Orleans County is one of the four northernmost counties in the U.S. state of Vermont. It borders Canada. As of 2000, the population was 26,277. Its county seat is Newport. As in the rest of New England, few governmental powers have been granted to the county. The county is an expedient way of grouping and distributing state-controlled governmental services.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 721 square miles (1,86...
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Orleans County is one of the four northernmost counties in the U.S. state of Vermont. It borders Canada. As of 2000, the population was 26,277. Its county seat is Newport. As in the rest of New England, few governmental powers have been granted to the county. The county is an expedient way of grouping and distributing state-controlled governmental services.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 721 square miles (1,868 km²).It is the fifth largest county in Vermont. It is larger than the nation of Guadeloupe and smaller than the country of Mauritius.
There are 37.7 persons per square mile. 698 square miles (1,807 km²) of it is land and 23 square miles (61 km²) of it (3.25%) is water.
The county lies between the eastern and western ranges of the Green Mountains.
It has the largest area of the three counties comprising the Northeast Kingdom.
The highest point in the county is Jay Peak in the town of Jay, at 3,858 feet (1,176 m). The lowest is the surface of...
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