Editing West Orange, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = West Orange, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| map_caption              = Location of West Orange in [[Texas]]
| image_map1               = Orange County WestOrange.svg
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| map_caption1             = Location of West Orange in [[Orange County, Texas]]
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Orange County, Texas|Orange]]
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 8.86
| area_land_km2            = 8.81
| area_water_km2           = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.42
| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.40
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 3459
| population_density_sq_mi = 947.66
| population_density_km2   = 365.91
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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| utc_offset_DST           = -5
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| elevation_ft             = 10
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 77630
| area_code                = [[Area code 409|409]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-77752<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2412225<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412225}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.cityofwestorange.com/}}
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'''West Orange''' is a city in [[Orange County, Texas|Orange County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 3,459 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], an increase over the figure of 3,443 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]&ndash;[[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] [[Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.5|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|km2}}  (0.95%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 4848
|1970= 4820
|1980= 4610
|1990= 4187
|2000= 4111
|2010= 3443
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=3459}}
{| class="wikitable"
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4877752&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,244
|64.87%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|435
|12.58%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|18
|0.52%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|41
|1.19%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|5
|0.14%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|141
|4.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|575
|16.62%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,459'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,459 people, 1,289 households, and 987 families residing in the city.

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 4,111 people, 1,672 households, and 1,183 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,297.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,876 housing units at an average density of {{convert|592.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.77% of the population.

There were 1,672 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.

In West Orange, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,224, and the median income for a family was $40,167. Males had a median income of $35,225 versus $19,286 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,850. About 11.2% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
West Orange is served by two school districts. Areas east of [[State Highway 87 (Texas)|State Highway 87]] are part of the [[West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District]] and areas to the west of State Highway 87 are part of the [[Bridge City Independent School District]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [http://www.cityofwestorange.com/ City of West Orange Official website]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/West-Orange-Texas.html West Orange, TX at City-Data.com]

{{Orange County, Texas}}
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[[Category:Cities in Orange County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area]]