CLINTON TOWNSHIP, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY (HISTORICAL)

'Clinton Township' was a township located in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, which existed from 1834 to 1902.
Clinton Township was created on April 14, 1834, from portions of Elizabeth Township, Newark Township, Orange Township and Union Township. Clinton Township included present-day Irvington and Maplewood and parts of Newark and South Orange."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 126.
On April 1, 1861, South Orange Township (now Maplewood) was formed from portions of Clinton Township and Orange.
Irvington was formed as an independent village as of March 27, 1874.
What remained of the old township was absorbed into Newark on March 5, 1902, based on the results of a referendum held on March 11, 1902.

Contents
References
External links

References


External links



History of Irvington

Newark's Changing Boundaries

This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.

psst.. try this: add to faves