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 | |
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 Location in the state of 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 | |
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Essex County, New Jersey Media
Millburn in Essex County
Essex Troop, New Jersey National Guard
Essex County Hall of Records
Looking east across Main Street and Lakeside Avene at the Edison Laboratories on a sunny midday.
Essex County Police Academy
Garden State Parkway South entering Essex County
Broad Street station of Newark Light Rail
Index map of Essex County municipalities (click to see index key)
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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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