Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston, New Jersey | |
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Montage: Livingston Town Center (top row), Town Hall (left row 2), street sign (right row 2), St. Barnabas Medical Center (row 3), Historic Force Homestead (left row 4) and Livingston Mall (right row 4) | |
Location of Livingston in Essex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Livingston, New Jersey | |
Location in Essex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′09″N 74°19′45″W / 40.785828°N 74.3291°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | February 5, 1813 |
| Named after | William Livingston |
| Government | |
| • 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 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.12 sq mi (36.57 km2) |
| • Land | 13.79 sq mi (35.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) 2.37% |
| • Rank | 177th of 565 in state 2nd of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,330 |
• Estimate (2024) | 32,160 |
| • Rank | 75th of 565 in state 9th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 2,272.8/sq mi (877.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 275th of 565 in state 17th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07039 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401340890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882219 |
| Website | www |
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 2023, the Population Estimates Program by the United States Census Bureau calculated that the township had a population of 31,089.
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).
The township was named for William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey; his family's coat of arms served as the township's seal for many years.
The community has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, township residents had a median household income of $153,381, ranked 14th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.