Orleans County
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- Population
- 39,608
- Area
- 391.26 sq mi (1,013.36 km²), 426.16 sq mi water
- Median age
- 43.5
- Households
- 16,220
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $65,969
- Median house value
- $140,800
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Orleans County
Local News
Retired educators have new name for 50-year-old organization in Orleans
WEST BARRE – The group formerly known as the Retired Teachers’ Association held its annual meeting Wednesday at the West Barre United Methodist Church. Ann Czajkowski of Barker, co-president, explained the group has a new name – Orleans County Retired Educators’ Association. The…
‘Lest We Forget’ mural with patriotic message completed at Albion village park
Photo by Tom Rivers ALBION – A 36-foot-long wall on the bathroom building at Veterans Park has a dramatic new look. Albion art teacher Kamie Feder and 11 of her students turned the white wall into a mural with a bald eagle, poppies, an American flag, and a soldier saluting.…
65 Holley students clean headstones at Hillside Cemetery
Provided photos HOLLEY/CLARENDON – This group of Holley students in the Interact Club was up early on Sunday to clean headstones at Hillside Cemetery. They were there after a school dance on Saturday and a day before the start of homecoming week. The students take on the task at…
Holley native completes mural celebrating her hometown
Photo courtesy of Mary Jo Whitman HOLLEY – The “Holley is Home” mural is done. Mary Jo Whitman, a Holley native and graduate, spent about six weeks diligently creating the mural on the Geddes Street side of the Heath and Heath law offices at 66 Public Square. Whitman, a Batavia…
Medina to host Walk to end Alzheimer’s on Oct. 10
Nicole Tuohey again selling elephant links for $1, which includes a cookie MEDINA – Alzheimer’s disease has been a big part of Mary Lou Tuohey’s life for more than a decade – dealing with it, dreading it, fundraising for research for it and promoting awareness of it. On Oct. 10,…