Livingston
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township in New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Essex
- Incorporated
- February 5, 1813
- Named after
- William Livingston
- Type
- Faulkner Act (council–manager)
- Body
- Township Council
- Mayor
- Edward Meinhardt ( D , term ends December 31, 2026)
- Manager
- Barry R. Lewis Jr.
- Municipal clerk
- Carolyn Mazzucco
- Total
- 14.12 sq mi (36.57 km )
- Land
- 13.78 sq mi (35.70 km )
- Water
- 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km ) 2.37%
- Rank
- 177th of 565 in state, 2nd of 22 in county
- Elevation
- 289 ft (88 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 32,223
- Density
- 2,272.8/sq mi (877.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( EST )
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Encyclopedic overview
Livingston is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 31,330, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,964 (+6.7%) from 29,366 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,975 (+7.2%) from the 27,391 counted in the 2000 census. In 2025, the Population Estimates Program by the United States Census Bureau calculated that the township had a population of 32,223.
Livingston was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township (now Fairfield Township) and Springfield Township (now in Union County). Portions of the original township were later taken to form Fairmount (March 11, 1862, now part of West Orange) and Roseland (March 10, 1908).
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