Background / History

Orange County is a County located in the U.S State of Florida.. As of 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population is 1,043,500.

 

Mosquito County was created in 1824. It was renamed Orange County in 1845 for the fruit that constituted the county's main product. At its peak in the early 1970's, some 80,000 acres (320 km²) were planted in citrus in Orange County. A truly impressive sight while driving through the rolling hills of the region were the vast vistas of the dark green foliage of orange trees and the intoxicating scent of the orange blossoms when in bloom.

Today, far fewer commercial orange groves remain. The vast majority of groves were destroyed by the devastating freezing temperatures experienced in several severe winters of the early 1980's. The financial setbacks, (not the first in the history of the grove region), was just too much for many growers and many, economically destroyed, just walked away from the land and its outstanding obligations.

We have put together information on the main communities in the area and other useful topics such as schools, health care, utilites and churches - just click on the links below

 

Doctor Phillips - Community Information

Edgewood - Community Information

Pine Castle - Community Information

Sky Lake - Community Information

Winter Garden - Community Information

Schools - Orange County

Utility Services - Orange County

Hospitals & Health Care - Orange County

Churches - Orange County

 

Links:

http://www.city-data.com/county/Orange_County-FL.html

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=8798

http://www.orlandoinfo.com/

http://www.orlando.org/

http://www.eocc.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County%2C_Florida

 

For more information on Orange County check out the links below.