Orleans County, Vermont

Founding: 1799 (declared in 1792)
Parent counties: Chittenden and Orange
Namesake: Orléans, France
Seat: Brownington (1799–1816); Irasburg (1816–1886); Newport (1886–)
Land area: 693 square miles
Population (2020): 27,393
Population (historic): 1,439 (1800); 13,634 (1840); 21,035 (1870); 22,024 (1900); 23,036 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1880; 1900–1920; 1970–2020
Subdivisions: One city; six villages; eight CDPs; 18 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,904 (23.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 74%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 25.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,651
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,646

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.5 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 2,543
Average farm size (1920): 68.3 acres
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Newport

 
Namesake: A traditional name
Founding: 1793 (founding); 1834 (post office); 1868 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 4,455
Population (historic): 920 (1880); 2,787 (1900); 5,094 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1930; 1940s; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 809 (34.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Hayden House (1854). 1260 State Route 14. Albany. Greek Revival.
2. House (c. 1850). 2753 US Highway 5. Derby. Greek Revival.
3. Fox Hall / John Peene Estate (c. 1900). 143 Fox Hall Lane. Westmore. Queen Anne.

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