Orleans County, New York

Orleans County is a United States county located in the United States of New York. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 44171 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 42135, It is the ninth least populous county in the U.S. state of New York. It covers total area of 817.47 mi˛ (2117.24 square kilometre), of which, 391.4 square miles (1013.72 square kilometre) of it is land and 426.07 square miles (1103.52 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 31st largest in terms of geographical size. It is ranks seventh in the size of its inland waterways in New York.

Orleans County New York
Map of Orleans County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 44171 people, 15363 households, and 10839 families living in the county. The population density was 112.9 people per square mile (43.59/km˛), making it the 33rd most densely populated county in New York. There were 17347 housing units at an average density of 44.3 per square mile (17.1/km˛). The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13. In the county Age distribution was 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.8 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.1 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 42135, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 38056 White, 3086 Black or African American, 245 American Indian, 155 Asian, 15 Native Hawaiian, and 578 from two or more races.

Orleans County New York Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Orleans County New York School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Orleans County New York GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37972, it is New York's 29th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $42830, it is the 41st wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16457, it would be the tenth lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of New York.

In 2000, 10701 pupils and students, of which 5463 are male and 5238 are female, 24.23% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 642 nursery or pri school, 695 kindergarten, 5412 elementary school, 2744 high school and 1208 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Albion VillageOrleans County2.972.97074382501.81353130010
2Holley VillageOrleans County1.271.27018021422.91738836367
3Lyndonville VillageOrleans County1.021.020862841.71635740179
4Medina VillageOrleans County3.353.270.0864151962.11613830300
YearPopulation
April 2000 census44171
April 2000 Estimate44173
July 2000 Estimate44149
July 2001 Estimate43685
July 2002 Estimate43407
July 2003 Estimate43214
July 2004 Estimate43137
July 2005 Estimate42747
July 2006 Estimate42517
July 2007 Estimate42308
July 2008 Estimate42135
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school316326642
Kindergarten445250695
Elementary school278826245412
High school139513492744
College or graduate school5196891208
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Orleans County, New York$37972$42830$16457
New York, United States$43393$51691$23389
United States$41994$50046$21587