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Orange, Texas | |
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| Nicknames: Gateway City, Gatecity, Fruit City | |
| Motto(s): Small town charm, world class culture | |
 Location of Orange, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 30°07′10″N 93°46′20″W / 30.11944°N 93.77222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Orange |
| Community | 1830 as Green's Bluff[1] |
| Renamed | 1840 as Madison[1] |
| County seat | 1852[1] |
| Incorporated | 1858 as Orange[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.456 sq mi (55.571 km2) |
| • Land | 21.352 sq mi (55.301 km2) |
| • Water | 2.104 sq mi (5.450 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,324 |
| • Estimate (2022)[5] | 19,081 |
| • Density | 894.0/sq mi (345.0/km2) |
| Demonym | Orangite |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 77630, 77631, 77632 |
| Area code | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-54132 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411326[3] |
| Website | orangetexas.gov |
Orange is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Texas, United States.[6] The population was 19,324 at the 2020 census.[4] It is the easternmost city in Texas, located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, and is 113 miles (182 km) from Houston. Orange is part of the Beaumont−Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Founded in 1836, it is a deep-water port to the Gulf of Mexico.
- ^ a b c d "ORANGE, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)". Tshaonline.org. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orange, Texas
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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