West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange is a suburban[1] township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
History[change | change source]
Former Governor of New Jersey Brendan Byrne was born here in 1924.[2] West Orange was initially a part of Newark township, and remained so until November 27, 1806. It was detached from Orange, New Jersey.
The township is named either after William III of England[3] or William IV, Prince of Orange [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.125 square miles (31.40 km2), including 12.003 square miles (31.09 km2) of land and 0.122 square miles (0.32 km2) of water (1.0%). It is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of downtown Newark and 13 miles (21 km) west of New York City.
Population[change | change source]
As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 48,843, an increase from the 46,207 counted in the 2010 Census.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Jacobs, Andrew. "Back From the Abyss", The New York Times, March 1, 2001. Accessed March 28, 2016. "It was 1997 and despite the region's revved-up economy, West Orange looked as if it were sliding into the abyss.Perched at the edge of New Jersey's most distressed urban places, this classic postwar suburb of 45,000 people faced a welter of seemingly intractable problems."
- ↑ Haddon, Heather. "Brendan Byrne, 90 Years Old and Still in the Mix; New Jersey's Oldest-Living Governor Makes the Rounds with a New Biography", The Wall Street Journal, December 19, 2014. Accessed March 28, 2016. "Mr. Bryne hails from the Irish-American Democratic establishment that was once a driving force of New Jersey politics. His father, Francis, spent 50 years in local politics in West Orange, a suburb 20 miles from New York City."
- ↑ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 23. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: West Orange township, Essex County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2024.