Orange, Virginia

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Orange is a town in Orange County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,123 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Orange County^GR6. Orange is northeast of Charlottesville, and near Montpelier.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable Orange natives and/or residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Orange is located at 38°14′45″N, 78°6′35″W (38.245894, -78.109786)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²). 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.31% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,123 people, 1,607 households, and 1,010 families residing in the town. The population density was 491.3/km² (1,274.1/mi²). There were 1,712 housing units at an average density of 204.0/km² (529.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 76.84% White, 20.96% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 1,607 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,576, and the median income for a family was $38,103. Males had a median income of $30,439 versus $19,233 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,805. About 16.1% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.