Orangeville, Illinois

Orangeville
Village
Sign upon entering the village of Orangeville.
Motto:  The best little town on earth.
Location of Orangeville in Stephenson County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 42°28′01″N 89°38′46″W / 42.46694°N 89.64611°W / 42.46694; -89.64611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Stephenson
Township	Oneco
Founded	1851
Government
• Village President	Michael Siedschlag
Area [1]
• Total	0.68 sq mi (1.75 km2)
• Land	0.68 sq mi (1.75 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	766
• Density	1,133.14/sq mi (437.61/km2)
ZIP Code(s)	61060
Area code	815
FIPS code	17-56341
Wikimedia Commons	Orangeville, Illinois
Website	http://villageoforangeville.com/

Orangeville is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The town's sign lists the population at 800 as of January 2021. The population in 2020 was 738. The population according to the 2010 census was 793, up from 751 in 2000. Using the 2020 population of 738 Orangeville is the 741st largest city in Illinois and the 11,650th largest city in the United States. Orangeville is currently declining at a rate of -0.94% annually and its population has decreased by -6.94% since the 2010 census. The area's earliest white settlers arrived in the year 1833, and the village was platted in 1851 by John Bower, who is considered the village founder. In 1867 Orangeville was incorporated as a village. The town's central business district contains several 19th century commercial buildings, many of which were built during the railroad boom of 1888–1914. By the time the Great Depression was ongoing, business in Orangeville had started to decline, with the last bank closing in 1932. In 1956 another bank started operating in the village and is still in town today. Some recent infrastructure jumps have restored some of the village's old decor.

Orangeville is about two miles (3 km) south of the Illinois – Wisconsin border and about 35 miles (56 km) west of Rockford, Illinois. Orangeville is located directly off of Illinois Route 26 between Monroe, Wisconsin and Freeport, Illinois. The town itself is located in farmland surrounded by vale and rises from Richland Creek on its west end, down High Street and into the central business district, where the Central House hotel occupies the highest lot. Public education in Orangeville is the responsibility of Orangeville Community School District #203 which previously operated an elementary school on the south side and a combination junior and senior high school on the east side. In 2019 the district combined the elementary school with the joint high school on the east side to create the Orangeville High School. The previous elementary school was converted to a multi-family complex.