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Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA

Tree: Nederlandse voorouders

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Orange City is a city in and the county seat of Sioux County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,004 in the 2010 census, an increase from 5,582 in the 2000 census. Named after William of Orange, it is best known for its Dutch background, which it celebrates with an annual Tulip Festival for 3 days every May. Many of the city's buildings are faced with Dutch architectural fronts.



History and culture



Orange City was first called Holland and was later renamed in honor of Dutch royalty. The city was founded in 1870 by settlers from Pella, Iowa looking for cheaper and better land.



As the county seat of Sioux County, the city is the location of the Sioux County Courthouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.







Orange City is home of the headquarters of Diamond Vogel Paints.



Demographics



As of the census of 2000, there were 5,582 people, 1,719 households, and 1,285 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,808.5 people per square mile (697.5/km²). There were 1,805 housing units at an average density of 584.8/sq mi (225.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.51% White, 0.50% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.



There were 1,719 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.



In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 24.9% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.



The median income for a household in the city was $39,721, and the median income for a family was $49,076. Males had a median income of $33,965 versus $21,130 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,413. About 4.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.



Education



Several schools are found in Orange City. Two elementary schools, Orange City Elementary, which is part of the MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District, and Orange City Christian School, serve the community. There are also two high schools: MOC-Floyd Valley High School and Unity Christian High School.



Orange City is home to Northwestern College ( http://www.nwciowa.edu ), a Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. It reported that 1,285 students were enrolled, as of August 2005, 61% female, 39% male.



It is also within thirty miles of Sheldon, Iowa's community college called Northwest Iowa Community College (http://www.nwicc.edu/), which was started in 1966 as a pilot program sponsored by the Department of Education in cooperation with the local high schools. It enrolls over 1,000 students per year (58% female, 42% male as of 2005).



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Birth

Matches 1 to 8 of 8

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	Boone, Andries H	Wed 07 Feb 1894	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I203709	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Heemstra, Frank A	Sat 05 Jan 1884	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I731500	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Horlings, Albert	Mon 04 Oct 1909	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I319256	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Jongewaard, Hugo	Thu 24 Feb 1898	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I453500	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Jongewaard, Marian	Fri 24 May 1907	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I450981	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Miersma, Dette	Sun 23 Mar 1884	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I306997	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Miersma, Trijntje	Thu 16 Mar 1882	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I306996	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Rensenbrink, Jessie	Mon 26 Sep 1898	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I321467	Nederlandse voorouders

Death

Matches 1 to 12 of 12

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	de Boer, Elizabeth	Fri 04 Jan 1901	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I451061	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Eerkes, Jan Roelof	Sat 12 Dec 1953	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I254330	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Huisman, Marie	Yes, date unknown	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I319046	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Jongewaard, Albert Jan	Mon 09 Dec 1912	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I451003	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Jongewaard, Trijntje	Fri 09 Dec 1932	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I450991	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Jonker, Gepke	Sun 21 Jan 1917	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I217517	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Kiel, Hans	Fri 23 Aug 1974	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I319693	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Kiel, John	Wed 04 Nov 1970	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I319047	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Lingbeek, Haijo	Wed 10 Jan 1945	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I357516	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Lodewijks, Christoffel	Dec 1963	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I812334	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Miersma, Hette Theunis	Thu 06 Apr 1893	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I306499	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Miersma, Sijbren	Yes, date unknown	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	I306967	Nederlandse voorouders

Marriage

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	Jongewaard / Synhorst	Fri 26 Feb 1892	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	F174927	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Ridderbos / Miersma	Thu 19 Mar 1885	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	F120982	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Wouda / Wiersema	Mon 01 Mar 1915	Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA	F290432	Nederlandse voorouders