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The first sheriff of Orange County dates from the earliest days of Florida's statehood in 1845. On January 31, 1845, the area known as Mosquito County in Territorial Florida was renamed Orange County, a name reflective of the spreading blanket of orange groves throughout the region. Less than six weeks later, on March 3, 1845, Florida's status ...
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Orange County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census , the county had a population of 1,429,908, making it the fifth-most populous county in Florida and the 28th-most populous county in the United States .
2010 U.S. Census tract map of Orange County. Communities in Orange County in the US state of Florida are all primarily located in the county's western half. It includes 12 municipalities (10 cities and 3 towns), 38 census-designated places, and 7 unincorporated places. The county seat is Orlando, which is also the most populous city.
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The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is the county commission of Orange County, Florida. The board has seven seats: six seats for the county commissioners for each of six districts and one seat for the mayor of Orange County .
The Orange County mayor's post is the most powerful elected office in Central Florida. The current mayor of Orange County is Jerry Demings . Demings assumed office on December 4, 2018 and was subsequently re-elected in 2022 .