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Essex County, NJ

465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Hall Of Records
Newark, NJ 07102-1735
Phone: (973)621-4492
Fax: (973)621-5695

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County Populations

1980 1990 2000 2005

850,911 778,206 793,633 791,057

County Seat: Newark
Year Organized: 1683
Square Miles: 126
Size of Board: 9
MSA: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

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Elected County Officials

Name Position

Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. County Executive

D. Bilal Beasley Freeholder

Ralph Caputo Freeholder Vice President

Linda Cavanaugh Freeholder

Carol Clark Freeholder

Samuel Gonzalez Freeholder

Johnny Jones Freeholder

Donald Payne Jr. Freeholder

Patricia Sebold Freeholder

Blonnie Watson Freeholder President

Armando Fontoura Sheriff

Christopher Durkin County Clerk

Carol Graves Register

Joseph Brennan Jr. Surrogate

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