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Newark, New Jersey
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Downtown Newark
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Nickname(s):
Brick City, The Gateway City, City By The River
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Interactive map of Newark
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Coordinates:
40°43′27″N
74°10′21″W
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40.72422°N 74.172574°W
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40.72422; -74.172574
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Country
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United States
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State
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New Jersey
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County
| Essex
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Founded
| Religious colony (1663)
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Township
| October 31, 1693
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City
| April 11, 1836
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Named for
| Newark-on-Trent
,
Nottinghamshire
, England
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? Type
| Faulkner Act (mayor?council)
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? Body
| Municipal Council of Newark
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Mayor
| Ras Baraka
(
D
, term ends June 30, 2026)
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Administrator
| Eric E. Pennington
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Municipal clerk
| Kecia Daniels (acting)
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? Total
| 25.88 sq mi (67.04 km
2
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? Land
| 24.14 sq mi (62.53 km
2
)
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? Water
| 1.74 sq mi (4.51 km
2
) 6.72%
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? Rank
| 102nd of 565 in state
1st of 22 in county
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Elevation
| 13 ft (4 m)
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? Total
| 311,549
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? Estimate
| 305,344
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? Rank
| 66th
in country (as of 2022)
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1st of 565 in state
1st of 22 in county
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? Density
| 12,903.8/sq mi (4,982.2/km
2
)
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? Rank
| 22nd of 565 in state
4th of 22 in county
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Demonym
| Newarker
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Time zone
| UTC?05:00
(
Eastern (EST)
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? Summer (
DST
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| UTC?04:00
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Eastern (EDT)
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ZIP Codes
| 07101-07108, 07112, 07114
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Area code(s)
| 862/973
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201
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551
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732
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848
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908
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FIPS code
| 3401351000
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GNIS
feature ID
| 0885317
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Website
| www
.newarknj
.gov
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Newark
is the largest city in
U.S. State
of
New Jersey
, 65th largest city in the
United States
, and serves as the
seat
of
Essex County
. It is located 8 miles west of
Manhattan
.
Newark was originally formed as a
township
on October 31, 1693. During its time as a township, portions were taken to form
Springfield Township, New Jersey
,
Caldwell Township, New Jersey
,
Orange Township, New Jersey
,
Bloomfield Township, New Jersey
, (March 23, 1812) and
Clinton Township, New Jersey
. Newark was reincorporated as a city on April 11, 1836. The previously independent Vailsburg borough was annexed by Newark on January 1, 1905 and became part of West Ward.
Newark is divided into five wards; North Ward, South Ward, West Ward, East Ward, and Central Ward. Central Ward has
train stations
of
Amtrak
and
New Jersey Transit
. It also has museums and tall buildings including headquarters of large corporations. The High Street Historic District is in Central Ward.
East Ward includes a neighborhood called "Ironbound". South Ward has the large
Newark Liberty International Airport
, one of the first major airports in the United States. Branch Brook Park in North Ward has the biggest display of
cherry blossoms
in the eastern United States.
- ↑
Erminio, Vanessa.
"Gateway? Renaissance? A reviving city earns its nicknames"
, NJ Advance Media for
NJ.com
, December 8, 2005, updated April 2, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019.
- ↑
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
,
United States Census Bureau
. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ↑
US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
,
United States Census Bureau
. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ↑
About the Mayor
, City of Newark. Accessed May 12, 2022.
- ↑
2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
,
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
- ↑
Eric E. Pennington
, City of Newark. Accessed March 21, 2023.
- ↑
Office of the City Clerk
, City of Newark. Accessed March 21, 2023.
- ↑
2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book
,
Rutgers University
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
, March 2013, p. 125.
- ↑
"ArcGIS REST Services Directory"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
October 11,
2022
.
- ↑
"City of Newark"
.
Geographic Names Information System
.
United States Geological Survey
. Retrieved
March 8,
2013
.
- ↑
11.0
11.1
QuickFacts Newark city, New Jersey
,
United States Census Bureau
. Accessed December 11, 2022.
- ↑
Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities
,
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ↑
13.0
13.1
Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2022 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022
,
United States Census Bureau
, released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.
- ↑
Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022
,
United States Census Bureau
, released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.
- ↑
15.0
15.1
Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
,
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ↑
Dickson, Paul.
Labels for Locals: What to Call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe
, p. 160.
HarperCollins
, 2006.
ISBN
9780060881641
. Accessed August 6, 2013.
- ↑
ZIP codes for Newark, New Jersey
,
United States Postal Service
. Accessed February 14, 2012.
- ↑
Zip Codes
, State of
New Jersey
. Accessed August 18, 2013.
- ↑
Area Code Lookup ? NPA NXX for Newark, NJ
, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 11, 2014.
- ↑
Area Codes for Newark, NJ
, Area-Codes.com. Accessed June 15, 2023.
- ↑
U.S. Census website
,
United States Census Bureau
. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ↑
Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ↑
US Board on Geographic Names
,
United States Geological Survey
. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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