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Orange County
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county in Florida, United States
Orange County is a county located in central Florida that includes the city of Orlando. It is an important population and economic center in Florida, known for tourism, technology, and business development.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1429908
- Area
- 2601
- Official website
- espanol.orangecountyfl.net
- Image
- Orlando FL cnty crths01.jpg
- Households
- 468075
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- Commons category
- Orange County, Florida
- inception
- 1824-12-29
- native label
- Orange County
- short name
- Orange
- social media followers
- 62892
- per capita income
- 31409
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C108055
- P12749
- Kashira
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Orange County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,429,908, making it the fifth-most populous county in Florida and the 28th-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Orlando, which, along with it being the county's largest city, is the core of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.67 million in 2020.
As of 2022, Orange County has a gross domestic product of $115 billion, the third-largest GDP of Florida's 67 counties and the 27th-largest for the nation's 3,033 counties. The county is a tourist, economic, and cultural hub for the Central Florida region. Popular destinations within the county include Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando, Icon Park, Kia Center, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando Museum of Art, and many other attractions. It is the home to the University of Central Florida (UCF), which as of Fall 2023 had a student population of 69,320, making it the fourth-largest on-campus student body of any public university in the United States. The county is home to other notable colleges, including Rollins College and Valencia College. Despite rapid development countywide, swaths of nature still do exist. There are many lakes within the county, most notable of such being Lake Apopka. Wekiwa Springs is a 7,000-acre (28 km) state park, that features natural springs, trails, and campsites.