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Newark

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Also known as City of Newark, Newark, New Jersey, Brick City, Newark, NJ

city in Essex County, and largest city in New Jersey, United States

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Newark is the largest city in New Jersey and is located in Essex County. It serves as a major urban center in the northeastern United States.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Named after
Newark-on-Trent
Official name
Newark
Demonym
Newarker
Country
United States
Located in
Essex County
Population
268500
Area
67.616726
Elevation
3
Time zone
Eastern Time Zone
Body of water
Passaic River
Capital of
Essex County
Shares border with
Jersey City
Official website
www.newarknj.gov
Image
2021-09-25 10 50 38 View of downtown Newark from the intersection of Essex County Route 510 (Market Street) and Mulberry Street in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.jpg
Households
102195
Dialing code
973
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postal code
07198
Commons category
Newark, New Jersey
topic's main category
Category:Newark, New Jersey
category for people born here
Category:Births in Newark, New Jersey
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Newark, New Jersey
category of associated people
Category:People from Newark, New Jersey
inception
1666-00-00
native label
Newark
Commons gallery
Newark, New Jersey
owner of
Prudential Center
P8168
Ham-sous-Varsberg
water as percent of area
7.3545
different from
Newark
located in the statistical territorial entity
New York metropolitan area
per capita income
20924
P12749
Jürgen von der Lippe
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Encyclopedic overview

Newark (/ˈnjuː.ərk/ NEW-ərk, locally /nʊərk/ NOORK) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 311,549. The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 317,303 for 2024, making it the 64th-most populous municipality in the nation.

Settled in 1666 by Puritans from New Haven Colony, Newark is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Its location at the mouth of the Passaic River, where it flows into Newark Bay, has made the city's waterfront an integral part of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Port Newark–Elizabeth is the primary container shipping terminal of the busiest seaport on the U.S. East Coast. Newark Liberty International Airport was the first municipal commercial airport in the United States and has become one of the busiest.

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