Editing Essex County, New Jersey

{{short description|County in New Jersey, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Essex County
| state              = New Jersey
| type               = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| official_name      =
| ex image           = Newark Penn Station June 2015 001.jpg
| ex image cap       = [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] at dusk in June 2015
| ex image size      = 300px
| seal               = Seal of Essex County, New Jersey.svg
| flag               = Flag of Essex County, New Jersey.svg
| founded date       = March 7
| founded year       = 1683<ref name=Story/>
| seat               = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]<ref name=CountyMap/>
| largest city       = Newark (population and area)
| named for          = [[Essex]], [[England]]
| leader_title       = [[Essex County Executive|County executive]]
| leader_name        = [[Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term ends December 31, 2026)
| area_total_sq_mi   = 129.42
| area_land_sq_mi    = 126.09
| area_water_sq_mi   =   3.34
| area percentage    =   2.6
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=CensusArea/>
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_total   = 863728<ref name=2020CensusMap>{{cite web |url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7 |title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
| pop_est_as_of      = 2024
| population_est     = 881527  {{increase}}
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>
| population_density_sq_mi = 6843.5
| coordinates = {{Coord|40.79|-74.25|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NJ_source:UScensus1990}}
| district2 = 8th
| district3 = 10th
| district4 = 11th
|website={{URL|https://essexcountynj.org}}|time zone=Eastern}}
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q128077|type=shape|text=Interactive map of Essex County, New Jersey}}

'''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 United States census|2020 census]], the county was the state's [[List of counties in New Jersey|second-most populous county]],<ref name=Largest2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> with a population of 863,728,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest [[United States census|decennial count]] since the 1970 census and an increase of 79,759 (+10.2%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 783,969.<ref name=Census2010/><ref>Wu, Sen-Yuan. [https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/pub/lmv/LMV_1.pdf ''NJ Labor Market Views; Population Keeps Growing in the Most Densely Populated State''], [[United States Census Bureau]], March 15, 2011. Accessed December 26, 2022.</ref><ref name=Census2000/> The county is part of the [[North Jersey]] region of the state.<ref>Willis, David P. [https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2023/02/20/central-jersey-debate-ocean-union-county-nj/69914996007/ "'This is how wars start': Does Central Jersey include both Ocean and Union counties?"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', February 20, 2023. Accessed March 31, 2024. "North Jersey is defined as Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties; South Jersey would be Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May counties. But for Central, things get a little tricky. It would include Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties."</ref>

The [[United States Census Bureau]]'s [[Population Estimates Program]] estimated a 2024 population of 881,527 for Essex County, an increase of 17,799 (+2.1%) from the 2020 decennial census, which was ranked third-largest among New Jersey's 21 counties behind [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] (which had a population of 978,641) and [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]] (with 890,119).<ref name=PopEst/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]],<ref name=CountyMap>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catctytable.html New Jersey County Map], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed December 22, 2022.</ref> the state's most populous city with a 2020 census population of 311,549.<ref name=LWD2020/><ref name=Largest2020/>

In 2015, the county had a [[Per capita personal income in the United States|per capita personal income]] of $60,030, the eighth-highest in New Jersey and 153rd highest of 3,113 counties in the U.S.<ref>[lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/industry/incpov/highcnty.xls 250 Highest Per Capita Personal Incomes available for 3113 counties in the United States: 2015], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2016/pdf/lapi1116.pdf Local Area Personal Income: 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015182249/https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2016/pdf/lapi1116.pdf |date=October 15, 2017 }}, [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]]. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] ranked the county as having the 94th-highest [[per capita income]] of all 3,113 counties in the U.S. and seventh-highest in New Jersey in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/pcpihigh.cfm |title=250 Highest Per Capita Personal Incomes of the 3113 Counties in the United States, 2009 |access-date=December 12, 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722035443/http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/pcpihigh.cfm |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}, [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]], backed uo by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 22, 2011. Accessed September 9, 2012.</ref>

==History==
[[File:Millburn NJ View.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]] in Essex County]]

===Etymology===
The county is named after [[Essex]], a county in the [[East of England]].<ref>[[Joseph Nathan Kane|Kane, Joseph Nathan]]; and Aiken, Charles Curry. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yC9vFvCuW84C&pg=PA95 ''The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950–2000''], p. 95. [[Scarecrow Press]], 2005. {{ISBN|0810850362}}. Accessed January 21, 2013.</ref>

===History===
Essex was originally formed as one of four administrative districts within [[Province of East Jersey]] in 1675, together with [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]] and [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]] districts. Essex County was formed within East Jersey on March 7, 1683.<ref name="Story">Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 125. Accessed June 6, 2012.</ref> The county was named after the English county of [[Essex, England|Essex]]. When the provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey were combined in 1702, the county boundaries were retained. Portions of Essex were taken in 1741 and transferred to [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]]. In 1837, [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]] was formed from portions of Essex and [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]] counties. In 1857, [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]] was created from parts of Essex County.<ref name="Story" />

===Secession===
The municipalities of western Essex County have discussed secession from the county, to create a new county or be annexed to [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], spurred mainly by a belief that tax policy benefits the poorer, urban, eastern portions of the county at the expense of the wealthier, more suburban municipalities in the west of the county. From 2001 to 2003, [[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]], [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]] and [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]] all held nonbinding ballot referendums on the issue. Then-[[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]] mayor Robert J. Russo gave a statement in 2003 about secession, "I've watched Essex County burden our people, with very little to show for it. We're fiscally conservative here and socially progressive &ndash; and we're finally rebelling."<ref>Pearce, Jeremy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/nyregion/in-essex-county-secession-gathers-momentum.html "In Essex County, Secession Gathers Momentum"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 7, 2003. Accessed September 23, 2016. "Montclair and Roseland both have decided to test the winds for revolution. In November, each community plans to put the secession issue before the public, in the form of a nonbinding referendum. Two years ago, Millburn posed a similar question and was bowled over at the response: 88 percent of voters agreed that the town should take steps toward leaving Essex for neighboring Morris County."</ref>

[[File:Essex Troop 1315 PVW WOrange jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Essex Troop, New Jersey National Guard]]
[[File:Essex Co Hall of Records jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Essex County Hall of Records]]
[[File:Edison labs Main St Lakeside Av jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Thomas Edison Laboratory]]
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], as of the 2020 Census, the county had a total area of {{convert|129.42|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|126.09|sqmi}} was land (97.4%) and {{convert|3.34|sqmi}} was water (2.6%).<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_34.txt 2020 Census Gazetteer File for Counties in New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 1, 2023.</ref>

The county rises from generally flat in the east to the twin ridges of the [[Watchung Mountains]] in the western half, beyond which the land lowers again into the [[Passaic River]] valley.

The highest elevation is found at four areas scattered between [[Verona, New Jersey|Verona]], [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]], and [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], reaching {{convert|660|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref>[http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13320 New Jersey County High Points], Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref> The lowest point is sea level, at [[Newark Bay]].

===Climate===
All of Essex County has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') if the -3&nbsp;°C isotherm is used. If the 0&nbsp;°C isotherm is used, ''Cfa'' only exists in eastern Newark and the rest of the county has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''). However temperatures do vary in various locations. In Newark, Eastern Essex County, and Southern/Southeastern Essex County, temperatures are relatively cool to hot, even in the winter months. Western Essex County has similar temperatures to Eastern Essex, but the elevation increase within the [[Watchung Mountains]] allows for some minor differences. An example would be that in January on [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] it could be raining in [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]]. Heading west on 280 there is a large hill that elevates from {{convert|150|to|650|ft|m}}, a {{convert|500|ft|m}} difference. At the top of the hill it could be snowing because of the 3 to 4 degree temperature differences.

{{climate chart
|[[Newark, New Jersey]]
|24|39|3.5
|27|42|2.9
|34|51|4.1
|44|62|4.2
|53|72|4.0
|63|82|4.0
|69|86|4.7
|68|84|3.7
|60|77|3.8
|48|65|3.6
|39|55|3.6
|30|44|3.8
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">[http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNJ0355 Monthly Averages for Newark, New Jersey], [[The Weather Channel]]. Accessed August 25, 2014.</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Newark have ranged from a low of {{convert|24|F}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-14|F}} was recorded in February 1934 and a record high of {{convert|108|F}} was recorded in July 22, 2011, which is the highest temperature ever recorded in the state.<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [https://www.nj.com/essex/2022/07/nj-city-set-two-heat-records-sunday-one-for-hitting-100-degrees-for-a-5th-straight-day.html "N.J. city set two heat records Sunday, one for hitting 100 degrees for a 5th straight day"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 16, 2023. Accessed December 31, 2023. "It was in Newark — on July 22, 2011 — that the National Weather Service recorded New Jersey’s highest temperature on record, for any date, in any location, at 108 degrees, said Amanda Lee, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Mount Holly forecast office."</ref> Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.99|in}} in February to {{convert|4.76|in}} in July.<ref name="weather"/> In Roseland, average monthly temperatures range from {{Convert|29.2|F|C}} in January to {{Convert|74.6|F|C}} in July.<ref>[http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ Time Series Values for Individual Locations], [[Oregon State University]]. Accessed June 24, 2023.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 17785
|1800= 22269
|1810= 25984
|1820= 30793
|1830= 41911
|1840= 44621 |1840n=*
|1850= 73950
|1860= 98877 |1860n=*
|1870=143839
|1880=189929
|1890=256098
|1900=359053
|1910=512886
|1920=652089
|1930=833513
|1940=837340
|1950=905949
|1960=923545
|1970=932526
|1980=851304
|1990=778206
|2000=793633
|2010=783969
|2020=863728
| estyear=2024
| estimate=881527
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/counties/totals/co-est2024-pop-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released March 2025. Accessed March 15, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=Historical sources: 1790–1990<ref>Forstall, Richard L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sezaSI_LPA8C&pg=PA108 ''Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses''], pp. 108–109. [[United States Census Bureau]], March 1996. {{ISBN|9780934213486}}. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref><br />1970–2010<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=32 ''New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts; 2010 Census of Population and Housing''], p. 6, CPH-2-32. [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed August 29, 2016.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0500000US34013 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 6, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000DP1to4>{{Cite web |url=http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/05034013.pdfTables |title=DP-1 to DP-4 from Census 2000 for Essex County, New Jersey |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=July 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706162157/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/05034013.pdfTables |url-status=bot: unknown }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 6, 2008. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212095427/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34013 DP1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 25, 2016.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/essexcountynewjersey QuickFacts Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 18, 2025.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br />* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/>
}}Based on data from the 2010 census, Essex County is the 14th-most densely populated county in the United States, and was ranked New Jersey's second-most densely populated after [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]], which ranked sixth most-densely populated in the nation at 13,731.4 per square mile as of 2010.<ref>Staff. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/ "Census 2010 data show population and diversity trends"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005044145/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/|date=October 5, 2013}}, ''[[USA Today]]''. Accessed October 4, 2013. Click on "Population per Square Mile" to sort counties nationwide by descending population density."</ref> [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], with a population density of 11,458.3 people per square mile, is the largest municipality in the county both in terms of land area (24.19 square miles) and population (277,140), while [[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]] is the smallest in terms of land area (1.17 square miles) and [[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]] has the smallest population (2,113).<ref name="GCTPH1-2010">[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 June 6, 2012.</ref> Many of the county's smallest municipalities have population densities that are comparable to those of many big cities, and are well above the state's average which in turn is the highest in the nation.

Like many of the counties of [[North Jersey|Northern New Jersey]] near [[New York City]], which tend to have sharp divides between relatively rich suburban neighborhoods and less wealthy, more densely populated cities nearby, the eastern region of Essex County tends to be poorer and more urbanized, while the western parts tend to be more affluent and suburban. The wide area of '''Eastern Essex''' has significant pockets of high population, high building density, high poverty, and high crime rates. Within this general area, however, are numerous areas composed of safe, mixed and middle-income neighborhoods of diverse populations. For example, north and west sides of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] have well-kept suburban areas such as [[Vailsburg, Newark|Vailsburg]] and [[Forest Hill, Newark, New Jersey|Forest Hill]]. The east side of Newark is the [[Ironbound]], a working-class [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] community. [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]] is home to the Presidential Estate neighborhood, a well-kept area of large, pre-war, single-family homes. [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]] and [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]] are suburbs with historic [[Italians|Italian]] communities that, in spite of retaining a core Italian-American population, now have many immigrants from [[Latin America]] and [[Asia]]. As of the 2000 Census, 36% of [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]] residents indicated that they were of Italian ancestry, the 12th-highest of any municipality in the nation and third-highest in [[New Jersey]].<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Italian.html Italian Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512200911/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Italian.html|date=May 12, 2007}}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref>

Beginning at about the turn of the 20th century, Essex County led the state in the rebuilding and rehab of its housing stock. In the 2000s, Newark led the state in the issuance of building permits. Many reasons were cited: citywide incentives to encourage construction development, an improving local economy, the rising demand of low-cost housing so close to Manhattan. Newark has since then become one of the fastest-growing cities in the entire Northeast,<ref>[[Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist)|Roberts, Sam]].  [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/us/28census.html "Biggest Urban Growth Is in South and West"], June 28, 2007. Accessed November 13, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20200212045247/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3451000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=newark,+nj&_cityTown=newark,+nj&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Newark, New Jersey], accessed November 14, 2006</ref> and reported a gain in median income and drop in poverty rate.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212050713/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US3451000&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3451000&_street=&_county=newark&_cityTown=newark&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Newark city, New Jersey – Fact Sheet – American FactFinder]</ref> This is a turnaround from the deterioration and abandonment experienced in the post-riot 1970s, 1980s and early part of the 1990s.

Crime in this part of the county has traditionally been among the highest in the state and the country as well, but recently has also seen significant declines, mirroring its large neighbor to the east, New York City.<ref name="Ledger2007">Wang, Katie. [http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/essex/index.ssf?/base/news-4/119259664868040.xml&coll=1 "County reports largest drop is in violent crime"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 17, 2007. Accessed November 13, 2007. "For the second year in a row, overall crime in Essex County dropped by 10 percent, according to the annual crime statistics released by the State Police yesterday. The county saw the biggest drops in violent crime in 2006, particularly in robberies and aggravated assaults. Those incidents dropped by 6 percent and 7 percent respectively."</ref> By 2006, crime in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] had fallen 60% over the previous decade to its lowest levels in 40 years.<ref>[http://www.delmar.edu/socsci/rlong/crime/city.htm Total Crime Rate for US Cities, 1995: Population 40,000+], accessed November 14, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.njsp.org/info/ucr2005/pdf/2005-sect-6.pdf Crime in the Cities], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 14, 2006</ref> Neighboring East Orange has also experienced a decline in crimes, dropping 50% in the three years (2005 to 2007).<ref>Jones, Richard G. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/nyregion/29east.html?fta=y "The Crime Rate Drops, and a City Credits Its Embrace of Surveillance Technology"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 29, 2007. Accessed November 11, 2007.</ref> While crime rates have fallen significantly in these cities in recent years, they nonetheless remain high here compared to national crime statistics, as well as [[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington]], and [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]]. In 2008, Newark had 67 homicides, down from 105 in 2007 and the record of 161 murders set in 1981.<ref name="Ledger2007" /><ref>Lueck, Thomas J. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/08/nyregion/08newark.html "As Newark Mayor Readies Crime Fight, Toll Rises"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 8, 2007. Accessed October 6, 2007. "For all of 2006, the police said, Newark had 104 homicides, far below its record of 161 in 1981, but more than in any other year since 1995."</ref>

In contrast, '''Western Essex''' tends to be more suburban and affluent. Within this region are some of the most diverse and racially integrated municipalities in the state and nation, including [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]], [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]] and [[Maplewood, New Jersey|Maplewood]]. Many of these municipalities are well-known magnets for people moving from New York City, such as [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]], [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[Verona, New Jersey|Verona]], [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]] and [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]]. The communities of [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]], [[West Caldwell, New Jersey|West Caldwell]], South Orange, Maplewood, [[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]], [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]], and [[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]] are some of the wealthiest towns in the county. [[Short Hills, New Jersey|Short Hills]] (in Millburn), South Orange, West Orange, and Livingston have large [[Jews|Jewish]] communities. Short Hills has a popular upscale shopping mall, [[The Mall at Short Hills]] located near affluent communities in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] and [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]] counties.<ref>[http://www.shopshorthills.com/about_us About Us], [[The Mall at Short Hills]]. Accessed May 10, 2015.</ref>

As the poorest place in the county, [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] has a median household income of $33,025 and a per capita income of $17,198;<ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newarkcitynewjersey/PST045217 "Census.gov"]. Accessed June 11, 2018.</ref> at the other extreme, [[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]], one of the wealthier places in the county and the 4th wealthiest municipality in the state, has a median household income of $174,432 and a per capita income of $89,316.<ref>[https://www.census.gov "Census.gov"]. Accessed June 11, 2018.</ref>{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

===2020 census===
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 783,969 people, 283,712 households, and 189,236 families in the county. The [[population density]] was 6,211.5 per square mile (2,398.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 312,954 housing units at an average density of 2,479.6 per square mile (957.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 42.59% (333,868) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 40.88% (320,479) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.39% (3,056) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.57% (35,789) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (286) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.38% (65,687) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.16% (24,804) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 20.30% (159,117) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 283,712 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18; 40.1% were married couples living together; 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.3% were non-families. Of all households, 27.7% were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.29.<ref name=Census2010/>

24.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The [[non-Hispanic white]] population was 33.2%.

The county had 76,200 [[American Jews|Jewish]] residents according to the 2002 results of the [[National Jewish Population Survey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishdatabank.org/AJYB/AJY-2003.pdf |title=Jewish Population in the United States, 2002 |access-date=November 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213005033/http://www.jewishdatabank.org/AJYB/AJY-2003.pdf |archive-date=February 13, 2006 }}, [[National Jewish Population Survey]]. Accessed May 11, 2006.</ref>

==Economy==
The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] calculated that the county's [[gross domestic product]] was $48.7&nbsp;billion in 2021, which was ranked fourth in the state and was a 6.5% increase from the prior year.<ref>[https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/lagdp1222.pdf Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021], [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]], released December 8, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref>

== Government ==
===County government===
The [[county seat]] of Essex County is [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. Many offices and courts are concentrated at the [[Essex County Government Complex]]. Essex County is governed by the [[Essex County Executive|County Executive]] and the nine-member [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]], who administer all county business. Essex county joins [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] and [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]] counties as one of the 5 of 21 New Jersey counties with an elected executive.<ref>Rinde, Meir. [http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/10/26/explainer-what-s-a-freeholder-understanding-nj-s-complex-government-system/ "Explainer: What's a Freeholder? NJ's Unusual County Government System"], NJ Spotlight, October 27, 2015. Accessed October 26, 2017. "Five counties &ndash; Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Mercer &ndash; opted for popularly elected county executives in addition to freeholder boards."</ref> The County Executive is elected by a direct vote of the electorate. Nine commissioners are elected to serve three-year concurrent terms of office. Five of the commissioners represent districts; four are elected from the county on an at-large basis. At an annual organization meeting, the commissioners choose a Commissioner President and vice-president from among its members to serve one-year terms.<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/2018/12/28/definition-of-a-freeholder/ Definition of the County Commissioners], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed October 22, 2017.</ref> In 2016, commissioners were paid $37,249 and the commissioner president was paid an annual salary of $38,211; commissioner salaries were the second-highest in the state, behind [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]].<ref>Gallo Jr., Bill. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/how_much_your_county_freeholders_others_in_nj_earn.html "Which N.J. county freeholders are paid the most?"], [[NJ.com]], March 11, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2017. "Freeholder president: $38,211; Other freeholders: $37,249"</ref> the county executive was paid $161,615 in 2015.<ref>Lagerkvist, Mark. [https://www.watchdog.org/new_jersey/double-dipping-tricks-cost-millions-in-nj-s-essex-county/article_d80a80eb-f200-5975-af95-7d1bbc013f8c.html "Double-dipping tricks cost millions in NJ's Essex County; To find double-dippers in New Jersey's Essex County, taxpayers only need look up. Three top county officials have pocketed more than $2.8 million in retirement pay in addition to their six-figure salaries."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116083702/https://www.watchdog.org/new_jersey/double-dipping-tricks-cost-millions-in-nj-s-essex-county/article_d80a80eb-f200-5975-af95-7d1bbc013f8c.html |date=November 16, 2018 }}, New Jersey Watchdog, August 31, 2015. Accessed October 26, 2017. "'Joe D,' as he is widely known, gets two checks for one job – $161,615 in salary as county executive plus $68,861 from pension as retired county executive."</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the [[Essex County Executive]] is [[Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], Roseland), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.<ref>[https://essexcountynj.org/essex-county-executive/ Essex County Executive], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref>Mazzola, Jessica. [http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/12/political_power_player_to_seek_5th_term.html "Political power player to seek 5th term"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 8, 2017. Accessed March 8, 2018. "Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo is looking for another four years. The Democratic heavy hitter is expected to announce Monday his reelection bid to a fifth term in the county's top seat."</ref> Essex County's Commissioners are (with terms for president and vice president ending every December 31):<ref>[http://freeholders.essexcountynj.org/site/index.php Members of the Board], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 8, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://ecfnj.com/breakdown-of-freeholders-districts/ Breakdown of Commissioner Districts], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://essexcountynj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/0700_certifiedadoptbudget_2021.pdf#page=11 2021 County Data Sheet], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>[https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ County Directory], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Essex2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/107144/web.264614/#/summary November 3, 2020, General Election Unofficial Results], Essex County, New Jersey, updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! District
! Commissioner
|-
| 1 - Newark's North and East Wards, parts of Central and West Wards
| Robert Mercado (D, Newark, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/robert-mercado/ Robert Mercado], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| 2 - [[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington]], [[Maplewood, New Jersey|Maplewood]], [[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]] and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark's]] South Ward and parts of West Ward
| A'Dorian Murray-Thomas (D, Newark, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/wayne-l-richardson/ Wayne L. Richardson], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| 3 -  [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]], [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]'s West and Central Wards, <br>[[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]] and [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]]
| Vice President Tyshammie L. Cooper (D, East Orange, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/tyshammie-l-cooper/ Tyshammie L. Cooper, Freeholder District 3], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| 4 - [[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]], [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], [[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]], [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]], [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]], [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]], [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]], [[Verona, New Jersey|Verona]], [[West Caldwell, New Jersey|West Caldwell]] and [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]]
| Leonard M. Luciano (D, West Caldwell, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/leonard-m-luciano/ Leonard M. Luciano], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| 5 - [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]], [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]], [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]], [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]] and [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]]
| President Carlos M. Pomares (D, Bloomfield, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/carlos-m-pomares/ Carlos M. Pomares], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| at large
| Brendan W. Gill (D, Montclair, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/brendan/ Brendan W. Gill], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| at large
| Romaine Graham (D, Irvington, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/romaine-graham/ Romaine Graham], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| at large
|  Wayne Richardson (D, Newark, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/rufus-i-johnson/ Rufus I. Johnson], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 8, 2018.</ref>
|-
| at large
| Patricia Sebold (D, Livingston, 2026)<ref>[https://ecfnj.com/team/patricia-sebold/ Patricia Sebold], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|}

In February 2019, Romaine Graham was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Lebby Jones until her death the previous month.<ref>[https://essexnewsdaily.com/headlne-news/graham-chosen-to-fill-lebby-jones-vacant-freeholder-seat "Graham chosen to fill Lebby Jones' vacant freeholder seat"], ''Essex News Daily'', February 24, 2019. Accessed June 20, 2022. "Irvington Board of Education President Romaine Graham has been appointed to fill the seat left vacant on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders by former Freeholder Lebby Jones, who died of cancer Wednesday, Jan. 9."</ref> Graham served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was chosen to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Essex2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/98882/Web02.235350/#/ November 5, 2019, General Election Unofficial Results], Essex County, New Jersey, updated November 14, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref> No Republican has won countywide office since 1998, a commissioner seat since 2001, and an at-large commissioner seat since 1971.<ref name="EssexChanges">[https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/18-of-21-new-jersey-counties-have-one-party-control/], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the [[New Jersey State Constitution]], each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers."  These officers are the [[County Clerk]] and [[Probate Court|County Surrogate]] (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]] (elected for a three-year term).<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref> Essex County is one of two counties statewide that has an elected Register of Deeds.<ref>[https://coanj.com/history/registers/ History of Registers], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022. "A Register of Deeds is an elected County Statutory Officer who is responsible for recording, filing, and preserving all property transactions within the municipalities of the County in which they serve.... There are presently 2 out of 21 Counties in the State of New Jersey where the Office of Register of Deeds exists (Essex and Hudson Counties). In the other 19 Counties the functions of the Register are under the jurisdiction of the County Clerk."</ref> Essex County's constitutional officers and register are:<ref name=EssexDirectory/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Representative
|-
| County Clerk
| Christopher J. Durkin (D, [[West Caldwell, New Jersey|West Caldwell]], 2025)<ref>[https://www.essexclerk.com/About About The Clerk], Essex County Clerk. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref>[http://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Sheriff
| Amir Jones (D, [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], 2027)<ref>[https://www.essexsheriff.com/sheriff/ Armando B. Fontura], Essex County Sheriff's Office. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Surrogate
| Alturrick Kenney (D, Newark, 2028)<ref>[https://essexsurrogate.com/the-surrogate/ About the Surrogate], Essex County Surrogate's Court. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Register
| Juan Rivera Jr. (D, [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], 2029)<ref>[http://www.essexregister.com/about-the-register/ About the Register], Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages. Accessed June 20, 2022. "The Essex County Register is an elected, statutory officer who is responsible under the law for recording, filing, and preserving all property transactions within the 22 municipalities of the County. Registers serve five-year terms."</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/registers/ Registers], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>
|}

The Acting [[Essex County Prosecutor's Office|Essex County Prosecutor]] is Theodore N. Stephens II, who was appointed as acting prosecutor in September 2018. Stephens previously served as Essex County Surrogate from 2012 until his appointment as Acting Prosecutor.<ref>[http://www.njecpo.org/?page_id=107 Meet The Prosecutor], [[Essex County Prosecutor's Office]]. Accessed June 29, 2022.</ref> Essex County constitutes Vicinage 5 of the [[New Jersey Superior Court]], which is seated at the Veterans' Courthouse in Newark, which also houses the Criminal Part; civil and probate cases are heard at both the historic Essex County Courthouse and at the Essex County Hall of Records, also in Newark, while family and chancery cases are heard at the Robert N. Wilentz Court Complex, also in Newark, with additional facilities in [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]]. The Assignment Judge for the vicinage is Sallyanne Floria.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/essex.html], New Jersey Courts. Accessed October 22, 2017.</ref>

=== Federal representatives ===
Three federal [[New Jersey's congressional districts|Congressional Districts]] cover the county, including portions of the 8th, 10th and 11th Districts.<ref>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.</ref> {{NJ Congress 08}} {{NJ Congress 10}} {{NJ Congress 11}}

=== State representatives ===
The 22 municipalities of Essex County are represented by five separate legislative districts.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!District
!Senator<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=New Jersey Legislative Roster of Members {{!}} NJ Legislature|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us//legislative-roster|access-date=January 12, 2022|website=New Jersey Legislature}}</ref>
!Assembly<ref name=":0" />
!Municipalities
|-
|[[New Jersey's 27th legislative district|27th]]
|[[John F. McKeon]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|(D)]]
|[[Rosaura Bagoile]] (D)
[[Alixon Collazos-Gill]] (D)
|[[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]], [[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]], [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]], and [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of Passaic County.
|-
|[[New Jersey's 28th legislative district|28th]]
|[[Renee Burgess]] (D)
|[[Garnet Hall]] (D)
[[Cleopatra Tucker]] (D)
|[[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington]], [[Maplewood, New Jersey|Maplewood]], [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]], and a portion of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of Union County.
|-
|[[New Jersey's 29th legislative district|29th]]
|[[Teresa Ruiz (politician)|Teresa Ruiz]] (D)
|[[Eliana Pintor Marin]] (D)
[[Shanique Speight]] (D)
|A portion of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of Hudson County.
|-
|[[New Jersey's 34th legislative district|34th]]
|[[Britnee Timberlake]] (D)
|[[Michael Venezia (New Jersey politician)|Michael Venezia]] (D)
[[Carmen Morales (New Jersey politician)|Carmen Morales]] (D)
|[[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]], [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]], [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]], [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]], [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]], and [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 40th legislative district|40th]]
|[[Kristin Corrado]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|[[Al Barlas]] (R)
[[Christopher DePhillips]] (R)
|[[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]], [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], [[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]], [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]], [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]], and [[Verona, New Jersey|Verona]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] and Passaic County.
|}

===Law enforcement===
[[File:Police Academy Essex Co jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Essex County Police Academy]]
Law enforcement at the county level is provided by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the Essex County Sheriff's Office. The Essex County Police was completely absorbed by the sheriff's office by 2007.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/csc/msb/decisions07/2007April/pdf/IMOCountyPoliceOfficersEssexCounty.pdf ''In the Matter of County Police Officers, Essex County Sheriff's Office''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], decided April 11, 2007. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Subsequently, in June 2006, the Essex County Sheriff (Sheriff) promulgated an order to consolidate the functions of the County Police with the Sheriff's Office."</ref> [[Essex County College]] and its satellite locations are patrolled by the Essex County College Police Department.<ref>[http://www.essex.edu/publicsafety/ Public Safety] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906210113/http://www.essex.edu/publicsafety/ |date=September 6, 2018 }}, [[Essex County College]]. Accessed March 7, 2018.</ref>

In 2021, the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark ended its contract with [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] to hold undocumented immigrants, instead entering into a contract with [[Union County, New Jersey]], to house their inmates.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Correal|first1=Annie|last2=Gold|first2=Michael|date=May 1, 2021|title=After Years of Protests, a New Jersey County Ends Its ICE Jail Contract|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/nyregion/essex-ice.html|access-date=October 31, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Politics == 
In presidential elections, the county has long been Democratic and is the most Democratic county in the state. It was the only county in the state to be won by [[Walter Mondale]] in 1984, and voted Democratic all but once since 1960. Democrats have won every presidential election in the 21st century with over 70% of the vote and Republicans have not won the county in a statewide contest since the 1985 gubernatorial election.<ref>[http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparemaps.php?year=2008&fips=34&f=1&off=0&elect=0 David Leip's Presidential Atlas (Maps for New Jersey by election)]</ref> As of October 1, 2021, there were a total of 571,960 registered voters in Essex County, of whom 299,613 (52.4%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 58,618 (10.2%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 208,422 (36.4%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|unaffiliated]]. There were 5,307 voters (0.9%) registered to other parties.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2021/2021-10-voter-registration-by-county.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary as of October 1, 2021], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>

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{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1973|1973]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''69.2%''' ''162,989''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |29.0% ''68,223''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1977|1977]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''58.0%''' ''120,576''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |40.1% ''83,409''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1981|1981]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''57.9%''' ''129,969''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |41.1% ''92,185''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1985|1985]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |31.2% ''56,694''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''66.9%''' ''121,685''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1989|1989]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''68.9%''' ''131,835''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |29.9% ''57,206''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1993|1993]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''58.7%''' ''116,891''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |39.6% ''78,824''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1997|1997]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''61.2%''' ''120,429''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |35.3% ''69,470''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2001|2001]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''71.9%''' ''129,406''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |27.0% ''48,540''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005|2005]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''72.7%''' ''131,312''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |25.4% ''45,789''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''67.2%''' ''122,640''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |27.5% ''50,240''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''61.8%''' ''95,747''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |37% ''57,353''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''79.5%''' ''129,470''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |18.8% ''30,633''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021|2021]]
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''74.3%''' ''132,520''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}} |25.6% ''45,542''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Education==
===Higher education===
Essex County has five public and four private institutions. Another private college<!--Uppsala--> closed in 1995, and Bloomfield College was absorbed into Montclair State University in July 2023.

;Public
* [[Essex County College]] – a two-year [[community college]] that offers A.A., A.S., and A.A.S. degrees, the school opened in 1968. The school's main campus is in the [[University Heights, Newark, New Jersey|University Heights]] section of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], with a satellite campus in [[West Caldwell, New Jersey|West Caldwell]].<ref>[http://www.essex.edu/about/ About], [[Essex County College]]. Accessed November 29, 2015. "The main campus is located in the heart of University Heights in Newark, New Jersey. Our urban campus covers three city blocks and houses high tech classrooms with advanced teaching modalities and state-of-the-art laboratories. We also have the West Essex campus located in West Caldwell, New Jersey, which meets the educational and training needs of people who live and work in the western part of Essex County."</ref>
* [[Montclair State University]] – founded in 1908, the school serves more than 20,000 students at its campus covering [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[Little Falls, New Jersey|Little Falls]] and [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]].<ref>[https://www.montclair.edu/about-montclair/at-a-glance/ At a Glance], [[Montclair State University]]. Accessed November 29, 2015.</ref>
* [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]] (NJIT) – located in Newark's University Heights section, the school was established in 1881 as Newark Technical School, the school has a total enrollment of 11,400 undergraduate and graduate students.<ref>[https://www.njit.edu/about/key-facts Quick Facts About NJIT], [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]. Accessed December 10, 2019.</ref>
* [[Rutgers University–Newark]] – the school has an enrollment of 12,000 and dates back to the 1908 establishment of the [[Rutgers Law School|New Jersey Law School]] which became a part of [[Rutgers University]] under legislation that incorporated the University of Newark into Rutgers.<ref>[http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/files/Rutgers_Newark_FactSheet2013.pdf 2013 Fact Sheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218084100/http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/files/Rutgers_Newark_FactSheet2013.pdf |date=December 18, 2013 }}, [[Rutgers University–Newark]]. Accessed November 29, 2015.</ref>
* [[New Jersey Medical School]] – dates back to its establishment in Newark in 1956 as the Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and became part of Rutgers University in 2013.<ref>[http://njms.rutgers.edu/about_njms/timeline.cfm Timeline], [[New Jersey Medical School]]. Accessed November 29, 2015.</ref>

;Private
* [[Berkeley College]] – [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]<ref>[http://berkeleycollege.edu/locations_bc/newark.htm Newark], [[Berkeley College]]. Accessed November 29, 2015.</ref>
* [[Caldwell University]] – founded in 1939 as a Catholic liberal arts college by the Sisters of Saint Dominic, the school has 2,200 students at its campus in [[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]].<ref>[http://www.caldwell.edu/about About Caldwell], [[Caldwell University]]. Accessed November 29, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.caldwell.edu/about/history History], [[Caldwell University]]. Accessed November 30, 2015.</ref>
* [[Seton Hall University]] –founded in 1856 and affiliated with the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]], the school has more than 10,000 students enrolled on its campus in [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]].<ref>[https://www13.shu.edu/about/fast_facts.cfm Fast Facts About Seton Hall], [[Seton Hall University]]. Accessed November 29, 2015.</ref>
* [[Seton Hall University School of Law]] – located in Newark, it is the state's only private law school.<ref>[http://law.shu.edu/About/facts.cfm About], [[Seton Hall University School of Law]]. Accessed November 29, 2015.</ref>
* [[Upsala College]] (defunct) – founded in 1893, the school moved in 1924 to [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]] and closed in 1995. It is now the site of [[East Orange Campus High School]], which opened in 2002.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/a/eastorange.k12.nj.us/guidance-department112/school-profile School Profile 2009–2010], [[East Orange Campus High School]]. Accessed November 29, 2015. "East Orange Campus High School was opened in 2002, resulting from the merging of the former Clifford Scott High School and East Orange High School. The school is located in the largest building of the refurbished campus of Upsala College and has been expanded to accommodate increased demand for enrollment."</ref>

===School districts===
School districts in Essex County include:<ref name=NJDOE>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=essex New Jersey School Directory for Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Essex+County Search for Public School Districts in Essex County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34013_essex/DC20SD_C34013.pdf 2020 Census School District Reference Map for Essex County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 23, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34013_essex/DC20SD_C34013_SD2MS.txt 2020 Census School District Reference List for Essex County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 23, 2022.</ref>

;K-12:
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* [[Belleville School District (New Jersey)|Belleville School District]]
* [[Bloomfield Public Schools (New Jersey)|Bloomfield Public Schools]]
* [[Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools]] – Consolidated
* [[Cedar Grove Schools]]
* [[East Orange School District]]
* [[Essex County Vocational Technical Schools]]
* [[Glen Ridge Public Schools]]
* [[Irvington Public Schools]]
* [[Livingston Public Schools]]
* [[Millburn Township Public Schools]]
* [[Montclair Public Schools]]
* [[Newark Public Schools]]
* [[Nutley Public Schools]]
* [[Orange Board of Education]]
* [[South Orange-Maplewood School District]] – Consolidated
* [[Verona Public Schools]]
* [[West Orange Public Schools]]
{{div col end}}

;Secondary:
* [[West Essex Regional School District]]

;Elementary:
* [[Essex Fells School District]]
* [[Fairfield School District]]
* [[North Caldwell Public Schools]]
* [[Roseland School District]]

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===

[[File: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|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Garden State Parkway]] South entering Essex County]]
{{As of|2010}}, the county had a total of {{convert|1667.98|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|1375.06|mi}} are maintained by the local municipality, {{convert|213.12|mi}} by Essex County and {{convert|60.68|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|19.12|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Essex.pdf Essex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Essex County is traversed by a number of highways. Three primary interstates and one auxiliary cross the county. This includes two long distance main interstates, one north–south [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]] (concurrent with the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] toll road) and one east–west [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]]. East-West [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]] also crosses the county. All of these only have interchanges in one municipality in the county, [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] for I-95 and I-78 and [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]] for I-80. [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] passes through the county in a northeast–southwest direction and has exits in [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]], [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]], [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]], [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]], [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]] and Newark, making it one of the most important roads for intracounty travel.

Essex County also has four U.S. Routes that cross it. [[U.S. Route 1/9|Route 1/9]] are [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] and a freeway throughout their length in the county. They pass through Newark from [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] in [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]] to [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]]. It crosses over the [[Passaic River]] on the [[Pulaski Skyway]], which bans trucks, so just before it leaves the county in the north [[U.S. Route 1/9 Truck|Truck 1/9]] splits for the traffic that is not allowed on the bridge. [[U.S. Route 1/9 Truck|Truck 1/9]] is also a freeway its entire length in the county. [[U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 22]] eastern terminus is in Newark the only municipality it crosses in the county. It is a freeway along it route in Essex County. It connects Newark with points to the east. The last U.S. Route in the county is [[U.S. Route 46]], which passes through [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]], where it is a major commercial road that parallels [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]].

The most important state road in the county is the [[Garden State Parkway]] which passes north–south through the county, connecting [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union Township]] in the south in [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]] to [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]] in the north in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=52 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], January 1997. Accessed August 25, 2014.</ref> It is a toll road, a freeway, and bans trucks of more than 7,000 pounds during its entire length in the county. It has one interchange in [[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington]], one in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], two in [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]], and four in [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed August 25, 2014.</ref> Outside the county, it is the longest road of any kind in the state.

[[New Jersey Route 7]] is a major arterial road in [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]] and [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]]. It has two discontinuous sections. The southern section starts at an overpass for [[New Jersey Route 21|Route 21]] and passes over the [[Belleville Turnpike Bridge]] into border between [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] and [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]] counties. The northern section starts at the [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]/[[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]] border passes through [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]] and [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]] until in crosses into [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]].

Other highways in the county include:
* [[New Jersey Route 10|Route 10]]
* [[New Jersey Route 21|Route 21]]
* [[New Jersey Route 23|Route 23]]
* [[New Jersey Route 24|Route 24]] (Only in [[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]])
* [[New Jersey Route 27|Route 27]] (only in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]])
* [[New Jersey Route 124|Route 124]]
* [[New Jersey Route 159|Route 159]] (Only in [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]])
* [[Eisenhower Parkway]]

===Buses===
There are many buses that operate around the county, with [[NJ Transit]] (NJT) headquarters located just behind [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]], a transit hub in the eastern part of the county.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=AnnualNoticeTo Annual Notice of Board Meetings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023064253/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=AnnualNoticeTo |date=October 23, 2017 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 22, 2017. "Unless otherwise indicated, meetings will be held at NJ TRANSIT's Corporate Headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. The meetings will convene at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room at NJ TRANSIT's Headquarters, One Penn Plaza East, Ninth Floor, Newark, New Jersey."</ref> There are two major bus terminals in the county, [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] and the [[Irvington Bus Terminal]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Essex_County_Map.pdf Essex County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103053404/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Essex_County_Map.pdf |date=November 3, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 22, 2017.</ref> [[Community Coach]], and [[OurBus]] operate buses from Essex County to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[New York City]]. Some of the [[NJ Transit]] bus lines follow former [[Tram|streetcar]] lines.

===Rail===
Essex County has a large rail network, but most train service is geared toward the heavily utilized Newark/New York City commute. All of the passenger rail lines in the county are electrified, although many trains that continue on to non-electrified lines use dual-mode or diesel push-pull locomotives.

====Commuter rail====
[[NJ Transit]] has five lines that make stops in the county. All of them stop at either [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] or [[Newark Broad Street station|Newark Broad Street Station]]. The [[Northeast Corridor Line]] from [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] with connections from [[Philadelphia]]'s [[30th Street Station]], [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], and [[Princeton Branch|Princeton]] has stops at [[Newark Liberty International Airport Station|Newark Airport]] and Newark Penn Stations before continuing to [[Secaucus Junction]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NEC Northeast Corridor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712073924/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NEC |date=July 12, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref> The [[North Jersey Coast Line]] from [[Bay Head station|Bay Head]] or [[Long Branch station (NJ Transit)|Long Branch]] also stops at Newark Airport and Newark Penn Stations before continuing to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn Station or [[Hoboken Terminal]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NJCL North Jersey Coast Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723025516/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NJCL |date=July 23, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref> The [[Raritan Valley Line]] from [[High Bridge station|High Bridge]] usually terminates in Newark Penn Station, but mid-day trains continue to New York and one eastbound morning train terminates at [[Hoboken Terminal]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV Raritan Valley Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015103641/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV |date=October 15, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref>

The [[Montclair-Boonton Line]] from [[Hackettstown station|Hackettstown]] or [[Little Falls station|Little Falls]] has six stations in [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], one in [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]], and two in [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]] before reaching [[Newark Broad Street station|Newark Broad Street Station]] and continuing to [[Secaucus Junction]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] or [[Hoboken Terminal]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNE Morristown Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060244/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNE |date=October 23, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref> The [[Morris and Essex Lines]] from [[Hackettstown station|Hackettstown]] and [[Peapack station|Peapack-Gladstone]] has two stops in [[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]], one in [[Maplewood, New Jersey|Maplewood]], and two each in [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]], [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]] and [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]] before reaching [[Newark Broad Street station|Newark Broad Street]] and continuing to [[Secaucus Junction]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] or [[Hoboken Terminal]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=BNTN Montclair-Boonton Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201025511/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=BNTN |date=December 1, 2010 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref>

====Light rail====
[[File:NewarkLightRailExt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Broad Street station of Newark Light Rail]]
The [[Newark Light Rail]] is completely contained within the county. It has 17 stations in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]], and [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]] and also operates out of [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]]. It is composed of two lines: the [[Newark Light Rail|Newark City Subway]] and the Broad Street Extension.<ref>[https://d2g63oyneaimm8.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/light-rail/sf_lr_nlr_map.pdf Newark Light Rail System Map], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed February 27, 2022.</ref>

The Newark City Subway is the only survivor of the many [[tram|street car]] lines that once crossed New Jersey, although it no longer uses street cars. It survived in part because it does not include [[street running]], instead following the abandoned [[Morris Canal]] right of way before going underground. It has one station in Bloomfield and one in Belleville on the old Orange Branch of the [[New York and Greenwood Lake Railway (1878–1943)|New York & Greenwood Lake Service]] of the Erie Railroad before entering Newark and turning onto the Morris Canal right of way. From there it follows Branch Brook Park before turning into downtown Newark as a subway. It has nine stops in Newark before terminating in Newark Penn Station.

The Broad Street Extension was built to provide connections between Newark Penn Station and Newark Broad Street Station and service to the waterfront of Newark. Leaving Penn Station, the line comes up from the subway and runs on streets or at grade for most of its length. It stops at [[NJPAC / Center Street (NLR station)|NJPAC/Center Street]], [[Atlantic Street (NLR station)|Atlantic Street]], and [[Riverfront Stadium (NLR station)|Riverfront Stadium]] before reaching Broad Street Station. From Broad Street it takes a different route stopping at [[Washington Park (NLR station)|Washington Park]] and NJPAC/Center Street before arriving at Penn Station.

====Rapid transit====
The [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]] also operates out of [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|Newark Penn Station]]. It has direct service to [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], and [[Lower Manhattan]]. With a free transfer, the [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]] also provides service to [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], as well as [[Greenwich Village]], [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]], and [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>[http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps.html PATH System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229153647/http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps.html |date=December 29, 2010 }}, [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson]]. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref>

====Intercity rail====
[[Amtrak]] has two stations in the county, [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] and [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark Airport]], both on the [[Northeast Corridor]]. [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] has service on the only [[InterCity 125|high speed train]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]], the [[Acela Express]], to [[Boston]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], and [[Washington, D.C.]] [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] also offers services on the [[Cardinal (train)|Cardinal]] to [[Chicago]]; [[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]] to [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]; [[Crescent (train)|Crescent]] to [[New Orleans]]; [[Keystone Service]] to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]; [[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]; [[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]] to [[Pittsburgh]]; [[Northeast Regional]] to [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]], [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], and [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]]; [[Silver Star (Amtrak train)|Silver Star]] and [[Silver Meteor]] to [[Miami]]; and [[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]] to [[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans]] all with intermediate stops. [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark Airport]] is served by Northeast Regional and Keystone Service trains.

====Monorail====
[[Newark Liberty International Airport]] has a monorail called [[AirTrain Newark]] that connects the terminals, four parking areas, and the [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] Station on the Northeast Corridor. The monorail is free except for service to and from the train station.<ref>[http://www.panynj.gov/airports/ewr-airtrain.html AirTrain Newark], [[Newark Liberty International Airport]]. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref>

===Airports===
[[Newark Liberty International Airport]] is a major commercial airport located in the southeast section of the county in Newark and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] in Union County. It is one of the New York Metropolitan airports operated by [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. It is a hub for [[United Airlines]]. It is also a leading cargo airport and is a hub for [[FedEx Express]] and [[Kalitta Air]].

The [[Essex County Airport]] in [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]] is a [[general aviation]] airport.<ref>[http://flycdw.com/ Home Page], [[Essex County Airport]]. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref>

===Ports===
[[Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal]] is a major component of the [[Port of New York and New Jersey]]. Located on the Newark Bay it serves as the principal container ship facility for goods entering and leaving New York-Newark metropolitan area, and the northeastern quadrant of North America. It consists of two components – Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal (sometimes called "Port Elizabeth") – which exist side by side and are run conjointly by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. The facility is located within the boundaries of the two cities of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]], just east of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] and [[Newark Liberty International Airport]].<ref>[http://www.pnct.net/ Home Page], Port Newark Container Terminal. Accessed June 20, 2014.</ref>

=== Bridges ===
Several important or noteworthy bridges currently or historically exist at least partially in the county. Most of them cross [[Newark Bay]] or the [[Passaic River]] into [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] or [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]] counties. The [[Newark Bay Bridge]] carries [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]] over Newark Bay from Newark to [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]] and is currently the most southern bridge crossing the bay. The [[Upper Bay Bridge]], a [[vertical-lift bridge]] located just north of the [[Newark Bay Bridge]], carries a freight train line over the bay from [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] to [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]].

The [[PD Draw]] is an abandoned and partially dismantled railroad bridge across the Passaic River from Newark to [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]]. The [[Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge]] carries [[U.S. Route 1/9 Truck|Truck 1/9]] across the Passaic River and is currently the southernmost crossing of the river before it reaches the bay. It is a vertical-lift bridge and was the route that the [[Lincoln Highway]] used to cross the river. The [[Pulaski Skyway]], the most famous bridge entirely in New Jersey, carries [[U.S. Route 1/9|Route 1/9]] across the [[Passaic River]], [[Kearny Point]], and the [[Hackensack River]] from Newark through [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]] to [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]].

The [[Point-No-Point Bridge]] is a railroad [[swing bridge]] that carries a freight line across the Passaic River between Newark and Kearny. The [[Jackson Street Bridge]] is a historic vehicular swing bridge across the Passaic from Newark to [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]]. The [[Dock Bridge]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] carries four tracks of the Northeast Corridor rail line and two tracks of the PATH on two vertical lift spans from Newark Penn Station to Harrison.

The [[New Jersey Route 158|Center Street Bridge]] is a former railroad, rapid transit, and road bridge connecting Newark and Harrison. The [[Bridge Street Bridge (Newark)|Bridge Street Bridge]] is another vehicular swing bridge across the Passaic from Newark to Harrison, as is the [[Clay Street Bridge]], a swing bridge that connects Newark and [[East Newark, New Jersey|East Newark]].

== Park and Recreation ==
Essex County was the first county in the country to create a county park system ([[Essex County Park System, New Jersey|Essex County Park System]]), to ensure that it did not lose all its land to development.<ref>Accomando, Peter R. and Liebau, Michelle M.  [https://web.archive.org/web/20110214163540/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1145/is_n3_v30/ai_16857982/ "Essex County park system celebrates 100 years of beauty and service"], ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', March 1995. Accessed May 26, 2007. "This picturesque scheme amid the bustling cityscape of Newark is Branch Brook Park, the largest park in Essex County and the first county park in the United States."</ref> 

==Municipalities==
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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.

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! 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

==Points of interest==
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Essex County was the first county in the United States to have its own parks department.<ref>[http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=history/over Essex County parks history], Essex County, New Jersey. Accessed August 23, 2007.</ref> It is called the [[Essex County Park System]].
* [[Anderson Park, New Jersey|Anderson Park]] [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]]
* Becker Park, [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]]
* [[Branch Brook Park]], [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] / [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]] (the country's oldest county park)
* [[Brookdale Park, New Jersey|Brookdale Park]], [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]] / [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]]
* [[Crane House Site Boulder Monument]], corner of Valley Road and Claremont Ave, Montclair; formerly the smallest park in the world, now #2.
* [[Eagle Rock Reservation]], [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] / [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]]
* [[Glenfield Park, New Jersey|Glenfield Park]], [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]] / [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]]
* [[Grover Cleveland Park]], [[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]] / [[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]]
* [[Hilltop Reservation]], Caldwell / [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]] / [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]] / [[Verona, New Jersey|Verona]]
* [[Irvington Park]], [[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington]]
* [[Ivy Hill, Newark, New Jersey|Ivy Hill]] Park, Newark
* [[Kip's Castle Park]], [[Verona, New Jersey|Verona]] / Montclair
* [[Mills Reservation]], [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]] / [[Upper Montclair, New Jersey|Upper Montclair]]
* [[Orange Park (New Jersey)|Orange Park]], [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]] / [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]]
* [[South Mountain Reservation]], [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] / [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]] / [[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]] / [[Maplewood, New Jersey|Maplewood]]
* Vailsburg Park, Newark
* Thomas Edison National Historical Park, [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]]
* [[Verona Park]], Verona
* [[Watsessing Park]], [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]] / [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]]
* [[Weequahic Park]], Newark
* [[West Essex Park]], [[West Caldwell, New Jersey|West Caldwell]] / [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]]
* West Side Park, Newark
* [[Yanticaw Park]], [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]]
* [[Prudential Center]], Newark. Opened in 2007, home of the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League]] and the [[Seton Hall University]] men's basketball team. It was formerly the home of the [[New Jersey Nets]] from 2010 until 2012.
* [[The Mall at Short Hills]], Short Hills, Milburn. Opened in 1961, is 10 miles west from [[Newark Liberty International Airport]].
* [[Livingston Mall]], Livingston.
* Christ Church Cemetery & Mausoleum, Belleville. This cemetery was originally the first Episcopal Church in the area, established in 1746 by a land grant signed by King George II. The original burial ground still exists today, accompanied by a newer mausoleum.<ref>[https://www.memorialproperties.com/cemeteries-nj/belleville/ Christ Church Cemetery & Mausoleum]</ref>
* Saint Stephen's Cemetery & The Chapel at Short Hills, Short Hills. Saint Stephen's Cemetery has been serving NJ residents since 1858. The Chapel at Short Hills was later added to accommodate above-ground burials.<ref>[https://www.memorialproperties.com/cemeteries-nj/short-hills/ Saint Stephen's Cemetery & The Chapel at Short Hills]</ref>

There are various attractions in Essex County, such as [[The Newark Museum of Art]], [[New Jersey Historical Society]], [[Montclair Art Museum]], [[Turtle Back Zoo]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saputo |first1=Rocco |title=Essex County - Top 9 Activities |url=http://nj1015.com/essex-county-top-9-activities/ |website=New Jersey 101.5 |date=August 9, 2013 |publisher=Townsquare Media, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> [[Thomas Edison National Historical Park]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Main Street & Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, Essex County, NJ |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/nj1219/ |website=Library of Congress |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> and [[Grover Cleveland Birthplace]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Essex County Holiday House Tour |url=http://www.myveronanj.com/2011/12/01/essex-county-holiday-house-tour/ |website=MyVeronaNJ.com |date=December 2011 |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> Essex County is home to part of the [[Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal]], the largest port on the East Coast and the third largest in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |title=Port Elizabeth / Port Newark Remediation Dredging |url=https://www.jaycashman.com/projects/port-elizabeth-port-newark-remediation-dredging/ |website=JayCashman.com |access-date=October 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028225602/https://www.jaycashman.com/projects/port-elizabeth-port-newark-remediation-dredging/ |archive-date=October 28, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and two airports: [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] and [[Essex County Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Essex County Public and Private Airports, New Jersey |url=http://www.tollfreeairline.com/newjersey/essex.htm |website=TollFreeAirline.com |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref>

== Cultural references ==
Some of the county's municipalities, especially [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[The Oranges]], and [[The Caldwells]], were seen on episodes of the [[HBO]] mob drama ''[[The Sopranos]]'', which was set in [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]].<ref>Parrillo, Rosemary. [http://www.nj.com/sopranos/stories/030401locations.html "The Locations"] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515001511/http://www.nj.com/sopranos/stories/030401locations.html|date=May 15, 2010}}), ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 4, 2001. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey]]
* [[Essex County Resource Recovery Facility]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.essex-countynj.org/ Official website]

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