Livingston: A Brief Bio
(Most of the information below was contained in an earlier NY Times article.)

Livingston is named for William Livingston, the first post-colonial governor of New Jersey. The township was supported by the lumber, dairy and shoe industries until after World War II, when the population exploded. From 1950 through 1970, Livingston tripled in population to 31,653 from 9,932. According to the 2000 census, 80 percent of Livingston's homes were built between 1940 and 1980. The township's 9,000 or so single-family houses range from small 750-square-foot Cape Cods, ranches and prewar colonials near the center of town to multimillion-dollar mansions. (To read more, click here.) 

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