Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 793,633, ranking it second in the state after Bergen County; Essex County's population had declined to 786,147 as of the bureau's 2006 population estimate. Its county seat is Newark6. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area.
History
Essex was originally formed as one of four administrative districts within the very brief reign of East Jersey in 1675, together with Bergen, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties. Essex County was formed within on March 7, 1683.
Municipalities
Belleville (township)
Bloomfield (township)
Caldwell (borough)
Cedar Grove (township)
East Orange (city)
Essex Fells (borough)
Fairfield (township)
Glen Ridge (borough)
Irvington (city)
Livingston (township)
Maplewood (township)
Millburn (township)
Montclair (township)
Newark (city)
North Caldwell (borough)
Nutley (township)
Orange (township)
Roseland (borough)
South Orange (township)
Verona (township)
West Caldwell (township)
West Orange (township)
