Orange, NJ
| Orange, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
| City of Orange Township | |
The former First Presbyterian Church
|
|
 Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey. |
|
 Census Bureau map of Orange, New Jersey |
|
| Coordinates: 40°46′05″N 74°14′08″W / 40.76804°N 74.235692°WCoordinates: 40°46′05″N 74°14′08″W / 40.76804°N 74.235692°W | |
| Country |
 United States
|
| State |
 New Jersey
|
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | November 27, 1806 (as township) |
| Reincorporated | April 3, 1872 (as city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act Mayor-Council |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Dwayne D. Warren (term ends June 30, 2020) |
| • Administrator | Christopher Hartwyk |
| • Deputy Clerk | Joyce L. Lanier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.201 sq mi (5.700 km2) |
| • Land | 2.199 sq mi (5.694 km2) |
| • Water | 0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2) 0.09% |
| Area rank | 393rd of 566 in state 19th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 30,134 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 30,583 |
| • Rank | 75th of 566 in state 8th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 13,705.7/sq mi (5,291.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 17th of 566 in state 3rd of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07050-07051 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401313045 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1729742 |
| Website | www |
The City of Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 30,134, reflecting a decline of 2,734 (-8.3%) from the 32,868 counted in 2000, which had in turn increased by 2,943 (+9.8%) from the 29,925 counted in the 1990 Census.
Orange was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 27, 1806, from portions of Newark Township. Portions of the township were taken on April 14, 1834, to form the now-defunct Clinton Township. On January 31, 1860, Orange was reincorporated as a town. Portions of the town were taken to form South Orange Township (April 1, 1861, now known as Maplewood), Fairmount (March 11, 1862, now part of West Orange), East Orange Township (March 4, 1863) and West Orange Township (April 10, 1863). On April 3, 1872, Orange was reincorporated as a city. In 1982, the city was one of four Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining 11 municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis. The city derives its name from William III of England or William IV, Prince of Orange.
...
Wikipedia