near Market Street and includes a dormitory for boarding students; and Saint Vincent Academy which is an all-girls Roman Catholic high school founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and operated continuously since 1869. [348], The Newark Public Schools, a state-operated school district, is the largest school system in New Jersey. Our Lady of Mt Carmel in the Ironbound hosts its annual Italian Street Festival every July. [47][48] Newark is essentially a large basin sloping towards the Passaic River, with a few valleys formed by meandering streams. [297][298], For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 28th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Ronald Rice (D, Newark) and in the General Assembly by Ralph R. Caputo (D, Nutley) and Cleopatra Tucker (D, Newark). 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. There have been several film and TV productions depicting life in Newark. [27] As one of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs, the city had a census-estimated population of 282,011 in 2019,[14] making it the nation's 73rd-most populous municipality,[15] after being ranked 63rd in the nation in 2000. [402], As of May 2010[update], the city had a total of 368.21 miles (592.58 km) of roadways, of which 318.77 miles (513.01 km) were maintained by the municipality, 17.61 miles (28.34 km) by Essex County, 22.66 miles (36.47 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 9.17 miles (14.76 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. [51][52][53], Newark is New Jersey's largest and second-most racially diverse city (after neighboring Jersey City). Most of Newark's academic institutions are in the city's University Heights district. [303][305][306] Essex County's Freeholders are [411][412], According to the 2016 American Community Survey, 53.7% of working city of Newark residents commuted by driving alone, 9.3% carpooled, 27.3% used public transportation, and 6.5% walked. [377] Overall, there was a 6% increase in crime numbers over the previous year, including a rise in carjackings for the third straight year, with the 337 incidents raising concerns that the city was returning to its status as the "car theft capital of the world". [161], In the house music and garage house genres and scene, Newark is known as an innovator. Incorporated Places With 175,000 or More Inhabitants in 2010—Population: 1970 to 2010, Table 7. Corosanti, Nick; Kilgannon, Corey; and Schwartz, John. The Newark Boys Chorus School was founded in the 1960s. [347] The total school enrollment in Newark was 77,097 in the 2013-2017 ACS, with nursery and preschool enrollment of 7,432, elementary / high school (K-12) enrollment of 49,532 and total college / graduate school enrollment of 20,133. [425] After testing in September, it was found that the filters were successful in 97% of homes tested, though bottled water would still be made available to those who request it. [363], The Newark Police Department is a city-operated law enforcement agency. In 2009, the Sundance Channel aired Brick City, a five-part television documentary about Newark, focusing on the community's attempt to become a better and safer place to live, against a history of nearly a half century of violence, poverty and official corruption. [251] [424] The 29,000 families affected by the contaminated water were provided with filters and bottled water. Renaissance? Famed DJ Tony Humphries helped "spawn the sometimes raw but always soulful, gospel-infused subgenre" of house music known as the "Jersey sound. Non-Unique. Janine G. Bauer (D, District 3 - East Orange, Newark's West and Central Wards, Orange and South Orange; South Orange, appointed to serve on an interim basis),[309] Roughly 60% of Newarkers identified with a religion as of 2020. [282][283][284][285][286], Newark is split between the 8th and 10th Congressional Districts[287] and is part of New Jersey's 28th and 29th state legislative districts. ", "Newark headquarters of Star-Ledger sold to New York real estate development firm", "Your Engineering Heritage: Newark's Past and Future as a High-Technology Center", "Remembering Channel 13—New Jersey's first television station", "Rutgers-Newark Small Business Development Center honors Frederick A. Morton Jr. of TEMPO TV", Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick, The City of Newark's Government Access Channel, "Newark launches its own digital TV channel", "EDA approves $37M Urban Transit Hub grant to Cablevision", "Booker Creates Newark Office of Film and Television", "Newark's Film Hopes Snag on State Budget Fight", "City Life; Giving Away a Film's Ending: It's Not Happy", "'The Sopranos' draws stargazers in Newark", "Unglamorous Mobsters; As a 1988 HBO documentary reveals, the real Sopranos were brutal—and banal. [290] Prior to the 2010 Census, Newark had been split between the 10th Congressional District and the 13th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. Sort by: Zip Code | City Name Newark (NJ) Postal Codes. It is home to the historic Fairmount Cemetery. [92] The city lost about 130,000 residents between 1960 and 1990. [350][351] As of the 2017–18 school year, the district and its 64 schools had an enrollment of 41,060 students and 2,668.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.4:1. [362] The Ironbound Volunteer Ambulance Squad helps by handling BLS calls in the East Ward when members are on duty and has been in operation since 1969. [371][372][373][374] The number of murders in 2008 dropped to 65, a decline of 30% from the previous year and the lowest in the city since 2002 when there were also 65 murders. Most Sunni mosques are members of the Islamic Society of North America. 36.6% of those under the age of 18 and 24.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. [123] As a major courthouse venue including federal, state, and county facilities, it is home to more than 1,000 law firms. From the 1950s to 1967, Newark's non-Hispanic white population shrank from 363,000 to 158,000; its black population grew from 70,000 to 220,000. Copyright © 2021 HTL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [330][331] In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 90.2% of the vote (36,637 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie who received 8.3% of the vote (3,355 votes), with 40,613 of the city's 134,195 registered voters (30.3%) participating. Robert Mercado (D, District 1 – Newark's North and East Wards, parts of Central and West Wards; Newark),[313] In addition, transportation has become a large business in Newark, accounting for more than 17,000 jobs in 2011. Explore 07107 zip code map, demographic, social and economic profile. Newark high schools ranked in the bottom 10% of the New Jersey Monthly 2010 list include Central (274th), East Side (293rd), Newark Vocational (304th), Weequahic (310th), Barringer (311th), Malcolm X Shabazz (314th) and West Side (319th). Prospect Avenue in the Forest Hill neighborhood. The per capita income for the city was $13,009. As one of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs, the city had a census-estimated population of 282,011 in 2019, making it the nation's 73rd-most populous municipality, after being ranked 63rd in the nation in 2000. [22], The U.S. Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $35,659 (with a margin of error of +/- $1,009) and the median family income was $41,684 (+/- $1,116). [281], As of 2020[update], Newark's Municipal Council is composed of Council President Mildred C. Crump (At-Large), Vice President Luis A. Quintana (At-Large), Augusto Amador (East Ward), Carlos M. Gonzales (At-Large), John Sharpe James (South Ward), Joseph A. McCallum Jr. (West Ward), LaMonica McIver (Central Ward), Eddie Osborne (At-Large) and Anibal Ramos Jr. (North Ward), all serving concurrent terms of office ending June 30, 2022. The increased academic footprint in the University Heights neighborhood has produced gentrification, with landmark buildings undergoing renovation. The city's second-largest hospital, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, can be found in the South Ward, as can 17 public schools, five daycare centers, three branch libraries, one police precinct, a mini precinct, and three fire houses. the number of Business, Residential, and PO Box addresses for that ZIP Code, Demographic Data including Population, Housing, Income, Households, and Growth Rates, Get Current Demographic Data for Cities, Towns, and ZIP Codes, View Boundary Maps, for Cities, Towns, and ZIP Codes, Locate Physical, Cultural, and Historical Features, Newark, NJ - PO Box ZIP Codes (NO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA), Newark, NJ - Unique - Single Entity ZIP Codes (NO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA). [359], Link Community School is a non-denominational coeducational day school that serves approximately 128 students in seventh and eighth grades. [365] The Essex County College Police Department,[366] New Jersey Institute of Technology Police Department[367] and Rutgers University Police Department[368] patrol their respective college campuses in the city. Best Places to Live in Newark (zip 07104), New Jersey National center - Southeast corner of New York State, at mouth of Hudson River. 0.6% of Christians are members of the Latter Day Saint movement, followed by Lutherans (0.2%). Gillespie, Andra; Perry, Ravi K. (editor). [235], New Jersey's first television station, WATV Channel 13, signed-on May 15, 1948, from studios at the Mosque Theater known as the "Television Center Newark." Ward boundaries are redrawn, as needed, by a board of ward commissioners consisting of two Democrats and two Republicans appointed at the county level and the municipal clerk. [401] The trolley cars did not last long as the personal motor vehicle quickly gained popularity and slowly made the trolley system seem like a burden. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 39.2% of the city's population in 2018. The Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission is in the city. Whatever the origins, the name was shortened to Newark, although references to the name "New Ark" are found in preserved letters written by historical figures such as David Ogden in his claim for compensation, and James McHenry, as late as 1787.[42].
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