Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. Its county seat is Orlando. Mosquito County was created in 1824. It was renamed Orange County in 1845 for the fruit that constituted the county's main product. At its peak in the 70's, some 80,000 acres (320 kmē) were planted in citrus in Orange County. Orange County has a total area of approximately 1,004 square miles of which 90% is land and 10% water. As of the 2000 census, there were 896,344 people, 336,286 households, and 220,267 families residing in Orange County, FL.