Place:Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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NameOrange
TypeTown
Coordinates43.65°N 71.967°W
Located inGrafton, New Hampshire, United States
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Orange is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 277 at the 2020 census,[1] down from 331 at the 2010 census.

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Orange was granted in 1769 and incorporated in 1790. It was originally named "Cardigan", after George Brudenell, fourth Earl of Cardigan. The Cardigan name lives on with Mount Cardigan and Cardigan Mountain State Park. After the American Revolution, voters attempted to rename the town "Bradford", "Middletown", "Liscomb", and finally "Orange". The large quantities of yellow-orange ochre found in Mount Cardigan may have been the source of the name Orange.

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