Elizabeth, New Jersey
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Elizabeth is a city in and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[22] As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its ranking as the state's fourth-most-populous city behind neighboring Newark, Jersey City, and Paterson,[23][24] with a population of 137,298,[11][12] an increase of 12,329 (+9.9%) from the 2010 census count of 124,969,[25][26] which in turn reflected an increase of 4,401 (3.7%) from the 120,568 counted in the 2000 census.[27]
Elizabeth, New Jersey | |
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Motto: Loyal Devoir[1] | |
Coordinates: 40.663°N 74.214°W / 40.663; -74.214[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Union |
Founded | 1664 |
Incorporated | March 13, 1855 |
Named for | Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
• Body | City Council |
• Mayor | J. Christian "Chris" Bollwage (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[5][6] |
• Administrator | Bridget S. Anderson[7] |
• Municipal clerk | Yolanda Roberts[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 13.64 sq mi (35.32 km2) |
• Land | 12.32 sq mi (31.91 km2) |
• Water | 1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2) 9.78% |
• Rank | 180th of 565 in state 1st of 21 in county[2] |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 137,298 |
• Estimate | 134,283 |
• Rank | 210th in country (as of 2022)[13] 4th of 565 in state 1st of 21 in county[15] |
• Density | 11,145.22/sq mi (4,303.27/km2) |
• Rank | 32nd of 565 in state 2nd of 21 in county[15] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code | 908[18] |
FIPS code | 3403921000[2][19][20] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885205[2][21] |
Website | www |
The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 134,283 in 2022,[14] ranking the city the 210th-most populous in the country, making it the fifth-most populous municipality of any type in the state, falling behind Lakewood Township, where the population was estimated to be 139,506, as of that year.[13]