Irvington, township, Essex County, northeastern New Jersey, an industrial and commercial suburb of Newark; incorporated 1898. Leather goods, textiles, building materials, and paper products are manufactured here. Founded in 1692 as Camptown, it was renamed in honor of the American author Washington Irving in 1852. Population 61,493 (1980); 61,018 (1990); 59,774 (1996 estimate).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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