Orange County, Florida (U.S.)

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image located by Valentin Poposki, 31 May 2012

• Description of the flag
• Sheriff's office

- indicates flag is known.
- indicates it is reported that there is no known flag.

Municipal flags in Orange County:

• Apopka
• Belle Isle
• Eatonville
• Edgewood
• Maitland
• Ocoee
• Orlando
  • Lake Como
• Winter Garden
• Winter Park

See also:

• County and Municipal flags of Florida
• Florida
• United States of America

Description of the flag

A story at County Flag (p 52):
When county officials moved into the new administration center in October 1984, they noticed the building had three flagpoles: one each for the federal, state, and county flags. Orange County had no flag, so Commissioner Vera Carter called for a contest to design the official county flag. Over 300 entries were submitted by area residents; the only requirement was that all flags contain something that symbolized Orange County. The winner of the $500 prize was Richard Adams of Orlando, who at that time worked on audio-animatronics at Walt Disney World.

The winning entry shows a lake, orange grove, and rainbow. Orange County unveiled its flag on June 15, 1985.
Dov Gutterman, 11 June 2000

image located by Dave Fowler, 15 June 2020

This image shows truer colors and dimensions of the flag.
https://newsroom.ocfl.net/2020/06/a-story-worth-flagging-the-origination-of-orange-countys-official-flag/
Dave Fowler, 15 June 2020

Sheriff's office

image located by Paul Bassinson, 17 November 2021

Image obtained from https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=567041083374885&set=a.567039840041676
Paul Bassinson, 17 November 2021