Jersey City is a city in the US state of New Jersey in the United States with 292,449 inhabitants (2020 census, U.S. Census Bureau). The place is the administrative seat (county seat) of Hudson County and a core city of the New York Metropolitan Area.
colonial era
The area that is now Jersey City was settled by the
Lenni-Lenape Indians, also known as the Delaware. The first European
settlers arrived in this area after Captain Henry Hudson rode the Halve
Maen to explore the Sandy Hook area upstream of the North River, later
known as the Hudson River. As a result, this area came under the
administration of the Dutch colony of Nieuw Nederland. A few buildings
in the city have survived from this era. These include the Van Vorst
House, the Newkirk House and the Van Wagenen House. They are among the
oldest buildings in the state of New Jersey. After the colony passed
into the possession of the English, the urban area remained in the hands
of the British during the War of Independence, and the surprising
capture of the fort at Paulus Hook did not change that. On the night of
August 19, 1779, Light Horse Harry Lee was able to take the fort and
take dozens of prisoners before being forced to retreat before daybreak.
According to the US Census Bureau, Jersey City has a total area of
54,596 square kilometers, of which 38,316 square kilometers. kilometers
is occupied by land and 16.281 sq. kilometers - water. The area of water
resources is 29.82% of its total area.
The center of Jersey City
is located at an altitude of 8 meters above sea level.
Located in
the northern part of the state on the west bank of the Hudson River. It
is part of the New York metropolitan area.
As of the 2010 Census, Jersey City had a population of 247,597
people, 57,631 families, 96,859 households, and 108,720 residences. The
average population density was about 6,462 people per square kilometer.
The racial composition of Jersey City according to the census was as
follows: 32.67% (80,885) - white, 25.85% (64,002) - black or African
American, 0.51% (1,272) - Native Americans, 23.67 % (58,595) Asian,
0.07% (161) Pacific Islander, 4.42% (10,956) mixed race, 12.81% (31,726)
other ethnicities. Hispanics or Latinos made up 27.57% (68,256) of all
residents.
Of the 96,859 households, 27.3% were raising children
under the age of 18, 35.5% were married couples living together, 18.2%
of families had women living without husbands, 40.5% were single. 30.2%
of the total number of families at the time of the census lived
independently, while 7% were single elderly people aged 65 and over. The
average household size was 2.53 people and the average family size was
3.2 people.
The population according to the age range according
to the 2010 census was distributed as follows: 21.1% - residents under
18 years old, 10% - from 18 to 24 years old, 37.6% - from 25 to 44 years
old, 22.2% - from 45 up to 64 years and 9% - aged 65 years and older.
The average age of residents was 33.2 years. For every 100 women in
Jersey City, there were 97.6 men, and for every 100 women 18 and over,
there were 96 men over 18.
There are several skyscrapers in the city: the highest of them is 30
Hudson Street (238 meters).
Also in the city is the Stanley
Theater - a monument of history and architecture built in the 1920s.
Museums
There is the Afro-American History Society Museum with
information on local African American history, the Jersey City Museum
with 19th and 20th century paintings and the Immigration Museum on Ellis
Island near Jersey City. Between 1892 and 1954, Ellis Island was the
gateway to the United States for twelve million immigrants.
Buildings
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, an old railroad
terminus
Coptic Orthodox Church, which is headquartered in Jersey
City.
When it opened, the Stanley Theater was the largest theater in
the United States.
On the banks of the Hudson River stands the
Colgate Clock, 15 m in diameter.
A memorial to the victims of the
Katyn Massacre (1940) is located in Jersey City.
30 Hudson Street,
tallest building in New Jersey
Parks
To the southwest is
Liberty State Park overlooking the Statue of Liberty and the Central
Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. The Statue of Liberty is accessible by
ferry from Jersey City.
Traffic
Port Authority Trans-Hudson subways have served New York
City since 1908. On April 15, 2000, the first leg of the Hudson-Bergen
Light Rail opened in Jersey City; this light rail goes to Bayonne and
Weehawken Township.
Harbor
In the natural harbor formed by the
Hudson on the Atlantic, the cities of Jersey and New York started to
create the infrastructure for overseas freight and later also for inland
traffic with the Great Lakes in the 19th century. This resulted in a
collection of port and shipyard facilities between the two cities, which
are constantly being adapted to the requirements and are linked to rail
traffic to Canada. They are and were a major contributor to the region's
economic growth. The most relevant institutions for operation and
supervision are the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the
joint Waterfront Commission.
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Fanny Angelina
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William Libbey (1855–1927), geographer, university lecturer and Olympian
Evangeline Adams (1868–1932), astrologer
Ira Edgar Rider (1868–1906),
jurist and politician
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musicologist
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Ruysdael (1878–1960), actor
John Gerald Milton (1881–1977),
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States Army
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Martin Walter
Stanton (1897–1977), Roman Catholic minister and auxiliary bishop of
Newark
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Augustine Kearney (1902–1956), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of
Brooklyn
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(1906–1980), author
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Taube (1910–1965), librarian, documentarian and pioneer of information
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(born 1945), musical composer, songwriter and author
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(born 1946), Catholic minister, auxiliary bishop in New York
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Yaw (1946–2019), fusion musician
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