Orange County

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Region: Piedmont
County Seat: Hillsborough
Population: 118,227¹
Towns & Cities: Carboro, Chapel Hill, Efland

Orange was formed in 1752 from Johnston, Bladen and Granville counties. It is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Durham, Chatham, Alamance, Caswell and Person counties.²

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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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