Orange County sits in the approximate center of the state, midway between Jacksonville and Miami.
Three years later, the Legislative Council separated the central portion of Florida to form Mosquito County. This vast region contained 466 residents according to the 1850 census. After Florida became a state in 1845, the county was renamed Orange County. Its territorial limits as they exist today were defined in 1913 and encompass an area of approximately 1,000 square miles. Orange County Charter.