Montclair, New Jersey
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Panoramic view of Montclair from atop one of the Watchung Mountains, 2008 The Anchorage, 2014 Montclair-Boonton Line bound for the Upper Montclair station, 2006 Opening night for the film Wild Rose at Wellmont Theater, 2019 Montclair High School, 2008 Montclair Art Museum, 2008 Victorian home on 30 Eagle Rock Way, 2011 | |
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Montclair Location in Essex County Montclair Location in New Jersey Montclair Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′30″N 74°12′39″W / 40.824998°N 74.210856°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | April 15, 1868 (as township) |
| Reincorporated | February 24, 1894 (as town) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Renee Baskerville (D) (term ends June 30, 2028) |
| • Township manager | Michael Lapolla (interim) |
| • Municipal clerk | Angelese Bermúdez Nieves |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.24 sq mi (16.17 km2) |
| • Land | 6.24 sq mi (16.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.11% |
| • Rank | 252nd of 565 in state 6th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,921 |
• Estimate (2024) | 41,076 |
| • Rank | 57th of 565 in state 6th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 6,560/sq mi (2,530/km2) |
| • Rank | 79th of 565 in state 10th of 22 in county |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $158,765 (± $11,562) (2018-2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07042, 07043 |
| Area code | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401347500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1729720 |
| Website | montclairnjusa.org |
Montclair is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a commercial and cultural hub of North Jersey and a diverse bedroom community of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. The township is home to Montclair State University, the state's second-largest university.
As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 40,921, an increase of 3,252 (+8.6%) from the 2010 census count of 37,669, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,308 (−3.4%) from the 38,977 counted in the 2000 census. As of 2010, it was the 60th-most-populous municipality in New Jersey.