About Orange, NJ
East Orange is a suburb of New York City with a population of 64,650. East Orange is in Essex County. Living in East Orange offers residents an urban feel and most residents rent their homes. In East Orange there are a lot of parks. Many families live in East Orange.
History of Orange, NJ
Orange was initially the agricultural portion of the City of Newark, and remained such until November 27, 1806, when the territory now encompassing all of the Oranges was detached, thus creating the Township of Orange by an act of the New Jersey State Legislature. On Tuesday, April 7, 1807, the first government was elected at a town meeting. Samuel D. Day was elected as the first Chairman of the Orange Township Committee. On January 26, 1860, Orange was then incorporated as the Town of Orange. As a result of achieving status as a town, Orange was permitted to establish fire, police, street and other town departments. On March 13, 1860, Dr. William Pierson was elected as the first Mayor of the Town of Orange. Almost immediately, the new town began fragmenting into smaller independent communities primarily because of local disputes about the costs of establishing the new departments. The other areas separated from the Town of Orange on various dates: South Orange was organized on January 26, 1861; Fairmount (later to become part of West Orange) on March 11, 1862; East Orange on March 4, 1863; and West Orange (including Fairmount) on March 14, 1863. April 3, 1872, Orange was officially incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey State Legislature. It then became known as the City of Orange Township.
