Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey
City
Downtown Newark
Nickname(s):  Brick City, The Gateway City, City By The River[1]
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Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 74°10′21″W / 40.72422°N 74.172574°W / 40.72422; -74.172574[2][3]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Essex
Founded	Religious colony (1663)
Township	October 31, 1693
City	April 11, 1836
Named for	Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Government [8]
• Type	Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
• Body	Municipal Council of Newark
• Mayor	Ras Baraka (D, term ends June 30, 2026)[4][5]
• Administrator	Eric E. Pennington[6]
• Municipal clerk	Kecia Daniels (acting)[7]
Area [9]
• Total	25.88 sq mi (67.04 km2)
• Land	24.14 sq mi (62.53 km2)
• Water	1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)  6.72%
• Rank	102nd of 565 in state 1st of 22 in county[2]
Elevation [10]	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)[11][12]
• Total	311,549
• Estimate  (2022)[11][13][14]	305,344
• Rank	66th in country (as of 2022)[13] 1st of 565 in state 1st of 22 in county[15]
• Density	12,903.8/sq mi (4,982.2/km2)
• Rank	22nd of 565 in state 4th of 22 in county[15]
Demonym	Newarker[16]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	07101-07108, 07112, 07114[17][18]
Area code(s)	862/973, 201, 551, 732, 848, 908[19][20]
FIPS code	3401351000[2][21][22]
GNIS feature ID	0885317[2][23]
Website	www.newarknj.gov

Newark is the largest city in U.S. State of New Jersey, 65th largest city in the United States, and serves as the seat of Essex County. It is located 8 miles west of Manhattan.

Newark was originally formed as a township on October 31, 1693. During its time as a township, portions were taken to form Springfield Township, New Jersey, Caldwell Township, New Jersey, Orange Township, New Jersey, Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, (March 23, 1812) and Clinton Township, New Jersey. Newark was reincorporated as a city on April 11, 1836. The previously independent Vailsburg borough was annexed by Newark on January 1, 1905 and became part of West Ward.

Newark is divided into five wards; North Ward, South Ward, West Ward, East Ward, and Central Ward. Central Ward has train stations of Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. It also has museums and tall buildings including headquarters of large corporations. The High Street Historic District is in Central Ward.

East Ward includes a neighborhood called "Ironbound". South Ward has the large Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the first major airports in the United States. Branch Brook Park in North Ward has the biggest display of cherry blossoms in the eastern United States.

1. ↑ Erminio, Vanessa. "Gateway? Renaissance? A reviving city earns its nicknames", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 8, 2005, updated April 2, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
3. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Mayor was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
6. ↑ Eric E. Pennington, City of Newark. Accessed March 21, 2023.
7. ↑ Office of the City Clerk, City of Newark. Accessed March 21, 2023.
8. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
9. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
10. ↑ "City of Newark". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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14. ↑ Cite error: The named reference PopEst was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
16. ↑ Dickson, Paul. Labels for Locals: What to Call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe, p. 160. HarperCollins, 2006. ISBN 9780060881641. Accessed August 6, 2013.
17. ↑ ZIP codes for Newark, New Jersey, United States Postal Service. Accessed February 14, 2012.
18. ↑ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 18, 2013.
19. ↑ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Newark, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 11, 2014.
20. ↑ Cite error: The named reference NewarkNPA was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
21. ↑ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
22. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
23. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.