THE ORLEANS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mitchell Plain setting.
Orleans town has 1.71 square miles of land in Orange County. Its Census reference point is in Mitchell Plain, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Orleans and Orange County
Orleans is associated with Orange County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Orleans by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Orleans, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2.3 percentage points lower than the 2.4% recorded for Orange County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Orleans town has 4.8% of the land area of nearby Orleans township (35.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

