Orange County, New York
Orange County | |
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845 | |
Congressional district | 18th |
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Orange County is a
Orange County is part of the
As of the
History
Orange County was officially established on November 1, 1683[
At that date, the only
The first European settlers in the area of the present-day county arrived in 1685. They were a party of around twenty-five families from
During the American Revolutionary War the county was divided into Loyalists, Patriots, and those who remained neutral. The local government supported the Revolution, or "The Cause." Some residents posed as Loyalists but were part of a secret spy network set up by Gen. George Washington. Capt. William Bull III[10] of the Town of Wallkill (which was then a part of Ulster County) served in the Continental Army with Gen. Washington in Spencer's Additional Continental Regiment. His cousin was revealed after the war to be part of Washington's spy ring. His brother Moses Bull raised 20 men from the Town of Wallkill to service with his brother. Capt. Bull was promoted twice for valor on the battlefield, once in the Battle of Monmouth where he was part of Lord Stirling's men who famously saved the day after Gen. Lee's retreat. Capt. Bull wintered at Valley Forge with several men from Orange County. Capt. Bull retired from the Army in 1781 and returned to the Town of Wallkill where he built Brick Castle. Hundreds of men from Orange County served in the local militia and many of them fought in the Battle of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton. However, many residents remained loyal to King George III, include members of Capt. Bull's family. Many in the county were divided within families. Capt. Bull's uncle Thomas Bull was jailed for years in Goshen and then Fishkill for being a Loyalist. Resident Claudius Smith was a Loyalist marauder whose team robbed and terrorized citizens; he was hanged in Goshen in 1779 for allegedly robbing and killing Major Nathaniel Strong; two of his sons were also executed for similar crimes. Capt. Bull's cousin Peter Bull of Hamptonburgh served in the Orange County regiment and was charged with guarding the roads at night from Smith. The Mathews family of Blooming Grove were active Loyalists; Fletcher Mathews was a sympathizer and sometime associate of Smith,[11] and his brother David Mathews was Mayor of New York City during its British occupation for the entirety of the war.
In 1798, after the American Revolutionary War, the boundaries of Orange County changed. Its southern corner was used to create the new Rockland County, and in exchange, an area to the north of the Moodna Creek was added, which had previously been in Ulster County. This caused a reorganization of the local administration, as the original county seat had been fixed at Orangetown in 1703, but this was now in Rockland County. Duties were subsequently shared between Goshen, which had been the center of government for the northern part of Orange County, and Newburgh, which played a similar role in the area transferred from Ulster County. The county court was established in 1801. It was not until 1970 that Goshen was named as the sole county seat.
Due to a boundary dispute between New York and New Jersey, the boundaries of many of the southern towns of the county were not definitively established until the 19th century.[12]
Geography
According to the
Orange County is in southeastern New York State, directly north of the New Jersey-New York border, west of the Hudson River, east of the Delaware River and northwest of New York City. It borders the New York counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester, as well as Passaic and Sussex counties in New Jersey and Pike County in Pennsylvania.
Orange County is the only county which borders both the Hudson and Delaware Rivers, and is also the only county in the state to border both New Jersey (south) and Pennsylvania (west).
Orange County is where the
The highest point is Schunemunk Mountain, at 1,664 feet (507 m) above sea level. The lowest is sea level along the Hudson.
National protected areas
Adjacent counties
- Dutchess County – northeast
- Passaic County, New Jersey - southeast
- Pike County, Pennsylvania – southwest
- Putnam County - east
- Rockland County – southeast
- Sullivan County – northwest
- Sussex County, New Jersey - south
- Ulster County – north
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 18,492 | — | |
1800 | 29,355 | 58.7% | |
1810 | 34,347 | 17.0% | |
1820 | 41,213 | 20.0% | |
1830 | 45,336 | 10.0% | |
1840 | 50,739 | 11.9% | |
1850 | 57,145 | 12.6% | |
1860 | 63,812 | 11.7% | |
1870 | 80,902 | 26.8% | |
1880 | 88,220 | 9.0% | |
1890 | 97,859 | 10.9% | |
1900 | 103,859 | 6.1% | |
1910 | 116,001 | 11.7% | |
1920 | 119,844 | 3.3% | |
1930 | 130,383 | 8.8% | |
1940 | 140,113 | 7.5% | |
1950 | 152,255 | 8.7% | |
1960 | 183,734 | 20.7% | |
1970 | 221,657 | 20.6% | |
1980 | 259,603 | 17.1% | |
1990 | 307,647 | 18.5% | |
2000 | 341,367 | 11.0% | |
2010 | 372,813 | 9.2% | |
2020 | 401,310 | 7.6% | |
2023 (est.) | 407,470 | 1.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[14] 1790-1960[15] 1900-1990[16] 1990-2000[17] 2010-2019[18] |
2000–2010
At the
During the 2000 Census, there were 114,788 households, out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $52,058, and the median income for a family was $60,355. Males had a median income of $42,363 versus $30,821 for females. The
Despite its rural roots, Orange County has been among the fastest-growing regions within the
2018
Per the American Community Survey's 2018 estimates, there were 381,951 residents within Orange County.[22] 63.5% of the county was non-Hispanic white, 12.95 Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.0% from two or more races, and 21.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.4% of Orange County's residents spoke another language other than English at home.
There were 126,776 households in 2018 and an average of 2.90 persons per household. The owner-occupied housing rate was 68.0% and the median gross rent of the county was $1,223. The median homeowner cost with a mortgage was $2,280 and $909 without a mortgage.
The median income for a household from 2014 to 2018 was $76,716 and the per capita income was $33,472. 11.5% of the county's inhabitants were below the poverty line in 2018.
2020 Census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH)
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231,848 | 57.8% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
41,341 | 10.3% |
Native American (NH)
|
754 | 0.2% |
Asian (NH)
|
11,665 | 3% |
Pacific Islander (NH)
|
104 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed (NH)
|
25,854 | 6.44% |
Latino
|
89,744 | 22.4% |
Law and government
Originally, like most New York counties, Orange County was governed by a board of supervisors. Its board consisted of the 20 town supervisors, nine city supervisors elected from the nine wards of the City of Newburgh, and four each elected from the wards of the cities of Middletown and Port Jervis. In 1968, the board adopted a county charter and a reapportionment plan that created the county legislature and executive. The first county executive and legislature were elected in November, 1969 and took office on January 1, 1970. Today, Orange County is still governed by the same charter; residents elect the county executive and a 21-member county legislature elected from 21 single-member districts. There are also several state constitutional positions that are elected, including a sheriff, county clerk and district attorney. Prior to January 1, 2008, four coroners were also elected; however, on that date, the county switched to a medical examiner system.
The current county officers are:
- County Executive: Steven M. Neuhaus (Republican)
- County Clerk: Kelly A. Eskew (Republican)
- Sheriff: Paul Arteta (Republican)
- District Attorney: David M. Hoovler (Republican)
The County Legislature and its previous board of supervisors were long dominated by the Republican Party. However, since the late 20th century, the Democrats have closed the gap. During 2008 and 2009 the legislature was evenly split between 10
Name | Party | Term |
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Louis V. Mills | Republican | January 1, 1970 – December 31, 1977 |
Louis C. Heimbach | Republican | January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1989 |
Mary M. McPhillips | Democratic | January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1993 |
Joseph G. Rampe | Republican | January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001 |
Edward A. Diana | Republican | January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 |
Steven M. Neuhaus | Republican | January 1, 2014 – present |
District | Legislator | Party | Residence |
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1 | Michael Amo | Independence | Central Valley |
2 | Janet Sutherland | Republican | |
3 | Paul Ruszkiewicz | Republican | Pine Island |
4 | Kevindaryán Luján | Democratic | Newburgh
|
5 | Katie Bonelli chairwoman
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Republican | Blooming Grove |
6 | Genesis Ramos | Democratic | Newburgh
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7 | Peter Tuohy | Republican | |
8 | Barry J. Cheney | Republican | Warwick |
9 | L. Stephen Brescia | Republican | Montgomery |
10 | Glenn R. Ehlers | Republican | Chester |
11 | Kathy Stegenga | Republican | |
12 | Kevin Hines | Republican | Cornwall |
13 | Thomas J. Faggione majority leader | Republican | Deerpark |
14 | Laurie R. Tautel | Democratic | |
15 | Joseph J. Minuta | Republican | |
16 | Leigh J. Benton | Republican | Newburgh |
17 | Mike Anagnostakis | Democratic | Maybrook |
18 | Rob Sassi | Republican | |
19 | Michael D. Paduch minority leader | Democratic | Middletown |
20 | Joel Sierra | Democratic | Middletown |
21 | James D. O'Donnell | Republican | Goshen |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Steve Neuhaus | 38,845 | 80.31 | ||
Conservative | Steve Neuhaus | 9,072 | 18.76 | ||
Total | Steve Neuhaus (incumbent) | 47,917 | 99.06 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David Hoovler | 36,837 | 80.00 | ||
Conservative | David Hoovler | 8,959 | 19.46 | ||
Total | David Hoovler (incumbent) | 45,796 | 99.46 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kelly Eskew | 33,012 | 53.32 | ||
Conservative | Kelly Eskew | 7,063 | 11.41 | ||
Total | Kelly Eskew | 40,075 | 64.73 | ||
Democratic | Anthony Grice | 20,141 | 32.53 | ||
Working Families | Anthony Grice | 1,676 | 2.71 | ||
Total | Anthony Grice | 21,817 | 35.24 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independence | Michael Amo | 1,849 | 84.66 | ||
Republican | Michael Amo | 323 | 14.79 | ||
Total | Michael Amo (incumbent) | 2,172 | 99.45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Janet Sutherland | 1,841 | 79.11 | ||
Conservative | Janet Sutherland | 477 | 20.50 | ||
Total | Janet Sutherland (incumbent) | 2,318 | 99.61 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul Ruszkiewicz | 2,352 | 80.58 | ||
Conservative | Paul Ruszkiewicz | 560 | 19.18 | ||
Total | Paul Ruszkiewicz (incumbent) | 2,912 | 99.76 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kevindaryan Lujan (Incumbent) | 319 | 59.51 | ||
Democratic | Gabrielle Hill | 216 | 40.30 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kevindaryan Lujan | 692 | 65.16 | ||
Working Families | Kevindaryan Lujan | 86 | 8.10 | ||
Total | Kevindaryan Lujan (incumbent) | 778 | 73.26 | ||
Republican | Alfonso Ramos | 230 | 21.66 | ||
Conservative | Alfonso Ramos | 50 | 4.71 | ||
Total | Alfonso Ramos | 280 | 26.37 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Katie Bonelli | 2,170 | 82.95 | ||
Conservative | Katie Bonelli | 433 | 16.55 | ||
Total | Katie Bonelli (incumbent) | 2,603 | 99.50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Genesis Ramos | 394 | 67.35 | ||
Democratic | Roger Ramjug | 188 | 32.14 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Genesis Ramos | 816 | 48.20 | ||
Working Families | Genesis Ramos | 71 | 4.19 | ||
Total | Genesis Ramos | 887 | 52.39 | ||
Republican | John Giudice | 611 | 36.09 | ||
Conservative | John Giudice | 138 | 8.15 | ||
Total | John Giudice | 749 | 44.24 | ||
Nbg Leadership | Roger Ramjug | 55 | 3.25 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter Tuohy | 1,925 | 80.88 | ||
Conservative | Peter Tuohy | 438 | 18.40 | ||
Total | Peter Tuohy (incumbent) | 2,363 | 99.29 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Barry Cheney | 2,276 | 78.75 | ||
Conservative | Barry Cheney | 592 | 20.48 | ||
Total | Barry Cheney (incumbent) | 2,868 | 99.24 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Brescia | 1,806 | 46.71 | ||
Conservative | Steve Brescia | 398 | 10.29 | ||
Total | Steve Brescia (incumbent) | 2,204 | 57.01 | ||
Democratic | Fran Fox-Pizzonia | 1,491 | 38.57 | ||
Working Families | Fran Fox-Pizzonia | 164 | 4.24 | ||
Total | Fran Fox-Pizzonia | 1,655 | 42.81 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Glenn Ehlers | 291 | 68.79 | ||
Republican | Orlando Perez | 131 | 30.97 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Glenn Ehlers | 1,970 | 49.34 | ||
Orange First | Glenn Ehlers | 56 | 1.40 | ||
Total | Glenn Ehlers | 2,026 | 50.74 | ||
Democratic | Susan Bahren | 1,500 | 37.57 | ||
Working Families | Susan Bahren | 130 | 3.26 | ||
Total | Susan Bahren | 1,630 | 40.82 | ||
Conservative | Orlando Perez | 337 | 8.44 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kathy Stegenga | 2,119 | 56.12 | ||
Conservative | Kathy Stegenga | 484 | 12.82 | ||
Total | Kathy Stegenga (incumbent) | 2,603 | 68.94 | ||
Democratic | Ryan Mayo | 1,170 | 30.99 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kevin Hines | 2,003 | 42.47 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Hines | 490 | 10.39 | ||
Total | Kevin Hines (incumbent) | 2,493 | 52.86 | ||
Democratic | Matthew Rettig | 2,002 | 42.45 | ||
Working Families | Matthew Rettig | 219 | 4.64 | ||
Total | Matthew Rettig | 2,221 | 47.09 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas Faggione | 1,813 | 60.41 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Faggione | 441 | 14.70 | ||
Total | Thomas Faggione (incumbent) | 2,254 | 75.11 | ||
Democratic | Seth Goldman | 744 | 24.79 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Laurie Tautel | 866 | 43.28 | ||
Working Families | Laurie Tautel | 138 | 6.90 | ||
Total | Laurie Tautel (incumbent) | 1,004 | 50.17 | ||
Republican | Jennifer Gargiulo | 813 | 40.63 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Gargiulo | 184 | 9.20 | ||
Total | Jennifer Gargiulo | 997 | 49.83 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph Minuta | 1,422 | 45.13 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Minuta | 250 | 7.93 | ||
Total | Joseph Minuta (incumbent) | 1,672 | 53.06 | ||
Democratic | Neil Fernandez | 1,405 | 44.59 | ||
United 4NW | Neil Fernandez | 74 | 2.35 | ||
Total | Neil Fernandez | 1,479 | 46.94 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Leigh Benton | 1,624 | 57.49 | ||
Conservative | Leigh Benton | 362 | 12.81 | ||
Total | Leigh Benton (incumbent) | 1,986 | 70.30 | ||
Democratic | Pearl Johnson | 836 | 29.59 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Anagnostakis (incumbent) | 732 | 72.26 | ||
Republican | Patricia Maher | 280 | 27.64 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Anagnostakis | 1,275 | 45.08 | ||
Democratic | Mike Anagnostakis | 996 | 35.22 | ||
Total | Mike Anagnostakis (incumbent) | 2,271 | 80.30 | ||
Conservative | Patricia Maher | 555 | 19.63 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rob Sassi | 2,001 | 56.77 | ||
Conservative | Rob Sassi | 456 | 12.94 | ||
Total | Rob Sassi (incumbent) | 2,457 | 69.70 | ||
Democratic | Gail Jeter | 953 | 27.04 | ||
Working Families | Gail Jeter | 115 | 3.26 | ||
Total | Gail Jeter | 1,068 | 30.30 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Paduch (incumbent) | 1,079 | 99.26 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joel Sierra | 970 | 67.69 | ||
Middle Pride | Joel Sierra | 43 | 3.00 | ||
Total | Joel Sierra (incumbent) | 1,013 | 70.69 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Gomez | 386 | 26.94 | ||
Ind Leadership | Kevin Gomez | 32 | 2.23 | ||
Total | Kevin Gomez | 418 | 29.17 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James O'Donnell | 1,941 | 57.12 | ||
Conservative | James O'Donnell | 456 | 13.42 | ||
Total | James O'Donnell (incumbent) | 2,397 | 70.54 | ||
Democratic | Neal Frishberg | 999 | 29.40 |
Transportation
The county is served by
Ground transportation within Orange County is provided primarily by
Major roadways
Major routes in Orange County are freeways
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 85,068 | 49.30% | 84,955 | 49.24% | 2,516 | 1.46% |
2016 | 76,645 | 50.42% | 68,278 | 44.91% | 7,098 | 4.67% |
2012 | 65,367 | 46.48% | 73,315 | 52.13% | 1,946 | 1.38% |
2008 | 72,042 | 47.40% | 78,326 | 51.54% | 1,614 | 1.06% |
2004 | 79,089 | 54.67% | 63,394 | 43.82% | 2,190 | 1.51% |
2000 | 62,852 | 49.66% | 58,170 | 45.96% | 5,535 | 4.37% |
1996 | 45,956 | 40.12% | 54,995 | 48.01% | 13,587 | 11.86% |
1992 | 53,493 | 43.66% | 45,946 | 37.50% | 23,081 | 18.84% |
1988 | 65,446 | 62.44% | 38,465 | 36.70% | 899 | 0.86% |
1984 | 69,413 | 67.78% | 32,663 | 31.89% | 337 | 0.33% |
1980 | 51,268 | 56.67% | 30,022 | 33.18% | 9,180 | 10.15% |
1976 | 49,685 | 54.80% | 40,362 | 44.51% | 626 | 0.69% |
1972 | 63,556 | 71.00% | 25,778 | 28.80% | 181 | 0.20% |
1968 | 44,955 | 56.09% | 28,122 | 35.09% | 7,072 | 8.82% |
1964 | 30,610 | 38.78% | 48,244 | 61.13% | 70 | 0.09% |
1960 | 48,646 | 60.67% | 31,471 | 39.25% | 65 | 0.08% |
1956 | 57,739 | 77.54% | 16,722 | 22.46% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 51,217 | 71.23% | 20,585 | 28.63% | 98 | 0.14% |
1948 | 38,351 | 62.84% | 20,638 | 33.82% | 2,042 | 3.35% |
1944 | 39,041 | 61.71% | 24,059 | 38.03% | 162 | 0.26% |
1940 | 38,913 | 58.35% | 27,632 | 41.43% | 145 | 0.22% |
1936 | 34,428 | 54.41% | 27,528 | 43.50% | 1,320 | 2.09% |
1932 | 30,687 | 56.39% | 22,971 | 42.21% | 765 | 1.41% |
1928 | 37,334 | 64.10% | 19,047 | 32.70% | 1,859 | 3.19% |
1924 | 29,184 | 67.74% | 9,765 | 22.67% | 4,134 | 9.60% |
1920 | 24,558 | 66.13% | 10,567 | 28.46% | 2,010 | 5.41% |
1916 | 13,619 | 56.06% | 10,198 | 41.98% | 478 | 1.97% |
1912 | 10,364 | 43.14% | 9,404 | 39.14% | 4,258 | 17.72% |
1908 | 14,414 | 57.03% | 9,938 | 39.32% | 924 | 3.66% |
1904 | 14,222 | 56.93% | 9,882 | 39.55% | 879 | 3.52% |
1900 | 14,137 | 57.12% | 10,180 | 41.13% | 432 | 1.75% |
1896 | 14,086 | 59.52% | 8,971 | 37.91% | 610 | 2.58% |
1892 | 11,081 | 48.70% | 10,421 | 45.80% | 1,252 | 5.50% |
1888 | 11,261 | 49.49% | 10,852 | 47.69% | 640 | 2.81% |
1884 | 9,968 | 48.32% | 9,841 | 47.70% | 822 | 3.98% |
1880 | 10,088 | 50.65% | 9,672 | 48.56% | 156 | 0.78% |
1876 | 9,430 | 48.96% | 9,776 | 50.75% | 56 | 0.29% |
1872 | 8,471 | 52.23% | 7,712 | 47.55% | 36 | 0.22% |
1868 | 8,129 | 50.78% | 7,879 | 49.22% | 0 | 0.00% |
1864 | 6,784 | 50.56% | 6,633 | 49.44% | 0 | 0.00% |
1860 | 5,898 | 49.53% | 6,011 | 50.47% | 0 | 0.00% |
1856 | 4,274 | 41.12% | 3,948 | 37.98% | 2,172 | 20.90% |
1852 | 9,968 | 50.28% | 9,841 | 49.64% | 17 | 0.09% |
1848 | 4,172 | 47.54% | 3,170 | 36.12% | 1,434 | 16.34% |
1844 | 4,626 | 46.42% | 5,303 | 53.21% | 37 | 0.37% |
1840 | 4,371 | 47.41% | 4,845 | 52.55% | 3 | 0.03% |
1836 | 2,242 | 38.77% | 3,541 | 61.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
1832 | 2,884 | 40.52% | 4,234 | 59.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
1828 | 2,586 | 40.54% | 3,793 | 59.46% | 0 | 0.00% |
In recent years, Orange County has emerged as a swing county, mirroring the preferences of the nation as a whole in presidential elections, voting for the winner in every election from 1996 to 2016. The streak ended in 2020, however, as Orange County narrowly voted to re-elect Donald Trump, even as Democratic nominee Joe Biden of Delaware won the election overall. Bill Clinton won Orange County 48% to 42% in 1996. George W. Bush won 47% of the Orange County vote in 2000, and 54% in 2004. Barack Obama carried the county with a 51% vote share four years later and carried the county again in 2012. However, Donald Trump won the county in 2016, thus making it one of 206 counties across the country to vote for Obama twice and then Trump. In 2020, Trump again won Orange County, this time by just 312 votes out of nearly 170,000 votes cast, a margin of about 0.2 percentage points. Despite this, it was only the fourth-closest county in the state and one of five that Trump won by less than 500 votes.
Previously, like most of the Lower Hudson, Orange County had leaned
In the
At the state level, Republicans had held onto both State Senate seats until 2018, when John Bonacic retired after 26 years, the 42nd district was then won by Democrat Jen Metzger, for 1 term. In 2020 it returned to the GOP, via Mike Martucci, who chose not to run for re-election in 2022. The 39th State Senate District was held by Democrat James Skoufis from 2016 through 2022, when statewide redistricting moved Skoufis to the newly drawn 42nd district. Skoufis was re-elected to this new district, consisting of most of the county. Newburgh and Maybrook, meanwhile, remained in the new 39th District, held since 2022 by Republican Robert Rolison.
Democrats have also made significant gains in the county's State Assembly seats. The 98th district, which includes the far western part of the county as well as the Town of Warwick, is represented by
Sports
Delano-Hitch Stadium in Newburgh has played host to various professional and amateur baseball teams from various leagues since opening in 1926. The stadium was home to the North Country Baseball League Newburgh Newts for the 1st and only season, 2015.
High school sports
High schools in Orange County compete in Section 9 of the
College sports
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Motorsports
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Communities
Cities
Towns
- Blooming Grove
- Chester
- Cornwall
- Crawford
- Deerpark
- Goshen
- Greenville
- Hamptonburgh
- Highlands
- Minisink
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Mount Hope
- New Windsor
- Newburgh
- Palm Tree
- Tuxedo
- Wallkill
- Warwick
- Wawayanda
- Woodbury
Villages
- Chester
- Cornwall on Hudson
- Florida
- Goshen (county seat)
- Greenwood Lake
- Harriman
- Highland Falls
- Kiryas Joel
- Maybrook
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Otisville
- South Blooming Grove
- Tuxedo Park
- Unionville
- Walden
- Warwick
- Washingtonville
- Woodbury
Census-designated places
Hamlets
Education
School districts include:[29]
- Chester Union Free School District
- Cornwall Central School District
- Eldred Central School District
- Florida Union Free School District
- Goshen Central School District
- Greenwood Lake Union Free School District
- Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockland)
- Highland Falls Central School District
- Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District(Palm Tree)
- Marlboro Central School District
- Enlarged City School District of Middletown
- Minisink Valley Central School District
- Monroe-Woodbury Central School District
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District
- Pine Bush Central School District
- Port Jervis City School District
- Suffern Central School District
- Tuxedo Union Free School District
- Valley Central School District (Montgomery)
- Wallkill Central School District
- Warwick Valley Central School District
- Washingtonville Central School District
Private 2ndary educational institutions:
- John S. Burke Catholic High School (Goshen)
- Storm King School (Cornwall)
- United States Military Academy Preparatory School (West Point)
Colleges:
- Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh)
- OCCC/SUNY Orange (Middletown)
- United States Military Academy (West Point)
In popular culture
- Heavy: parts of the movie were filmed in the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Jervis
- Super Troopers: parts of the movie were filmed in the Newburgh area.
- The Sopranos parts of season 6-b, Episode 1: Warwick and Tuxedo[30]
- Michael Clayton: Moodna Viaduct (Cornwall), South Blooming Grove, and Stewart Airport (New Windsor/Newburgh area)[31]
- The Human Footprint: parts filmed in the Hudson Valley region; aired on National Geographic Channel in 2008[32]
- American Chopper: Montgomery, NY & then Newburgh, NY
- Final Destination & Final Destination 2: Parts of plot takes place in Otisville, NY and Greenwood Lake, NY - Shown by patches that police officers wear and television news program that is played.
- Central Valley, NY[33]
Points of interest
Points of interest in Orange County include the
Three state parks: Goosepond Mountain State Park,
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Goshen (Historic Trotter Track)
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Bull Stone House sits on 100 acres in Hamptonburgh, New York. Built in 1722.
Notable residents
- Juan Rodriguez, interpreter and sailor for the Dutch West India Company in what is today Manhattan, from the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, which is today the Dominican Republic. He began working in Orange County and the surrounding area in 1612. He is considered the first person of African descent and non-Native resident of what would eventually become New York City
- Sarah Wells,[8] 1712, first female settler of European heritage in the interior of Orange County, at age 16. She and husband William Bull, built a stone house in the (now Town of Goshen) wilderness, and raised 12 children to adulthood. Died in 1796, aged 100 years, 15 days, with 335 descendants. Matriarch of the Bull Family
- William Bull, built Knox's Headquarters in New Windsor
- J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur Chester Greycourt colonial farmer and agricultural writer Letters from an American Farmer
- Thomas Young, organizer of Boston Tea Party, born New Windsor
- Henry Wisner, Orange County delegate to the First and Second Continental Congress, (but did not sign the Declaration of Independence) and a gunpowder producer during Revolutionary War
- Loyalist, Mayor of New York City under the British, during the American Revolution, resided in Mathewsfield (now Blooming Grove)
- Claudius Smith, Loyalist, guerilla Tory who terrorized Monroe with Chief Joseph Brant and the Smith gang, he was hanged
- Joseph Brant, Loyalist, native American guerrilla leader during the American Revolutionary War
- Noah Webster, Lexicographer, Webster's dictionary. Founded a private school, c. 1783, catering to wealthy families in Goshen.[34]
- George Washington, resided/stationed in Hasbrouck House in Newburgh from April 1782 until August 1783, during the waning days of the American Revolutionary War[35][36]
- Benedict Arnold, revolutionary war general turned traitor
- Solomon Townsend, industrialist and State Legislator, established Augusta Forge (iron works) in Tuxedo Park
- AME Zion Churchand its 1st bishop, born Newburgh
- William H. Seward, U.S. Secretary of State, under Lincoln, a 2-term federal Senator and 12th governor of NY, born and raised Florida, NY.[37][38]
- Albert J. Myer, born Newburgh Sept 20, 1829. Surgeon & US Army general (1854–1869). Known as the father of the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the U.S. Weather Bureau
- Elizabeth Marie Pope, author of The Sherwood Ring [citation needed]
- Stephen Crane, wrote part of The Red Badge of Courage in Port Jervis, ostensibly based on Orange Blossoms battle at Chancellorsville
- Zane Grey, practiced dentistry in Middletown, before his literary career
- Pierre Lorillard IV, tobacco magnate, founded Tuxedo Park in 1886
- Emily Post, author, resided in Emily Post Cottage, buried in St. Mary's, both in Tuxedo Park
- Tomás Estrada Palma, first President of Cuba, resided in a home on Route 32 in Central Valley
- David Moffat, railroad developer, Washingtonville native
- Webb Horton, (1826-1908) Narrowsburgh industrial tanner, had Webb Horton House (aka Morrison Hall) built in Middletown (1902–07). The namesake of Webb Horton (Presbyterian) Church (b. 1918 Middletown) and E. Horton Hospital (1929-2011 in Middletown)
- Satella Waterstone, author and composer, born Greenwood Lake 1875
- Willie "The Lion" Smith, jazz "stride" pianist, born Goshen 1897. A handwritten letter sent by Smith, thanking the Goshen Public Library resides amongst their permanent historical collection.
- Horace Pippin, Black artist and painter, raised and educated (in segregated schools) in Goshen
- Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc
- Elise McAbee, US Army chemist/materials engineer, born 1920, raised in Orange county
- Jolie Gabor, mother of Gabor sisters, resided in large brick home with separate enclosed, mosaic-tiled pool, in Goshen, NY on Old Chester Road
- James Patterson, prolific (commercial) novelist, born Newburgh 1947
- Al Sarrantonio, sci-fi and horror author [citation needed]
- Spencer Tunick, photographer of large scale nudes, born Middletown, 1967
- Mel Gibson, attended elementary school in Washingtonville the year before his family moved to Australia in the 1960s.[39]
- Denzel Washington, actor, attended the now defunct Oakland Military Academy
- Tony Gilroy, writer, producer, director[40] Washingtonville graduate
- Whoopi Goldberg, Academy Award-winning actress, owns a Tuxedo Park home
- Robert DeNiro, Academy Award-winning actor, owns home in Tuxedo Park
- Emily DiDonato, fashion model, spokesmodel for Maybelline, born in Goshen, 1991
- Barry Bostwick, actor [citation needed]
- James Mangold, screenwriter, director, Washingtonville graduate[40]
- Emmy Awardwinning actor, raised in and graduated Cornwall
- Geraldine Ferraro, 1984 U.S. vice-presidential candidate, U.S. Congresswoman, born Newburgh
- Benjamin Gilman, US Congressman (1973–2003), lifelong Middletown resident
- Grammy winning, polkaband leader
- John Bonacic, 30 year OC politician, State Assembly then Senate
- Hasidiccommunity, spent final years and is buried in Kiryas Joel
- Aaron Teitelbaum, current Grand Rabbi of Kiryas Joel faction of Satmar Hasidic community.
- Martin Dempsey, US Army General and 18th chairman (Pentagon) Joint Chiefs of Staff 2011–2015, 1970 J.S. Burke graduate
- U.S. Army. Former Director of the C.I.A. and commander of U.S. forces in Iraq (2007-2008) and Afghanistan (2011)[41]
- Frank Shorter, Marathon runner: 1972 Olympic gold medalist, 1976 Olympic silver. Raised in Middletown
- Ed Banach, 1984 Olympic wrestling gold medalist, Port Jervis native
- Lou Banach, 1984 Olympic wrestling gold medalist, Port Jervis native
- Bill Bayno, 1980 J.S. Burke grad, 1990s champion UNLV college coach, astn. NBA coach
- William Moran, a retired United States Navy Admiral and Vice-Chief of Naval Operations (2016-2019).
- Mort Goldman)
- Nathaniel White, convicted serial killer, Town of Wallkill resident (during murders)
- Jay Westervelt, environmentalist, Village of Florida resident
- Andy Grammer, pop musician, born 1983, raised in Chester, graduated Monroe
- Mike Martucci, politician from New Hampton
- James Skoufis, state senator
- Brad Mehldau, jazz pianist [citation needed]
- Cyndi Lauper, 1980s pop singer, spent summers in Tuxedo Park
- Saul Williams, musician, poet, actor and artist; was born and raised in Newburgh
- Vérité, (YouTube) pop musician, born and raised in OC
- Cage Kennylz, rapper, raised in Middletown
- Aaron Tveit, actor and singer, Broadway star, reared in Middletown
- Paul Teutul Sr., reality TV star of American Chopper, owner Orange County Choppers
- Paul Teutul Jr., reality TV star and custom motorcycle builder of Paul Jr. Designs
- James Cromwell actor 1970s-2020s, political & environmental activist, Warwick resident since 2000s
- James Emery, Warwick resident, since 2000s, jazz guitarist of String Trio of New York
- Shotsie Gorman, American tattoo artist[42]
- Stefanie Dolson, WNBA player and 2021 Olympic 3x3 Gold medalist, Minisink High graduate (descendant of 18th century, OC settler and pelt trader James Dolson)
- Nick Abruzzese, 2022 US Olympic Hockey Team, Harvard graduate, NHL Toronto Maple Leafs 2019 draftee, Slate Hill resident
- Derek Jeter, New York Yankees team 'captain' and HoFer, purchased Tiedemann Castle (b. 1915) in Warwick, where his parents resided year round, sold via auction in December 2022[43][44]
- Greg Anthony, former New York Knicks NBA player
- MLB player, Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox, raised Middletown
- Matt Morris, former all star pitcher St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, 1990s Valley Central graduate
- Dee Brown, former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player.[45]
- Jason Motte, former MLB pitcher, closer for the 2011 Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Valley Central graduate
- Dave Telgheder, former MLB pitcher for the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics.[46]
- Brian Cashman, General Manager, New York Yankees[citation needed]
- Scott Pioli, NFL executive, former General Manager of the Kansas City Chiefs[47]
See also
- Hudson Valley
- Orange County Youth Football League
- Wawayanda Patent, 1703 land grant
- Neversink Preserve
- Cuddebackville Dam
- List of counties in New York
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, New York
Notes
References
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- Wikidata Q114149636.
- Dray, Phillip. A Lynching At Port Jervis: Race and Reckoning In the Gilded Age. NY. March 2023.
Further reading
- Ruttenber, Edward Manning (1881). History of Orange County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. LCCN 16020351.
- Sullivan, James; Williams, Melvin E.; Conklin, Edwin P.; Fitzpatrick, Benedict, eds. (1927). "Chapter I. Orange County.". History of New York State, 1523–1927 (PDF). Vol. 2. New York City, Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Co. p. 411-20. Wikidata Q114149636.
External links
- Orange County, New York government
- Orange County tourism information
- Orange County, New York, Chamber of Commerce
- Orange County at Curlie
- Early summary history of Orange County
- Hudson Valley Directory, listings pertaining to Orange County, New York