Rockland County border (within [[Harriman State Park (New York)|Harriman]] and [[Bear Mountain State Park|Bear Mountain]] [[state park]]s) and south of Newburgh is part of the [[Hudson Highlands]]. The land in between is the valley of the [[Wallkill River]]. In the southern portion of the county the Wallkill valley expands into a wide glacial lake bed known as the [[Black Dirt Region]] for its fertility.

The highest point is [[Schunemunk Mountain]], at {{convert|1664|ft|m}} above sea level. The lowest is sea level along the Hudson.

===National protected areas===
* [[Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River]] (part)
* [[Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]] – north
* [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess County]] – northeast
* [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County]] - east
* [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] – southeast
* [[Passaic County, New Jersey]] - southeast
* [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] - southwest
* [[Pike County, Pennsylvania]] – west
* [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]] – northwest

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 18492
|1800= 29355
|1810= 34347
|1820= 41213
|1830= 45336
|1840= 50739
|1850= 57145
|1860= 63812
|1870= 80902
|1880= 88220
|1890= 97859
|1900= 103859
|1910= 116001
|1920= 119844
|1930= 130383
|1940= 140113
|1950= 152255
|1960= 183734
|1970= 221657
|1980= 259603
|1990= 307647
|2000= 341367
|2010= 372813
|2020= 401310
|estimate=411767
|estyear=2024
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2019<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36071.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728122726/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36071.html|archive-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orangecountynewyork/PST045221|title=QuickFacts: Orange County, New York|website=Census.gov|access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> 2020<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orangecountynewyork/PST045216 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Orange County, New York |access-date=May 15, 2018 |archive-date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413001916/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orangecountynewyork/PST045219 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2024<ref name=qf/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Orange County, New York – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - New York - Table 15 - Persons by Race and Table 16 - Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race (p. 34/29-34/70)|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980/1980censusofpopu80134unse_bw.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - New York - Table 3 - Race and Hispanic Origin|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-34-1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|pages=45–215}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Orange County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US36071&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Orange County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US36071&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Orange County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US36071&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|230,101
|260,968
|264,760
|254,259
|style='background: #ffffe6; |231,848
|88.64%
|84.83%
|77.56%
|68.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57.77%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|15,729
|20,731
|25,567
|33,895
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41,341
|6.06%
|6.74%
|7.49%
|9.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.30%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|433
|702
|798
|908
|style='background: #ffffe6; |754
|0.17%
|0.23%
|0.23%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,332
|3,448
|5,054
|8,685
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,665
|0.51%
|1.12%
|1.48%
|2.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.91%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>
|85
|80
|style='background: #ffffe6; |104
|x
|x
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|748
|263
|507
|797
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,012
|0.29%
|0.09%
|0.15%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.99%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|4,858
|7,004
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,842
|x
|x
|1.42%
|1.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|11,260
|21,535
|39,738
|67,185
|style='background: #ffffe6; |89,744
|4.34%
|7.00%
|11.64%
|18.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.36%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''259,603'''
|'''307,647'''
|'''341,367'''
|'''372,813'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''401,310 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2018 ===
Per the [[American Community Survey]]'s 2018 estimates, there were 381,951 residents within Orange County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orangecountynewyork/PST045219|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Orange County, New York|website=www.census.gov|language=en|access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref> 63.5% of the county was [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 12.95 Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.0% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 21.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.4% of Orange County's residents spoke another language other than English at home.

There were 126,776 households in 2018 and an average of 2.90 persons per household. The owner-occupied housing rate was 68.0% and the median gross rent of the county was $1,223. The median homeowner cost with a mortgage was $2,280 and $909 without a mortgage.

The median income for a household from 2014 to 2018 was $76,716 and the per capita income was $33,472. 11.5% of the county's inhabitants were below the poverty line in 2018.

===2010 census ===
At the [[2010 United States census]], there were 372,813 people living in the county. The population density was {{convert|444|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 77.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 10.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 3.1% from two or more races. 18% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref>{{cite web|title=QuickFacts - Orange County, New York|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/RHI125215/36071|website=www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref> According to the [[2000 United States census]], 18.3% were of [[Italian Americans|Italian]], 18.1% [[English Americans|English]], 17.4% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 10.2% [[German Americans|German]], and 5.0% [[Polish Americans|Polish]] ancestry. According to the 2009–13 [[American Community Survey]], 76.57% of people spoke only English at home, 13.39% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 4.03% spoke [[Yiddish]], and 0.83% spoke [[Italian language|Italian]].<ref name="2009-13 languages">{{cite web|title=Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2013/demo/2009-2013-lang-tables.html|newspaper=Census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref>

During the 2000 Census, there were 114,788 households, out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,058, and the median income for a family was $60,355. Males had a median income of $42,363 versus $30,821 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $21,597. About 7.60% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

Despite its rural roots, Orange County has been among the fastest-growing regions within the [[New York City Metropolitan Area|New York City metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.pattern-for-progress.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Population-brief-9-22-15-final.pdf|title=Changing Hudson Valley - Population Trends|last=Urban Action Agenda|publisher=Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress|year=2015}}</ref>

==Law and government==
[[File:Orange County Government Center.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The [[Orange County Government Center]] in Goshen, N.Y., designed by [[Paul Rudolph (architect)|Paul Rudolph]].]]

Originally, like most New York counties, Orange County was governed by a board of supervisors. Its board consisted of the 20 town supervisors, nine city supervisors elected from the nine wards of the City of Newburgh, and four each elected from the wards of the cities of Middletown and Port Jervis. In 1968, the board adopted a county charter and a reapportionment plan that created the county legislature and executive. The first county executive and legislature were elected in November 1969 and took office on January 1, 1970. Today, Orange County is still governed by the same charter; residents elect the county executive and a 21-member county legislature elected from 21 [[single-member district]]s. There are also several state constitutional positions that are elected, including a sheriff, county clerk and district attorney. Prior to January 1, 2008, four [[coroner]]s were also elected; however, on that date, the county switched to a [[medical examiner]] system.

The current county officers are:
* County Executive: Steven M. Neuhaus (Republican)
* County Clerk: Kelly A. Eskew (Republican)
* Sheriff: Paul Arteta (Republican)
* District Attorney: David M. Hoovler (Republican)

The County Legislature and its previous board of supervisors were long dominated by the Republican Party. However, since the late 20th century, the Democrats have closed the gap. During 2008 and 2009 the legislature was evenly split between 10 [[Republican Party of New York|Republicans]], 10 [[Democratic Party of New York|Democrats]], and 1 [[Independence Party of New York|Independence Party]] member. In 2009, the legislature had its first Democratic chairman elected when one member of the Republican caucus voted alongside the 10 Democratic members to elect [[Roxanne Donnery]] (D-Highlands/Woodbury) to the post. At the November 2009 election, several Democratic incumbents were defeated. As of the convening of the legislature on January 1, 2022, there are 14 Republicans, 6 Democrats, and 1 Independence member.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ '''Orange County Executives'''
! Name
! Party
! Term
|-
| Louis V. Mills
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 1970 – December 31, 1977
|-
| Louis C. Heimbach
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1989
|-
| [[Mary M. McPhillips]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1993
|-
| Joseph G. Rampe
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001
|-
| [[Edward A. Diana]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013
|-
| [[Steve Neuhaus|Steven M. Neuhaus]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 2014 – present
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ '''Orange County Legislature'''
|-
! District
! Legislator
! Party
! Residence
|- {{party shading/Independence Party (New York)}}
| 1
| Michael Amo
| [[Independence Party of New York|Independence]]
| [[Central Valley, New York|Central Valley]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 2
| Janet Sutherland
| Republican
|
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 3
| Paul Ruszkiewicz
| Republican
| [[Pine Island, New York|Pine Island]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| 4
| Kevindaryán Luján
| Democratic
| [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 5
| Katie Bonelli  ''[[chairwoman]]''
| Republican
| [[Blooming Grove, New York|Blooming Grove]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| 6
| Genesis Ramos
| Democratic
| [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 7
| Peter Tuohy
| Republican
|
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 8
| Barry J. Cheney
| Republican
| [[Warwick (village), New York|Warwick]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 9
| L. Stephen Brescia
| Republican
| [[Montgomery (village), New York|Montgomery]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 10
| Glenn R. Ehlers 
| Republican
| [[Chester, Orange County, New York|Chester]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 11
| Kathy Stegenga
| Republican
|
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 12
| Kevin Hines
| Republican
| [[Cornwall, New York|Cornwall]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 13
| Thomas J. Faggione ''[[majority leader]]''
| Republican
| [[Deerpark, New York|Deerpark]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| 14
| Laurie R. Tautel
| Democratic
|
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 15
| Joseph J. Minuta
| Republican
|
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 16
| Leigh J. Benton
| Republican
| [[Newburgh (town), New York|Newburgh]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 17
| John Revella
| Republican
| [[Walden, New York|Maybrook]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 18
| Rob Sassi
| Republican
|
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| 19
| Michael D. Paduch  ''[[minority leader]]''
| Democratic
| [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| 20
| Joel Sierra
| Democratic
| Middletown
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| 21
| James D. O'Donnell
| Republican
| [[Goshen, New York|Goshen]]
|}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Executive election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Steve Neuhaus
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 38,845
| percentage = 80.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Steve Neuhaus
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 9,072
| percentage = 18.76
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate  = '''[[Steve Neuhaus]] (incumbent)'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''47,917'''
| percentage = '''99.06'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County District Attorney election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = David Hoovler
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 36,837
| percentage = 80.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = David Hoovler
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 8,959
| percentage = 19.46
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate  = '''David Hoovler (incumbent)'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''45,796'''
| percentage = '''99.46'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Clerk election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kelly Eskew 
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 33,012
| percentage = 53.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kelly Eskew
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 7,063
| percentage = 11.41
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate  = '''Kelly Eskew'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''40,075'''
| percentage = '''64.73'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Anthony Grice
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 20,141
| percentage = 32.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Anthony Grice
| party      = Working Families Party
| votes      = 1,676
| percentage = 2.71
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = Anthony Grice 
| party      = Total
| votes      = 21,817
| percentage = 35.24
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 1 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Michael Amo
| party      = Independence Party of New York
| votes      = 1,849
| percentage = 84.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Michael Amo
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 323
| percentage = 14.79
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Michael Amo (incumbent)'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,172'''
| percentage = '''99.45'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 2 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Janet Sutherland
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,841
| percentage = 79.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Janet Sutherland
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 477
| percentage = 20.50
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Janet Sutherland (incumbent)'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,318'''
| percentage = '''99.61'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 3 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Paul Ruszkiewicz
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,352
| percentage = 80.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Paul Ruszkiewicz
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 560
| percentage = 19.18
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Paul Ruszkiewicz (incumbent)'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,912'''
| percentage = '''99.76'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 4 Democratic Primary}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = '''Kevindaryan Lujan (Incumbent)'''
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = '''319'''
| percentage = '''59.51'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Gabrielle Hill
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 216
| percentage = 40.30
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 4 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kevindaryan Lujan
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 692
| percentage = 65.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kevindaryan Lujan
| party      = Working Families Party
| votes      = 86
| percentage = 8.10
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Kevindaryan Lujan (incumbent)'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''778'''
| percentage = '''73.26'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Alfonso Ramos
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 230
| percentage = 21.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Alfonso Ramos
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 50
| percentage = 4.71
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate  = Alfonso Ramos
| party      = Total
| votes      = 280
| percentage = 26.37
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 5 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Katie Bonelli 
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,170
| percentage = 82.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Katie Bonelli
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 433
| percentage = 16.55
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Katie Bonelli (incumbent)'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,603'''
| percentage = '''99.50'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 6 Democratic Primary}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = '''Genesis Ramos'''
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = '''394'''
| percentage = '''67.35'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Roger Ramjug 
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 188
| percentage = 32.14
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 6 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Genesis Ramos
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 816
| percentage = 48.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Genesis Ramos
| party      = Working Families Party
| votes      = 71
| percentage = 4.19
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Genesis Ramos'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''887'''
| percentage = '''52.39'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = John Giudice
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 611
| percentage = 36.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = John Giudice
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 138
| percentage = 8.15
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate  = John Giudice
| party      = Total
| votes      = 749
| percentage = 44.24
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change
| candidate  = Roger Ramjug
| party      = Nbg Leadership
| votes      = 55
| percentage = 3.25
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 7 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Peter Tuohy
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,925
| percentage = 80.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Peter Tuohy
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 438
| percentage = 18.40
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Peter Tuohy (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,363'''
| percentage = '''99.29'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 8 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Barry Cheney
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,276
| percentage = 78.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Barry Cheney
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 592
| percentage = 20.48
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Barry Cheney (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,868'''
| percentage = '''99.24'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 9 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Steve Brescia
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,806
| percentage = 46.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Steve Brescia
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 398
| percentage = 10.29 
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Steve Brescia (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,204'''
| percentage = '''57.01'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Fran Fox-Pizzonia
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,491
| percentage = 38.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Fran Fox-Pizzonia
| party      = Working Families Party
| votes      = 164
| percentage = 4.24
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = Fran Fox-Pizzonia 
| party      = Total
| votes      = 1,655
| percentage = 42.81
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 10 Republican Primary}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = '''Glenn Ehlers''' 
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = '''291'''
| percentage = '''68.79'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Orlando Perez 
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 131
| percentage = 30.97
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 10 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Glenn Ehlers
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,970
| percentage = 49.34
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change
| candidate  = Glenn Ehlers
| party      = Orange First
| votes      = 56
| percentage = 1.40
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Glenn Ehlers''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,026'''
| percentage = '''50.74'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Susan Bahren
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,500
| percentage = 37.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Susan Bahren
| party      = Working Families Party
| votes      = 130
| percentage = 3.26
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = Susan Bahren
| party      = Total
| votes      = 1,630
| percentage = 40.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Orlando Perez
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 337
| percentage = 8.44
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 11 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kathy Stegenga
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,119
| percentage = 56.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kathy Stegenga
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 484
| percentage = 12.82
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Kathy Stegenga (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,603'''
| percentage = '''68.94'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Ryan Mayo
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,170
| percentage = 30.99
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 12 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kevin Hines
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,003
| percentage = 42.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kevin Hines
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 490
| percentage = 10.39 
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Kevin Hines (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,493'''
| percentage = '''52.86'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Matthew Rettig
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,002
| percentage = 42.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Matthew Rettig
| party      = Working Families Party
| votes      = 219
| percentage = 4.64
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = Matthew Rettig 
| party      = Total
| votes      = 2,221
| percentage = 47.09
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 13 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Thomas Faggione
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,813
| percentage = 60.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Thomas Faggione
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 441
| percentage = 14.70
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Thomas Faggione (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,254'''
| percentage = '''75.11'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Seth Goldman 
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 744
| percentage = 24.79
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 14 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Laurie Tautel
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 866
| percentage = 43.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Laurie Tautel
| party      = Working Families Party
| votes      = 138
| percentage = 6.90
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Laurie Tautel (incumbent)'''
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''1,004'''
| percentage = '''50.17'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Jennifer Gargiulo
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 813
| percentage = 40.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Jennifer Gargiulo
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 184
| percentage = 9.20
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate  = Jennifer Gargiulo
| party      = Total
| votes      = 997
| percentage = 49.83
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 15 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Joseph Minuta
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,422
| percentage = 45.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Joseph Minuta
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 250
| percentage = 7.93
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Joseph Minuta (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''1,672'''
| percentage = '''53.06'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Neil Fernandez
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,405
| percentage = 44.59
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change
| candidate  = Neil Fernandez
| party      = United 4NW
| votes      = 74
| percentage = 2.35
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = Neil Fernandez
| party      = Total
| votes      = 1,479
| percentage = 46.94
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 16 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Leigh Benton
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,624
| percentage = 57.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Leigh Benton
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 362
| percentage = 12.81
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Leigh Benton (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''1,986'''
| percentage = '''70.30'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Pearl Johnson 
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 836
| percentage = 29.59
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 17 Republican Primary}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = '''Mike Anagnostakis (incumbent)'''
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = '''732'''
| percentage = '''72.26'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Patricia Maher 
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 280
| percentage = 27.64
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 17 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Mike Anagnostakis
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,275
| percentage = 45.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Mike Anagnostakis
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 996
| percentage = 35.22
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Mike Anagnostakis (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,271'''
| percentage = '''80.30'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Patricia Maher
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 555
| percentage = 19.63
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 18 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Rob Sassi
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,001
| percentage = 56.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Rob Sassi
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 456
| percentage = 12.94 
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Rob Sassi (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,457'''
| percentage = '''69.70'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Gail Jeter
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 953
| percentage = 27.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Gail Jeter
| party      = Working Families Party
| votes      = 115
| percentage = 3.26
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = Gail Jeter
| party      = Total
| votes      = 1,068
| percentage = 30.30
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 19 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = '''Mike Paduch (incumbent)'''
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = '''1,079'''
| percentage = '''99.26'''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 20 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Joel Sierra 
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 970
| percentage = 67.69
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change
| candidate  = Joel Sierra
| party      = Middle Pride
| votes      = 43
| percentage = 3.00 
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''Joel Sierra (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''1,013'''
| percentage = '''70.69'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Kevin Gomez
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 386
| percentage = 26.94
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change
| candidate  = Kevin Gomez
| party      = Ind Leadership
| votes      = 32
| percentage = 2.23
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = Kevin Gomez
| party      = Total
| votes      = 418
| percentage = 29.17
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Orange County Legislature District 21 election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = James O'Donnell
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 1,941
| percentage = 57.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = James O'Donnell
| party      = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes      = 456
| percentage = 13.42
}}
{{Election box candidate no change 
| candidate  = '''James O'Donnell (incumbent)''' 
| party      = '''Total'''
| votes      = '''2,397'''
| percentage = '''70.54'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Neal Frishberg
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 999
| percentage = 29.40
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Transportation==
[[File:Coach USA ShortLine 50889.jpg|thumb|[[Short Line (bus company)|Short Line Bus]] provides most local and commuter bus service.]]

The county is served by [[Stewart International Airport]], located two miles west of [[Newburgh, New York]]. The airport serves [[American Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]], [[Allegiant Air]], and [[JetBlue Airways]]. [[AirTran Airways]] stopped providing service to the airport in late 2008.

Ground transportation within Orange County is provided primarily by [[Transit Orange]]. [[Leprechaun Lines]], [[Monsey Trails]], [[NJ Transit]], [[Short Line (bus company)|Short Line Bus]], and [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Port Jervis Line]] also provide services, as well as amenities such as senior citizen & handicapped [[Transit Orange#Dial-a-Bus|dial-a-bus]] and car services, which usually restrict themselves to their respective town or city.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.transitorange.info/bus-services/index.html|title= COMMUTER BUS SERVICE|author=<!--government website; no by-line.--> |website=Transit Orange|publisher=Orange County |access-date= November 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leprechaunlines.com/commuter_newburghbeacon.asp |title=Commuter Bus - Newburgh, Beacon & Stewart |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Leprechan Lines |access-date=November 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208152133/http://www.leprechaunlines.com/commuter_newburghbeacon.asp |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Shortline also operates the [[Main Line of Orange County]] between Middletown and Monroe Woodbury (Commons), with stops in Walkill & (The Galleria), Goshen, Chester, Monroe & Harriman.

=== Major roadways ===
Major routes in Orange County are freeways [[Interstate 84 in New York|Interstate 84]], [[Interstate 87 in New York|Interstate 87]], [[New York State Route 17|State Route 17]] (Future [[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania-New York)|Interstate 86]]), and the [[Palisades Interstate Parkway]], and surface roads [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|U.S. Route 6]], [[U.S. Route 9W in New York|U.S. Route 9W]], and [[U.S. Route 209 in New York|U.S. Route 209]]. There are two Hudson River crossings in Orange County: the [[Bear Mountain Bridge]] and the [[Newburgh-Beacon Bridge]].{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
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==Politics==
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In recent years, Orange County has emerged as a swing county, mirroring the preferences of the nation as a whole in presidential elections, voting for the winner in every election from 1996 to 2016. The streak ended in 2020, however, as Orange County narrowly voted to re-elect [[Donald Trump]], even as Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]] of [[Delaware]] won the election overall. [[Bill Clinton]] won Orange County 48% to 40% in [[1996 United States presidential election in New York|1996]]. [[George W. Bush]] won 50% of the Orange County vote in [[2000 United States presidential election in New York|2000]], and 55% in [[2004 United States presidential election in New York|2004]]. [[Barack Obama]] carried the county with a 52% vote share [[2008 United States presidential election in New York|four years later]] and carried the county again in [[2012 United States presidential election in New York|2012]]. However, [[Donald Trump]] won the county in [[2016 United States presidential election in New York|2016]], thus making it one of 206 counties across the country to vote for Obama twice and then Trump. In 2020, Trump again won Orange County, this time by just 312 votes out of nearly 170,000 votes cast, a margin of about 0.2 percentage points. Despite this, it was only the fourth-closest county in the state and one of five that Trump won by less than 500 votes.

Previously, like most of the Lower Hudson, Orange County had leaned [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. From 1884 to 1992, a Republican carried Orange County in all but one presidential election. The only time this tradition was broken was in 1964, during [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s 44-state landslide. County voters have shown a willingness to sometimes elect Democrats, such as U.S. Rep. [[John Hall (New York politician)|John Hall]]. From 2007 on, when Hall represented the [[New York's 19th congressional district|19th district]], which covered most of the county, Orange's representation in Congress was exclusively Democratic, as [[Maurice Hinchey]] had represented the towns of Crawford, Montgomery, and Newburgh as well as the city of Newburgh, all of which were in what was then the [[New York's 22nd congressional district|22nd district]], since 1988.

In the [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections|2010 midterms]], Hall was defeated by [[Nan Hayworth]]. In 2012, after Hinchey's former 22nd district was eliminated in redistricting following his retirement and all of Orange County was included in the current [[New York's 18th congressional district|18th district]]. Hayworth was defeated by Democrat [[Sean Patrick Maloney]], a former adviser to President [[Bill Clinton]] and the first openly gay person to be elected to Congress from New York.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bolcer |first=Julie |url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/11/07/openly-gay-congressional-winner-makes-history-new-york?page=0,1 |title=Gay Congressional Winner Makes History in New York |publisher=Advocate.com |date=November 7, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> Maloney won a rematch against Hayworth in 2014; in 2016 he was again re-elected over Phil Oliva, and in 2018, despite running in the Democratic primary for [[New York Attorney General]], he won re-election again over James O'Donnell. Maloney was re-elected in 2020, defeating the 2018 Republican nominee for US Senate Chele Farley. Due to redistricting, Maloney left the 18th District and the seat was left vacant. The Democrats nominated former [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]] Executive and incumbent Congressman from the 19th Congressional District [[Pat Ryan (politician)|Pat Ryan]], while the Republicans chose then-Assemblyman [[Colin Schmitt]]. While Ryan won the district as a whole, Schmitt won Orange County itself by 9,652 votes, or approximately 7.94%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orangecountygov.com/DocumentCenter/View/26812/GE22-Representative-in-Congress-18th-District-Results|title=Orange County Board of Elections Detailed Results by Contest, 2022 General, Representative in Congress for 18th District|website=www.orangecountygov.com |access-date=May 4, 2023}}</ref>

At the state level, Republicans had held onto both State Senate seats until 2018, when John Bonacic retired after 26 years, the 42nd district was then won by Democrat [[Jen Metzger]], for 1 term. In 2020 it returned to the GOP, via [[Mike Martucci]], who chose not to run for re-election in 2022. The 39th [[New York State Senate|State Senate]] District was held by Democrat [[James Skoufis]] from 2016 through 2022, when statewide redistricting moved Skoufis to the newly drawn 42nd district. Skoufis was re-elected to this new district, consisting of most of the county. Newburgh and Maybrook, meanwhile, remained in the new 39th District, held since 2022 by Republican [[Robert Rolison]].

Democrats have also made significant gains in the county's State Assembly seats. The 98th district, which includes the far western part of the county as well as the Town of Warwick, is represented by [[Karl Brabenec]], and the 101st district, which includes the Towns of Crawford and Montgomery, was until 2016 held by [[Claudia Tenney]], both Republicans. After Tenney left her seat to run for Congress that year, [[Brian Miller (New York politician)|Brian Miller]], another Republican, was elected to replace her. He held the seat until 2022 when redistricting moved him elsewhere, and he was replaced by fellow Republican [[Brian Maher]]. Colin Schmitt represented the 99th district until 2022 when it was redrawn and he left to run for Congress. The district was won by [[Chris Eachus]], a Democrat. The other two districts are also held by Democrats: [[Aileen Gunther]] in the 100th district (Middletown) and Jonathan Jacobson in the 104th district (Newburgh).

==Sports==
[[Delano-Hitch Stadium]] in Newburgh has played host to various professional and amateur baseball teams from various leagues since opening in 1926. The stadium was home to the [[North Country Baseball League|North Country Baseball League Newburgh Newts]] for the 1st and only season, 2015.

===High school sports===
High schools in Orange County compete in Section 9 of the [[New York State Public High School Athletic Association]] along with schools from [[Dutchess County, NY|Dutchess]], [[Ulster County, NY|Ulster]], and [[Sullivan County, NY|Sullivan]] counties.

===College sports===
The [[Army Black Knights]] of the [[United States Military Academy]] in [[West Point, New York|West Point]] field [[NCAA Division I]] teams in 24 different sports. [[Mount Saint Mary College]] in [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]] fields 15 teams in the [[Eastern College Athletic Conference]] and the [[Skyline Conference]] of [[NCAA Division III]]. [[Orange County Community College|Orange County Community College Colts]] in [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]] compete in the [[National Junior College Athletic Association]].

===Motorsports===
The [[Orange County Fair Speedway]] hosts weekly series racing along with the [[Super DIRTcar Series]] along with monster trucks and demolition derbies. They also have a [[Dirt bike]] track located outside Turns 3 and 4 of the Speedway. Some notable drivers to race at the track include [[Stewart Friesen]], [[Brett Hearn]] and [[Max McLaughlin]].

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]]
* [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]]
* [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]]

===Towns===
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* [[Blooming Grove, New York|Blooming Grove]]
* [[Chester, Orange County, New York|Chester]]
* [[Cornwall, New York|Cornwall]]
* [[Crawford, New York|Crawford]]
* [[Deerpark, New York|Deerpark]]
* [[Goshen (town), New York|Goshen]]
* [[Greenville, Orange County, New York|Greenville]]
* [[Hamptonburgh, New York|Hamptonburgh]]
* [[Highlands, New York|Highlands]]
* [[Minisink, New York|Minisink]]
* [[Monroe (town), New York|Monroe]]
* [[Montgomery (town), New York|Montgomery]]
* [[Mount Hope, New York|Mount Hope]]
* [[New Windsor, New York|New Windsor]]
* [[Newburgh (town), New York|Newburgh]]
* [[Palm Tree, New York|Palm Tree]]
* [[Tuxedo, New York|Tuxedo]]
* [[Wallkill, Orange County, New York|Wallkill]]
* [[Warwick (town), New York|Warwick]]
* [[Wawayanda, New York|Wawayanda]]
* [[Woodbury, Orange County, New York|Woodbury]]
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===Villages===
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* [[Chester (village), New York|Chester]]
* [[Cornwall on Hudson, New York|Cornwall on Hudson]]
* [[Florida, Orange County, New York|Florida]]
* [[Goshen (village), New York|Goshen]] (county seat)
* [[Greenwood Lake, New York|Greenwood Lake]]
* [[Harriman, New York|Harriman]]
* [[Highland Falls, New York|Highland Falls]]
* [[Kiryas Joel, New York|Kiryas Joel]]
* [[Maybrook, New York|Maybrook]]
* [[Monroe (village), New York|Monroe]]
* [[Montgomery (village), New York|Montgomery]]
* [[Otisville, New York|Otisville]]
* [[South Blooming Grove, New York|South Blooming Grove]]
* [[Tuxedo Park, New York|Tuxedo Park]]
* [[Unionville, Orange County, New York|Unionville]]
* [[Walden, New York|Walden]]
* [[Warwick (village), New York|Warwick]]
* [[Washingtonville, New York|Washingtonville]]
* [[Woodbury, Orange County, New York|Woodbury]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
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* [[Balmville, New York|Balmville]]
* [[Beaver Dam Lake, New York|Beaver Dam Lake]]
* [[Firthcliffe, New York|Firthcliffe]]
* [[Fort Montgomery, New York|Fort Montgomery]]
* [[Gardnertown, New York|Gardnertown]]
* [[Mechanicstown, New York|Mechanicstown]]
* [[Mountain Lodge Park, New York|Mountain Lodge Park]]
* [[New Windsor (CDP), New York|New Windsor]]
* [[Orange Lake, New York|Orange Lake]]
* [[Pine Bush, New York|Pine Bush]]
* [[Salisbury Mills, New York|Salisbury Mills]]
* [[Scotchtown, New York|Scotchtown]]
* [[Sparrow Bush, New York|Sparrow Bush]]
* [[Vails Gate, New York|Vails Gate]]
* [[Walton Park, New York|Walton Park]]
* [[Washington Heights, New York|Washington Heights]]
* [[West Point, New York|West Point]]
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===Hamlets===
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* [[Amity, Orange County, New York|Amity]]
* [[Arden, New York|Arden]]
* [[Bellvale, New York|Bellvale]]
* [[Bullville, New York|Bullville]]
* [[Carpenter's Point, New York|Carpenter's Point]]
* [[Central Valley, New York|Central Valley]]
* [[Circleville, New York|Circleville]]
* [[Cuddebackville]]
* [[Highland Mills, New York|Highland Mills]]
* [[Howells, New York|Howells]]
* [[Huguenot, Orange County, New York|Huguenot]]
* [[Little Britain, New York|Little Britain]]
* [[Michigan Corners, New York|Michigan Corners]]
* [[Mountainville, New York|Mountainville]]
* [[New Hampton, New York|New Hampton]]
* [[Pine Island, New York|Pine Island]]
* [[Ridgebury, New York|Ridgebury]]
* [[Slate Hill, New York|Slate Hill]]
* [[Sugar Loaf, New York|Sugar Loaf]]
* [[Thompson Ridge, New York|Thompson Ridge]]
* [[Westbrookville, New York|Westbrookville]]
{{div col end}}

==Education==

=== School districts ===
School districts include:<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36071_orange/DC20SD_C36071.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36071_orange/DC20SD_C36071_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Chester Union Free School District]]
* [[Cornwall Central School District]]
* [[Eldred Central School District]]
* [[Florida Union Free School District]]
* [[Goshen Central School District]]
* [[Greenwood Lake Union Free School District]]
* [[Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockland)]]
* [[Highland Falls Central School District]]
* [[Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District]] (Palm Tree)
* [[Marlboro Central School District]]
* [[Enlarged City School District of Middletown]]
* [[Minisink Valley Central School District]]
* [[Monroe-Woodbury Central School District]]
* [[Newburgh Enlarged City School District]]
* [[Pine Bush Central School District]]
* [[Port Jervis City School District]]
* [[Suffern Central School District]]
* [[Tuxedo Union Free School District]]
* [[Valley Central School District]] (Montgomery)
* [[Wallkill Central School District]]
* [[Warwick Valley Central School District]]
* [[Washingtonville Central School District]]

=== Secondary ===
{{Further|List of high schools in New York (state)#Orange County}}Private secondary educational institutions:

* [[John S. Burke Catholic High School]] (Goshen)
* [[New York Military Academy]] (Cornwall-on-Hudson)
* [[Storm King School]] (Cornwall)
* [[United States Military Academy Preparatory School]] (West Point)

=== Colleges ===
* [[Dragon Springs#Fei Tian College and Fei Tian Academy of the Arts|Fei Tian College]] (Middletown and [[Dragon Springs]])
* [[Mount Saint Mary College]] (Newburgh)
* [[SUNY Orange]]/Orange County Community College (Middletown)
* [[Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine#Middletown, New York|Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine]] (Middletown)
* [[United States Military Academy]] (West Point)

==In popular culture==
* ''[[Heavy (film)|Heavy]]'': parts of the movie were filmed in the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Jervis
* ''[[Super Troopers]]'': parts of the movie were filmed in the Newburgh area.
* ''[[The Sopranos (season 6)|The Sopranos]]'' parts of season 6-b, Episode 1: Warwick and Tuxedo<ref>{{cite news |first1=Robin A. |last1=Rothman |first2=Sandy |last2=Tomcho |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/ENTERTAIN/70409001 |title='Sopranos' hits the Hudson Valley again |newspaper=Times Herald-Record |date=April 9, 2007 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009051051/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/ENTERTAIN/70409001 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]'': [[Moodna Viaduct]] (Cornwall), South Blooming Grove, and Stewart Airport (New Windsor/Newburgh area)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465538/trivia Michael Clayton (2007) - Trivia - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''The Human Footprint'': parts filmed in the Hudson Valley region; aired on National Geographic Channel in 2008<ref>{{cite news |first=Germain |last=Lussier |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080413/BIZ/804130322/-1/NEWS14 |title=State budget brings films back to N.Y. |newspaper=Times Herald-Record |date=April 13, 2008 |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009051247/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080413/BIZ/804130322/-1/NEWS14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[American Chopper]]'': Montgomery, NY & then Newburgh, NY
* ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]] & [[Final Destination 2]]'': Parts of plot takes place in Otisville, NY and Greenwood Lake, NY - Shown by patches that police officers wear and television news program that is played.
* ''[[The OA]]'': Partially filmed in [[Central Valley, NY]]<ref>{{cite web|title=M-W shines during filming of "The OA"|url=http://mw.k12.ny.us/m-w-shines-during-the-oa-filming/|website=Monroe-Woodbury Central School District|access-date=January 6, 2017|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106173120/http://mw.k12.ny.us/m-w-shines-during-the-oa-filming/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Media==

===Newspaper===
*''[[The Chronicle (Goshen and Chester)|The Chronicle]]'', Goshen and Chester, twice weekly
*''Goshen Independent'', Goshen, weekly<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Goshen Independent - Goshen Chamber of Commerce |url=https://goshennychamber.com/business-directory/18970/goshen-independent/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.goshennews.com/site/about-us.html |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Goshen News |language=en}}</ref>
*''Monroe Photo News'', Monroe, weekly<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Photo News {{!}} The local newspaper for Monroe, Tuxedo, Central Valley, Harriman, Highland Mills |url=https://www.thephoto-news.com/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=www.thephoto-news.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''[[Times Herald-Record]]'', Middletown, daily
*''Warwick Valley Dispatch'', Warwick, weekly<ref>Warwick Valley Dispatch history and description page https://www.wvdispatch.com/a-brief-history-the-dispatch-story/</ref>

===Radio===
*[[WALL]], classic pop, Middletown
*[[WGNY (AM)]], classic pop, Newburgh
*[[WJGK]], adult alternative music, Newburgh
*[[Northwestern Media#Sound of Life|WLJP]], Christian music, Monroe
*[[WAMC#Other stations|WOSR]], public radio, Middletown
*[[WRCR]], music and news/talk, Haverstraw
*[[WRRV]], alternative rock, Middletown
*[[WTBQ]], local news and classic pop music, Warwick

==Points of interest==
Points of interest in Orange County include the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point, New York|West Point]]; OC Gov. Center, a [[Paul Rudolph (architect)|Paul Rudolph]] [[Brutalist]] design in Goshen, NY; [[Brotherhood Winery]] in [[Washingtonville, New York|Washingtonville]], America's oldest (continuously functioning) winery (as it made legal "sacramental" church wines during Prohibition); the birthplace of [[William H. Seward]] in [[Florida, Orange County, New York|Florida]]; Museum Village in [[Monroe (town), New York|Monroe]], an 18th Century Colonial town; the [[Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame]] in Goshen; [[Bull Stone House]], a NY Historical designated structure, built in 1722 and still used as a private residence (10 generations) by the Bull family, as well as the [[William Bull III House]], built in the 1780s. The Historical, [[Art Deco]] style [[Paramount Theatre (Middletown, New York)]], built in 1930. Thrall Library/[[Middletown station (Erie Railroad)]], built in 1896, closed in 1983, refurbished (& expanded) into a public library in 1995. The multi-acre, Salesian Seminary, in Goshen, which trained NYC novitiates for the priesthood, was sold to the Village {{Circa|2005}} and a $4.5 million state-of-the-art library built on the grounds in 2018.

Three state parks: Goosepond Mountain State Park, [[Harriman State Park (New York)|Harriman State Park]] and [[Sterling Forest State Park]]. Sugarloaf arts community, which features the Lyceum Center theatre. The ''[[Times Herald-Record]]'' newspaper, the first [[cold press offset]] daily in the country, in [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]]
Commercial centers of interest include the [[Galleria at Crystal Run]], in [[Wallkill, Orange County, New York|Wallkill]]; [[Woodbury Common Premium Outlets]] in [[Monroe (village), New York|Monroe]]. The [[Orange County Fair (New York)|Orange County Fair]] in [[Wallkill, Orange County, New York|Wallkill]] is an annual 2 or 3 week summer event, dating back to 1808, but officially opening in 1841. Newburgh was the location of [[Orange County Choppers]], 61,000 square foot, $12 million, custom motorcycle-shop facility featured on [[The Discovery Channel]]'s [[reality television]] series ''[[American Chopper]]'' but it was closed and sold by 2020. The home and birthplace of [[Velveeta]] and Liederkranz Cheese is in Monroe (village), while Philadelphia Cream Cheese was  invented in Chester.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-16 |title=Surprise! Philadelphia cream cheese isn't actually from Philly |url=https://www.today.com/food/philadelphia-cream-cheese-isn-t-actually-philly-t171953 |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref>

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File:Goshen, NY, skyline from Historic Track.jpg|{{center|Goshen (Historic Trotter Track)}}

File:Woodbury Commons from US 6.jpg|{{center| [[Woodbury Common Premium Outlets]] }}

File:Bull Stone House in the winter.jpg|Bull Stone House sits on 100 acres in Hamptonburgh, New York. Built in 1722.
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==Notable people==
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*[[Juan (Jan) Rodriguez|Juan Rodriguez]], interpreter and sailor for the [[Dutch West India Company]] in what is today [[Manhattan]], from the [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo]], which is today the [[Dominican Republic]]. He began working in Orange County and the surrounding area in 1612. He is considered the first person of African descent and non-Native resident of what would eventually become [[New York City]] 
* [[American pioneer|James Dolson]], 17th century beaver pelt [[fur trade|trader]] with [[Lenape]] tribes (in Minisink, NY). Namesake of Dolson Avenue 
* [[American pioneers|Sarah Wells]] and [[Bull Stone House|William Bull]], early 18th century pioneer settlers, farmers. Goshen/Chester 
* [[J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur]] Chester Greycourt colonial farmer and agricultural writer ''[[Letters from an American Farmer]]''
* [[Thomas Young (American Revolutionary)|Thomas Young]], organizer of [[Boston Tea Party]], born New Windsor
* [[Henry Wisner]], Orange County delegate to the First and Second [[Continental Congress]], (but did not sign the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]) and a gunpowder producer during Revolutionary War
* [[David Mathews]], [[Loyalist]], [[Mayor of New York City]] under the British, during the [[American Revolution]], resided in Mathewsfield (now [[Blooming Grove, New York|Blooming Grove]])
* [[Claudius Smith]], Loyalist, guerilla Tory who terrorized Monroe with Chief Joseph Brant and the Smith gang, he was hanged
* [[Joseph Brant]], Loyalist, native American guerrilla leader during the American Revolutionary War 
* [[Noah Webster]], Lexicographer, Webster's dictionary. Founded a private school, {{Circa|1783}}, catering to wealthy families in Goshen.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture|author=Kendall, Joshua|date=2011}}</ref>
* [[George Washington]], resided/stationed in [[Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site|Hasbrouck House]] in [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]] from April 1782 until August 1783, during the waning days of the [[American Revolutionary War]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nysparks.state.ny.us/sites/info.asp?siteId=32|publisher=New York State Parks Department|title=Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site|access-date=May 7, 2009|archive-date=September 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904211315/http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/sites/info.asp?siteID=32|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings. Washington's Headquarters (Hasbrouck House)|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitec35.htm|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=October 10, 2012|archive-date=May 28, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528192052/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitec35.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Benedict Arnold]], revolutionary war general
* [[Solomon Townsend]], industrialist and State Legislator, established Augusta Forge (iron works) in Tuxedo Park
* [[James Varick]], founder [[AME Zion Church]] and its 1st bishop, born Newburgh 
* [[William H. Seward]], U.S. Secretary of State, under Lincoln, a 2-term federal Senator and 12th governor of NY, born and raised Florida, NY.<ref>[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=3452 Glyndon G. Van Deusen, "The Life and Career of William Henry Seward 1801-1872"]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Henry Seward|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/seward-william-henry|publisher=U.S. Dept. of State, Office of the Historian|access-date=October 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Albert J. Myer]], born Newburgh September 20, 1829. Surgeon & US Army general (1854–1869). Known as the father of the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the U.S. Weather Bureau
* [[Moses Stivers]], 1 term US congressman, clerk of Orange County 1864–1867, resided in Goshen. Proprietor of the Orange County Press in 1868 and a proprietor/editor of the Middletown Daily Press
* [[Stephen Crane]], wrote part of ''[[The Red Badge of Courage]]'' in Port Jervis, ostensibly based on Orange Blossoms battle at Chancellorsville 
* [[Zane Grey]], practiced dentistry in Middletown, before his literary career
* [[Pierre Lorillard IV]], tobacco magnate, founded Tuxedo Park in 1886
* [[Emily Post]], author, resided in Emily Post Cottage, buried in St. Mary's, both in Tuxedo Park 
* [[Tomás Estrada Palma]], first [[President of Cuba]], resided in a home on Route 32 in Central Valley
* [[David Moffat]], railroad developer, Washingtonville native
* Webb Horton, (1826–1908) Narrowsburgh industrial tanner, had [[Webb Horton House]] (aka Morrison Hall) built in Middletown (1902–07). The namesake of ''Webb Horton (Presbyterian) Church'' (b. 1918 Middletown) and ''E. Horton Hospital'' (1929–2011 in Middletown)
* [[Satella Waterstone]], author and composer, born Greenwood Lake 1875
* [[Willie the Lion Smith|Willie "The Lion" Smith]], jazz "stride" pianist, born Goshen 1897. A handwritten letter sent by Smith, thanking the Goshen Public Library resides amongst their permanent historical collection.
* [[Horace Pippin]], Black artist and painter, raised and educated (in segregated schools) in Goshen
* [[Rose Thompson Hovick]], mother of [[Gypsy Rose Lee]] and [[June Havoc]]
* [[Elise McAbee]], US Army chemist/materials engineer, born 1920, raised in Orange county 
* [[Jolie Gabor]], mother of [[Gabor sisters]], resided in large brick home with separate enclosed, mosaic-tiled pool, in Goshen, NY on ''Old Chester Road''
* [[Geraldine Ferraro]], 1984 U.S. vice-presidential candidate, U.S. Congresswoman, born Newburgh
* [[Benjamin Gilman]], US Congressman (1973–2003), lifelong Middletown resident
* [[Peter Nickles]] (b. Sept 26, 1938 Middletown) American attorney, served as [[Attorney General of the District of Columbia]] from 2008 to 2011
* [[John Bonacic]], 30 year OC politician, State Assembly then Senate
* [[Jimmy Sturr]], Irish-American lifelong resident of Florida, NY, 18x [[Grammy]] winning, [[polka]] band leader
* [[Joel Teitelbaum]], [[Rebbe|Grand Rabbi]] of [[Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)|Satmar]] [[Hasidic]] community, spent final years and is buried in Kiryas Joel
* [[Aaron Teitelbaum]], current Grand Rabbi of Kiryas Joel faction of Satmar Hasidic community.
* [[Martin Dempsey]], US Army General and 18th chairman (Pentagon) [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] 2011–2015, 1970 J.S. Burke graduate 
* [[General David Petraeus]], 1970 Cornwall grad, retired [[four-star rank|four-star]] [[General of the Army (United States)|general]] of the [[U.S. Army]]. Former [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|Director of the C.I.A.]] and commander of U.S. forces in Iraq (2007–2008) and Afghanistan (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=David H. Petraeus |url=https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/leadership/david-h.-petraeus.html |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=October 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019190931/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/leadership/david-h.-petraeus.html |archive-date=October 19, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Frank Shorter]], Marathon runner: 1972 Olympic gold medalist, 1976 Olympic silver. Raised in Middletown 
* [[Ed Banach]], 1984 Olympic wrestling gold medalist, Port Jervis native
* [[Lou Banach]], 1984 Olympic wrestling gold medalist, Port Jervis native
* [[Bill Bayno]], 1980 J.S. Burke grad, 1990s champion UNLV college coach, astn. NBA coach 
* [[William F. Moran (admiral)|William Moran]], a retired [[United States Navy]] Admiral and Vice-Chief of Naval Operations (2016–2019).
* [[James Patterson]], prolific (commercial) novelist, born Newburgh 1947
* [[Spencer Tunick]], photographer of large scale nudes, born Middletown, 1967
* [[Armand Assante]], [[Emmy Award]] winning actor, raised in and graduated Cornwall
* [[Johnny Brennan]], Salisbury Mills resident 1980s and early 90s, comedian and voice actor [[The Jerky Boys]], [[Family Guy]] (voices [[List of Family Guy characters|Mort Goldman]])
* [[Nathaniel White]], convicted serial killer, Town of Wallkill resident (during murders)
* [[Jay Westervelt]], environmentalist, Village of Florida resident 
* [[Andy Grammer]], pop musician, born 1983, raised in Chester, graduated Monroe 
* [[James Skoufis]], state senator
* [[Mel Gibson]], attended elementary school in [[Washingtonville, New York|Washingtonville]] the year before his family moved to [[Australia]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hvmag.com/Hudson-Valley-Magazine/February-2010/Making-the-Grade-Examining-the-Valley-rsquos-High-Schools/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc|title=Hudson Valley Magazine|access-date=April 5, 2010|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717041553/http://www.hvmag.com/Hudson-Valley-Magazine/February-2010/Making-the-Grade-Examining-the-Valley-rsquos-High-Schools/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Denzel Washington]], actor, attended the now defunct [[Oakland Military Academy]] in New Windsor 
* [[Tony Gilroy]], writer, producer, director<ref name="Washingtonville Grads at Oscars">{{Cite web |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080225/ENTERTAIN/80225013 |title=Washingtonville Grads at Oscars |access-date=April 6, 2010 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616190801/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080225/ENTERTAIN/80225013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Washingtonville graduate
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]], Academy Award-winning actress, owned a Tuxedo Park home<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2019-10-17 |title=c.1896 Turtle Point Residence on Tuxedo Lake Reduced to $5.95M (PHOTOS) |url=https://www.priceypads.com/c-1896-turtle-point-residence-on-tuxedo-lake-reduced-to-5-95m-photos/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Pricey Pads |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Robert De Niro]], Academy Award-winning actor, owns home in Tuxedo Park
* [[Emily DiDonato]], fashion model, spokesmodel for [[Maybelline]], born in Goshen, 1991
* [[James Mangold]], screenwriter, director, Washingtonville graduate<ref name="Washingtonville Grads at Oscars" />
* [[Cyndi Lauper]], 1980s pop singer, spent summers in [[Tuxedo Park, New York|Tuxedo Park]]
* [[Saul Williams]], musician, poet, actor and artist; was born and raised in [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]]
* [[Vérité]], (YouTube) pop musician, born and raised in OC 
* [[Cage (rapper)|Cage Kennylz]], rapper, raised in [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]]
* [[Aaron Tveit]], actor and singer, Broadway star, reared in Middletown
* [[Paul Teutul Sr.]], reality TV star of [[American Chopper]], owner [[Orange County Choppers]]
* [[Paul Teutul Jr.]], reality TV star and custom motorcycle builder of [[Paul Jr. Designs]]
* [[James Cromwell]] actor 1970s-2020s, political & environmental activist, Warwick resident since 2000s
* [[James Emery (musician)|James Emery]], Warwick resident, since 2000s, jazz guitarist of [[String Trio of New York]]
*[[Shotsie Gorman]], 1970s early tattoo artist, poet, painter, sculptor<ref name="Allee">{{cite news |last1=Allee |first1=Rod |title=The soul of an artist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=76439019 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |work=The Record |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=January 14, 2000 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Nick Abruzzese]], 2022 US Olympic Hockey Team, Harvard graduate, NHL Toronto Maple Leafs 2019 draftee, [[Slate Hill, New York|Slate Hill]] resident
* [[Derek Jeter]], [[New York Yankees]] team 'captain' and HoFer, purchased Tiedemann Castle (b. 1915) in [[Warwick, New York|Warwick]], where his parents resided year round, sold via auction in December 2022<ref>{{cite news|last=Genovese|first=Peter|title=Hidden New Jersey: Greenwood Lake|url=http://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/index.ssf/news_features/hidden_jersey_greenwood_lake.html|access-date=October 3, 2012|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|date=January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tiedemann Castle|url=http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/tiedeman.htm|publisher=dupontcastle.com|access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Greg Anthony]], former [[New York Knicks]] NBA player
* [[Mike Avilés]], [[MLB]] player, [[Kansas City Royals]] and [[Boston Red Sox]], raised Middletown 
* [[Matt Morris (baseball)|Matt Morris]], former all star pitcher [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], 1990s Valley Central graduate
* [[Dee Brown (baseball)|Dee Brown]], former Major League Baseball and [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dee Brown|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownde02.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jason Motte]], former MLB pitcher, closer for the 2011 Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Valley Central graduate
* [[Dave Telgheder]], former MLB pitcher for the [[New York Mets]] and the [[Oakland Athletics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Telgheder|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/telghda01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Scott Pioli]], NFL executive, former General Manager of the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100305121716/http://www.kcchiefs.com/team/staff/scott-pioli/17b06aac-4bfb-4653-9ea8-3c25fc32696c Scott Pioli Bio]</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Hudson Valley]]
* [[Wawayanda Patent]], 1703 land grant
* [[Neversink Preserve]]
* [[Cuddebackville Dam]]
* [[List of counties in New York]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, New York]]

==Notes==
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== Filmography ==

Orange County, New York, has hosted 27 films and 16 TV Shows since 2018 including Lake George (2025), which utilized the area's scenic settings, and ''[[The Whale (2022 film)|The Whale]]'' (2022), with significant scenes filmed in Newburgh. ''[[The Pale Blue Eye]]'' (2022), a [[Netflix]] production starring [[Christian Bale]], also featured locations in [[New Windsor, New York|New Windsor]].<ref>Orange County New York Film Office. (2024, November 20). Filmed in Orange County - Orange County New York Film Office. https://www.orangecountynyfilm.org/filmed-in-orange-county/</ref><ref>Hudson Valley Film Commission. (2022, December 9). Hudson Valley Film Commission. https://www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/newsinfo/https//www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/2022129#:~:text=For%20the%20past%202%20years,legendary'%20key%20grip%20Mitch%20Lillian.</ref>

The Hallmark movie ''One December Night'' (2021) showcased the towns of [[Goshen, New York|Goshen]] and [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]], while Martin Scorsese's ''[[The Irishman]]'' (2019) included scenes in [[Tuxedo, New York|Tuxedo]] and Washingtonville. In television, [[HBO]]'s ''[[The White House Plumbers]]'' (2023) filmed at the Karpeles Manuscript Library in [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]].

==References==
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  {{cite Q|Q114149636|mode=cs1|p=411|chapter=Chapter I. Orange County.
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* Dray, Phillip. A Lynching At Port Jervis: Race and Reckoning In the Gilded Age. NY. March 2023.

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Ruttenber|first=Edward Manning|title=History of Orange County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men.|publication-place=Philadelphia|publisher=Everts & Peck|year=1881|lccn=16020351}}
* {{cite Q|Q114149636|mode=cs1|p=411-20|chapter=Chapter I. Orange County.
 |editor=Sullivan, James
 |editor2=Williams, Melvin E.
 |editor3=Conklin, Edwin P.
 |editor4=Fitzpatrick, Benedict
 }}

==External links==
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* [http://www.co.orange.ny.us Orange County, New York government]
* [http://www.orangetourism.org/ Orange County tourism information]
* [http://www.orangeny.com/ Orange County, New York, Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070305133140/http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/his/bk3/ch1.html Early summary history of Orange County]
* [http://www.hudsonvalleydirectory.com/orange ''Hudson Valley Directory''], listings pertaining to Orange County, New York
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