Orange County, North Carolina

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Orange County, North Carolina is a historic central North Carolina county that includes the university town of Chapel Hill and parts of the Research Triangle region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Alamance County, North Carolina
Caswell County, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina
climate humid subtropical climate
containsEducationalInstitution University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
containsSettlement Carrboro, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Mebane, North Carolina
country United States of America
establishedIn 1752
FIPSCode 37135
formedFrom Bladen County, North Carolina
Granville County, North Carolina
GNISID 1021780
governmentType county government
hasAreaCode 919
984
hasCountySeat Hillsborough, North Carolina
hasHistoricSignificance site of colonial-era settlements in central North Carolina
hasLegislativeBody Orange County Board of Commissioners
linked to: Orange County
hasMajorHighway Interstate 40
Interstate 85
U.S. Route 15
U.S. Route 501
U.S. Route 70
hasMajorIndustry health care
higher education
research and development
hasNotableTownCharacteristic university town (Chapel Hill)
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.orangecountync.gov/
isPartOf United States South Atlantic states
United States Southeast
locatedIn North Carolina
locatedInMetropolitanArea Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area
locatedInPhysiographicRegion North Carolina Piedmont
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter William III of England (Prince of Orange)
partOfCombinedStatisticalArea Raleigh–Durham–Cary combined statistical area
partOfRegion Piedmont region of North Carolina
Research Triangle region
linked to: Research Triangle
postalAbbreviation Orange Co., NC
stateCapitalNearby Raleigh, North Carolina
linked to: Raleigh
usesTimeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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Durham County, North Carolina formedFrom Orange County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina borders Orange County, North Carolina
Eno River State Park county Orange County, North Carolina
Duke Forest locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina postalAbbreviation Orange Co., NC
linked to: Orange County, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina borderedBy Orange County, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina formedFrom Orange County, North Carolina
Durham Technical Community College primaryServiceArea Orange County, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina borderedBy Orange County, North Carolina
Town of Chapel Hill county Orange County, North Carolina
subject linked to: Town of Chapel Hill (partial)
Eno River flowsThrough Orange County, North Carolina
Eno River sourceLocation northwestern Orange County, North Carolina
linked to: Orange County, North Carolina
Fews Ford primitive campground locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Fews Ford primitive campground county Orange County, North Carolina
Cox Mountain Trail locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Cox Mountain Trail county Orange County, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina countySeatOf Orange County, North Carolina
Eno Quarry Trail locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Eno Quarry Trail county Orange County, North Carolina
Alamance County, North Carolina createdFrom Orange County, North Carolina
Alamance County, North Carolina borderedBy Orange County, North Carolina
Mebane, North Carolina county Orange County, North Carolina
Mebane, North Carolina isPartOf Orange County, North Carolina
U.S. Route 501 passesThroughCounty Orange County, North Carolina
Caswell County, North Carolina bordersWith Orange County, North Carolina
Caswell County, North Carolina formedFrom Orange County, North Carolina
Hillsborough, North Carolina county Orange County, North Carolina
Carrboro, North Carolina county Orange County, North Carolina
Chapel Hill Transit regionServed Orange County, North Carolina
B. Everett Jordan Lake locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Chapel Hill Historic District locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Chapel Hill Town Council locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Orange County, North Carolina
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area county Orange County, North Carolina
Chapel Hill Public Library locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Orange County, North Carolina
North Carolina Highway 54 servesCounty Orange County, North Carolina
McCorkle Place locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
WXYC countrySubdivision Orange County, North Carolina
Occaneechi people modernLocation Orange County, North Carolina
Chatham County hasBorderWith Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County, Indiana namedAfter Orange County, North Carolina
Hillsborough Convention of 1788 locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Cox Mountain locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Cox Mountain county Orange County, North Carolina
Franklin Street locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
North Carolina's 6th congressional district hasCounty Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County Board of Commissioners locatedIn Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County Board of Commissioners jurisdiction Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County Board of Commissioners governs Orange County, North Carolina