Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County
County
Newark Penn Station in Newark at dusk in June 2015
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Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
New Jersey's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°47′N 74°15′W / 40.79°N 74.25°W / 40.79; -74.25
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Founded	March 7, 1683[1]
Named for	Essex, England
Seat	Newark[1]
Largest city	Newark (population and area)
Area [2]
• Total	129.42 sq mi (335.2 km2)
• Land	126.09 sq mi (326.6 km2)
• Water	3.34 sq mi (8.7 km2)  2.6%
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	863,728
• Density	6,843.5/sq mi (2,642.3/km2)
Congressional districts	8th, 10th, 11th
Website	www.essex-countynj.org

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. The seat of the county is Newark, the largest city in the state.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Essex County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.