Orange, Vermont

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Population in July 2008: 961. Population change since 2000: -0.4%

Males: 474	(49.3%)
Females: 487	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,760 (it was $40,300 in 2000)

Orange:	$50,760
Vermont:	$49,907

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,635

Orange:	$21,635
Vermont:	$26,735

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $172,684 (it was $93,200 in 2000)

Orange:	$172,684
Vermont:	$205,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $178,970; Detached houses: $187,264; In 2-unit structures: $249,631; Mobile homes: $58,967
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Races in Orange:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Orange: 90.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (22.8%), English (19.6%), Irish (13.3%), French Canadian (7.9%), Scottish (7.3%), Italian (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1512 feet

Land area: 38.8 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Orange

High school or higher: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orange town

Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 66.8%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 8.5%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.8%
Vermont:	3.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Orange, Vermont in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Orange to the number of sex offenders is 961 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Orange:	1.6% ($1,491)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (93.4 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (142.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (240.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Graniteville-East Barre, VT (2.0 miles ), Washington, VT (2.3 miles ), Barre, VT (2.3 miles ), South Barre, VT (2.4 miles ), Barre, VT (2.5 miles ), Topsham, VT (2.6 miles ), Plainfield, VT (2.7 miles ), Williamstown, VT (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 44.15 N, Longitude: 72.39 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

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Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+5.3%).

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.1%
Vermont:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (23%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Finance and insurance (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Carpenters (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Average climate in Orange, Vermont

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Orange-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Vermont state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Orange town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/24/1960, a category 2 tornado 41.5 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Orange-area historical earthquake activity is near Vermont state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 69.6 miles away from Orange center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 60.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from Orange center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 51.6 miles away from Orange center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Orange:

CENTRAL VERMONT HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BARRE, VT)
GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; RANDOLPH, VT)
VERMONT STATE HOSP DISTINCT PART UNIT (about 21 miles; WATERBURY, VT)

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Amtrak station near Orange:

13 miles: MONTPELIER-BARRE (MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER JCT. RD.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orange:

NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 25 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 40 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 73 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)

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Notable location: Orange Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Orange: Orange Alliance Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Clement Cemetery (1), Orange Center Cemetery (2), Cutlers Corners Cemetery (3), Peake Cemetery (4), Richardson Cemetery (5), Smith Lot Cemetery (6), East Orange Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Wheeler Pond (A), Riddel Pond (B), Lower Orange Reservoir (C), Orange Reservoir (D), Thurman W. Dix Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Orange Brook (A), Baker Brook (B), Nate Smith Brook (C), Nelson Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.8%
Whole state:	65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.4%
Whole state:	7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Orange, VT

Orange compared to Vermont state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County Vermont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%) Wood (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Orange

Adherents

Name	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church
Adherents	39.7%	16.1%	11.4%	7.2%	6.4%
Congregations	36.5%	17.3%	7.7%	7.7%	3.8%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church	Friends (Quakers)	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other religions
Adherents	5.9%	4.0%	2.3%	2.1%	5.1%
Congregations	5.8%	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	13.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.06%
Vermont average:	6.60%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Washington County, VT	1.75% ($32,345 average AGI)
from Windsor County, VT	1.44% ($33,162)
from Grafton County, NH	1.04% ($40,529)

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,342 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Vermont average:	6.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Washington County, VT	1.49% ($27,329 average AGI)
to Windsor County, VT	1.22% ($33,348)
to Grafton County, NH	0.94% ($34,743)

Strongest AM radio stations in Orange:

WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WSNO (1450 AM; 1 kW; BARRE, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C)
WSKI (1240 AM; 1 kW; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: GALLOWAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Orange:

WCMD (89.9 FM; BARRE, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC)
WORK (107.1 FM; BARRE, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)

TV broadcast stations around Orange:

WBVT-LP (Channel 39; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: NYN, LLC)

Orange, Vermont:

Fatal accident count: 10
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
Fatalities: 10
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Vermont average:

Fatal accident count: 46
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 65
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
Fatalities: 52
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 112
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

See more detailed statistics of Orange fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $2,014,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,930
Total average daily truck traffic: 333
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 5,895

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: W1MMN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00790166
Grant Date: 12/31/2003, Expiration Date: 03/22/2014, Certifier: George J Chandler Jr
Registrant: George J Chandler Jr, 108 George St, Orange, VT 05641-9668
Call Sign: W1OAK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00790167
Grant Date: 12/31/2003, Expiration Date: 03/22/2014, Certifier: Ann L Chandler
Registrant: Ann L Chandler, 108 George St, Orange, VT 05641-9668

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8
Hazardous Condition: 18

Incident types - Orange

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