Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in U.S. State of New Jersey, 65th largest city in the United States, and serves as the seat of Essex County. It is located 8 miles west of Manhattan.

Newark, New Jersey
City
City of Newark
Skyline of Newark in 2012
Flag
Nickname(s):  "The Brick City", "The Gateway City"
Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40.72°N 74.17°W / 40.72; -74.17[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Essex
Incorporated	October 31, 1693 (as township)
Reincorporated	April 11, 1836 (as city)
Government
• Type	Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
• Body	City Council
• Mayor	Ras Baraka (term ends June 30, 2018)[3]
• Administrator	Jack Kelly[4]
• Municipal clerk	Kenneth Louis[5]
Area [1]
• Total	26.107 sq mi (67.617 km2)
• Land	24.187 sq mi (62.644 km2)
• Water	1.920 sq mi (4.973 km2)  7.35%
Area rank	103rd of 566 in state 1st of 22 in county[1]
Elevation [6]	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2010 Census)[7][8]
• Total	277,140
• Estimate  (2016)	281,764
• Rank	70th in country (as of 2016)[9] 1st of 566 in state 1st of 22 in county[10]
• Density	11,458.3/sq mi (4,424.1/km2)
• Density rank	23rd of 566 in state 4th of 22 in county[10]
Demonym(s)	Newarker[11]
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP codes	07101-07108, 07112, 07114[12][13]
Area code(s)	862/973[14]
FIPS code	3401351000[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID	0885317[1][17]
Website	newarknj.gov

Newark was originally formed as a township on October 31, 1693. During its time as a township, portions were taken to form Springfield Township, New Jersey, Caldwell Township, New Jersey, Orange Township, New Jersey, Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, (March 23, 1812) and Clinton Township, New Jersey. Newark was reincorporated as a city on April 11, 1836. The previously independent Vailsburg borough was annexed by Newark on January 1, 1905 and became part of West Ward.

Newark is divided into five wards; North Ward, South Ward, West Ward, East Ward, and Central Ward. Central Ward has train stations of Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. It also has museums and tall buildings including headquarters of large corporations. The High Street Historic District is in Central Ward.

East Ward includes a neighborhood called "Ironbound". South Ward has the large Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the first major airports in the United States. Branch Brook Park in North Ward has the biggest display of cherry blossoms in the eastern United States.