Editing Essex County, New Jersey (section)

==Municipalities==
[[Image:Essex County, New Jersey Municipalities.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Index map of Essex County municipalities (click to see index key)]]
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The 22 municipalities in Essex County (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area in square miles) are:<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212201903/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34013 GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 25, 2014.</ref> Other, [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]] in the county are listed next to their parent municipality. Most of these areas are [[census-designated place]]s that have been created by the [[United States Census Bureau]] for enumeration purposes within a [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]]. Other communities and enclaves that exist within a municipality are marked as '''non-CDP''' next to the name.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Municipality
! Map key
! Municipal<br />type
! Population
! Housing<br />units
! Total<br />area
! Water<br />area
! Land<br />area
! Pop.<br />density
! Housing<br />density
!School district
! Unincorporated communities
|-
|[[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]] || 15 ||  township || 38,222 || 14,327 || 3.40 || 0.06 || 3.34 || 10,755.7 || 4,289.3 
|[[Belleville School District|Belleville]]|| [[Silver Lake, Essex County, New Jersey|Silver Lake]] CDP (part; 3,769)
|-
|[[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]] || 13 || township || 53,105 || 19,470 || 5.33 || 0.02 || 5.30 || 8,920.5 || 3,670.7 
|[[Bloomfield Public Schools|Bloomfield]]|| [[Ampere North, New Jersey|Ampere North]] CDP (5,132)<br>[[Brookdale, New Jersey|Brookdale]] CDP (9,854)<br>[[Silver Lake, Essex County, New Jersey|Silver Lake]] CDP (part; 474)<br>[[Watsessing, New Jersey|Watsessing]] CDP (8,078)
|-
|[[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]] || 6 || borough || 9,027 || 3,510 || 1.17 || 0.00 || 1.17 || 6,710.3 || 3,011.1 
|[[Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools|Caldwell-West Caldwell]]||
|-
|[[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]] || 10 || township || 12,980 || 4,661 || 4.38 || 0.13 || 4.25 || 2,918.6 || 1,096.1 
|[[Cedar Grove Schools|Cedar Grove]]||
|-
|[[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]] || 2 || city || 69,612 || 28,803 || 3.92 || 0.00 || 3.92 || 16,377.1 || 7,339.5 
|[[East Orange School District|East Orange]]||
|-
|[[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]] || 5 || borough || 2,244 || 758 || 1.42 || 0.01 || 1.41 || 1,496.3 || 536.8 
|[[West Essex Regional School District|West Essex]] (7-12)<br>[[Essex Fells School District|Essex Fells]] (PK-6)
|
|-
|[[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]] || 8 || township || 7,872 || 2,723 || 10.46 || 0.16 || 10.30 || 725.1 || 264.5 
|[[West Essex Regional School District|West Essex]] (7-12)<br>[[Fairfield School District|Fairfield]] (PK-6)
|
|-
|[[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]] || 3 || borough || 7,802 || 2,541 || 1.29 || 0.00 || 1.28 || 5,872.8 || 1,982.6 
|[[Glen Ridge Public Schools|Glen Ridge]]||
|-
|[[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington]] || 22 || township || 61,176 || 23,196 || 2.93 || 0.00 || 2.93 || 18,417.0 || 7,922.0 
|[[Irvington Public Schools|Irvington]]||
|-
|[[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]] || 18 || township || 31,330 || 10,284 || 14.08 || 0.31 || 13.77 || 2,132.8 || 746.9 
|[[Livingston Public Schools|Livingston]]||
|-
|[[Maplewood, New Jersey|Maplewood]] || 20 || township || 25,684 || 8,608 || 3.88 || 0.00 || 3.88 || 6,155.3 || 2,220.0 
|[[South Orange-Maplewood School District|South Orange-Maplewood]]||
|-
|[[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]] || 19 || township || 21,710 || 7,106 || 9.88 || 0.55 || 9.32 || 2,161.3 || 762.2 
|[[Millburn Township Public Schools|Millburn Township]]|| [[Short Hills, New Jersey|Short Hills]] CDP (14,422)
|-
|[[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]] || 12 || township || 40,921 || 15,911 || 6.32 || 0.01 || 6.31 || 5,971.2 || 2,522.2 
|[[Montclair Public Schools|Montclair]]|| [[Upper Montclair, New Jersey|Upper Montclair]] CDP (13,146)
|-
|[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] || 1 || city || 311,549 || 109,520 || 26.11 || 1.92 || 24.19 || 11,458.3 || 4,528.1 
|[[Newark Public Schools|Newark]]||
|-
|[[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]] || 7 || borough || 6,694 || 2,134 || 3.02 || 0.00 || 3.01 || 2,053.2 || 708.6 
|[[West Essex Regional School District|West Essex]] (7-12)<br>[[North Caldwell Public Schools|North Caldwell]] (PK-6)
|
|-
|[[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]] || 14 || township || 30,143 || 11,789 || 3.43 || 0.04 || 3.38 || 8,384.1 || 3,484.0 
|[[Nutley Public Schools|Nutley]]||
|-
|[[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]] || 16 || township || 34,447 || 12,222 || 2.20 || 0.00 || 2.20 || 13,705.7 || 5,558.9 
|[[Orange Board of Education|Orange]]||
|-
|[[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]] || 4 || borough || 6,299 || 2,432 || 3.56 || 0.02 || 3.54 || 1,644.4 || 687.3 
|[[West Essex Regional School District|West Essex]] (7-12)<br>[[Roseland Public School|Roseland]] (PK-6)
|
|-
|[[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]] || 21 || village || 18,484 || 5,815 || 2.86 || 0.00 || 2.86 || 5,672.8 || 2,036.5 
|[[South Orange-Maplewood School District|South Orange-Maplewood]]||
|-
|[[Verona, New Jersey|Verona]] || 11 || township  || 14,572 || 5,523 || 2.78 || 0.02 || 2.76 || 4,838.4 || 2,004.4 
|[[Verona Public Schools|Verona]]||
|-
|[[West Caldwell, New Jersey|West Caldwell]] || 9 || township || 11,012 || 4,009 || 5.07 || 0.01 || 5.05 || 2,128.5 || 793.1 
|[[Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools|Caldwell-West Caldwell]]||
|-
|[[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] || 17 || township || 48,843 || 17,612 || 12.17 || 0.13 || 12.05 || 3,836.0 || 1,462.1 
|[[West Orange Public Schools|West Orange]]||[[Llewellyn Park]] CDP (821)<br>[[Pleasantdale, New Jersey|Pleasantdale]] CDP (2,329)
|-
|| Essex County ||  || county || 863,728 || 312,954 || 129.63 || 3.42 || 126.21 || 6,211.5 || 2,479.6 
| ||
|}

=== Other communities ===

* [[Montclair State University]] CDP (part; 2,180