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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county is in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. It was named in honor of William III of Orange, who was greatly esteemed by the English settlers of the region.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 372,813. The County Executive is Ed Diana, and the county seat is Goshen. The center of population of New York is located in Orange County, in Deerpark.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Orange County was one of the first twelve counties established by the Province of New York in 1683. Its boundaries at that time included present-day Rockland County, which split from Orange County in 1798 following the American Revolutionary War. Due to its small population, the original Orange County was not fully independent and shared government functions with other counties. The first public buildings were erected in Orangetown in 1703, and the first court was established in 1801.
Due to a boundary dispute between New York and New Jersey, the extent of many of the southern towns of the county was not established until the 19th century.
Notable Orange County residents, past and present
- George Washington, 1st President of the United States, leader of the American Revolutionary War, from April 1782 until August 1783.
- William Seward, U.S. Secretary of State.
- Denzel Washington actor, attended the now defunct Oakland Military Academy
- Whoopi Goldberg, Academy Award-winning actress
- Marisa Anderson, psychic who works with Police and CID; featured in Hans Holzer Books.
- Paul Teutul, Sr., custom motorcycle builder of Orange County Choppers
- Paul Teutul, Jr., custom motorcycle builder of Paul Jr. Designs
- Geraldine Ferraro, 1984 U.S. Vice-Presidential Candidate, U.S. Congresswoman
- Jay Westervelt, environmentalist
- James Patterson, author
- Spencer Tunick, photographer
- Noah Webster, lexicographer, author
- Elizabeth Marie Pope, author of The Sherwood Ring
- Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage
- Pierre Lorillard, tobacco magnate
- Tony Gilroy, writer, producer, director.
- James Mangold, screenwriter, director.[1]
- Armand Assante, actor
- Emily Post, author
- Barry Bostwick, actor
- Saul Williams, musician, poet, actor and artist; was born and raised in Newburgh
- Cage Kennylz, rapper was raised in Middletown
- Derek Jeter, New York Yankees captain, purchased Tiedmann Castle in Warwick
- Cyndi Lauper, used to spend summers in Tuxedo Park
- Greg Anthony, former New York Knicks player
- Tim Hummel, former major league baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds.
- Mike Aviles, baseball player for the Kansas City Royals and [Boston Red Sox]
- Matt Morris, former baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates
- Joe Nathan, baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers
- Dee Brown, former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player.
- Rob Bell, former Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Dave Telgheder, former MLB pitcher for the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics.
- Brian Cashman, General Manager, New York Yankees
- Scott Pioli, NFL executive, former General Manager of the Kansas City Chiefs
- Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc
- Nathaniel White, serial killer
- Solomon Townsend, industrialist and State Legislator
- J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, 18th century writer, author of Letters from an American Farmer
- Frank Shorter, Olympic gold medalist
- Emily DiDonato, fashion model, spokesmodel for Maybelline
- General David Petraeus, Retired four-star general of the U.S. Army. Former Director of the C.I.A. and commander of U.S. forces in Iraq.
- Mel Gibson, attended school in Washingtonville the year before his family moved to Australia in the 1960s.
- Tomás Estrada Palma, first President of Cuba, lived in a home on Route 32 in Central Valley.
- Benedict Arnold, revolutionary war general and defector
- Andy Grammer, musician
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 18,492
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| 1800 | 29,355
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| 1810 | 34,347
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| 1820 | 41,213
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| 1830 | 45,366
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| 1840 | 50,739
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| 1850 | 57,145
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| 1860 | 63,812
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| 1870 | 80,902
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| 1880 | 88,220
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| 1890 | 97,859
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| 1900 | 103,859
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| 1910 | 116,001
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| 1920 | 119,844
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| 1930 | 130,383
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| 1940 | 140,113
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| 1950 | 152,255
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| 1960 | 183,734
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| 1970 | 221,657
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| 1980 | 259,603
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| 1990 | 307,647
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Orange County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county and town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/
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