Jersey City

Jersey City, New Jersey 

After Newark, Jersey City has the second-highest population in the American state of New Jersey. The county seat and largest city in Hudson County. The population of the city was 292,449 as of the 2020 United States Census, up 44,852 (+18.1%) from the 2010 census figure of 247,597 and up 7,542 (+3.1%) from the 240,055 people counted in the 2000 census. According to the Population Estimates Program of the Census Bureau, the city had a population of 283,927 in 2021, making it the 75th most populous in the nation. 

The Hudson River and Upper New York Bay are to the east of Jersey City, which is a part of the New York metropolitan area, and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay are to the west. With 30.7 miles (49.4 km) of shoreline, significant rail links, and a port of entry, the city serves as a distribution and manufacturing hub for the Port of New York and New Jersey as well as a major transportation endpoint. Significant public transit connections connect Jersey City with Manhattan. The neighborhood and city of Jersey City have been dubbed Wall Street West as a result of the waterfront's redevelopment, which has made the city one of the nation's greatest concentrations of banking and finance. The development of residential high-rises raised median rental rates to the highest levels in any American metropolis by the early 2020s. 

History 

The Lenape, a group of Native American tribes, lived in the region that is now Jersey City (later called Delaware Indian). Henry Hudson anchored his small ship Halve Maen (English: Half Moon) at Sandy Hook, Harsimus Cove, Weehawken Cove, and other locations along what was eventually called the North River in 1609 while looking for a different way to get to East Asia. He spent nine days exploring the area and getting to know the locals before setting sail for Albany. A version of the Dutch Prince's Flag serves as the city's current flag. The city seal, which features the Half Moon, a ship built by Henry Hudson, as well as other contemporary ships, is displayed in the center of the blue, white, and yellow tricolor flag. 

The Dutch West India Company was established in 1621 to oversee this new region, and in June 1623, New Netherland was elevated to the status of a province of the Netherlands with its capital at New Amsterdam. As a patroon, Michael Reyniersz Pauw was granted property with the proviso that he would build a settlement of at least fifty people within four years. He chose the Hudson River's west bank and paid the Lenape for the land. The earliest documented conveyance for what are now Hoboken and Jersey City bears the date November 22, 1630. However, Pauw was an absentee landowner who failed to populate the region, forcing him to be forced to cede his lands back to the Company in 1633. A home was constructed in Communipaw that year for Jan Evertsen Bout, the colony's superintendent, who had given the settlement the name Pavonia (the Latinized version of Pauw's name, which means "peacock"). Soon after, another mansion was constructed in Harsimus Cove and was occupied by Cornelius Van Vorst, whose family would play a significant role in the growth of the city after succeeding Bout as superintendent. Due to the colonialists' poor administration and ignorance of the Lenape, relations with them worsened, which resulted in a number of raids, retaliations, and the practically total destruction of the settlement on the west bank. The Dutch massacred about 80 Lenape people at Pavonia on the evening of February 25, 1643, during Kieft's War. 

The Dutch settlements in Pavonia, including Communipaw, Harsimus, Paulus Hook, Hoebuck, Awiehaken, Pamrapo, and other territories "beyond Kill van Kull," were characterized by their dispersed communities of farmsteads. On what is today known as Bergen Square, the settlement of Bergen was founded in 1660 and was formally chartered on September 5, 1661, becoming the state's first local civil authority. The village was enclosed within a palisaded garrison. It is considered the first permanent community and the oldest municipality in what would eventually become the state of New Jersey because of this. The Van Vorst Farmhouse (1740), the Newkirk House (1690), and the Van Wagenen House are among of Jersey City's oldest still standing homes (1740). 

Geography 

The second-most populated city in New Jersey is Jersey City, which serves as the county seat for Hudson. The city had a total area of 21.13 square miles (54.74 km2), of which 6.39 square miles (16.55 km2) were considered to be water (30.24%) and 14.74 square miles (38.19 km2) to be land. It had the smallest land area among the top 100 American cities as per the 1990 census. 

USGS map of the Jersey City region. 

The communities of Secaucus, North Bergen, Union City, and Hoboken border Jersey City to the north, the Hudson River to the east, Kearny and Newark to the west across the Hackensack River, and Bayonne to the south. 

Liberty State Park and Liberty Island 

Majority of Ellis Island is located in Jersey City (the parts awarded to New Jersey by the 1998 U.S. Supreme Court in the case of New Jersey v. New York). In the Upper New York Bay, Jersey City waters encircle Liberty Island. Given their proximity to Manhattan and ease of access by quick transport, Jersey City and Hudson County are frequently referred to as the sixth borough of New York City. 

Jersey City and the majority of Hudson County are situated on the Bergen Neck peninsula, which has waterfronts at the Hudson River and New York Bay to the east and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay to the west. Its north-south axis lines up with Bergen Hill's ridge, where the Hudson Palisades first appear. Some of the earliest European settlements in North America were located in this city; they expanded together rather than outward from a single location. The topography and this growth had a big impact on how the city's neighborhoods and different areas developed. 

Economy 

Over 100,000 jobs in the private and public sectors are located in Jersey City, a regional employment hub, which boosts the city's population throughout the day. There are lots of opportunities in the financial and service industries, as well as in retail, shipping, and logistics. 

Jersey City now has the greatest municipal tax base in the State of New Jersey after its tax base increased by $136 million in 2017. The city's property tax base is anticipated to rise from $6.2 billion to $26 billion as part of a 2017 revaluation. 

Climate 

Summers in this region are hot and muggy, whereas winters are often pleasant to chilly. The Köppen climatic classification system assigns Jersey City a humid subtropical climate, making it comparable to the climates of its sister cities Newark and New York City. 

Top News Websites 

Jersey City Times 

The Jersey City news website offers comprehensive neighborhood news. Politics, the arts, music, theater, dancing, comedy, dining establishments, bars, and nightlife are all topics we cover. 

Hudson Reporter 

The only privately owned newspaper organization in Hudson County is called Hudson Reporter. For more than 35 years, it has been a dependable local news source. Visit Hudson Reporter to stay up to date on all Jersey City events. 

Population 

New Jersey's Hudson County is home to the city of Jersey City. It will be the second-largest city in New Jersey and the 69th-largest city in the United States in 2023 with a population of 305,904. Jersey City's population has grown by 4.6% from the most recent census, which showed a population of 292,449 in 2020, and is now rising at a pace of 1.49% yearly. 20,748 people live in Jersey City, which spans over 21 miles, per square mile. 

With an 18.98% poverty rate, Jersey City's average household income is $105,122. The median monthly cost of rent in recent years has been, and the median value of a home is. In Jersey City, the median age is 34.2 years, 33.8 years for men and 34.7 years for women. 

New Jersey's state of Jersey contains the city of Jersey City. It is the county seat of Hudson County and the most populous city there, according to population. The Port of New York and New Jersey uses Jersey City, which is a component of the New York metropolitan area, as a transportation, distribution, and manufacturing hub.