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West Orange is a Township in Essex County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the township population was 44,943. West Orange adjoins the South Mountain Reservation . GEOGRAPHY West Orange is located at (40.788650, -74.255416). According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 31.7 Km&2 (12.2 Mi&2 ). 31.4 km&2 (12.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (0.90%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 44,943 people, 16,480 households, and 11,684 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 1,431.7/km&2 (3,708.7/mi&2). There were 16,901 housing units at an average density of 538.4/km&2 (1,394.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 67.55% White , 17.46% African American , 0.14% Native American , 8.09% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 3.52% from Other Races , and 3.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.04% of the population. There were 16,480 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were Married Couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.19. In the township the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $69,254, and the median income for a family was $83,375. Males had a median income of $52,029 versus $39,484 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $34,412. About 4.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT The Township of West Orange is governed by the Mayor-Council system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act . Within this form of government, each member of the Township Council is elected in Nonpartisan elections and serves on an At-large basis, representing the entire township. The Mayor West Orange Office of the Mayor , Township of West Orange. Accessed , 2007 . are:
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Federal, state and county representation West Orange is split between the Eighth and Tenth Congressional and is part of New Jersey's 27th Legislative District. New Jersey Citizens Guide to Government p. 66, New Jersey League Of Women Voters . Accessed August 24 , 2006 . West Orange is represented on the Essex County Board Of Chosen Freeholders by Freeholders Linda Lordi-Cavanaugh (District 4), Donald M. Payne, Jr. (At-Large) and Freeholder Blonnie R. Watson (At-Large). Politics On the national level, West Orange leans toward the Democratic Party. In 2004, Democrat John Kerry received 65% of the vote there, as opposed to Republican George W. Bush, who received around 34%. EDUCATION See Also: West Orange Public Schools The West Orange Public Schools serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The district consist of a total of eleven school facilities: seven elementary schools (all K-5, except as noted) — Gregory , Hazel Avenue , Mount Pleasant , Pleasantdale (PreK-5), Redwood , St. Cloud and Washington — three middle schools — Edison (6), Liberty (7&8) and Roosevelt (7&8) — and one high school, West Orange High School , for grades 9-12. The West Orange school district has been ranked among the top 1% of schools in the nation by '' The Washington Post ''. HISTORY West Orange was initially a part of the city of , 1807 , the first government was elected. On January 31 , 1860 , Orange was incorporated as a Town , and on April 3 , 1872 , it was officially incorporated as a city. Almost immediately, Orange began fragmenting into smaller communities, primarily because of local disputes about the costs of establishing paid police, fire, and street departments. South Orange was organized on April 1 , 1861 , Fairmount (later to become part of West Orange) on March 11 , 1862 and East Orange on March 4 , 1863 . West Orange (including what had been the independent municipality of Fairmount) was formed as a township on April 10 , 1863 , and was reformed as a town on February 28 , 1900 . Llewellyn Park , the first planned community in America is located within West Orange. Designed by Llewellyn Haskell and A. J. Davis in 1857 Llewellyn Park is considered the best example of "The Romantic Landscape" movement of that period. MASS MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS For years West Orange has been a hotbed for the mass-media and telecommunications industries, From the mid-1970s until the early 1990s Channel 68 TV maintained their offices, studios and transmitter on Eagle Rock Avenue which was then occupied by WNBC-TV and WPXN-TV as a backup transmitter facility after Channel 68 moved to West Market Street in Newark . As of March 2007, the 416 Eagle Rock Avenue property is now an empty lot, the main building which housed Channel 68 was recently demolished and the transmitter tower now stands alone. WFME Radio has their offices studios and transmitter while their sister station WFME-TV has their executive offices in the same building on Mount Pleasant Avenue next to an MCI Communications (Now part of Verizon Communications ) Fiber Optics and satellite transmission facility and a Fiber Optic and satellite transmission facility on Eagle Rock Avenue next to the old Channel 68 building. Former Upsala College radio station WFMU 's transmitter is on Marcella Avenue just down the street from WFME. Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless all have cell towers located throughout the township to provide clear coverage and Verizon maintains a huge Central Office on Prospect Avenue. NOTABLE RESIDENTS Notable current and former residents of West Orange include:
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