East Orange is a city in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city’s population was 69,612, an increase of 5,342 (+8.3%) from the 2010 census add up of 64,270, which in tilt reflected a halt of 5,554 (−8.0%) from the 69,824 counted in the 2000 census. The city was the state’s 17th most-populous municipality in 2020, after having been ranked 20th in 2010 and 14th statewide in 2000. The Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program calculated that the city’s population was 68,903 in 2021, ranking the city the 547th-most-populous in the country.

East Orange had its origins in Connecticut’s New Haven Colony. In 1666, a organization of 30 of New Haven’s families traveled by water to found “a town upon the Passayak” River. They arrived upon territory now encompassing Newark, the Oranges, and several additional municipalities. The area was situated in the northeast ration of a land comply conveyed by King Charles II of England to his brother James, Duke of York. In 1664, James conveyed the land to two proprietors, Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. Since Carteret had been Royal Governor of the Isle of Jersey, the territory became known as “New Jersey.”

East Orange was initially a portion of the city of Newark, but it was originally known as “Newark Mountains”. On June 7, 1780, the townspeople of Newark Mountains officially voted to direct the proclaim Orange. At the time, there was a significant number of people well-disposed of secession from Newark. However, this would not occur until November 27, 1806, when the territory now encompassing all of the Oranges was finally detached. On April 13, 1807, the first doling out was elected, but not until March 13, 1860 was Orange officially incorporated as a city. Immediately, the new city began fragmenting into smaller communities, primarily because of local disputes more or less the costs of establishing paid police, fire, and street departments. South Orange was organized upon January 26, 1861; Fairmount (later to become allocation of West Orange) on March 11, 1862; East Orange upon March 4, 1863; and West Orange (including Fairmount) on March 14, 1863. East Orange was reincorporated as a city on December 9, 1899, based upon the results of a referendum held two days earlier.

East Orange was known, at one time, for the shade trees that lined the city’s residential streets. This is yet evident today as many of the tall trees nevertheless stand.