Hoboken
city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
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Summary
Hoboken is a city in New Jersey[1]. Hoboken ranks in the top 10% of city in new jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,671 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hudson County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Hudson River[5]
- Head of government: Ravinder Bhalla[6]
- Official language: English[7]
- Shares border with: Weehawken[8], Union City[9], Jersey City[10], Manhattan[11]
- Postal code: 07030[12]
- Commons category: Hoboken, New Jersey[13]
- Inception: April 9, 1849[14]
- Coordinate location: 40.745, -74.0325[15]
- Official website: https://www.hobokennj.gov/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hoboken, New Jersey[17]
- Population: 50,005[18], 60,419[19]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], The American Cyclopædia[25], Meyer’s Universum, Einundzwanzigster Band[26]
- Official name: Hoboken[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hoboken, New Jersey[28]
- Category for people who died here: Q32107086[29]
- Number of households: 24,983[30]
- Native label: Hoboken[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hoboken, New Jersey[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 8[33]
- Area: 5.180225[34], 5.208242[35]
- Water as percent of area: 36.5837[36]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Hoboken, New Jersey[37]
Why It Matters
Hoboken has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Hoboken is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]