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West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
 Glenmont, part of the Thomas Edison National Historical Park located in Llewellyn Park | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Where Invention Lives"[1] | |
 Interactive map of West Orange | |
  West Orange Location in Essex County  West Orange Location in New Jersey  West Orange Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′09″N 74°15′54″W / 40.785755°N 74.265058°W[2][3] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | April 10, 1863 (as township) |
| Reincorporated | February 28, 1900 (as town) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Susan McCartney (term ends December 31, 2026)[4] |
| • Business Administrator | James P. Abbott (interim)[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Karen J. Carnevale[6] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.13 sq mi (31.41 km2) |
| • Land | 12.00 sq mi (31.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) 1.01% |
| • Rank | 189th of 565 in state 3rd of 22 in county[2] |
| Elevation | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 48,843 |
| 47,871 | |
| • Rank | 39th of 565 in state 5th of 22 in county[12] |
| • Density | 4,069.2/sq mi (1,571.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 154th of 565 in state 14th of 22 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 973[15] |
| FIPS code | 3401379800[2][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1729718[2][18] |
| Website | www |
West Orange is a suburban[19][20] township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 48,843,[9][10] an increase of 2,636 (+5.7%) from the 2010 census count of 46,207,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,264 (+2.8%) from the 44,943 counted in the 2000 census.[23]
West Orange is both an inner-ring suburb of New Jersey's largest city, Newark, and a commuter suburb of New York City; it is approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of Manhattan.[24][25] West Orange was home to the inventor Thomas Edison, who also maintained a laboratory and workshop in town.
- ^ Kuperinsky, Amy. "'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 22, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Edison's town seal is marked with 'Let There Be Light,' and its welcome signs say 'Birthplace of Recorded Sound', thanks to Thomas A. Edison's tinkering in Menlo Park, the same reason why a newer slogan for Essex County's West Orange – Edison later lived there – is 'Where Invention Lives'."
- ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Township Clerk, Township of West Orange. Accessed January 22, 2025.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Township of West Orange". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for West Orange, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed May 23, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 3, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for West Orange, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 3, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ 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."
- ^ 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."
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
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NYT2008was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lynn, Kathleen."Living in West Orange, N.J: West Orange, N.J.: Plentiful Green Space and an Easy Commute", The New York Times, April 20, 2022. Accessed June 23, 2022. "During the pandemic, the Essex County township has attracted city buyers with its open space and relatively affordable housing — all less than 20 miles from Midtown."
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