Official Seal:

County: Hudson County

Population: 262,146

Nicknames: The Sixth Borough; Chilltown; Wall Street West; J.C.

Motto: “Let Jersey Prosper”

Mayor: Steven Fulop

Area:

Total – 21.080 Square Miles

Land – 14.794 Square Miles

Water – 8.286 Square Miles

Elevation: 20 Feet

Neighborhoods:

         Downtown Jersey City – home to Newport, a waterfront community

         Bergen-Lafayette – formerly known as Bergen City

         The Heights – located in the north end of Jersey City

Transportation:

         Rails

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail

PATH Train

Hoboken Terminal-New Jersey Transit 

Water

NY Waterway Ferries

Statue Cruises 

Liberty Water Taxi 

         Air

Newark Liberty International Airport 

Famous residents:

         Literature

Laura McCullough 

Walter Dean Myers 

Janine Pommy Vega 

Actors

Beetlejuice 

Paul Gleason

Martha Stewart

Patrice O'Neal

Dennis James

Music

Akon

Robert "Kool" Bell 

Joe Budden

John P. Hammond

Christina Milian

Frank Sinatra (resided in Jersey City after his first marriage to Nancy Barbato)

Frank Sinatra, Jr.

Nancy Sinatra 

Sports

Steve Gonzalez (NFL)

Terry Dehere (NBA)

Willie Banks (MLB)

Andy Stanfield (Olympic Sprinter)

Henry Wittenberg (Olympic Wrestler) 

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