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Orange was originally incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 27, 1806, from portions of Newark Township.
Portions of the town were taken to form South Orange Township ( April 1, 1861, now known as Maplewood ), Fairmount ( March 11, 1862, now part of West Orange ), East Orange Township ( March 4, 1863 ) and West Orange Township ( April 10, 1863 ).
In 1982, the name was changed to the " City of Orange Township " to take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies.
Orange is often joined with neighboring East Orange, South Orange and West Orange and referred to as part of " the Oranges ".
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