Orange County, Vermont

Orange County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 28,226. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,792 (692 ). 1,783 km² (689 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.46%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 28,226 people, 10,936 households, and 7,611 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (41/sq mi). There were 13,386 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.02%, 0.24% or , 0.27% , 0.35% , 0.04% , 0.13% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were or  of any race. 97.4% spoke and 1.5%  as their first language.

There were 10,936 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,855, and the median income for a family was $45,771. Males had a median income of $30,679 versus $24,144 for females. The for the county was $18,784. About 6.10% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.