Livingston, New Jersey
| Livingston, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Livingston | |
Ward-Force House
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 Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Livingston, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°47′09″N 74°19′45″W / 40.785828°N 74.3291°WCoordinates: 40°47′09″N 74°19′45″W / 40.785828°N 74.3291°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | February 5, 1813 |
| Named for | William Livingston |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Alfred M. Anthony (term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Manager | Michele E. Meade |
| • Clerk | Glenn R. Turtletaub |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.081 sq mi (36.472 km2) |
| • Land | 13.768 sq mi (35.660 km2) |
| • Water | 0.313 sq mi (0.812 km2) 2.23% |
| Area rank | 177th of 566 in state 2nd of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 29,366 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 29,849 |
| • Rank | 76th of 566 in state 9th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 2,132.8/sq mi (823.5/km2) |
| • Density rank | 281st of 566 in state 17th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07039 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401340890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882219 |
| Website | www |
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 29,366, reflecting an increase of 1,975 (+7.2%) from the 27,391 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 782 (+2.9%) from the 26,609 counted in the 1990 Census.
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, New Jersey). Portions of the township were taken to form Fairmount (March 11, 1862, now part of West Orange) and Roseland (March 10, 1908).
The township was named for William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey; his family's coat of arms serves as the township's seal.
Livingston's history dates back to 1699 when 101 Newark settlers wanted to move westward. They set up a committee to negotiate from Lenni Lenape Native Americans for the purchase of the Horseneck Tract which today includes Livingston and eight other municipalities to the north. Between 1698 and 1702, the rules for property ownership were unclear. There were many disputes between settlers and the English proprietors. For some unknown reasons, the Newark settlers did not obtain a grant from the proprietors before negotiating with the natives. They finally obtained the deed directly from Lenni Lenape in 1702 for £130. The settlements began until around the 1740s as the dispute between the proprietors and the settlers continued.
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