Welcome to Orange County, NY

^{United States Military Academy at West Point}

About Orange County

At the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area, it sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley.  Its name is in honor of William III of Orange, who was greatly esteemed by the original settlers of the region. As of the 2000 census, the population was 341,367.  The county seat is the historic Town of Goshen. 

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Towns in Orange County, NY:

To learn more about the area and the available real estate listings, just click one of the following towns: 

Blooming Grove Chester Cornwall on Hudson Cornwall Crawford Deerpark Florida Goshen Greenville Greenwood Lake Hamptonburgh Harriman Highland Falls Maybrook Middletown Minisink Monroe

Montgomery New Windsor Newburgh Otisville Port Jervis Sugar Loaf Tuxedo Unionville Walden Wallkill Warwick Washingtonville Wawayanda Woodbury

History

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.

It is best known as the location of:

• The United States Military Academy at West Point
• Brotherhood Winery, America's oldest winery, in Washingtonville
• The birthplace of William H. Seward in Florida
• Orange County Choppers, the popular custom motorcycle shop featured on the Discovery Channel television series American Chopper (it is commonly mistaken that the shop is based in the more well-known Orange County, California)
• Monroe, the home and birthplace of Velveeta Cheese
• The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fam in Goshen
• The Times Herald-Record newspaper, the first cold press offset daily in the country, in Middletown
• Galleria at Crystal Run, in Middletown
• The Orange County Fair in Middletown
• Harriman State Park 
• Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets 

Geography

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 where the Great Valley of the Appalachians finally opens up and ends. The western corner is set off by the Shawangunk Ridge. The area along the Rockland County border (within Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks) and south of Newburgh is part of the Hudson Highlands. The land in between is the valley of the Wallkill River.

The highest point is Schunemunk Mountain, at 1,664 feet  (507 m) above sea level. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,172 km² (839 mi²), with 2,114 km˛ (816 mi˛) as land and 58 km˛ (22 mi˛) as water.

Transportation

The county is served by Stewart International Airport, located two miles west of Newburgh, New York. The airport serves American Airlines, AirTran Airways, JetBlue Airways, Northwestern Airlines, and US Airways. Ground transportation within Orange County is provided primarily by New Jersey Transit, ShortLine and Metro-North Railroad.  

County information and statistics provided by: http://www.wikipedia.org/