Essex County

Summary

Essex County is a county of New Jersey^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of county_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Essex County is located in New Jersey^[3].
• Essex County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Essex County's instance of is recorded as county of New Jersey^[5].
• Essex County's capital is recorded as Newark^[6].
• Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Passaic County^[7].
• Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Bergen County^[8].
• Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Hudson County^[9].
• Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Union County^[10].
• Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Morris County^[11].
• Essex is named after Essex County^[12].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Newark^[13].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Essex Fells^[14].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Caldwell^[15].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Orange^[16].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maplewood^[17].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Belleville^[18].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Millburn^[19].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Livingston^[20].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bloomfield^[21].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Orange^[22].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Montclair^[23].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Orange^[24].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cedar Grove^[25].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Caldwell^[26].
• Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glen Ridge^[27].

Body

Founding

March 7, 1683 marks the founding of Essex County^[28].

Why It Matters

Essex County ranks in the top 10% of county_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]