Orange

As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 30,134, reflecting a decline of 2,734 (8.3%) from the 32,868 counted in 2000. The city derives its name from William III of England or William IV, Prince of Orange. Orange is often joined with neighboring East Orange, South Orange and West Orange and referred to as part of The Oranges. The township had the 12th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.679% in 2020, compared to 2.824% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%. Orange is located on the Newark and Mount-Pleasant Turnpike, the main road from Newark to Morristown, and ultimately to Easton, Pennsylvania. Initially, the stagecoach was the primary method of transportation. The Morris and Essex Railroad arrived in Orange in November 1836, its first cars drawn by horses. On October 2, 1837, the first steam locomotive appeared, and the horses were relegated to pasture. 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. Orange was initially a part of the city of Newark, but it was originally known as "Newark Mountains". On June 7, 1780, the townspeople of Newark Mountains officially voted to adopt the name Orange.

History

Orange is located on the Newark and Mount-Pleasant Turnpike, the main road from Newark to Morristown, and ultimately to Easton, Pennsylvania. Orange was once the hatmaking capital of the United States, employing over 3,700 people in plants that produced about 4.8 million hats, which had a combined value in excess of $30.2 million in 2021. The Orange Brewery was constructed in 1901 at a reported cost of $350,000. The first electric trolley in the State of New Jersey operated over a section of this line in June 1888. Other notable firms located in Orange were the Monroe Calculating Company, which refined radium ore, and the Bates Manufacturing Company, patented adding the same name to stampers and machines. The city is home to the U.S. National Museum of Natural History, which opened in 1903. The museum is located in New Jersey's oldest city, Newark, which was founded in 1776. The U.N. museum is now located in Philadelphia, where it was opened in 1878. It is the world's oldest museum of natural history, having been opened in 1781. It was also the site of the first recorded human sacrifice, which took place in 1788. The last human sacrifice in Orange was in 1805, when a man was shot by a Native American tribesman. The man was killed by the Native Americans, and his body was never recovered. Orange is now the home of the New Jersey State Museum, which is housed in a building that dates back to the 17th century.

Geography

The East Branch of the Rahway River travels through Orange.Orange borders the Essex County municipalities of East Orange, Glen Ridge, Montclair, South Orange and West Orange.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 2.22 square miles (5.74 km²) of land and 0.01 square miles of water (0.09% of the total area) The township is located in New Jersey's eastern part. The township has a population of 1,816. It is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New York. The Turnpix is located at the junction of the Turnpikes and the Raritan River, which flows into the East River. The East River is a tributary of the New York River, and runs through the township. It was named after the town of Orange, New Jersey, which was once part of New Jersey. The town's name is derived from the word Orange, which means "beautiful" or "happening" in English. The name Orange is also used to refer to a town in New York state, where the name Orange was once the name of the town, and the town was once known as "Orange" The township's population was 1,715. It has a totalArea of 2,716.4 square miles, including 2.21 square miles. of land, and 0.01 sq miles (1.73 km² of water) of water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 32,868 people, 11,885 households, and 7,642 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 13.20% White, 75.10% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 5.21% from other races, and 4.79% from two or more races. The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $40,818. The per capita income for the borough was $19,816 (+/ $1,027). About 16.2% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 20.6%. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.38. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.0 males. The. median income for a household in the Township was $35,759, and the median income. for a family was $44,645. The CDP was $16,861, including 15.4% of. the families and. 18.8% of children under the age of 18 and. 65 or older. The average age of the borough is 35.2 years, with 27.7% of people ages 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6 percent from 45 to 64, and 11.2%. of people age 65 and older.

Government

Orange is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council form of municipal government. The governing body is comprised of the directly elected mayor and the seven-member City Council. There are four ward representatives on the city council and three at-large representatives. As of July 2022, the Mayor of Orange is Dwayne D. Warren, whose term of office ends June 30, 2024. Essex County is governed by a directly-elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by the Board of County Commissioners. For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District is represented by Donald Payne Jr. (D, Newark). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term end 2025) In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 96.7% of the vote, ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2.8%. There were no registered as either Libertarian or Green Party affiliated with the Green Party in Orange. The city is one of 71 (of the 564) municipalities statewide that use this form of government. Orange Township is located in the 10th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey’s 34th state legislative district. The County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., whose four-year term ends December 31, 2022. The county's Board of county Commissioners is composed of nine members, five of whom are elected from districts.

Emergency services

The City of Orange is served by the professional firefighters of the city of Orange Fire Department (OFD) Founded in 1872, the OFD operates out of two fire stations, located at 419 Central Avenue and 257 Washington Street. The firefighting apparatus consists of twoFire engines, two quints and a ladder truck. The OFD is a volunteer fire department with more than 2,000 members. The department was founded in 18 72 and has more than 1,200 members. It is one of the oldest fire departments in the U.S. and has been in existence since 1872. The city's fire department is the largest fire department in the state of California. It was founded by the city's first fireman, William "Bill" O'Neill, on August 1, 1872 and is based in Orange, California. The Fire Department has two stations, one on Central Avenue, and one on Washington Street, both in Orange. It has a total of 11 fire engines, 2 quints, 2 ladder trucks, and 2 fire trucks. It also has 2 fire boats, 2 fireboats, and a rescue boat. The City ofOrange Fire Department is made up of more than 3,000 firefighters. The Department is part of the Orange County Fire Authority. The Orange County Sheriff's Department is also based in the city, and has a fire station on Central Ave. The Sheriff's Office has a station on Washington St. on the corner of Central Ave and Washington St., which is on the east side of Orange.

Education

The Orange Board of Education serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 202021 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 5,629 students and 507.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 11.1:1. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" The Orange Public Library collection contains 200,000 volumes and circulates 43,000 items annually. Built as the Stickler Memorial Library, the imposing structure designed by McKim, Mead, and White opened in 1901. It is located in Orange, New Jersey, on the banks of the Raritan River. The Orange School District is a member of the National Association of Boards of Education of Public Education (NABE). The NABE is a non-profit organization that was founded by the state of New Jersey in the 1970s. It has a budget of $1.2 billion. The NBAE is responsible for funding all school building and renovation projects in the state. It also covers the cost of the state’s new “SDA districts’” construction and maintenance projects. The school district has a history of more than 100 years. It was founded in the early 1900s as the “Orange School District”.

Economy

Orange was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 zones chosen to participate in the program. Shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6+58% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in November 1992, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in November 2023. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can takeadvantage of the reduced sales tax rates ateligible merchants. The city is one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. The program was established in 1992 and covers 10 zones. It is expected to be in place until at least the end of the 2023 fiscal year, if not longer. The state has a total of 32 Urban Enterprise Zones, covering 10 zones and 37 municipalities. In total, there are 32 zones in the state, with Orange being one of two cities in Orange County to be part of the UZ. The UZ program is intended to encourage investment and job creation in Orange and the surrounding areas. It also aims to promote economic growth and development in Orange, as well as the rest of the state. It has been in place since 1992. The zone's current status is set to expire in 2023, when the state will have completed its first full year of UZs. The current UZ is in the second year of a four-year program. The first year of the second UZ was in the third year of its existence.

Transportation

As of May 2010, Orange had a total of 44.64 miles (71.84 km) of roadways. Interstate 280 is the most significant highway serving the city. The Orange and Highland Avenue stations provide NJ Transit train service along the Morris & Essex Lines (formerly Erie Lackawanna Railway) Service is available via the Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and to Hoboken Terminal.NJ Transit buses in Orange include the 21, 24, 34, 41, 44, 71, 73 and 79 routes providing service to Newark and local service on the 92 and 97 routes. The only other significant roadway serving Orange is County Route 508, which follows Central Avenue. The city is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New York City. It is also on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's New Jersey Bay Line, which links New York to Long Island, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Orange is on the Bergen County line, which connects to Newark via Newark Broad Street or Summit station. It also connects to New Jersey City and Newark via the Newark Bay Line and Newark International Airport. Orange has a population of 2.2 million (2.3 million in 2010). It is the largest city in New Jersey with a population density of 1.6 million (1.7 million to 1.8 million) per square mile (4.4 million to 4.4 billion) in 2010.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey = 18.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 1. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Orange = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 34,447 individuals with a median age of 34.8 age the population dropped by -5.81% in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 15,565.7 residents per square mile of area (6,010.0/km²). There are average 2.78 people per household in the 10,987 households with an average household income of $41,277 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.80% of the available work force and has dropped -3.41% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.38%. The number of physicians in Orange per 100,000 population = 319.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Orange = 43.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 26.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 121. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 203. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 24.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 46, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 22.81%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 52 years with median home cost = $208,100 and home appreciation of -17.63%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $28.54 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $10,181 per student. There are 10.4 students for each teacher in the school, 574 students for each Librarian and 287 students for each Counselor. 5.22% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 10.40% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.20% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).