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Tara's Guide to Orange County Virginia
Orange
County Virginia Area Information
Orange
County, Virginia is predominately rural and covers aproximately 354 square
miles (226,560 acres). Our location in the central Piedmont region of
Virginia is prime. We are aproximately 70 miles northwest of Richmond,
Va., aproximately 75 miles south
of Washington, DC and 25 miles northeast of Charlottesville, Va. The county
has two incorporated towns, Orange
and Gordonsville. There is a private, planned community, Lake
of the Woods, in the eastern end of the county.
If you've
ever visited Orange County, or if you are a current resident, you know
the area is rich in beautiful scenery, from rolling landscapes to the
incredible views of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Below you
will find links to zoning, local media, climate, hospitals, utilities,
transportation and property assesments information. We have also
provided the 2000 Census Information report for Orange County, Virginia.
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Property
Assesments |
Zoning
Classifications |
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2000
Census Information
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Population |
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25881 |
Under
5 years |
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6% |
Under
18 years |
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23% |
65
years & older |
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17.2% |
Females |
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51.6% |
Persons
per sq mile |
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75.7 |
Housing
Units |
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11,354 |
Homeownership
rate |
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77.1% |
Multi-unit
structures |
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6.9% |
Median
value |
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$115,000 |
Households |
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10,150 |
Persons
per household |
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2.50 |
Median
income |
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$42,889
(1999) |
Per
Capita income |
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$21,107
(1999) |
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Business |
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Private
nonfarm |
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595
(1999) |
Private
nonfarm employment |
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6,674
(1999) |
Nonemployer
establishments |
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1680 |
Manufacturers
Shipments ($1000) |
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445,643
(1997) |
Retail
Sales ($1000) |
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160,066
(1997) |
Minority-owned
firms |
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12.2%
(1997) |
Women-owned
firms |
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17%
(1997) |
Local
Gov employment (full time) |
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807 |
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Local
Media
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Newspapers
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Orange
County Review (weekly) |
web
site |
540-672-1266 |
Orange
County Express (weekly) |
web
site |
540-672-1266 |
Culpeper
Star Exponent (daily) |
web
site |
540-825-0771 |
Freelance
Star (Fredericksburg daily) |
web
site |
540-374-5000 |
Daily
Progress (Charlottesville daily) |
web
site |
434-978-7201 |
Richmond
Times Dispatch (daily) |
web
site |
800-468-3382 |
Washington
Post (daily) |
web
site |
202-334-5950 |
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Radio |
WJMA
(Orange) |
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540-672-1000 |
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Television |
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WVIR
Ch 29 Charlottesville NBC |
web
site |
434-220-2999 |
WTVR
Ch 6 Richmond CBS |
web
site |
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WRIC
Ch 8 Richmond ABC |
web
site |
804-330-8888 |
WWBT
Ch 12 Richmond NBC |
web
site |
804-230-1212 |
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Average
Annual Temps |
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55
° F |
Average
Jan Temps |
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32
° F |
Average
Snowfall |
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17" |
Average
July Temps |
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76°
F |
Average
Precipitation |
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41" |
WJMA
Weather Orange VA |
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540-672-9909 |
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Orange
Family Physicians |
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540-672-3010 |
University
Physicians |
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540-672-0522 |
Wilderness
Medical Center |
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540-829-5707 |
Gordonsville
Health Center |
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540-832-2211 |
Regional
Hospitals |
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Culpeper
Regional Hospital |
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540-829-4100 |
Martha
Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) |
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434-982-7000 |
Mary
Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg) |
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540-899-1100 |
University
of Virginia Hospital (Charlottesville) |
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434-982-1100 |
Transportation
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Roads |
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U.S.
Primary Routes 15, 522, 33 |
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State
Routes 3, 20, 231 |
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Interstate
95, 66, 64, 81 (all within 40 miles) |
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Buses |
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Greyhound |
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540-672-1117 |
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Airports |
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Orange
County Airport |
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540-672-2158 |
Gordonsville
Airport |
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540-832-3076 |
Charlottesville
Airport (25 miles) |
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434-973-8342 |
Richmond
International (aprox 1 hour) |
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804-226-3000 |
Dulles
International (aprox 1.5 hours) |
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703-572-2700 |
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Railroads |
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Amtrak
(Culpeper, Fredericksburg & Charlottesville) |
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800-872-7245 |
CSX
Transportation |
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877-279-7245 |
Norfolk
- Southern Corp |
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800-635-5768 |
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Ports |
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Hampton
Roads (within 3 hours) |
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757-440-7200 |
Richmond
Deep-Water Terminal (90 minutes) |
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804-743-7678 |
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