Clinton Township was a

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located in Essex County,

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, 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.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 126. Accessed November 14, 2012. On April 1, 1861, South Orange Township (now Maplewood) was formed from portions of Clinton Township and Orange. Irvington was formed as an independent

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as of March 27, 1874, and became fully independent as a

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on March 2, 1898. The town's Clinton Cemetery, opened in 1844, refers to the earlier name. 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. The area is now part of the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Newark.

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1834 establishments in New Jersey 1902 disestablishments in New Jersey Former municipalities in Essex County, New Jersey Former townships in New Jersey Populated places established in 1834 {{EssexCountyNJ-geo-stub