Profile for Orange, Texas, TX

Orange is on the Sabine River.

Former and merged names include:
· Green's Bluff
· Jefferson
· Madison
· Strong's Bluff

19th-century shipping center for cotton.

The shipbuilding industry brought prosperity during World War I and World War II.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 189. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 10.2 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Cajun Heritage Festival - May 5, 2007

Orange attractions: Shangri La Gardens and Nature Center

Historic sites and museums: Heritage House Museum, Stark Museum of Art, W.H. Stark House, Heritage History Museum of Orange County

Colleges and universities: Lamar University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Orange

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (15)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Historic sites (1)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (2)

Museums (3)

Wineries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Orange demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Orange County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Beaumont-Port Arthur area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 77630 ZIP code.

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7% of Orange residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Orange ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Orange
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Post a query on a message board:

• Orange County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Orange
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• Orange business guide
• Orange Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Texas
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• Crime in Orange County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Orange was $16,535, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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15% of Orange residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Texas

Orange festival dates:

• Cajun Heritage Festival - May 5, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Post history questions in Orange County genealogy forum

Median rent in Orange, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $367.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $787.

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Libraries in Orange include Orange Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Orange include Orange Leader

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Orange County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Orange political report.

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The average commute time for Orange workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 23 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Orange between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 12.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.

Hotels in Orange include Best Value Inn Orange, Best Western, Executive Inn, Ramada Inn, Super 8.

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