Livingston, New Jersey

Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 31,330.

Livingston was made 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).Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 128. Accessed July 18, 2012.

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.About Livingston . Accessed March 9, 2007.Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 3, 2015.

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Category:Townships in New Jersey
Category:Essex County, New Jersey