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anchors the western corner of the Research Triangle, a regional economic engine
<br />home to some of the world's leading technological companies as well as major
<br />federal research institutions. Orange County encompasses four Cities to include:
<br />Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Mebane.
<br />The county is also divided into seven townships, though these political divisions no
<br />longer carry legal standing: Cedar Grove, Little River, Cheeks, Hillsborough, Eno,
<br />Bingham, and Chapel Hill.
<br />Demographics
<br />As of the 2010 Census count, Orange County had a total population of 133,801. The
<br />County's racial makeup consisted of 74% White, 15.928% Black or African American,
<br />0% American Indian and /or Native Alaskan, 7% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 4% from
<br />other races, and 3% from two or more races; 8.2 were Hispanic or Latino of any
<br />race. This demographic data, along with data broken out for each of Orange County's
<br />four municipalities, is depicted in Table 1, below. According to the 2010 Census
<br />count for Orange County as a whole, there were 50,085 households out of which
<br />20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 44.6% were married
<br />couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present,
<br />and 43% were non - families. The average household size was 2.36 and the average
<br />family size was 2.95.
<br />Orange County
<br />Demographic
<br />Highlights
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<br />Total population
<br />133,8017
<br />57,233
<br />19,582
<br />6,087
<br />7,284
<br />Male
<br />56,038
<br />21,961
<br />8,164
<br />2,523
<br />1 3,480
<br />Female
<br />62,189
<br />26,754
<br />8,618
<br />2,923
<br />3,804
<br />One race
<br />116,204
<br />47,813
<br />16,376
<br />5,326
<br />7,184
<br />White
<br />92,272
<br />1 37,973
<br />12,195
<br />3,282
<br />5,638
<br />Black or African American
<br />16,298
<br />5,565
<br />2,273
<br />1,897
<br />1,273
<br />American Indian and
<br />Alaska Native
<br />457
<br />203
<br />61
<br />28
<br />17
<br />4,845
<br />3,497
<br />864
<br />31
<br />45
<br />Asian
<br />Native Hawaiian and
<br />Other Pacific Islander
<br />20
<br />12
<br />1
<br />0
<br />1
<br />Other race
<br />2,312
<br />563
<br />982
<br />88
<br />210
<br />Two or more races
<br />2,023
<br />902
<br />406
<br />120
<br />100
<br />Hispanic or Latino
<br />5,273
<br />1,564
<br />2,062
<br />152
<br />382
<br />Orange County Demographic Highlights: [source: census 2010, Summary File 1]
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