Age and Gender
The age distribution of the responses correlates well to ACS 2015 5-year estimates for age distribution, with the exception of those under 18 years old. The ACS 2015 5-year estimate predicted an average age of 35 in the Township; the survey’s average age was approximately 15 years older at age 50. Attempts were made to reach youth populations, but collecting responses from minors was challenging. Gender was represented almost equally in responses. |
Respondents were asked to select their relationships to Orange Township. By a vast majority of 402 selections, “Resident/ Homeowner” was the most selected response. A separate question gauged the number of years that residents who live in the Township have lived there. The second most selected relationship to Orange Township was “Employed within Orange Township” at 49 responses.
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Areas of Interest and Community Issue Engagement
Community issues and areas of interest were measured in the survey through a likert scale and ranking system, respectively. The likert scale indicates level of agreement with three statements of knowledge, engagement, and personal importance of community issues. Results indicate that respondents are, on average, fairly concerned about community issues, slightly knowledgeable about community issues, and infrequently engage in community issues. |
Community issues that respondents were interested in were organized into 9 areas of interest. The visualized data represents the aggregated responses for the top four priorities. In the first priority, three main issues clearly stand above the rest: Community Facilities as the most chosen first priority area of interest, and Land Development and Transportation as the second and third, respectively. In the second priority, Community Facilities, Transportation, and Land Development are reordered in the top first, second, and third most chosen priority area of interest, respectively. In the third priority, Community Facilities, Transportation, and Natural Resources and Preservation were selected as the top first, second, and third most chosen priority area of interest, respectively. From this analysis, Community Facilities, Transportation, Land Development, and Natural Resources and Preservation are the top four areas of interest.
The comments and concerns associated with the areas of interest that respondents ranked as their top three primarily detailed dissatisfaction with traffic flow, township character, trail connectivity, and the volume, velocity, and veracity of land development. Business development is both desired and opposed, and green open space is heavily valued. |