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Orange, Massachusetts Orange is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,518 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.Part of the town is included in the census-designated place of Orange. History Orange was first settled in 1746, created from lands in the towns of Royalston, Warwick and Athol. The lands were not fully settled until the latter parts of the century, becoming the District of Orange in 1783, and finally being incorporated as a town in 1810. It was named for William, Prince of Orange. In 1790, the Millers River was dammed within town, and industry began in the former farming community. Small industry grew within the town, with the town being considered more of a mill town by 1840. By the late nineteenth century, a sewing machine company was the largest industry in town, putting out 1.2 million machines at its peak in 1892. In 1900, it was home to the pioneer automobile company Grout, considered the first automobile built in a factory in the United States.In 2010 the state issued a budget shortfall of 4% to the Town of Orange. They thought that offering the Proposition 2½ override for the town to vote in or out would fix this deficit. The override is as follows:Question 1: Shall the town of Orange be allowed to assess an additional $262,230 in real estate in personal property taxes for the purposes of funding the operating budget of the town of Orange library for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010? In simpler terms this means that if the townspeople agreed to pay an extra $0.49 per thousand in real estate taxes and personal property taxes then the Library would stay open.Question 2: Shall the town of Orange be allowed to assess an additional $260,158 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of funding the operating budget of street lights and sanitation department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010? In simpler terms this means another $0.49 per thousand in real estate taxes and personal property taxes to keep open the dump and keep 242 street lights on in the town of Orange.Question 3: Shall the town of Orange be allowed to assess an additional $22,993 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of funding the operating budget of the council of aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010? In simpler terms if the townspeople vote to increase their real estate taxes and personal property taxes by $0.04 per thousand then the council on aging will continue.Question 4: Shall the town of Orange be allowed to assess an additional $132,570 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of funding the operating budget wage line of town administrator, accountant, assessor, treasurer, collector, general office, town clerk, building and board of health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010? In simpler terms if the townspeople agree to raise the real estate taxes and personal property taxes by $0.25 per thousand then these jobs will stay in place.The vote on these questions was held on June 14, 2010 followed by an annual town meeting on June 22, 2010, for the voters present to decide whether or not to accept the override. This means that if the people at the town meeting did not want their taxes raised they could reverse the vote. Voting yes means the continuation of the item(s) mentioned in each question. Geography and transportation According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km²), of which, 35.4 square miles (91.6 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.72%) is water. Orange is drained by the Millers River, which flows through the center of the modern town. There are also several brooks within town, as well as several ponds and lakes, including Tully Pond, Lake Mattawa and part of Lake Rohunta. Only a small portion of the town is protected area, most of which is part of the Orange State Forest, with a small portion being part of the Warwick State Forest. Much of the northern half of town is spotted with swamps, and the town is home to three large hills, Temple Hill and Tully Mountain in the north and Chestnut Hill, the town's highest point, in the south.Orange is the easternmost town within Franklin County along its border with Worcester County. The town center lies eighteen miles east of Greenfield, forty miles northwest of Worcester, forty-two miles northeast of Springfield and 72 miles west-northwest of Boston. It is bordered by Royalston to the northeast, Athol to the southeast, New Salem to the south, Wendell to the southwest, a small portion of Erving to the west, and Warwick to the northwest.The town lies along Route 2, the major east-west route across the northern part of the state. Except for the westernmost tenth of a mile, the entire road is a limited access highway through town. The highway portion ends at the junction of Route 2A, which passes just north of the Millers River near the town center, heading east into Athol and following Route 2's former right of way. Orange is the also home to the southern terminus of Route 78 and the northern terminus of Route 122. Additionally, the western end of the concurrency between Route 2 and U.S. Route 202 is just within town. The Springfield Terminal railway passes through town, crossing the Millers River several times in the western side of town. The only public transportation in town is along the Athol/Greenfield Route of the Franklin Regional Transit Authority, which provides serving along Route 2A. The Fitchburg Railroad and later Boston and Maine once provided passenger rail service to Orange, however these trains have long ceased operating and today only freight passes through the town. The Town of Orange owns and operates Orange Municipal Airport (IATA: ORE, ICAO: KORE), a small air service airstrip which also serves as a flight training center and parachuting center. The nearest national air service can be reached either at Bradley International Airport to the south or Manchester-Boston Regional Airport to the northeast. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 7,518 people, 3,045 households, and 1,979 families residing in the town. The population density was 212.6 people per square mile (82.1/km²). There were 3,303 housing units at an average density of 93.4/sq mi (36.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.29% White, 1.06% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65% of the population.There were 3,045 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.The median income for a household in the town was $36,849, and the median income for a family was $44,128. Males had a median income of $34,367 versus $23,967 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,361. About 5.8% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. Events North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival Notable residents Robert Dexter Conrad, naval captain