Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth, New Jersey | |
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Elizabeth skyline in October 2015 | |
| Motto: Loyal Devoir | |
Location of Elizabeth in Union County highlighted in yellow (center). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey highlighted in black (upper right). | |
Census Bureau map of Elizabeth, New Jersey | |
Location of Elizabeth in Union County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′47″N 74°12′50″W / 40.663°N 74.214°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Founded | 1664 |
| Incorporated | March 13, 1855 |
| Named after | 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, 2028) |
| • Administrator | Bridget S. Anderson |
| • Municipal clerk | Yolanda Roberts |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 137,298 |
• Estimate (2023) | 135,829 |
| • Rank | 207th in country (2023) 4th of 565 in state (2020) 5th in state (2023) 1st of 21 in county |
| • Density | 11,145.22/sq mi (4,303.27/km2) |
| • Rank | 32nd of 565 in state 2nd of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes |
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| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403921000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885205 |
| Website | www |
Elizabeth is a city in and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 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, with a population of 137,298, an increase of 12,329 (+9.9%) from the 2010 census count of 124,969, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,401 (3.7%) from the 120,568 counted in the 2000 census.
The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 135,829 for 2023, making it the 207th-most populous city in the nation and the fifth-most populous municipality of any type in the state, falling behind Lakewood Township, where the population that year was estimated to be 139,866.