Newark (New Jersey)

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Newark
Nickname : The Brick City
Newark as seen from Harrison
Newark from Harrison seen from
Seal of Newark
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Newark flag
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Newark in Essex County, New Jersey
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Basic data
Foundation : 1666
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Essex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 44 ′  N , 74 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′  N , 74 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 281,764 (as of 2016)
Population density : 4,574.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 67.3 km 2  (approx. 26 mi 2 ) of
which 61.6 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 9 m
Postcodes : 07100-07199
Area code : +1 862 973
FIPS : 34-51000
GNIS ID : 0878762
Website : www.newarknj.gov
Mayor : Ras J. Baraka
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Downtown Newark (Broad Street)

Newark [ ˈnuːəɹk ] is the largest city in the US state of New Jersey with around 280,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau).

Newark is the county seat of Essex County . The city was founded in 1666 by emigrants from Newark , England , their nickname is "The Brick City" (the brick city).

geography

Newark is located in the northeast of the state of New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Passaic River with a large port. The city is 10 miles west of New York and about 25 miles south of Paterson , New Jersey. It has an area of ​​67.2 km² , of which 61.6 km² is land and 5.6 km² (8.36%) is water.

history

In Newark, a total of 78 structures and sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 15, 2020). Three of them have the status of a National Historic Landmark : the John Ballantine House , the Newark Earthworks and the Grace Church .

Demographics

Newark was and is an ethnically mixed city. Many Germans settled in the center in the 19th century, followed by Eastern European Jews and in the second half of the 20th century by Afro-Americans.

According to the 2000 statistics, the city has 273,546 inhabitants, 91,382 households and 61,956 families. The population density is 4,400 inhabitants / km²; Newark is one of the top cities in the United States. Of the population, 26.52% are White, 53.46% African American , 0.37% Native American , 1.19% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 14.05% Other Ethnicity, and 4.63% Mixed Race . 29.47% are Latin Americans of any race.

Of the 91,382 households, 35.2% have children under the age of 18. 31.0% of these consist of married couples living together, 29.3% are single mothers, 32.2% are not families. 26.6% of all households are made up of singles, 8.8% are single people over 65. The average size of households is 2.85. The average family has 3.43 people.

27.9% of the population are under 18, 12.1% between 18 and 24, 32.0% between 25 and 44, 18.7% between 45 and 64, 9.3% over 65. The average age is 31 years. The ratio between women and men is 100: 94.2. For the age group over 18, the ratio is 100: 91.1.

The median annual income for a household is $ 26,913. The median income for a family is $ 30,781. Males have a median income of $ 29,748 and females $ 25,734. The per capita income for the city is $ 13,009. 28.4% of the population and 25.5% of families are below the poverty line. Of these people, 36.6% are under 18 years of age and 24.1% are over 65 years of age.

Between 1950 and 2000, Newark's population declined by more than a third; especially members of the middle class left the city. A weakening and partial reversal of these trends has been observed since around the turn of the millennium.

Population development

year 1980 1990 2000 2010 2016
Residents ¹ 329,248 275.221 272,499 277.149 281,764

¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate

religion

Newark is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark . Main church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Sacred Heart ( Heart of Jesus ).

traffic

economy

Insurance company Prudential Financial , utility company PSEG and state-owned transportation company NJ Transit are based in Newark.

crime

  • Of the last eight mayors who preceded the current incumbent, five have been tried and convicted of corruption offenses.
  • The 2009 homicide rate in Newark ranks 20th out of all US cities; in the 1980s and 1990s it was in first place at times.

Sports

Newark has been the home of the New Jersey Devils' games in the National Hockey League (NHL) since October 2007 . The venue is the Prudential Center , a multi-purpose hall that can seat up to 19,500 spectators. From 2010 to 2012, the NBA basketball games of the New Jersey Nets also took place there.

From 1907 to 1930, Newark was home to what was then the most important cycling track in the United States, where the 1912 World Track Championships were held.

climate

Newark, New Jersey
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Temperature in ° Cprecipitation in mm
Source: National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Newark, New Jersey
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 3.2 4.7 10.4 16.6 22.4 27.9 30.6 29.7 25.3 19.3 13.0 6.1 O 17.5
Min. Temperature (° C) −4.8 −3.7 0.8 5.9 11.8 17.1 20.3 19.7 15.5 9.0 4.0 −1.6 O 7.9
Precipitation ( mm ) 86.1 77.2 98.3 97.5 104.9 81.8 114.3 99.3 93.0 77.5 99.3 87.6 Σ 1,116.8
Rainy days ( d ) 8.0 7.6 8.8 8.4 9.2 8.1 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.3 8.3 8.5 Σ 95.1
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Town twinning

Newark has the following fifteen twin cities :

city country
Aveiro PortugalPortugal Portugal
Banjul GambiaGambia Gambia
Belo Horizonte BrazilBrazil Minas Gerais, Brazil
Douala CameroonCameroon Cameroon
Freeport BahamasBahamas Bahamas
Gəncə AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan
Governador Valadares BrazilBrazil Minas Gerais, Brazil
Kumasi GhanaGhana Ghana
Monrovia LiberiaLiberia Liberia
Porto Alegre BrazilBrazil Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Reserva BrazilBrazil Paraná, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro BrazilBrazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Seia PortugalPortugal Portugal
Umuaka NigeriaNigeria Nigeria
Xuzhou China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Jiangsu, People's Republic of China (since 1993)

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who have worked on site

Famous people related to the city are

  • Jerome David Kern (1885–1945), composer; grew up in Newark
  • Albert Lewin (1894–1968), director, producer and screenwriter; grew up in Newark
  • Cory Booker (born 1969), politician; Mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013

See also

literature

  • Kevin Mumford: Newark: A History of Race, Rights, and Riots in America. New York University Press, New York 2007, ISBN 978-0-8147-9563-7 .

Web links

Commons : Newark (New Jersey)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 15, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service, accessed February 15, 2020.
  2. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New Jersey. National Park Service, accessed February 15, 2020.
  3. oldnewark.com (Engl.)
  4. ^ Sister Cities International 2015 Membership Directory
  5. ^ Sister Cities International - Newark, New Jersey. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 7, 2017 ; accessed on January 7, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / sistercities.org