Tag: West Orange
West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207. The population increased by 1,264 (+2.8%) from the 44,943 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5,840 (+14.9%) from the 39,103 counted in the 1990 Census.
The township is set off by two large parks: the South Mountain Reservation along its southwestern borders with Maplewood and Millburn, and the Eagle Rock Reservation along its northeastern borders with Montclair and Verona. The township straddles the transition between the low-lying Newark Bay basin and the high terrain of the Watchung Mountains.
West Orange is located at 40°47′09″N 74°15′54″W / 40.785753°N 74.26506°W / 40.785753; -74.26506 (40.785753,-74.26506). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.171 square miles (31.522 km), of which, 12.046 square miles (31.198 km) of it is land and 0.125 square miles (0.324 km)…
