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Elizabeth

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Also known as Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth, NJ

city in and county seat of Union County, New Jersey, United States

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Elizabeth is a city in New Jersey that serves as the county seat of Union County, meaning it is the main governmental center for the county. It is one of New Jersey's significant urban centers and has historically been an important transportation and industrial hub for the state.

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Instance of
county seat
Official name
Elizabeth
Located in
Union County
Population
137298
Area
34.873396
Elevation
5
Capital of
Union County
Shares border with
Hillside
Official website
www.elizabethnj.org
Image
35412Elizabethfromabove.jpg
Households
41729
Dialing code
908
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postal code
07208
Commons category
Elizabeth, New Jersey
topic's main category
Category:Elizabeth, New Jersey
twinned administrative body
Ovar
category for people born here
Category:Births in Elizabeth, New Jersey
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Elizabeth, New Jersey
inception
1665-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Elizabeth, New Jersey
water as percent of area
8.5063
per capita income
22640
native label
Elizabeth
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Encyclopedic overview

View Near Elizabethtown, N. J., oil painting by Régis François Gignoux, Honolulu Museum of Art

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.

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