West Orange
| West Orange | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | April 10, 1863 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Essex County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 47 ′ N , 74 ° 15 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 47,037 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,498 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 31.7 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 31.4 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 135 m |
| Postal code : | 07052 |
| Area code : | +1 973 |
| FIPS : | 34-79800 |
| GNIS ID : | 1729718 |
| Website : | www.westorange.org |
| Mayor : | Robert Parisi (until the end of 2018) |
 City Hall West Orange ( Town Hall ) |
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West Orange is a township in Essex County in the US state of New Jersey . The 2010 census recorded a population of 46,207.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 31.7 km² , of which 31.4 km² is land and 0.3 km² (0.90%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 44,943 people, 16,480 households and 11,684 families in the city. The population density is 1,431.7 inhabitants per km². 67.55% of the population are White, 17.46% African American , 0.14% Native American , 8.09% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 3.52% from other races, and 3.20% mixed race . 10.04% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 16,480 households, 32.2% have children under the age of 18. 56.0% of these are married couples living together, 11.2% are single mothers, 29.1% are not families, 24.6% are single households and 11.6% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 66, the average family size 3.19.
23.3% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.2% between 18 and 24, 29.7% between 25 and 44, 23.4% between 45 and 64, 17.4% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 88.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 84.0.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 69,254 and the median income for a family is $ 83,375. Males have a median income of $ 52,029 versus $ 39,484 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 34,412. 5.6% of the population and 4.6% of families live below the poverty line, of which 6.0% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.8% of people are over 65.
Population development
| year | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
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| Residents¹ | 39,510 | 39.103 | 44,943 | 44,230 | 46.207 | 47.014 |
¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau
sons and daughters of the town
- Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862–1965), college football player and coach
- Charles Edison (1890–1969), politician
- Evelyn Ward (1923–2012), actress
- Brendan Byrne (1924-2018), politician
- Gregory Studerus (* 1948), Auxiliary Bishop in Newark
- Ben Barres (1954–2017), neurobiologist and physician
- Charles Cullen (born 1960), serial killer
- Michael Pitt (born 1981), actor
- Lyndsey Scott (* 1984), software developer and model
Web links
proof
- ^ New Jersey State - Mayors , accessed October 6, 2018
- ^ American FactFinder - West Orange township, Essex County, New Jersey , accessed October 6, 2018