Orange County, North Carolina
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Orange County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148,696.[2] Its county seat is Hillsborough.[3]
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Orange County | |
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Coordinates: 36.06°N 79.12°W / 36.06; -79.12 | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Founded | 1752 |
Named for | Unknown; possibly William V of Orange or William of Orange[1] |
Seat | Hillsborough |
Largest community | Chapel Hill |
Area | |
• Total | 400.96 sq mi (1,038.5 km2) |
• Land | 397.56 sq mi (1,029.7 km2) |
• Water | 3.40 sq mi (8.8 km2) 0.85% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 148,696 |
• Estimate (2023) | 150,626 |
• Density | 374.02/sq mi (144.41/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | www |
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Orange County is included in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.[4]
It is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the flagship institution of the University of North Carolina System and the oldest state-supported university in the United States.