Back مقاطعة أورانج (فلوريدا) Arabic مقاطعة اورانج (فلوريدا) ARZ اورئینج بؤلگهسی، فلوریدا AZB Orange County, Florida BAR Ориндж (окръг, Флорида) Bulgarian ওরেঞ্জ কাউন্টি, ফ্লোরিডা BPY Orange Gông (Florida) CDO Ориндж (гуо, Флорида) CE Orange County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Florida) CEB Orange County (Florida) Czech
Orange County | |
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  Orange County Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 28°31′N 81°19′W / 28.51°N 81.32°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | December 29, 1824 (renamed January 30, 1845)[2] |
| Named for | For the citrus orange fruit that once thrived in the area[3] |
| County seat | Orlando |
| Largest city | Orlando |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,003 sq mi (2,600 km2) |
| • Land | 903 sq mi (2,340 km2) |
| • Water | 100 sq mi (300 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,429,908 |
| • Estimate (2022)[5] | 1,452,726 |
| • Rank | 28th in the United States 5th in Florida |
| • Density | 1,608.78/sq mi (621.09/km2) |
| Gross Domestic Product | |
| • Total | US$115.013 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| ZIP Codes | 32828, 32703, 32712, 32820, 32709, 34734, 34786, 32810, 32751, 32824, 34760, 34761, 32835, 32836, 32837, 32839, 32825, 32821, 32822, 32829, 32830, 32831, 32832, 32801, 32803, 32804, 32805, 32806, 32807, 32811, 32812, 32814, 32817, 32819, 32827, 32809, 32818, 32808, 32826, 32833, 34787, 32789, 32792, 32798 |
| Area codes | 407, 689, 321 |
| FIPS code | 12095 |
| GNIS feature ID | 295750 |
| Primary Airport | Orlando International Airport (MCO) |
| Secondary Airport | |
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| Rapid Transit | Lynx |
| Commuter Rail | Amtrak (Silver Meteor/Silver Star), Brightline, SunRail |
| Website | www |
Orange County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,429,908, making it the fifth-most populous county in Florida and the 28th-most populous county in the United States.[4][7] Its county seat is Orlando,[8] which, along with it being the county's largest city, is the core of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.67 million in 2020.
As of 2022, Orange County has a gross domestic product of $115 billion, the third-largest GDP of Florida's 67 counties and the 27th-largest for the nation's 3,033 counties.[9] The county is a tourist, economic, and cultural hub for the Central Florida region. Popular destinations within the county include Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Florida, SeaWorld Orlando, Icon Park, Kia Center, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando Museum of Art, and many other attractions. It is the home to the University of Central Florida (UCF), which as of Fall 2023 had a student population of 69,320, making it the fourth-largest on-campus student body of any public university in the United States.[10] The county is home to other notable colleges, including Rollins College and Valencia College. Despite rapid development countywide, swaths of nature still do exist. There are many lakes within the county, most notable of such being Lake Apopka. Wekiwa Springs is a 7,000-acre (28 km2) state park, that features natural springs, trails, and campsites.
- ^ "2018 Gazetteer Map Data".
- ^ "History of Orange County, Florida".
- ^ Orange County FLGenWeb: Home Page, Short History of Orange County, FL. Accessed June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table". P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". County Population Totals: 2020-2022. U.S. Census Bureau. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022" (PDF). www.bea.gov. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- ^ "More Counties Saw Population Gains in 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022" (PDF). www.bea.gov. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- ^ "UCF Facts 2023-2024". Retrieved June 10, 2024.