South Orange Village, NJ

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South Orange Village, New Jersey

Introduction to South Orange Village, New Jersey

The people of South Orange Village are in the Newark metropolitan area. The town has a population of 16,964.

South Orange Village History

The Lenape Native Americans were the original inhabitants of the region that is now known as the South Orange Village. The land was purchased from them in the year 1666 by Robert Treat, and in the very same year Newark was founded on the banks of the Passaic River. The region was named “Orange” after William of Orange, one of the rulers of England. Though the official incorporation date of the South Orange Village is May 4, 1869, it was then formed within the South Orange Township. In 1904 the Village of South Orange was separated from South Orange Township.

South Orange Village and nearby Attractions

Kearny Museum
Edison National Historic Site
Turtle Back Zoo
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary
Staten Island Botanical Garden
New York Aquarium

Things To Do In South Orange Village

Travelers to the South Orange Village can visit many of the historic sites and museums like the Edison National Historic Site, the Liberty Hall, the Kearny Museum, the Montclair Art Museum and the New Jersey Historical Society Museum. Animal lovers can take a trip to the various zoos and aquariums nearby including the Staten Island Zoo, the Turtle Back Zoo, the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary and the New York Aquarium. The Staten Island Botanical Garden and the Reeves-Reed Arboretum are places where one can spend the day out in the company of family and friends.

South Orange Village Transportation

Air transportation is available from Newark International Airport.

South Orange Village Higher Education

Educational facilities are available at Bloomfield College, Caldwell College, Montclair State University, Essex County College and Seton Hall University.

High Points

South Orange Village strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of South Orange Village, NJ

Comparing South Orange Village to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes

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Category	Value
County	Essex
Standard Zip Codes	07079
Phone Area Codes	973
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.749
Longitude	-74.261

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	16,964	100%
Male	8,142	48%
Female	8,822	52%
Under 18	3,777	22.3%
18+	13,187	77.7%
65+	2,024	11.9%
Median Age	34.7
Average Family Size	3.26
White	10,248	60.4%
African-American	5,309	31.3%
Asian	660	3.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	16	0.1%
Other	266	1.6%
Mixed Race	460	2.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	837	4.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	16,612
Growth	-352
Growth %	-2.09%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	33.3%
Italian	11.1%
Irish	10.2%
German	6.3%
Polish	4.3%
Russian	4.1%
Haitian	3.3%
US/American	3%
English	2.5%
Jamaican	2.5%
Nigerian	1.5%
African	1.2%
European	1%
Eastern European	1%
Hungarian	1%
Romanian	0.9%
Guyanese	0.8%
Austrian	0.8%
French (except Basque)	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Dutch	0.6%
Portuguese	0.6%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.6%
Egyptian	0.5%
Scottish	0.5%
British West Indian	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
British	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
West Indian	0.4%
Other Subsaharan African	0.4%
Norwegian	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
Brazilian	0.2%
Australian	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Slavic	0.2%
Yugoslavian	0.2%
Iranian	0.2%
Barbadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
South Orange Village	16,964	$107,641
East Orange	69,824	$38,562
Irvington	60,695	$41,098
Maplewood	23,868	$92,724
Millburn	19,765	$158,888
Orange	32,868	$40,852
Union	54,405	$68,707

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