West Orange, New Jersey
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.[6] It is located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of downtown Newark and 13 miles (21 km) west of New York City.
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.
Geography and neighborhoods
West Orange is marked by an eclectic mix of neighborhoods and housing types, which roughly correspond to the township's geographic features. Generally, the township has four distinct neighborhoods:
Downtown West Orange and The Valley
The oldest and most densely populated part of the township is Downtown West Orange, which lies in the low basin along the township's eastern border with the city of Orange. Main Street, in this section, is home to the Edison National Historic Site, as well as the municipal building, police headquarters, and a branch post office. The West Orange Public Library is located on Mount Pleasant Avenue in this section, just west of Main Street. Downtown West Orange is laid out in the pattern of a traditional town, and is formed around the western termini of two major east-west arteries of the Newark street grid: Central Avenue and Park Avenue. Downtown West Orange has the most urban character of the township's neighborhoods, while the Valley is home to a growing arts district and a significant African American community.
The First Mountain
West of Downtown, the neighborhoods of West Orange become increasingly suburban as one ascends the steep hill of the First Watchung Mountain along Northfield, Mount Pleasant, or Eagle Rock Avenue. The housing stock in the neighborhoods of Hutton Park and Gregory is a mixture of Victorian, Jazz Age, and Tudor-style houses; large estates; garden apartments; and post-World War II modern houses. The Victorian enclave of Llewellyn Park, one of America's first planned residential communities, is also located on the First Mountain. Many blocks on the First Mountain have sweeping views of the Newark and New York City skylines.
Pleasant Valley and Pleasantdale
Beyond the high ridge traced by Prospect Avenue, West Orange becomes a patchwork of post-World War II suburban neighborhoods, interspersed with pockets of older Victorian homes, as well as golf courses, professional campuses, and shopping centers. Pleasantdale, a walkable business district in this part of the township, includes a number of restaurants, office buildings, and houses of worship. Pleasantdale is also home to a significant Orthodox Jewish community.[10]
The Second Mountain
Finally, the westernmost section of West Orange lies along the eastern face of the Second Watchung Mountain, and includes large portions of the South Mountain Reservation. The housing stock in this neighborhood resembles that of Pleasantdale, as well as those of the adjacent suburban townships of Millburn and Livingston.
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1900 |
6,889 |
|
—
|
| 1910 |
10,980 |
|
59.4% |
| 1920 |
15,573 |
|
41.8% |
| 1930 |
24,327 |
|
56.2% |
| 1940 |
25,662 |
|
5.5% |
| 1950 |
28,605 |
|
11.5% |
| 1960 |
39,895 |
|
39.5% |
| 1970 |
43,715 |
|
9.6% |
| 1980 |
39,510 |
|
−9.6% |
| 1990 |
39,103 |
|
−1.0% |
| 2000 |
44,943 |
|
14.9% |
| 2010 |
46,207 |
|
2.8% |
Population sources: 1900-1930[11]
1930-1990[12] 2000[13] 2010[14][15] |
The 2010 United States Census reported that there were 46,207 people, 16,790 households and 11,749 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of West Orange was 57.1% (26,406) White, 26.6% (12,284)) African American, 0.4% (174) Native American, 8.0% (3,680) Asian, 0.0% (10) Pacific Islander, 4.8% (2,227) from other races, and 3.1% (1,426) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.2% (7,487).[14][15]
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 44,943 people, 16,480 households, and 11,684 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,708.7 people per square mile (1,431.7/km2). There were 16,901 housing units at an average density of 1,394.7 per square mile (538.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 55.3% White, 33% 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.[13]
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.[13]
The median income for a household in the town 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.[13]
Government
West Orange is governed by a Mayor-Council system of municipal government pursuant to the Faulkner Act. Each member of the Council is elected to a four-year term; these terms are served out on a staggered basis. Township elections are nonpartisan and at-large.[16]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of West Orange is Robert Parisi, whose term of office ends June 30, 2014.[17] Members of the Township Council are Council President Sal M. Anderton (2012), Victor Cirilo (2014), Joe Krakoviak (2012), Susan McCartney (2014) and Patty Spango (2012).[18]
Municipal court
Officers of the municipal court are:[19]
- Harry L. Starrett - Presiding Judge, West Orange Municipal Court
- Margaret Padovano - Municipal Judge, West Orange Municipal Court
- Vacant - Municipal Prosecutor. The Office of Municipal Prosecutor remains unoccupied since Mark Infante was killed when struck by an automobile while walking along Route 35 in Lavallette, NJ, on November 27, 2009.
Township facilities
Politics
In recent years, in national politics, West Orange leans heavily Democratic. In 2008, Barack Obama received 68% of the West Orange vote, while Republican John McCain received just 29%.[20]
Federal, state and county representation
West Orange is split between the Eighth and Tenth Congressional and is part of New Jersey's 27th state legislative district.[21] The legislative district was kept unchanged by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission based on the results of the 2010 Census.[6]
New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson). New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District is represented by Donald M. Payne (D, Newark). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
27th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Richard Codey (D, Roseland) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Mila Jasey (D, South Orange) and John F. McKeon (D, West Orange).[22] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[23] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[24]
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).[25]
Education
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The West Orange Public Schools serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade, including a total of eleven school facilities. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[26]) are seven elementary schools (all K-5, except as noted) — Gregory (563 students), Hazel Avenue (336), Mount Pleasant (412), Pleasantdale (PreK-5; 439), Redwood (506), St. Cloud (367) and Washington (406) — three middle schools — Edison (6; 503), Liberty (7&8; 546) and Roosevelt (7&8; 484) — and one high school, West Orange High School (2,042), for grades 9-12.[27]
History
West Orange was initially a part of the city of Newark, and remained so until November 27, 1806, when the territory now encompassing all of the Oranges was detached to form Orange Township.[28] On April 13, 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.[28] 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 (an independent municipality for less than one year that was later to become part of West Orange) on March 11, 1862 and East Orange on March 4, 1863.[28] West Orange (including what had been the briefly independent municipality of Fairmount) was formed as a township on April 10, 1863, and was reformed as a town on February 28, 1900.[28]
Llewellyn Park, the first planned community in America, is located within West Orange, and was designed by entrepreneur Llewellyn Haskell and architect Alexander Jackson Davis in 1857.[29] Llewellyn Park is considered among the best examples of the "Romantic Landscape" movement of that period.[30] Thomas Edison was one of the many residents.[31]
Sports
The Jersey Rockhoppers Hockey Team of the Eastern Professional Hockey League have played home games at the Richard J. Codey Arena since Fall 2008. The arena also used to be the practice facility for the New Jersey Devils.
Mass media and telecommunications
For years West Orange has been a hotbed for the mass-media and telecommunications industries. Edison's Black Maria, the first movie studio ever, was located here. Several broadcast antennas are located in the town. From the mid-1970s until the early 1990s Channel 68 TV maintained their offices, studios and transmitter on Eagle Rock Avenue which was later 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 an empty lot, the main building which housed Channel 68 was recently demolished and the transmitter tower stands alone. WFME Radio has offices studios and transmitter while their sister station WFME-TV has 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:
- Nat Adderley, Jr. (born 1955), music arranger who spent much of his career with Luther Vandross.[32]
- Ronald Bell (born 1951), musician with Kool and the Gang.[33]
- Enea Bossi, Sr. (1888–1963), aviation pioneer who created the first stainless steel aircraft and one of the first human-powered planes.[34]
- Martin Brodeur (born 1972), ice hockey goaltender in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils.[35]
- Vinnie Brown, (better known by his stage name Vin Rock), rapper for group Naughty by Nature.[36]
- Brendan Byrne (born 1924), Governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982.[37]
- David Cassidy (born 1950), teen idol, singer and actor who appeared on the 1970s TV series The Partridge Family.[38][39]
- Joan Caulfield (1922–91), movie, theatre, television actress of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s who was born in East Orange, moved to West Orange during childhood and lived here until her high school graduation from a private school in Orange.[40]
- Richard Codey (born 1946), State Senator, and Acting Governor of New Jersey in 2002 and Governor from 2004 until 2006.[41] (Now resides in neighboring Roseland)
- Jemima Condict (1754–79), American Revolutionary War era diarist.[42]
- Brandon Costner (born 1987), forward for the NC State Wolfpack basketball team.[43]
- Anthony Criss (born 1970), member of the rap group Naughty by Nature.[36]
- Charles Cullen (born 1960), serial killer who grew up on Kling Street.[44]
- Ginny Duenkel (born 1947), winner of a Gold and Bronze medal in two swimming events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[45] Ginny Duenkel Municipal Pool is named in her honor.
- DJ Whoo Kid (born 1979), official DJ of G-Unit.[46]
- Charles Edison (1890–1969), United States Secretary of the Navy 1940, Governor of New Jersey 1941 to 1944 and son of Thomas Edison.[47]
- Theodore Miller Edison (1898–1992), only child of his inventor father who graduated college; went on to become an inventor with over 80 patents.[48]
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931), inventor of the phonograph, the incandescent electric lightbulb, and the first practical motion picture camera whose home was Glenmont Mansion. Edison's Black Maria, the first movie studio, was located in West Orange.[49]
- Eugenio Fernandi (1922–91), tenor with the Metropolitan Opera who rose to prominence in the late 1950s and 1960s, receiving 22 curtain calls for his performance in Lucia di Lammermoor.[50]
- Alisa Flatow (1975–95), victim of the Egged bus 36 bombing.[51]
- Chris Gethard (born 1980), author of Weird New York and an associate editor of the Weird NJ publications. He is also a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC.[52]
- Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955), comedian, actress, talk show host.[53]
- Kyrie Irving (born 1992), professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association.[54]
- Mark Kelly (born 1964), NASA astronaut and husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.[55]
- Scott Kelly (born 1964), NASA astronaut.[55]
- Paul J. Kern, commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command from 2001-2004.[56]
- Carole King (born 1942) and Gerry Goffin (born 1939), husband & wife songwriting team who resided off Pleasant Valley Way in the mid-1960s along with other song writers, a location that gave rise to the song Pleasant Valley Sunday, recorded by the Monkees in 1966.[57]
- Bettye LaVette (born 1946), soul singer who released her first record at age 16 and found success with I've Got My Own Hell to Raise at age 59 in 2005.[58]
- George B. McClellan (1826–85), Major General and briefly general-in-chief of the Union Army during the Civil War. He ran as a Democrat against Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864. He went on to become governor of New Jersey (1878–1881).[59]
- Joseph Minish (1916–2007), represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.[60]
- Fred Ott (1860–1936), an employee of Thomas Edison's in the 1890s who "starred" in two of the earliest surviving motion pictures – Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (a.k.a. Fred Ott's Sneeze) and Fred Ott Holding a Bird – both filmed in 1894.[61]
- Robert Pearlman (born 1976), founder and editor of collectSPACE.[62]
- Michael Pitt (born 1981), actor who was in Murder by Numbers, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Last Days, as well as HBO's Boardwalk Empire.[63]
- Phil Rizzuto (1917–2007), nicknamed "The Scooter," played shortstop for the New York Yankees from 1941-1956.[64]
- Peter W. Rodino (1909–2005), United States Congressman from 1949 to 1989.[65]
- Hilary Rosen, former Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America and CNN political analyst.[66]
- Sherry Ross, sportscaster and journalist.[67]
- Walter H. Seward (1896–2008), super-centenarian, lived to 111 years.[68]
- Alfredo Silipigni (1932–2006), conductor.[69]
- Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862–1965), known as “The Grand Old Man” of college football. During the founding year of the College Football Hall of Fame, he was inducted as both a player and a coach. He was among the first group of inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959. He is also credited with the invention of the batting cage in baseball and the tackling dummy in football. West Orange’s Stagg Field playground is named in his honor. Ranked #4 on the Sports Illustrated list of The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures.[70]
- Andy Stern (born 1950), former president of the Service Employees International Union.[71]
- Mike Trainor (born 1981), comedian.[72]
- "Uncle" Floyd Vivino (born 1951), actor, comedian, kids TV show host, musician, and radio show host.
- Evelyn Ward (born 1923), actress, mother of David Cassidy.[39]
- Scott Wolf (born 1968), actor who is best known as Bailey Salinger on the TV series Party of Five.[73]
- Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor who is best known for the role of Steve Sanders on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210.[74]
- Abner Zwillman (1899–1959), mobster found hanging dead at his home at 15 Beverly Road.[75]
See also
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