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North Jersey

January 14, 2023

This article is about a region in the U.S. state of New Jersey. For the northern part the island of Jersey, see Geography of Jersey.

North Jersey comprises the northern portions of the U.S. state of New Jersey between the upper Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. As a distinct toponym, North Jersey is a colloquial one rather than an administrative one, reflecting geographical and perceived cultural and other differences between it and the southern part of the state.[1][2]

Map of New Jersey with both two-portion and three-portion divide

North Jersey is characterized by its position, both geographically and culturally, within the greater New York City metropolitan area and its high economic output, including its regional economic engines of Paramus in Bergen County, which had $6 billion in annual retail sales as of 2018[3] and Jersey City whose financial district has been nicknamed Wall Street West,[4] Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, and Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal.

Bergen County is the most populous county in both North Jersey and the state and serves as the western terminus for the George Washington Bridge, the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, which connects Fort Lee, New Jersey to Upper Manhattan in New York City.[5] Newark, located in Essex County, is New Jersey's most populous city. Jersey City, Paterson, and Elizabeth, located in Hudson, Passaic and Union counties in North Jersey are the second, third, and fourth most populous cities in the state after Newark.

The North Jersey region of the states includes nine counties in the state: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Sussex, Union, and Warren

Geography

 
North Jersey's division between its Northern, Central, and Southern regions

Geologically, the north is in the Piedmont Province, the Highlands Province, and the Ridge and Valley Province. Depending on definitions, some is counted as being in the Atlantic coastal plain.

 
The George Washington Bridge, the world's busiest motor vehicle bride, seen from Fort Lee in Bergen County with Upper Manhattan and New York City in the background[5]
 
The Hudson River seen below an overlook on the Palisades in Alpine

North Jersey has a Humid Continental Climate (Dfb) by Köppen.

Two-portion approaches

A broad definition includes all points in New Jersey north of I-295 in the western part of the state and all points north of I-195 in the eastern part of the state. Another definition uses the 1958 telephone area code 201 (not the modern area), and all its additions. Some people, especially residents of the northern tier of counties, use a narrower definition, counting only that area north of the mouth of the Raritan River. Conversely, people in the most southern parts of the state and within the Philadelphia metropolitan area, when using a two-portion approach, may define North Jersey as consisting of Ocean County and every county north of it, essentially placing all New Jersey counties within the New York metropolitan area under the definition of North Jersey.

Three-portion approaches

The state is also sometimes described as having North Jersey and South Jersey separated from each other by Central Jersey.[6]

Further subdivision

In 2008, the New Jersey State Department of Tourism divided the state into six tourist regions with the Gateway and Skylands regions included in North Jersey.[7]

North Jersey counties

See also: § Demographics

The following counties are considered North Jersey.

History

North Jersey was the site of some of the earliest European settlements in what would become the United States of America. Its colonial history started after Henry Hudson sailed through Newark Bay in 1609. Although Hudson was British, he worked for the Netherlands, so he claimed the land for the Dutch as part of the provincial colony of New Netherland,[8] with original settlements were centered on Bergen (today's Hudson County). In 1664 the region became part of the Province of New Jersey.

During the American Revolutionary War, New Jersey was a strategic location between New York City, and the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Important materials necessary to the war effort were produced in North Jersey. The Continental Army made its home here during the war, and history from this period can be found in nearly every village and town in North Jersey. Battle fields, camps, skirmish sites, and headquarters can be found near Morristown and north in the Preakness Valley. In the northwestern part of the state, iron mines and foundries supplied raw material for guns and ammunition.

The Industrial Revolution in America started by the founding of the North Jersey town of Paterson. Today, the United States and the world enjoy the fruit born of seeds planted in North Jersey during the Industrial Revolution. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary for the Treasury and President of the Bank of New York during the end of the eighteenth century, selected the Great Falls area (also known as the Passaic Falls) for an ambitious experiment. He promoted the natural power of the Great Falls as an excellent location for textile mills and other manufacture.

Paterson attracted skilled craftsmen and engineers from Europe to run the mills and produced a large concentration of creative and able people. During the mid nineteenth century, many of the engines and materials that would be used to colonize a continent were made here. Thomas Edison installed one of the first hydroelectric power plants in the world using the Great Falls as an energy source. This power plant still provides electricity today.

In West Orange, Edison created the first technical research and development facility with his "invention factory". Electric light, improved motion pictures, and sound recording, were among the hundreds of inventions produced here.[9]

Demographics

The seven counties that are included in North Jersey have a total population of 3,492,590 as of the 2000 U.S. Census. The demographics of all of the counties are 66.8% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% African American, 6.6% Asian, 0.2% Native American, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

Population

Municipalities with over 30,000 population
2017 Rank Municipality County Population in

2017

Population in

2010

Municipal

Type

1 Newark Essex 285,154 277,140 City
2 Jersey City Hudson 270,753 247,597 City
3 Paterson Passaic 148,678 146,199 City
4 Clifton Passaic 86,607 84,136 City
5 Passaic Passaic 71,247 69,781 City
6 Union City Hudson 70,387 66,455 City
7 Bayonne Hudson 67,186 63,024 City
8 East Orange Essex 65,378 64,270 City
9 North Bergen Hudson 63,659 60,773 Township
10 Hoboken Hudson 55,131 50,005 City
11 Wayne Passaic 55,072 54,717 Township
12 Irvington Essex 54,865 53,926 Township
13 West New York Hudson 54,227 49,708 Town
14 Parsippany-Troy Hills Morris 53,201 53,238 Township
15 Bloomfield Essex 50,970 47,315 Township
16 West Orange Essex 48,425 46,207 Township
17 Hackensack Bergen 45,248 43,010 City
18 Kearny Hudson 42,670 40,648 Town
19 Teaneck Bergen 41,311 39,776 Township
20 Montclair Essex 39,227 37,669 Township
21 Fort Lee Bergen 37,907 35,345 Borough
22 Belleville Essex 36,498 35,926 Township
23 Fair Lawn Bergen 33,710 32,457 Borough
24 Garfield Bergen 32,393 30,487 City
25 City of Orange Essex 30,813 30,134 Township
26 Livingston Essex 30,142 29,366 Township
County population
Rank County Population County seat Area
1 Bergen 955,732 Hackensack 234 sq mi

(606 km2)

2 Essex 863,728 Newark 126 sq mi

(326 km2)

3 Hudson 724,854 Jersey City 47 sq mi

(122 km2)

4 Passaic 524,118 Paterson 185 sq mi

(479 km2)

5 Morris 509,285 Morristown 469 sq mi

(1,215 km2)

6 Sussex 144,221 Newton 521 sq mi

(1,349 km2)

7 Warren 109,632 Belvidere 358 sq mi

(927 km2)

Professional sports fans

Sports allegiances are often divided between the northern and southern portions of the state.[2] The 2009 World Series divided the people of New Jersey, because South Jersey residents generally root for the Philadelphia Phillies, while North Jersey residents usually root for the New York Yankees or the New York Mets. A similar trend exists for most other major sports, with North Jersey residents supporting the Brooklyn Nets or the New York Knicks in basketball, the New Jersey Devils, or the New York Rangers in hockey, the New York Red Bulls or New York City FC in soccer, and the New York Giants or the New York Jets in football.

Dialect

Main article: New Jersey English dialects

Notable North Jerseyans

See also

References and footnotes

  1. ^ "Drawing the line: Talking with the blogger behind "Where is the Line Between North & South Jersey?"". nj.com. 28 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b Mikle, Jean (March 31, 2008). "An invisible boundary divides N.J." Home News Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2010.("Of course, part of the problem with understanding New Jersey's enduring regional tension is that few residents can agree on where the northern half of the state end and the southern half begins.")
  3. ^ Allison Pries (March 10, 2019). "Inside the N.J. town where retail spending beats Hollywood and tourism rivals Disney". New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2019. The former farming community already sees more retail sales than any other zip code in the country...More than $6 billion in retail sales happen in Paramus each year.
  4. ^ A Vision for Smart Transit in Jersey City 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Transportation, February 4, 2016. Accessed May 5, 2019. "Development along the Hudson River waterfront led to the development of the 'Wall Street West' financial district, one of the largest centers of banking and finance in the nation."
  5. ^ a b "Bridges & Tunnels Home". www.panynj.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Stirling, Stephen (April 24, 2015). "Here are the North, Central and South Jersey borders as determined by you (INTERACTIVE)". NJ.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015. For one, NJ.com readers overwhelmingly agreed that Central Jersey does, in fact, exist. More than 50,000 of the votes received went toward categorizing Central Jersey towns, far outweighing those received for North and South Jersey.
  7. ^ . 2008. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  8. ^ "A short history of New Jersey".
  9. ^ History of Northern New Jersey from Rt23.com

External links

  • "Where is North and South Jersey?, a blog article


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This article is about a region in the U S state of New Jersey For the northern part the island of Jersey see Geography of Jersey North Jersey comprises the northern portions of the U S state of New Jersey between the upper Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean As a distinct toponym North Jersey is a colloquial one rather than an administrative one reflecting geographical and perceived cultural and other differences between it and the southern part of the state 1 2 Map of New Jersey with both two portion and three portion divide North Jersey is characterized by its position both geographically and culturally within the greater New York City metropolitan area and its high economic output including its regional economic engines of Paramus in Bergen County which had 6 billion in annual retail sales as of 2018 3 and Jersey City whose financial district has been nicknamed Wall Street West 4 Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark and Port Newark Elizabeth Marine Terminal Bergen County is the most populous county in both North Jersey and the state and serves as the western terminus for the George Washington Bridge the world s busiest motor vehicle bridge which connects Fort Lee New Jersey to Upper Manhattan in New York City 5 Newark located in Essex County is New Jersey s most populous city Jersey City Paterson and Elizabeth located in Hudson Passaic and Union counties in North Jersey are the second third and fourth most populous cities in the state after Newark The North Jersey region of the states includes nine counties in the state Bergen Essex Hudson Morris Ocean Passaic Sussex Union and Warren Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Two portion approaches 1 2 Three portion approaches 1 3 Further subdivision 1 4 North Jersey counties 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Population 5 Professional sports fans 6 Dialect 7 Notable North Jerseyans 8 See also 9 References and footnotes 10 External linksGeography Edit North Jersey s division between its Northern Central and Southern regions Geologically the north is in the Piedmont Province the Highlands Province and the Ridge and Valley Province Depending on definitions some is counted as being in the Atlantic coastal plain The George Washington Bridge the world s busiest motor vehicle bride seen from Fort Lee in Bergen County with Upper Manhattan and New York City in the background 5 The Hudson River seen below an overlook on the Palisades in Alpine Delaware Water Gap in Warren County North Jersey has a Humid Continental Climate Dfb by Koppen Two portion approaches Edit A broad definition includes all points in New Jersey north of I 295 in the western part of the state and all points north of I 195 in the eastern part of the state Another definition uses the 1958 telephone area code 201 not the modern area and all its additions Some people especially residents of the northern tier of counties use a narrower definition counting only that area north of the mouth of the Raritan River Conversely people in the most southern parts of the state and within the Philadelphia metropolitan area when using a two portion approach may define North Jersey as consisting of Ocean County and every county north of it essentially placing all New Jersey counties within the New York metropolitan area under the definition of North Jersey Three portion approaches Edit The state is also sometimes described as having North Jersey and South Jersey separated from each other by Central Jersey 6 Further subdivision Edit In 2008 the New Jersey State Department of Tourism divided the state into six tourist regions with the Gateway and Skylands regions included in North Jersey 7 North Jersey counties Edit See also Demographics The following counties are considered North Jersey Bergen County Union County Essex County Hudson County Morris County Passaic County Sussex County Warren CountyHistory EditNorth Jersey was the site of some of the earliest European settlements in what would become the United States of America Its colonial history started after Henry Hudson sailed through Newark Bay in 1609 Although Hudson was British he worked for the Netherlands so he claimed the land for the Dutch as part of the provincial colony of New Netherland 8 with original settlements were centered on Bergen today s Hudson County In 1664 the region became part of the Province of New Jersey During the American Revolutionary War New Jersey was a strategic location between New York City and the Continental Congress in Philadelphia Important materials necessary to the war effort were produced in North Jersey The Continental Army made its home here during the war and history from this period can be found in nearly every village and town in North Jersey Battle fields camps skirmish sites and headquarters can be found near Morristown and north in the Preakness Valley In the northwestern part of the state iron mines and foundries supplied raw material for guns and ammunition The Industrial Revolution in America started by the founding of the North Jersey town of Paterson Today the United States and the world enjoy the fruit born of seeds planted in North Jersey during the Industrial Revolution Alexander Hamilton Secretary for the Treasury and President of the Bank of New York during the end of the eighteenth century selected the Great Falls area also known as the Passaic Falls for an ambitious experiment He promoted the natural power of the Great Falls as an excellent location for textile mills and other manufacture Paterson attracted skilled craftsmen and engineers from Europe to run the mills and produced a large concentration of creative and able people During the mid nineteenth century many of the engines and materials that would be used to colonize a continent were made here Thomas Edison installed one of the first hydroelectric power plants in the world using the Great Falls as an energy source This power plant still provides electricity today In West Orange Edison created the first technical research and development facility with his invention factory Electric light improved motion pictures and sound recording were among the hundreds of inventions produced here 9 Demographics EditThe seven counties that are included in North Jersey have a total population of 3 492 590 as of the 2000 U S Census The demographics of all of the counties are 66 8 White 18 5 Hispanic or Latino 15 4 African American 6 6 Asian 0 2 Native American and 0 1 Pacific Islander Population EditMunicipalities with over 30 000 population 2017 Rank Municipality County Population in 2017 Population in 2010 Municipal Type1 Newark Essex 285 154 277 140 City2 Jersey City Hudson 270 753 247 597 City3 Paterson Passaic 148 678 146 199 City4 Clifton Passaic 86 607 84 136 City5 Passaic Passaic 71 247 69 781 City6 Union City Hudson 70 387 66 455 City7 Bayonne Hudson 67 186 63 024 City8 East Orange Essex 65 378 64 270 City9 North Bergen Hudson 63 659 60 773 Township10 Hoboken Hudson 55 131 50 005 City11 Wayne Passaic 55 072 54 717 Township12 Irvington Essex 54 865 53 926 Township13 West New York Hudson 54 227 49 708 Town14 Parsippany Troy Hills Morris 53 201 53 238 Township15 Bloomfield Essex 50 970 47 315 Township16 West Orange Essex 48 425 46 207 Township17 Hackensack Bergen 45 248 43 010 City18 Kearny Hudson 42 670 40 648 Town19 Teaneck Bergen 41 311 39 776 Township20 Montclair Essex 39 227 37 669 Township21 Fort Lee Bergen 37 907 35 345 Borough22 Belleville Essex 36 498 35 926 Township23 Fair Lawn Bergen 33 710 32 457 Borough24 Garfield Bergen 32 393 30 487 City25 City of Orange Essex 30 813 30 134 Township26 Livingston Essex 30 142 29 366 TownshipCounty population Rank County Population County seat Area1 Bergen 955 732 Hackensack 234 sq mi 606 km2 2 Essex 863 728 Newark 126 sq mi 326 km2 3 Hudson 724 854 Jersey City 47 sq mi 122 km2 4 Passaic 524 118 Paterson 185 sq mi 479 km2 5 Morris 509 285 Morristown 469 sq mi 1 215 km2 6 Sussex 144 221 Newton 521 sq mi 1 349 km2 7 Warren 109 632 Belvidere 358 sq mi 927 km2 Professional sports fans EditSports allegiances are often divided between the northern and southern portions of the state 2 The 2009 World Series divided the people of New Jersey because South Jersey residents generally root for the Philadelphia Phillies while North Jersey residents usually root for the New York Yankees or the New York Mets A similar trend exists for most other major sports with North Jersey residents supporting the Brooklyn Nets or the New York Knicks in basketball the New Jersey Devils or the New York Rangers in hockey the New York Red Bulls or New York City FC in soccer and the New York Giants or the New York Jets in football Dialect EditMain article New Jersey English dialectsNotable North Jerseyans EditPeople from Bergen County People from Essex County People from Hudson County People from Morris County People from Passaic County People from Sussex County People from Warren County People from Ocean CountySee also EditCentral Jersey South JerseyReferences and footnotes Edit Drawing the line Talking with the blogger behind Where is the Line Between North amp South Jersey nj com 28 March 2008 a b Mikle Jean March 31 2008 An invisible boundary divides N J Home News Tribune Retrieved January 12 2010 Of course part of the problem with understanding New Jersey s enduring regional tension is that few residents can agree on where the northern half of the state end and the southern half begins Allison Pries March 10 2019 Inside the N J town where retail spending beats Hollywood and tourism rivals Disney New Jersey On Line LLC Retrieved May 5 2019 The former farming community already sees more retail sales than any other zip code in the country More than 6 billion in retail sales happen in Paramus each year A Vision for Smart Transit in Jersey City Archived 2016 12 26 at the Wayback Machine United States Department of Transportation February 4 2016 Accessed May 5 2019 Development along the Hudson River waterfront led to the development of the Wall Street West financial district one of the largest centers of banking and finance in the nation a b Bridges amp Tunnels Home www panynj gov Retrieved May 5 2019 Stirling Stephen April 24 2015 Here are the North Central and South Jersey borders as determined by you INTERACTIVE NJ com Retrieved December 16 2015 For one NJ com readers overwhelmingly agreed that Central Jersey does in fact exist More than 50 000 of the votes received went toward categorizing Central Jersey towns far outweighing those received for North and South Jersey New Jersey Travel Destinations map 2008 Archived from the original on September 18 2008 Retrieved June 21 2015 A short history of New Jersey History of Northern New Jersey from Rt23 comExternal links Edit Where is North and South Jersey a blog article Coordinates 40 47 29 N 74 15 45 W 40 7915 N 74 2624 W 40 7915 74 2624 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North Jersey amp oldid 1132599484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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