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St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church at 457 Monmouth St.. The Village is a neighborhood in the western section of Historic Downtown in Jersey City. [1] It is bordered by Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove to the east and the Turnpike Extension to the west, on the other side of which Jones Park and Mary Benson Park are located.
The community developed a school, a park, and an 18-hole golf course. Jersey Village incorporated on April 16, 1956, with all 58 votes in favor of incorporation and a volunteer police force. [4] [6] Because of the incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Jersey Village's territory into its city limits. [7] In 1961, Jersey Village had 493 ...
Jersey City, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1990 [161] Pop 2000 [162] Pop 2010 [163] Pop ...
Harsimus (also known as Harsimus Cove) is a neighborhood within Downtown Jersey City, Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The neighborhood stretches from the Harsimus Stem Embankment (the Sixth Street Embankment) on the north to Christopher Columbus Drive on the south between Coles Street and Grove Street [3] or more broadly, to Marin Boulevard.
Jersey Village High School serves the city of Jersey Village, small sections of Houston, and unincorporated sections of Harris County. [citation needed] A portion of the Near Northwest district is served by the school. [2] The school mascot is the Falcon, which is similar to the original Atlanta Falcons logo, and the colors are purple and gold.
Newport's approved master Redevelopment Plan contains an 'as-of-right' entitlement to build 1,200 hotel rooms. A 187-room hotel known as the Courtyard by Marriott Jersey City-Newport opened south of Newport in 2000. A 429-room full-service hotel known as the Westin Newport, Jersey City opened in 2009. [12]
In 1959 Jersey City Planning Commission rezoned the 42-acre (170,000 m 2) undeveloped industrial tract for residential use. Census figures for the city had revealed a steady decline in the population. (After reaching a height of 316,715 in 1930 and by 1960 the downward trend had reached 276,101.)
As of 2024, New Jersey is divided into 21 counties and contains 564 [2] municipalities consisting of five types: 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 240 townships, and four villages. The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark, with 311,549 residents, whereas the smallest is Walpack Township, with seven residents. [3]