Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is one of the centrally located counties in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census , the county was the state's second-most populous county , [ 7 ] with a population of 863,728, [ 5 ] [ 8 ] its highest decennial count since the 1970 census and ...

The New Jersey Legislature incorporated these recommendations into the Optional County Charter Law in September of 1972. The Essex County Charter Change Commission From 1798 until 1977, Essex County was governed by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, a traditional form of New Jersey County government which changed very little in 180 ...

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Today Essex County, with 21 municipalities ranging over 127 square miles and a total population of 765,348, is New Jersey’s second most populous County.

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Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of 2020, 863,728 people lived there, [3] making it the third most populous county in the state, behind Bergen County and Middlesex County, and the second most densely population county in the state after Hudson County.

Dec 17, 2024 · Essex, county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by Newark Bay to the southeast and the Passaic River to the east and west. The county’s topography ranges from coastal lowland in the east to hilly piedmont in the west.

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, which ranked sixth most-densely populated in …

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