Irvington average deed price for residential properties:
2007: $248,727.40
1998: $100,053.05
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Irvington is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
Population (year 2000): 60,695 P
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Land area: 2.96 sq miles
Median Income: $36,575
Clinton Township, which included what is now Irvington, Maplewood and parts of Newark and South Orange, was created on April 14, 1834. The area was known as Camptown until the mid-1800s. In 1850, after Stephen Foster published his ballad, Camptown Races,, residents were concerned that the activities described in the song would be associated with their community. Lydia Crawford, the wife of the local postmaster, suggested Camptown's new name, Irvingtown, in honor of Washington Irving. Irvington was incorporated as an independent village on March 27, 1874, from portions of Clinton Township. What remained of Clinton Township was absorbed into Newark on March 5, 1902. On March 2, 1898, Irvington was incorporated as a Town, replacing Irvington Village. Laws approved in Trenton in both 1903 and 1908 that would have annexed Irvington to Newark were rejected by local voters. The 1967 Newark riots hastened an exodus of families from that city, many of them moving the few short blocks to Irvington. Until 1965, Irvington was almost exclusively white. By 1980, the town was nearly 40% black, by 1990 it was 70%. On July 1, 1980, Fred Bost, the first black to serve on the Town Council, was sworn in as East Ward Councilman. Michael G. Steele, the town's first black mayor, was elected in 1990, followed by Sara B. Bost in 1994. The current Mayor is Wayne Smith.
Irvington experienced the crack epidemic of the 1980s and the city still struggles with the aftermath today. The city still has a violent crime rate six times higher than New Jersey overall and a murder rate eight times higher than statewide statistics. Irvington has a higher crime rate than Camden and is more dangerous, but since it has a population fewer than 75,000, it couldn't be ranked as the most dangerous city in the nation. One year in the early 2000s, Irvington was officially named the "Murder Capital of America" due to its very high murder rate. Irvington is known for its very high crime rate. In 2006, it was determined to have the 2nd highest violent crime rate for a U.S. city with a population between 40,000 and 60,000 people.
Irvington is served by New Jersey Transit bus routes 1, 13, 25, 26, 27, 37, 39, 42, 70, 90, 94, and 107. Scheduled airline service is available at Newark Liberty International Airport in neighboring Newark and Elizabeth.
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