Elizabeth
city in and county seat of Union County, New Jersey, United States
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Summary
Elizabeth is a city in New Jersey[1]. Elizabeth draws 2,773 Wikipedia views per month (city in new jersey category, ranking #10 of 52).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Union County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Chris Bollwage[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Shares border with: Staten Island[7], Union[8], Linden[9], Roselle Park[10], Roselle[11], Newark[12], Bayonne[13], Hillside[14]
- Named after: Elizabeth Carteret[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Ribera[16], Kitami[17], Ovar[18]
- Postal code: 07201[19], 07202[20], 07207[21], 07208[22]
- Commons category: Elizabeth, New Jersey[23]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[24]
- Local dialing code: 908[25]
- Has part(s): Elizabeth, New Jersey City Hall[26]
- Inception: 1665[27]
- Official website: https://www.elizabethnj.org/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Elizabeth, New Jersey[29]
- Population: 124,969[30], 126,179[31], 137,298[32]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey[33]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Elizabeth: The First Capital of New Jersey[36], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[37]
- Capital of: Union County[38]
- Official name: Elizabeth[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Elizabeth, New Jersey[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Elizabeth, New Jersey[41]
- Number of households: 41,729[42]
- Native label: Elizabeth[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Elizabeth, New Jersey[44]
Why It Matters
Elizabeth has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Elizabeth is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]