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Orange County, Florida

May 01, 2024

Orange County is a county located in Central Florida, and as of the 2020 census, its population was 1,429,908 making it Florida's fifth-most populous county.[3] Its county seat is Orlando,[6] the core of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.67 million in 2020.

Orange County
County
The Orange County Courthouse in Orlando
Flag
Seal
Orange County
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 28°31′N 81°19′W / 28.51°N 81.32°W / 28.51; -81.32[1]
FoundedDecember 29, 1824 (renamed January 30, 1845)[2]
County seatOrlando
Largest cityOrlando
Area
 • Total2,600 km2 (1,003 sq mi)
 • Land2,340 km2 (903 sq mi)
 • Water300 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,429,908
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
1,452,726
 • Rank28th in the United States
5th in Florida
 • Density621.09/km2 (1,608.78/sq mi)
Gross Domestic Product
[5]
 • TotalUS$115.013 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Websitewww.orangecountyfl.net

History edit

The land that is Orange County was part of the first land to come up from below the Early Oligocene sea 33.9–28.4 million years ago and is known as Orange Island. Orange County's Rock Spring location is a Pleistocene fossil-bearing area and has yielded a vast variety of birds and mammals including giant sloth, mammoth, camel, and the dire wolf dating around 1.1 million years ago.[7]

19th century to mid-20th century edit

Immediately following the transfer of Florida to the United States in 1821, Governor Andrew Jackson created two counties: Escambia to the west of the Suwannee River and St. Johns to the east.[8] In 1824, the area to the south of St. Johns County was organized as Mosquito County, and Enterprise was named its county seat. This large county took up much of central Florida. It was renamed as Orange County in 1845 when Florida became a state.[9] After the population increased in the region, the legislature organized several counties, such as Osceola (1887), Seminole (1913), Lake (1887), and Volusia (1854), from its territory.

During the post-Reconstruction period, white people committed a high rate of racial violence against black people in Orange County; racial terrorism was used to re-establish and maintain white supremacy. Whites lynched 33 African Americans here from 1877 to 1950; most were killed in the decades around the turn of the 20th century. This was the highest total of any county in the state, and sixth highest of any county in the country.[10] Florida had the highest per-capita rate of lynchings of any state in the South, where the great majority of these extrajudicial murders took place.[11]

Among the terrorist lynchings was the death of Julius "July" Perry of Ocoee, whose body was found November 3, 1920, hanged from a lightpole in Orlando, near the house of a judge known to be sympathetic to black voting.[10] But this was part of a much larger story of KKK and other white attempts to suppress black voting in Ocoee and the state. African Americans had organized for a year to increase voter turnout for the 1920 presidential election, with organizations helping prepare residents for voter registration, paying for poll taxes, and similar actions. On Election Day in Ocoee, blacks were turned away from the polls. Perry, a prosperous farmer, was suspected of sheltering Mose Norman, an African-American man who had tried to vote.[12] After Norman was twice turned away, white violence broke out, resulting in a riot through the black community, leaving an estimated 50 to 60 African-Americans dead and all the properties destroyed. Many blacks fled from Ocoee to save their lives, and the town became all-white.[12][10] Voting efforts were suppressed for decades.

Later 20th century to present edit

Orange County was named for the fruit that constituted the county's main commodity crop. At its peak in the early 1970s, some 80,000 acres (320 km2) were planted in citrus in Orange County.[citation needed] The dark-green foliage of orange trees filled the county, as did the scent of the orange blossoms when in bloom. Fewer commercial orange groves remained by the end of the twentieth century. The majority of groves were destroyed by the freezing temperatures that occurred in December 1983, January 1985, and December 1989, the worst since 1899.[13]

The financial setbacks, not the first in the grove region's history, were too challenging for many growers. Economically destroyed, many walked away from the land. Others awaited other opportunities. One of the region's major land owners and growers was the Tropicana company. They withdrew rather than try to come back from these seemingly endless generational decimation. With no realistic avenues for agricultural use of this rural land, and Florida's continuing strong population growth and its attendant needs (aided and supported by the success of nearby Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida), these areas began to be developed for housing. However, several packing facilities and wholesalers still remain in Orange County.[citation needed]

Geography edit

 
2010 U.S. Census tract map of Orange County

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,003 square miles (2,600 km2), of which 903 square miles (2,340 km2) is land and 100 square miles (260 km2) (10.0%) is water.[14]

Adjacent counties edit

Transportation edit

Airports edit

  • Orlando Apopka Airport, a privately owned uncontrolled, public-use airport in the City of Apopka which serves small private aircraft, there is no commercial service.
  • Orlando Executive Airport, a public airport owned by GOAA which serves private jets and small aircraft. It is a reliever airport for Orlando International Airport.
  • Orlando International Airport, the busiest airport in Florida by passenger traffic, is a public international airport owned by GOAA serving both commercial and private aircraft.

Major highways edit

Public transportation edit

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1830733—
184073−90.0%
1850466538.4%
1860987111.8%
18702,195122.4%
18806,618201.5%
189012,58490.1%
190011,374−9.6%
191019,10768.0%
192019,8904.1%
193049,737150.1%
194070,07440.9%
1950114,95064.0%
1960263,540129.3%
1970344,31130.6%
1980471,01636.8%
1990677,49143.8%
2000896,34432.3%
20101,145,95627.8%
20201,429,90824.8%
2023 (est.)1,471,416[15]2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
1830–1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18]
2000[19] 2010[20] 2020[3] 2022[4]
Historical racial composition 2020[3] 2010[20] 2000[19] 1990[18] 1980[17]
White (non-Hispanic) 37.2% 46.0% 57.5% 73.3% 80.0%
Hispanic or Latino 33.1% 26.9% 18.8% 9.6% 4.2%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 18.4% 19.5% 17.5% 14.8% 14.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 5.5% 4.9% 3.4% 2.0% 1.3%
Native American (non-Hispanic) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Other Race (non-Hispanic) 1.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4.6% 2.0% 2.2% N/A N/A
Population 1,429,908 1,145,956 896,344 677,491 471,016
Demographic characteristics 2020[21][22][23] 2010[24][25][26] 2000[27][28][29] 1990[18] 1980[17][30]
Households 561,851 487,839 361,349 254,852 170,754
Persons per household 2.54 2.35 2.48 2.66 2.76
Sex Ratio 95.0 97.0 98.0 98.4 94.6
Ages 0–17 22.0% 23.6% 25.3% 23.8% 26.6%
Ages 18–64 65.6% 66.7% 64.7% 65.6% 62.8%
Ages 65 + 12.4% 9.7% 10.0% 10.6% 10.6%
Median age 35.6 33.7 33.3 31.4 29.5
Population 1,429,908 1,145,956 896,344 677,491 471,016
Economic indicators
2017–21 American Community Survey Orange County Florida
Median income[31] $33,160 $34,367
Median household income[32] $65,784 $61,777
Poverty Rate[33] 13.9% 13.1%
High school diploma[34] 89.5% 89.0%
Bachelor's degree[34] 35.7% 31.5%
Advanced degree[34] 12.7% 11.7%
 
Ethnic origins in Orange County
Language spoken at home[a] 2015[b] 2010[c] 2000[37] 1990[38] 1980[39]
English 64.7% 66.6% 74.6% 86.4% 92.9%
Spanish or Spanish Creole 24.7% 23.2% 17.3% 9.0% 3.9%
French or Haitian Creole 3.6% 3.2% 2.6% 1.1% 0.6%
Vietnamese 1.2% 1.0% 0.9% 0.7% 0.3%
Other Languages 7.0% 7.0% 5.5% 3.5% 2.6%
Nativity 2015[d] 2010[e] 2000[44][45] 1990[38] 1980[39]
% population native-born 79.3% 80.9% 85.6% 92.5% 95.0%
... born in the United States 70.2% 73.0% 78.7% 88.0% 93.2%
... born in Puerto Rico or Island Areas 7.8% 6.7% 5.8% 3.4% 1.8%
... born to American parents abroad 1.3% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1%
% population foreign-born[f] 20.7% 19.1% 14.4% 7.5% 5.0%
... born in Haiti 2.4% 2.0% 1.5% 0.4% N/A[g]
... born in Colombia 1.5% 1.7% 1.0% 0.3% N/A[g]
... born in Mexico 1.4% 1.7% 1.2% 0.4% 0.2%
... born in Cuba 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 0.7% 0.6%
... born in Venezuela 1.2% 0.6% 0.3% < 0.1% N/A[g]
... born in Jamaica 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.6% 0.2%
... born in the Dominican Republic 1.0% 1.0% 0.6% 0.2% < 0.1%
... born in Brazil 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% < 0.1% N/A[g]
... born in other countries 9.8% 9.1% 7.3% 4.9% 4.0%

Government edit

The county functions under a charter form of government. The charter serves as a constitution, detailing the structure and operation of the local government. A Charter Review Commission has the power to consider and place amendments on the ballot. Voters then decide whether to accept or reject all amendments put forth. If voters approve an amendment, it is then inserted into the charter.

Federal representation edit

Four districts of the U.S. House of Representatives represent parts of Orange County.

Federal representation
District Incumbent Hometown % Orange County
voters[46] 		Next election
7 Cory Mills Winter Haven 24.8 2024
8 Bill Posey Rockledge 1.3 2024
9 Darren Soto Kissimmee 15.66 2024
10 Maxwell Frost Orlando 58.24 2024

District 7 encompasses all of Seminole County and portions of northern Orange County

Places include: Sanford, Lake Mary, Altamonte Springs, Maitland, Winter Park and parts of Orlando

District 8 encompasses all of Brevard and Indian River Counties and far eastern Orange County

District 9 encompasses all of Osceola County, eastern Polk County and eastern and south central Orange County

Places include: Kissimmee, Winter Haven and most of Orlando

District 10 encompasses western Orange County

Places include: Eatonville, Apopka, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Windermere and part of western Orlando

State representation edit

Orange County residents are represented in Tallahassee with 3 Senate seats.

State senators
District Incumbent Hometown % Voters[47] Next election
11 Randolph Bracy Orlando 37.44 2020
13 Linda Stewart Orlando 42.55 2020
15 Victor Torres Orlando 20 2020

District 11 encompasses northwestern Orange County

District 13 encompasses north central and northeastern Orange County

District 15 encompasses all of Osceola County and the southern third of Orange County

Orange County residents are represented in Tallahassee with 9 House seats.

State representatives
District Incumbent Hometown % Voters[48] Next election
35 Tom Keen Alafaya 4.56 2024
37 Susan Plasencia Oviedo 5.08 2024
39 Doug Bankson Orlando 15.22 2024
40 LaVon Bracy Davis Orlando 12.46 2024
41 Bruce Antone Orlando 10.47 2024
42 Anna Eskamani Orlando 15.64 2024
43 Johanna Lopez Azalea Park 13.01 2024
44 Jennifer "Rita" Harris Hunter's Creek 13.81 2020
45 Carolina Amesty Windermere 9.74 2024
47 Paula Stark Kissimmee 9.74 2024

District 37 encompasses southern Seminole and portions of northern Orange County

District 35, 46, 47 encompasses Osceola County and Orange County

District 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, are wholly composed of Orange.

County representation edit

Orange County is served by a board of commissioners. The board consists of an elected mayor and six commissioners. The mayor is elected At-large, while commissioners are elected from single-member districts. The mayor and commissioners each serve staggered four-year terms. Commissioners from Districts 1, 3, and 5 are elected in presidential election years, while the mayor and commissioners from Districts 2, 4, and 6 are elected in alternate years. The county is also served by a clerk of courts, sheriff, property appraiser, tax collector, supervisor of elections, state attorney, and public defender. All positions are four-year terms, requiring direct election by voters in presidential election years.

Orange County officials
Position Incumbent Next election
Mayor Jerry Demings 2022
District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson 2024
District 2 Commissioner Christine Moore 2022
District 3 Commissioner Mayra Uribe 2020
District 4 Commissioner Maribel Gomez Cordero 2022
District 5 Commissioner Emily Bonilla 2020
District 6 Commissioner Mike Scott 2025
Clerk of Courts Tiffany Moore Russell 2020
Sheriff John Mina 2020
Comptroller Phil Diamond 2020
Property Appraiser Amy Mercado 2024
Tax Collector Scott Randolph 2020
Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles 2020
State Attorney Monique Worrell 2020
Public Defender Robert Wesley 2020

Education edit

Public education edit

The Orange County Public Schools deliver public education to students countywide.[49] Its functions and expenditures are overseen by an elected school board composed of a chairman, elected at-large; and seven members, elected from single-member districts. Each member is elected to a four-year term: the chairman and three other members are elected in gubernatorial election years, while the other four are elected in presidential election years. As of the 2021–2022 school year, the school system operated 205 schools (127 elementary, 9 K-8, 39 middle, 22 high, and 8 exceptional learning), with 206,246 students.[50] As of 2023, it is the 4th largest district statewide and eighth largest in the nation.[51][better source needed]

Further information on the charter school: Workforce Advantage Academy
Orange County School Board
Position Incumbent Next election
Chairman Teresa Jacobs 2026
District 1 Angie Gallo 2026
District 2 Maria Salamanca 2026
District 3 Alicia Farrant 2026
District 4 Pam Gould 2024
District 5 Vicki-Elaine Felder 2024
District 6 Karen Castor-Dentel 2024
District 7 Melissa Byrd 2022

Colleges and universities edit

The University of Central Florida is the sole 4-year public university. As of the Fall 2020 semester, a total of 71,948 students attended the university, making it the largest university in the nation by enrollment.[52] The university's 1,415 acre main campus is situated in northeast Orange County.[52]

Nearby Winter Park is home to Rollins College, a private college situated only a few miles from Downtown Orlando. In 2012, it was ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report amongst regional universities in the South.[53]

With six campuses spread throughout the county, Valencia College offers two-year degree programs, as well three baccalaureate programs.

The law schools for Barry University and Florida A&M are also conveniently located in Downtown Orlando.

Full Sail University is a for-profit university in Winter Park, Florida. Full Sail is not regionally accredited, but is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) to award associate's, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees in audio, film, design, computer animation, business, and other fields.[10] The school offers 35 degree programs and 2 graduate certificates and has a student population of more than 16,800.

Films edit

Walt Before Mickey, a feature film about Walt Disney creating Mickey Mouse, was shot locally.

Libraries edit

Main article: Orange County Library System

Orange County is served by the Orange County Library System, which was established in 1923. Before the opening of the Albertson Public Library in 1923, a circulating library maintained by the Sorosis Club of Orlando offered book lending services to patrons on a subscription basis. The Albertson Public Library was established with the collection of Captain Charles L. Albertson and the library was named in his honor. In 1924, the Booker T. Washington Branch of the Albertson Library was established to service the African American community of Orlando. In 1966, the current Orlando Public Library building was completed on the grounds of the Albertson Public Library.[54] Currently there are 16 libraries within the Orange County Library system.[55] The library systems offers a diverse selection of materials, free programs and free access to various databases. In addition, the library offers free delivery of most items through its MAYL service.[56]

One exception exists in the cities of Maitland and Winter Park which are each part of a separate library taxing districts and as a result residents of these cities are not entitled to receive resident borrowing privileges at OCLS branches even though they are technically and legally residents of Orange County, instead an agreement was reached between Maitland, Winter Park and the OCLS whereas a resident of those cities can go to any OCLS branch and request a "Reciprocal borrower card" which is provided free of charge. The Reciprocal borrower cards is valid for one year and can be used at any OCLS branch with the exception of the Melrose Center at the Orlando Public Library which requires a separate Melrose Center specific card which is issued after the user applies for the card and goes through a mandatory orientation class. Access to the OCLS Internet on library owned PCs requires a Reciprocal borrower to pay small session access fee. The OCLS Wi-Fi network which is available at all branches remains free of charge to all users including Reciprocal borrowers and visitors who use their own iPad, Mac, PC, Smartphone or tablet devices. Maitland and Winter Park Library do not provide reciprocal privileges to OCLS patrons and charge non-residents a yearly user fee.

Politics edit

Orange County is located along the pivotal Interstate 4 corridor, a powerful swing region in one of the country's most critical swing states. Many close elections are won or lost depending on the voting outcome along the corridor. Voters are considered independent, traditionally splitting their votes, electing Democrats and Republicans on the same ballot. As a result of such independence, voters are inundated with non-stop television and radio ads months preceding a general election.

Orange County was one of the first areas of Florida to turn Republican. It swung from a 15-point victory for Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 to a seven-point victory for Thomas E. Dewey in 1948. It eventually became one of the stronger Republican bastions in Florida, as evidenced when it gave Barry Goldwater 56 percent of its vote in 1964. For most of the second half of the 20th century, it was one of the more conservative urban counties in Florida and the nation. From 1948 to 1988, Democrats only cracked the 40 percent barrier twice, in 1964 and 1976. However, the Republican edge narrowed considerably in the 1990s. George H. W. Bush fell from 67 percent of the vote in 1988 to only 45.9 percent in 1992. In 1996, Bob Dole only won the county by 520 votes.

In September 2000,[57] Democrats overtook Republicans in voter registration. This was a factor in Al Gore becoming the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county since 1944. John Kerry narrowly carried the county in 2004. In 2008, however, Orange County swung hard to Barack Obama, who won it by the largest margin for a Democrat since Roosevelt. In the years since, it has become one of the strongest Democratic bastions in Florida.

Since 2000, Republicans have yet to retake the advantage they once enjoyed. In the twelve years that followed, Democrats experienced a modest increase in their voter registration percentage from 41.40% to 42.73% of the electorate. Minor party voters also had modest growth, increasing from 2.17% to 2.37%. In contrast, Republicans experienced a sharp decrease in registered voters, sliding from 40.95% in 2000 down to 29.85% in 2012. The beneficiary of the Republican losses have been unaffiliated voters. The percentage of the electorate identifying as an unaffiliated voter increased from 15.47% to 25.06% during this same period. Orange County is one of two different counties in the entire nation to have voted for Al Gore in 2000 after voting for Dole in 1996, a distinction it shares with Charles County, Maryland.[58]

United States presidential election results for Orange County, Florida[59]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 245,398 37.80% 395,014 60.85% 8,745 1.35%
2016 195,216 35.37% 329,894 59.77% 26,792 4.85%
2012 188,589 40.36% 273,665 58.56% 5,049 1.08%
2008 186,832 40.35% 273,009 58.96% 3,198 0.69%
2004 192,539 49.62% 193,354 49.83% 2,151 0.55%
2000 134,531 48.02% 140,236 50.06% 5,388 1.92%
1996 106,059 45.89% 105,539 45.66% 19,528 8.45%
1992 108,788 45.90% 82,683 34.89% 45,540 19.21%
1988 117,237 67.86% 54,023 31.27% 1,510 0.87%
1984 122,068 71.39% 48,752 28.51% 165 0.10%
1980 87,454 61.06% 48,767 34.05% 6,998 4.89%
1976 70,451 54.01% 58,442 44.80% 1,544 1.18%
1972 94,516 79.57% 23,840 20.07% 421 0.35%
1968 50,874 50.54% 22,548 22.40% 27,247 27.07%
1964 48,884 56.10% 38,248 43.90% 0 0.00%
1960 48,244 70.98% 19,729 29.02% 0 0.00%
1956 37,482 72.06% 14,532 27.94% 0 0.00%
1952 29,813 71.06% 12,141 28.94% 0 0.00%
1948 11,971 46.67% 10,063 39.23% 3,618 14.10%
1944 8,826 42.36% 12,008 57.64% 0 0.00%
1940 8,198 39.00% 12,821 61.00% 0 0.00%
1936 4,394 37.53% 7,314 62.47% 0 0.00%
1932 3,522 41.93% 4,877 58.07% 0 0.00%
1928 6,524 70.04% 2,616 28.08% 175 1.88%
1924 1,653 40.24% 1,883 45.84% 572 13.92%
1920 1,447 39.45% 2,035 55.48% 186 5.07%
1916 415 23.62% 1,261 71.77% 81 4.61%
1912 228 12.37% 1,256 68.15% 359 19.48%
1908 485 30.14% 952 59.17% 172 10.69%
1904 315 25.26% 874 70.09% 58 4.65%
1900 402 29.03% 857 61.88% 126 9.10%
1896 565 32.47% 1,086 62.41% 89 5.11%
1892 0 0.00% 1,142 92.10% 98 7.90%

Voter registration edit

Voter registration by party as of March 31, 2024[60]
Party Total Percentage
Democratic 324,068 40.28%
Republican 213,122 26.49%
Minor parties 21,330 2.65%
Unaffiliated 245,969 30.57%
Total 804,489 100.00%

Communities edit

Cities edit

Towns edit

Census-designated places edit

Other unincorporated communities edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Language spoken at home among residents at least five years old; only languages (or language groups) which at least 2% of residents have spoken at any time since 1980 are mentioned
  2. ^ Refers to 2013–2017 American Community Survey data;[35] the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census
  3. ^ Refers to 2008–2012 American Community Survey data;[36] the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census
  4. ^ Refers to 2013–2017 American Community Survey data;[40][41] the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the 2000 census
  5. ^ Refers to 2008–2012 American Community Survey data;[42][43] the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the 2000 census
  6. ^ Only countries of birth which at least 0.75% of residents were born in at any time since 1980 are mentioned
  7. ^ a b c d Not counted separately; aggregated into "Other" category

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External links edit

  • Orange County Regional History Center
  • The West Orange Times newspaper that serves Orange County, Florida available in full-text with images in Florida Digital Newspaper Library
  • Orange County Health Department March 4, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  • Orange County Collection on RICHES Mosaic Interface April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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Orange County is a county located in Central Florida and as of the 2020 census its population was 1 429 908 making it Florida s fifth most populous county 3 Its county seat is Orlando 6 the core of the Orlando metropolitan area which had a population of 2 67 million in 2020 Orange CountyCountyThe Orange County Courthouse in OrlandoFlagSealOrange CountyLocation within the United StatesCoordinates 28 31 N 81 19 W 28 51 N 81 32 W 28 51 81 32 1 FoundedDecember 29 1824 renamed January 30 1845 2 County seatOrlandoLargest cityOrlandoArea Total2 600 km2 1 003 sq mi Land2 340 km2 903 sq mi Water300 km2 100 sq mi Population 2020 3 Total1 429 908 Estimate 2022 4 1 452 726 Rank28th in the United States5th in Florida Density621 09 km2 1 608 78 sq mi Gross Domestic Product 5 TotalUS 115 013 billion 2022 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Time Zone Summer DST UTC 4 Eastern Daylight Time Websitewww wbr orangecountyfl wbr net Contents 1 History 1 1 19th century to mid 20th century 1 2 Later 20th century to present 2 Geography 2 1 Adjacent counties 3 Transportation 3 1 Airports 3 2 Major highways 3 3 Public transportation 4 Demographics 5 Government 5 1 Federal representation 5 2 State representation 5 3 County representation 6 Education 6 1 Public education 6 2 Colleges and universities 6 3 Films 7 Libraries 8 Politics 8 1 Voter registration 9 Communities 9 1 Cities 9 2 Towns 9 3 Census designated places 9 4 Other unincorporated communities 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksHistory editThe land that is Orange County was part of the first land to come up from below the Early Oligocene sea 33 9 28 4 million years ago and is known as Orange Island Orange County s Rock Spring location is a Pleistocene fossil bearing area and has yielded a vast variety of birds and mammals including giant sloth mammoth camel and the dire wolf dating around 1 1 million years ago 7 19th century to mid 20th century edit Immediately following the transfer of Florida to the United States in 1821 Governor Andrew Jackson created two counties Escambia to the west of the Suwannee River and St Johns to the east 8 In 1824 the area to the south of St Johns County was organized as Mosquito County and Enterprise was named its county seat This large county took up much of central Florida It was renamed as Orange County in 1845 when Florida became a state 9 After the population increased in the region the legislature organized several counties such as Osceola 1887 Seminole 1913 Lake 1887 and Volusia 1854 from its territory During the post Reconstruction period white people committed a high rate of racial violence against black people in Orange County racial terrorism was used to re establish and maintain white supremacy Whites lynched 33 African Americans here from 1877 to 1950 most were killed in the decades around the turn of the 20th century This was the highest total of any county in the state and sixth highest of any county in the country 10 Florida had the highest per capita rate of lynchings of any state in the South where the great majority of these extrajudicial murders took place 11 Among the terrorist lynchings was the death of Julius July Perry of Ocoee whose body was found November 3 1920 hanged from a lightpole in Orlando near the house of a judge known to be sympathetic to black voting 10 But this was part of a much larger story of KKK and other white attempts to suppress black voting in Ocoee and the state African Americans had organized for a year to increase voter turnout for the 1920 presidential election with organizations helping prepare residents for voter registration paying for poll taxes and similar actions On Election Day in Ocoee blacks were turned away from the polls Perry a prosperous farmer was suspected of sheltering Mose Norman an African American man who had tried to vote 12 After Norman was twice turned away white violence broke out resulting in a riot through the black community leaving an estimated 50 to 60 African Americans dead and all the properties destroyed Many blacks fled from Ocoee to save their lives and the town became all white 12 10 Voting efforts were suppressed for decades Later 20th century to present edit Orange County was named for the fruit that constituted the county s main commodity crop At its peak in the early 1970s some 80 000 acres 320 km2 were planted in citrus in Orange County citation needed The dark green foliage of orange trees filled the county as did the scent of the orange blossoms when in bloom Fewer commercial orange groves remained by the end of the twentieth century The majority of groves were destroyed by the freezing temperatures that occurred in December 1983 January 1985 and December 1989 the worst since 1899 13 The financial setbacks not the first in the grove region s history were too challenging for many growers Economically destroyed many walked away from the land Others awaited other opportunities One of the region s major land owners and growers was the Tropicana company They withdrew rather than try to come back from these seemingly endless generational decimation With no realistic avenues for agricultural use of this rural land and Florida s continuing strong population growth and its attendant needs aided and supported by the success of nearby Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida these areas began to be developed for housing However several packing facilities and wholesalers still remain in Orange County citation needed Geography edit nbsp 2010 U S Census tract map of Orange County According to the U S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 1 003 square miles 2 600 km2 of which 903 square miles 2 340 km2 is land and 100 square miles 260 km2 10 0 is water 14 Adjacent counties edit Seminole County north Volusia County northeast Brevard County east Osceola County south Polk County southwest Lake County westTransportation editAirports edit Orlando Apopka Airport a privately owned uncontrolled public use airport in the City of Apopka which serves small private aircraft there is no commercial service Orlando Executive Airport a public airport owned by GOAA which serves private jets and small aircraft It is a reliever airport for Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport the busiest airport in Florida by passenger traffic is a public international airport owned by GOAA serving both commercial and private aircraft Major highways edit nbsp I 4 nbsp Florida s Turnpike nbsp nbsp US 17 US 92 nbsp US 192 Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway nbsp US 441 Orange Blossom Trail nbsp SR 15 nbsp SR 50 Colonial Drive nbsp SR 408 East West Expressway nbsp nbsp SR 414 John Land Apopka Expressway nbsp SR 416 Silver Star Road nbsp SR 417 Central Florida GreeneWay nbsp SR 423 John Young Parkway nbsp SR 424 nbsp SR 426 Fairbanks Ave Aloma Ave nbsp SR 429 Western Expressway nbsp SR 434 Alafaya Trail Forest City Rd nbsp SR 435 Kirkman Road nbsp SR 436 Semoran Boulevard nbsp SR 438 Princeton Street nbsp SR 451 nbsp SR 453 nbsp SR 482 Sand Lake Road nbsp SR 500 nbsp SR 520 nbsp SR 526 Old Winter Garden Road nbsp SR 527 Orange Avenue nbsp SR 528 Beachline Expressway nbsp SR 535 Apopka Vineland Road nbsp SR 536 World Center Drive nbsp SR 551 Goldenrod Road nbsp SR 552 Curry Ford Road Public transportation edit Amtrak a nationwide rail service with two stations in Orange County Orlando and Winter Park Brightline a high speed rail line which operates service from Orlando International Airport to West Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale and Miami which started on September 22 2023 Greyhound a U S Intercity common carrier bus company providing nationwide service from Orlando Lynx a public bus authority providing service in Orange County and five additional Central Florida counties including Lake Osceola Polk Seminole and Volusia SunRail a commuter rail service with eight stations serving Orange County and eight additional stations in three adjacent counties Osceola Volusia and Seminole Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 1830733 184073 90 0 1850466538 4 1860987111 8 18702 195122 4 18806 618201 5 189012 58490 1 190011 374 9 6 191019 10768 0 192019 8904 1 193049 737150 1 194070 07440 9 1950114 95064 0 1960263 540129 3 1970344 31130 6 1980471 01636 8 1990677 49143 8 2000896 34432 3 20101 145 95627 8 20201 429 90824 8 2023 est 1 471 416 15 2 9 U S Decennial Census 1830 1970 16 1980 17 1990 18 2000 19 2010 20 2020 3 2022 4 Historical racial composition 2020 3 2010 20 2000 19 1990 18 1980 17 White non Hispanic 37 2 46 0 57 5 73 3 80 0 Hispanic or Latino 33 1 26 9 18 8 9 6 4 2 Black or African American non Hispanic 18 4 19 5 17 5 14 8 14 6 Asian and Pacific Islander non Hispanic 5 5 4 9 3 4 2 0 1 3 Native American non Hispanic 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 Other Race non Hispanic 1 1 0 5 0 3 0 1 Two or more races non Hispanic 4 6 2 0 2 2 N A N A Population 1 429 908 1 145 956 896 344 677 491 471 016 Demographic characteristics 2020 21 22 23 2010 24 25 26 2000 27 28 29 1990 18 1980 17 30 Households 561 851 487 839 361 349 254 852 170 754 Persons per household 2 54 2 35 2 48 2 66 2 76 Sex Ratio 95 0 97 0 98 0 98 4 94 6 Ages 0 17 22 0 23 6 25 3 23 8 26 6 Ages 18 64 65 6 66 7 64 7 65 6 62 8 Ages 65 12 4 9 7 10 0 10 6 10 6 Median age 35 6 33 7 33 3 31 4 29 5 Population 1 429 908 1 145 956 896 344 677 491 471 016 Economic indicators 2017 21 American Community Survey Orange County Florida Median income 31 33 160 34 367 Median household income 32 65 784 61 777 Poverty Rate 33 13 9 13 1 High school diploma 34 89 5 89 0 Bachelor s degree 34 35 7 31 5 Advanced degree 34 12 7 11 7 nbsp Ethnic origins in Orange County Language spoken at home a 2015 b 2010 c 2000 37 1990 38 1980 39 English 64 7 66 6 74 6 86 4 92 9 Spanish or Spanish Creole 24 7 23 2 17 3 9 0 3 9 French or Haitian Creole 3 6 3 2 2 6 1 1 0 6 Vietnamese 1 2 1 0 0 9 0 7 0 3 Other Languages 7 0 7 0 5 5 3 5 2 6 Nativity 2015 d 2010 e 2000 44 45 1990 38 1980 39 population native born 79 3 80 9 85 6 92 5 95 0 born in the United States 70 2 73 0 78 7 88 0 93 2 born in Puerto Rico or Island Areas 7 8 6 7 5 8 3 4 1 8 born to American parents abroad 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 population foreign born f 20 7 19 1 14 4 7 5 5 0 born in Haiti 2 4 2 0 1 5 0 4 N A g born in Colombia 1 5 1 7 1 0 0 3 N A g born in Mexico 1 4 1 7 1 2 0 4 0 2 born in Cuba 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 6 born in Venezuela 1 2 0 6 0 3 lt 0 1 N A g born in Jamaica 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 2 born in the Dominican Republic 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 2 lt 0 1 born in Brazil 1 0 0 8 0 5 lt 0 1 N A g born in other countries 9 8 9 1 7 3 4 9 4 0 Government editThe county functions under a charter form of government The charter serves as a constitution detailing the structure and operation of the local government A Charter Review Commission has the power to consider and place amendments on the ballot Voters then decide whether to accept or reject all amendments put forth If voters approve an amendment it is then inserted into the charter Federal representation edit This article s factual accuracy may be compromised due to out of date information The reason given is Has inaccurate district information particularly 2020 Census redistricting Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2023 Four districts of the U S House of Representatives represent parts of Orange County Federal representation District Incumbent Hometown Orange County voters 46 Next election 7 Cory Mills Winter Haven 24 8 2024 8 Bill Posey Rockledge 1 3 2024 9 Darren Soto Kissimmee 15 66 2024 10 Maxwell Frost Orlando 58 24 2024 District 7 encompasses all of Seminole County and portions of northern Orange CountyPlaces include Sanford Lake Mary Altamonte Springs Maitland Winter Park and parts of OrlandoDistrict 8 encompasses all of Brevard and Indian River Counties and far eastern Orange CountyDistrict 9 encompasses all of Osceola County eastern Polk County and eastern and south central Orange CountyPlaces include Kissimmee Winter Haven and most of OrlandoDistrict 10 encompasses western Orange CountyPlaces include Eatonville Apopka Ocoee Winter Garden Windermere and part of western Orlando State representation edit Orange County residents are represented in Tallahassee with 3 Senate seats State senators District Incumbent Hometown Voters 47 Next election 11 Randolph Bracy Orlando 37 44 2020 13 Linda Stewart Orlando 42 55 2020 15 Victor Torres Orlando 20 2020 District 11 encompasses northwestern Orange CountyDistrict 13 encompasses north central and northeastern Orange CountyDistrict 15 encompasses all of Osceola County and the southern third of Orange CountyOrange County residents are represented in Tallahassee with 9 House seats State representatives District Incumbent Hometown Voters 48 Next election 35 Tom Keen Alafaya 4 56 2024 37 Susan Plasencia Oviedo 5 08 2024 39 Doug Bankson Orlando 15 22 2024 40 LaVon Bracy Davis Orlando 12 46 2024 41 Bruce Antone Orlando 10 47 2024 42 Anna Eskamani Orlando 15 64 2024 43 Johanna Lopez Azalea Park 13 01 2024 44 Jennifer Rita Harris Hunter s Creek 13 81 2020 45 Carolina Amesty Windermere 9 74 2024 47 Paula Stark Kissimmee 9 74 2024 District 37 encompasses southern Seminole and portions of northern Orange CountyDistrict 35 46 47 encompasses Osceola County and Orange CountyDistrict 39 40 41 42 43 44 are wholly composed of Orange County representation edit Orange County is served by a board of commissioners The board consists of an elected mayor and six commissioners The mayor is elected At large while commissioners are elected from single member districts The mayor and commissioners each serve staggered four year terms Commissioners from Districts 1 3 and 5 are elected in presidential election years while the mayor and commissioners from Districts 2 4 and 6 are elected in alternate years The county is also served by a clerk of courts sheriff property appraiser tax collector supervisor of elections state attorney and public defender All positions are four year terms requiring direct election by voters in presidential election years Orange County officials Position Incumbent Next election Mayor Jerry Demings 2022 District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson 2024 District 2 Commissioner Christine Moore 2022 District 3 Commissioner Mayra Uribe 2020 District 4 Commissioner Maribel Gomez Cordero 2022 District 5 Commissioner Emily Bonilla 2020 District 6 Commissioner Mike Scott 2025 Clerk of Courts Tiffany Moore Russell 2020 Sheriff John Mina 2020 Comptroller Phil Diamond 2020 Property Appraiser Amy Mercado 2024 Tax Collector Scott Randolph 2020 Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles 2020 State Attorney Monique Worrell 2020 Public Defender Robert Wesley 2020Education editPublic education edit The Orange County Public Schools deliver public education to students countywide 49 Its functions and expenditures are overseen by an elected school board composed of a chairman elected at large and seven members elected from single member districts Each member is elected to a four year term the chairman and three other members are elected in gubernatorial election years while the other four are elected in presidential election years As of the 2021 2022 school year the school system operated 205 schools 127 elementary 9 K 8 39 middle 22 high and 8 exceptional learning with 206 246 students 50 As of 2023 it is the 4th largest district statewide and eighth largest in the nation 51 better source needed Further information on the charter school Workforce Advantage Academy Orange County School Board Position Incumbent Next election Chairman Teresa Jacobs 2026 District 1 Angie Gallo 2026 District 2 Maria Salamanca 2026 District 3 Alicia Farrant 2026 District 4 Pam Gould 2024 District 5 Vicki Elaine Felder 2024 District 6 Karen Castor Dentel 2024 District 7 Melissa Byrd 2022 Colleges and universities edit The University of Central Florida is the sole 4 year public university As of the Fall 2020 semester a total of 71 948 students attended the university making it the largest university in the nation by enrollment 52 The university s 1 415 acre main campus is situated in northeast Orange County 52 Nearby Winter Park is home to Rollins College a private college situated only a few miles from Downtown Orlando In 2012 it was ranked 1 by U S News amp World Report amongst regional universities in the South 53 With six campuses spread throughout the county Valencia College offers two year degree programs as well three baccalaureate programs The law schools for Barry University and Florida A amp M are also conveniently located in Downtown Orlando Full Sail University is a for profit university in Winter Park Florida Full Sail is not regionally accredited but is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges ACCSC to award associate s bachelor s degrees and master s degrees in audio film design computer animation business and other fields 10 The school offers 35 degree programs and 2 graduate certificates and has a student population of more than 16 800 Films edit Walt Before Mickey a feature film about Walt Disney creating Mickey Mouse was shot locally Libraries editMain article Orange County Library SystemOrange County is served by the Orange County Library System which was established in 1923 Before the opening of the Albertson Public Library in 1923 a circulating library maintained by the Sorosis Club of Orlando offered book lending services to patrons on a subscription basis The Albertson Public Library was established with the collection of Captain Charles L Albertson and the library was named in his honor In 1924 the Booker T Washington Branch of the Albertson Library was established to service the African American community of Orlando In 1966 the current Orlando Public Library building was completed on the grounds of the Albertson Public Library 54 Currently there are 16 libraries within the Orange County Library system 55 The library systems offers a diverse selection of materials free programs and free access to various databases In addition the library offers free delivery of most items through its MAYL service 56 One exception exists in the cities of Maitland and Winter Park which are each part of a separate library taxing districts and as a result residents of these cities are not entitled to receive resident borrowing privileges at OCLS branches even though they are technically and legally residents of Orange County instead an agreement was reached between Maitland Winter Park and the OCLS whereas a resident of those cities can go to any OCLS branch and request a Reciprocal borrower card which is provided free of charge The Reciprocal borrower cards is valid for one year and can be used at any OCLS branch with the exception of the Melrose Center at the Orlando Public Library which requires a separate Melrose Center specific card which is issued after the user applies for the card and goes through a mandatory orientation class Access to the OCLS Internet on library owned PCs requires a Reciprocal borrower to pay small session access fee The OCLS Wi Fi network which is available at all branches remains free of charge to all users including Reciprocal borrowers and visitors who use their own iPad Mac PC Smartphone or tablet devices Maitland and Winter Park Library do not provide reciprocal privileges to OCLS patrons and charge non residents a yearly user fee Politics editOrange County is located along the pivotal Interstate 4 corridor a powerful swing region in one of the country s most critical swing states Many close elections are won or lost depending on the voting outcome along the corridor Voters are considered independent traditionally splitting their votes electing Democrats and Republicans on the same ballot As a result of such independence voters are inundated with non stop television and radio ads months preceding a general election Orange County was one of the first areas of Florida to turn Republican It swung from a 15 point victory for Franklin D Roosevelt in 1944 to a seven point victory for Thomas E Dewey in 1948 It eventually became one of the stronger Republican bastions in Florida as evidenced when it gave Barry Goldwater 56 percent of its vote in 1964 For most of the second half of the 20th century it was one of the more conservative urban counties in Florida and the nation From 1948 to 1988 Democrats only cracked the 40 percent barrier twice in 1964 and 1976 However the Republican edge narrowed considerably in the 1990s George H W Bush fell from 67 percent of the vote in 1988 to only 45 9 percent in 1992 In 1996 Bob Dole only won the county by 520 votes In September 2000 57 Democrats overtook Republicans in voter registration This was a factor in Al Gore becoming the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county since 1944 John Kerry narrowly carried the county in 2004 In 2008 however Orange County swung hard to Barack Obama who won it by the largest margin for a Democrat since Roosevelt In the years since it has become one of the strongest Democratic bastions in Florida Since 2000 Republicans have yet to retake the advantage they once enjoyed In the twelve years that followed Democrats experienced a modest increase in their voter registration percentage from 41 40 to 42 73 of the electorate Minor party voters also had modest growth increasing from 2 17 to 2 37 In contrast Republicans experienced a sharp decrease in registered voters sliding from 40 95 in 2000 down to 29 85 in 2012 The beneficiary of the Republican losses have been unaffiliated voters The percentage of the electorate identifying as an unaffiliated voter increased from 15 47 to 25 06 during this same period Orange County is one of two different counties in the entire nation to have voted for Al Gore in 2000 after voting for Dole in 1996 a distinction it shares with Charles County Maryland 58 United States presidential election results for Orange County Florida 59 Year Republican Democratic Third party No No No 2020 245 398 37 80 395 014 60 85 8 745 1 35 2016 195 216 35 37 329 894 59 77 26 792 4 85 2012 188 589 40 36 273 665 58 56 5 049 1 08 2008 186 832 40 35 273 009 58 96 3 198 0 69 2004 192 539 49 62 193 354 49 83 2 151 0 55 2000 134 531 48 02 140 236 50 06 5 388 1 92 1996 106 059 45 89 105 539 45 66 19 528 8 45 1992 108 788 45 90 82 683 34 89 45 540 19 21 1988 117 237 67 86 54 023 31 27 1 510 0 87 1984 122 068 71 39 48 752 28 51 165 0 10 1980 87 454 61 06 48 767 34 05 6 998 4 89 1976 70 451 54 01 58 442 44 80 1 544 1 18 1972 94 516 79 57 23 840 20 07 421 0 35 1968 50 874 50 54 22 548 22 40 27 247 27 07 1964 48 884 56 10 38 248 43 90 0 0 00 1960 48 244 70 98 19 729 29 02 0 0 00 1956 37 482 72 06 14 532 27 94 0 0 00 1952 29 813 71 06 12 141 28 94 0 0 00 1948 11 971 46 67 10 063 39 23 3 618 14 10 1944 8 826 42 36 12 008 57 64 0 0 00 1940 8 198 39 00 12 821 61 00 0 0 00 1936 4 394 37 53 7 314 62 47 0 0 00 1932 3 522 41 93 4 877 58 07 0 0 00 1928 6 524 70 04 2 616 28 08 175 1 88 1924 1 653 40 24 1 883 45 84 572 13 92 1920 1 447 39 45 2 035 55 48 186 5 07 1916 415 23 62 1 261 71 77 81 4 61 1912 228 12 37 1 256 68 15 359 19 48 1908 485 30 14 952 59 17 172 10 69 1904 315 25 26 874 70 09 58 4 65 1900 402 29 03 857 61 88 126 9 10 1896 565 32 47 1 086 62 41 89 5 11 1892 0 0 00 1 142 92 10 98 7 90 Voter registration edit Voter registration by party as of March 31 2024 60 Party Total Percentage Democratic 324 068 40 28 Republican 213 122 26 49 Minor parties 21 330 2 65 Unaffiliated 245 969 30 57 Total 804 489 100 00 Communities editCities edit Apopka Bay Lake Belle Isle Edgewood Lake Buena Vista Maitland Ocoee Orlando Winter Garden Winter Park Towns edit Eatonville Oakland Windermere Census designated places edit Alafaya Azalea Park Bay Hill Bithlo Christmas Clarcona Conway Dr Phillips Fairview Shores Four Corners Goldenrod Gotha Holden Heights Horizon West Hunter s Creek Lake Butler Lake Hart Lake Mary Jane Lockhart Meadow Woods Oak Ridge Orlo Vista Paradise Heights Pine Castle Pine Hills Rio Pinar Sky Lake South Apopka Southchase Taft Tangelo Park Tangerine Tildenville Union Park University Wedgefield Williamsburg Zellwood Other unincorporated communities edit Andover Lakes Chinatown Fairvilla Killarney Plymouth Reedy Creek Improvement District VinelandSee also editInnovation Way List of amusement parks in Central Florida List of tallest buildings in Orlando Mayor of Orange County National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County Florida Board of County Commissioners Orange County Health Department Teresa JacobsNotes edit Language spoken at home among residents at least five years old only languages or language groups which at least 2 of residents have spoken at any time since 1980 are mentioned Refers to 2013 2017 American Community Survey data 35 the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census Refers to 2008 2012 American Community Survey data 36 the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census Refers to 2013 2017 American Community Survey data 40 41 the last Decennial Census where foreign born population data was collected was in the 2000 census Refers to 2008 2012 American Community Survey data 42 43 the last Decennial Census where foreign born population data was collected was in the 2000 census Only countries of birth which at least 0 75 of residents were born in at any time since 1980 are mentioned a b c d Not counted separately aggregated into Other categoryReferences edit 2018 Gazetteer Map Data History of Orange County Florida a b c d 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 a b 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 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