Orange, Texas

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The city of Orange is located in Orange County and is the county seat.

Orange is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Orange lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Orange can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Orange had a population of 18,643 people^<2> (or 21.96% of the total population of Orange County). The population of Orange represented 0.09% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 118th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Orange had a population of 19,494 people. This is an increase of 4.56% 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 Orange.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Vinton (LA)	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	3,255	2.49% decrease
	Bridge City	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	8,593	0.67% decrease
	Deweyville	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Groves	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	14,393	8.52% decrease
	Mauriceville	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Nederland	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	16,096	7.61% decrease

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

Websites for Orange

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The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Orange. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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