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Orange. 1 City (1990 pop. 110,658), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1888. Citrus fruits and nuts are packed, processed, and shipped; rubber products, electronic components, and industrial furnaces are manufactured in Orange. The growing city has been marked by a population increase of about 35% between 1970 and 1990. Orange was founded as Richland until it was renamed in 1875. Chapman College is there. 2 Town (1990 pop. 12,830), New Haven co., SW Conn., a residential suburb of New Haven, on the Housatonic; settled 1720, set off from Milford 1822, inc. 1921. It is chiefly a market center. The town's first house (1720) still stands. 3 City (1990 pop. 29,925), Essex co., NE N.J.; settled c.1675, set off from Newark 1806, inc. as a city 1872. Orange and the surrounding municipalities of East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and Maplewood are known as "The Oranges," a single suburb of Newark and New York City. Although chiefly residential, Orange has plants that make office machines, clothing, and pharmaceuticals. 4 City (1990 pop. 19,381), seat of Orange co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Sabine River at its junction with the Intracoastal Waterway; settled c.1800, inc. 1858. In the wet, lush country of the Gulf Coast, it is a port of entry, with shipyards, oil and gas wells, and major petrochemical plants. It also has facilities for processing paper, lumber, and rice. The U.S. navy has a "mothball fleet" there.
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