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Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is one of the centrally located counties in the New York metropolitan area.As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's second-most populous county, [7] with a population of 863,728, [5] [8] its highest decennial count since the 1970 census and an increase of 79,759 (+10.2%) from the 2010 census count of ...
New Jersey was governed by two groups of proprietors as two distinct provinces, East Jersey and West Jersey, between 1674 and 1702.New Jersey's first counties were created as administrative districts within each province, with East Jersey split in 1675 into Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and Monmouth counties, while West Jersey's initial counties of Burlington and Salem date to 1681.
The Essex County Government Complex is located in Newark, the country seat of Essex County, New Jersey, U.S. at west of end of Market Street in Downtown.It is home to the Essex County Executive, the Board of County Commissioners, and the constitutional officers of the county: the County Clerk, the County Surrogate, and the County Sheriff as well as the County Register.
Fairfield is a township in far northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,872, [9] [10] an increase of 406 (+5.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,466, [19] [20] which in turn reflected an increase of 403 (+5.7%) from the 7,063 counted in the 2000 census. [21]
Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,299, [10] [11] an increase of 480 (+8.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,819, [20] [21] which in turn reflected an increase of 521 (+9.8%) from the 5,298 counted in the 2000 census.
As of 2024, New Jersey is divided into 21 counties and contains 564 [2] municipalities consisting of five types: 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 240 townships, and four villages. The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark, with 311,549 residents, whereas the smallest is Walpack Township, with seven residents. [3]
Five towns in Essex County held municipal non-partisan elections on Tuesday, May 14 to fill council, mayoral and commissioner positions - Belleville, Irvington, Montclair, Nutley and Orange.
As of May 2010, the township had a total of 67.17 miles (108.10 km) of roadways, of which 57.22 miles (92.09 km) were maintained by the municipality, 6.21 miles (9.99 km) by Essex County and 3.74 miles (6.02 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. [115]