Editing Orange, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Orange, New Hampshire
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = Orange Town House, Orange NH.jpg
|image_seal               = 
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Orange Town House
|image_flag               = 
|image_map                = Grafton-Orange-NH.png
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]], [[New Hampshire]]
|settlement_type          = Town
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|mapsize1                 = 
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[New Hampshire]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Hampshire|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Board of Selectmen]]
|leader_name              = {{ubl|Aaron Allen, Chair|Betsy Coble|Sandi Pierson}}
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1790
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_cousubs_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 59.9
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_km2            = 59.7
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_km2           = 0.2
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 0.25
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300958340&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Orange town, Grafton County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
|population_total         = 277
|population_density_km2   = 4.6
|population_density_sq_mi = 
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|39|14|N|71|58|17|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 371
|elevation_ft             = 1216
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 03741
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-58340
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0873692
|website                  = {{URL|orangenh.us}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Orange''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 277 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 331 at the 2010 census.<ref>United States Census Bureau, [https://www.census.gov American FactFinder], 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.</ref>

== History ==

Orange was granted in 1769 and incorporated in 1790. It was originally named "Cardigan", after [[George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu|George Brudenell, fourth Earl of Cardigan]]. The Cardigan name lives on with [[Mount Cardigan]] and [[Cardigan Mountain State Park]]. After the [[American Revolution]], voters attempted to rename the town "Bradford", "Middletown", "Liscomb", and finally "Orange". The large quantities of yellow-orange [[ochre]] found in Mount Cardigan may have been the source of the name Orange.

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|59.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|59.7|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 0.25% of the town. The highest point in Orange is the summit of [[Mount Cardigan]], at {{convert|3155|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], near the eastern edge of the town.

The western side of the town (and the mountain) drains via Orange Brook to the [[Indian River (New Hampshire)|Indian River]] in the neighboring town of [[Canaan, New Hampshire|Canaan]], in turn a tributary of the [[Mascoma River]]. This portion of town is part of the [[Connecticut River]] watershed. The remainder of the town is part of the [[Merrimack River]] watershed. In the northern part of town, the [[South Branch Baker River|South Branch]] of the [[Baker River (New Hampshire)|Baker River]] has its source, flowing north toward [[Groton, New Hampshire|Groton]] and [[Dorchester, New Hampshire|Dorchester]]. The northeastern corner of the town drains north via Atwell Brook to the [[Cockermouth River]] in Groton, a tributary of [[Newfound Lake]]. The eastern edge of town drains off Mount Cardigan via several brooks leading to the [[Fowler River]] in [[Alexandria, New Hampshire|Alexandria]], another tributary of Newfound Lake. The southeastern part of town drains to Mill Brook, a southward-flowing tributary of the [[Smith River (Pemigewasset River tributary)|Smith River]]. The Baker River, Newfound Lake, and the Smith River are all tributaries of the [[Pemigewasset River]], which flows south to form the [[Merrimack River]] in [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]].

[[U.S. Route 4 in New Hampshire|U.S. Route 4]] passes through the town's southwestern corner.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1790= 131
|1800= 203
|1810= 229
|1820= 293
|1830= 405
|1840= 463
|1850= 451
|1860= 382
|1870= 340
|1880= 335
|1890= 245
|1900= 213
|1910= 176
|1920= 166
|1930= 99
|1940= 109
|1950= 82
|1960= 83
|1970= 103
|1980= 197
|1990= 237
|2000= 299
|2010= 331
|2020= 277
|estyear=
|estimate=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census 2020"/><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 299 people, 111 households, and 85 families living in the town.  The [[population density]] was 12.9 people per square mile (5.0/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 134 housing units at an average density of 5.8 per square mile (2.2/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the town was 99.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 111 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $34,750 versus $25,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,456.  About 6.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.2% of those 65 or over.

As of May 31, 2016, there were 225 registered voters on the checklist, including 55 Republican, 53 Democrat and 117 undeclared.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.orangenh.us Orange community website]
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/orange.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Orange
 | North     = [[Groton, New Hampshire|Groton]]
 | Northeast = [[Groton, New Hampshire|Groton]]
 | East      = [[Alexandria, New Hampshire|Alexandria]]
 | Southeast = [[Alexandria, New Hampshire|Alexandria]]
 | South     = [[Grafton, New Hampshire|Grafton]]
 | Southwest = [[Grafton, New Hampshire|Grafton]]
 | West      = [[Canaan, New Hampshire|Canaan]]
 | Northwest = [[Dorchester, New Hampshire|Dorchester]]
}}

{{Grafton County, New Hampshire}}

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[[Category:Towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1790]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]