Orchid, Florida

Orchid Grove
(Hillsborough County)

Orendain
(Hillsborough County)

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The town of Orchid is located in Indian River County.

Time Zone: Orchid lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Missouri and Virginia have communities that are also named Orchid.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Orchid had a population of 140 people ^<1> (or 0.12% of the total population of Indian River County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Orchid had a population of 281 people. This is an increase of 100.71% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Orchid.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	281	+100.71%	-0.35% since 2007
2007	282	+101.43%	-1.4% since 2006
2006	286	+104.29%	-0.69% since 2005
2005	288	+105.71%
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2000	140	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Fellsmere	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,920	29.03% increase
Florida Ridge	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
Gifford	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
Grant-Valkaria	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
Indian River Shores	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	3,393	1.6% decrease
Malabar	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,745	4.69% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Orchid.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Florida ^<3>

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Orchid. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Orchid and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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