Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of 2020, 863,728 people lived there,[2] making it the third most populous county in the state, behind Bergen County and Middlesex County, and the second most densely population county in the state after Hudson County. The seat of the county is Newark, the largest city in the state.
| Essex County, New Jersey | |
| Map | |
| Map of New Jersey highlighting Essex County Location in the state of New Jersey | |
| Map of the USA highlighting New Jersey New Jersey's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | March 7, 1683[1] |
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| Seat | Newark[1] |
| Largest City | Newark (population and area) |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
129.42 sq mi (335 km²) 126.09 sq mi (327 km²) 3.34 sq mi (9 km²), 2.6 |
| Population - Density |
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| Website: www.essex-countynj.org | |
| Named for: Essex, England | |
| County flag | Flag of Essex County, New Jersey |
Essex County, New Jersey Media
- Millburn NJ View.JPG
Millburn in Essex County
- Essex Troop 1315 PVW WOrange jeh.jpg
Essex Troop, New Jersey National Guard
- Essex Co Hall of Records jeh.jpg
Essex County Hall of Records
- Edison labs Main St Lakeside Av jeh.jpg
Looking east across Main Street and Lakeside Avene at the Edison Laboratories on a sunny midday.
- Police Academy Essex Co jeh.jpg
Essex County Police Academy
- 2018-07-17 07 28 23 View south along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) between Exit 153 and Exit 151, entering Bloomfield Township, Essex County from Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey.jpg
Garden State Parkway South entering Essex County
- NewarkLightRailExt.jpg
Broad Street station of Newark Light Rail
- Essex County, New Jersey Municipalities.png
Index map of Essex County municipalities (click to see index key)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Essex County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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