Essex (NJ)

Welcome to Essex County ...

Time Zone: Essex County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Newark is the Seat for Essex County.

Essex County is one of the original counties of New Jersey and was founded in 1683.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Essex had a population of 802,162 people. This is an increase of 2.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 783,969 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Essex represented 8.92% of the total population of New Jersey.

Below are some of the communities located in Essex County:

East Orange
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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- East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
Essex Fells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Essex Fells is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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- Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to New Jersey
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- Website for the New Jersey State Archives

Websites specific to Essex County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Bergen County
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- Hudson County
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- Morris County
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- Passaic County
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- Union County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Essex County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Essex County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.