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.
Sign upon entering the village of Orangeville.
The Central House hotel and the People's State Bank were the first and last commercial buildings built in downtown Orangeville.
The Orangeville Masonic Lodge was built by the AF and AM in 1876, but is used by all of Orangeville's fraternal organizations.
Buildings in downtown Orangeville, Illinois
Stephenson County, Illinois
Stephenson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 44,630. Its county seat is Freeport.
Stephenson County Courthouse
Marker marking Waddams' first settlement in Stephenson County
A northerly look across Stephenson County's western edge from an overlook near Kent