Sussex (NJ)

Welcome to Sussex County ...

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

The community of Newton is the Seat for Sussex County.

Sussex County was founded in 1753 and was created by taking area from Morris County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sussex had a population of 140,488 people. This is a decrease of 5.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 148,855 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sussex represented 1.69% of the total population of New Jersey.

Websites of Interest ...

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

Websites specific to Sussex County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Orange County
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- Passaic County
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- Morris County
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- Warren County
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- Monroe County
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- Pike County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Sussex County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Sussex 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.