West Orange is a township in central 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.
West Orange is located at 40°47′19″N 74°15′19″W / 40.788650°N 74.255416°W / 40.788650; -74.255416 (40.788650, -74.255416).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.7 km), of which, 12....
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West Orange is a township in central 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.
West Orange is located at 40°47′19″N 74°15′19″W / 40.788650°N 74.255416°W / 40.788650; -74.255416 (40.788650, -74.255416).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.7 km), of which, 12.1 square miles (31.4 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km) of it (0.90%) is water.
The oldest and most densely populated part of the township lies in the low valley along the border with the City of Orange, between Montclair Township in the north and South Orange Township to the south ("down the hill"). The Edison National Historic Site is located on Main Street in this section, and several major east-west arteries of the Newark street grid have their western terminus here, notably Central and Park Avenues. Downtown West Orange has a...
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