Jersey City
city in New Jersey, United States
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Summary
Jersey City is a city in New Jersey[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city in new jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,889 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: Steven Fulop[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Shares border with: Hoboken[8], Union City[9], North Bergen[10], Secaucus[11], Kearny[12], Newark[13], Bayonne[14], Brooklyn[15], Manhattan[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Oviedo[17], Ahmedabad[18], Nantong[19], Ozamiz[20], Vitória[21], St. John's[22], Samartín del Rei Aurelio[23], Cusco[24], Manila[25]
- Legislative body: Jersey City Council[26]
- Postal code: 07097[27], 07302[28], 07303[29], 07304[30], 07305[31], 07306[32], 07307[33], 07308[34], 07310[35], 07311[36], 07395[37], 07399[38]
- Commons category: Jersey City, New Jersey[39]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[40], America/New_York[41]
- Has part(s): Jersey City city hall[42], Jersey City Police Department[43], Jersey City Public Schools[44], Jersey City Public Library[45]
- Inception: 1609[46]
- Official website: https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jersey City, New Jersey[48]
- Population: 247,597[49], 292,449[50]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey[51]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[52], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[53], The American Cyclopædia[54], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[55], New International Encyclopedia[56], The New Student's Reference Work[57]
- Capital of: Hudson County[58]
- Official name: Jersey City[59]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jersey City, New Jersey[60]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Jersey City, New Jersey[61]
- Number of households: 103,880[62]
Why It Matters
Jersey City has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]