Montclair ( or ) is a
township in
Essex County,
New Jersey, United States. As of the
2010 United States Census, the township's population was 37,669, reflecting a decline of 1,308 (-3.4%) from the 38,977 counted in the
2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,248 (+3.3%) from the 37,729 counted in the
1990 Census. As of 2010, it was the
60th-most-populous municipality in New Jersey.