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The Ironbound [a] is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] [3] It is a large working-class multi-ethnic community, covering about 4 square miles (10 km 2). Historically, the area was called "Dutch Neck," "Down Neck," or simply "the Neck," for its location by a bend of the Passaic River. [1]
The Essex County Government Complex is located in Newark, the country seat of Essex County, New Jersey, U.S. at west of end of Market Street in Downtown.It is home to the Essex County Executive, the Board of County Commissioners, and the constitutional officers of the county: the County Clerk, the County Surrogate, and the County Sheriff as well as the County Register.
Fairfield is a township in far northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,872, [9] [10] an increase of 406 (+5.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,466, [19] [20] which in turn reflected an increase of 403 (+5.7%) from the 7,063 counted in the 2000 census. [21]
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 an increase of 79,759 (+10.2%) from the 2010 census count of ...
Essex County is where Elbridge Gerry (who was born and raised in Marblehead) created a legislative district in 1812 that gave rise to the word gerrymandering. Due to a confluence of floods, hurricanes, and severe winter storms, Essex County has had more disaster declarations than most other U.S. counties, from 1964 to 2016. [3] [4]
Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River.At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. [2] Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the east.
Essex is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 26 miles (42 km) north of Boston and 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Newburyport. It is known for its former role as a center of shipbuilding. The population was 3,675 at the 2020 census. [1]
Essex County is a bellwether county, having voted for the nationwide winner in every election beginning in 1980 with the exceptions of 1992 and 2024 (by only 96 votes). It voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 elections, switched to Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and then flipped to Donald Trump in 2016, then to Joe Biden in 2020 and ...