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Jersey City, New Jersey real estate is ideally located along the Hudson River immediately west of Lower Manhattan Island in New York City. A constant flow of new residents continues to move into Jersey City, New Jersey existing homes or resale homes. Searching Jersey City, New Jersey MLS resale listings is almost effortless on NewHomesRealEstate.net because we have volumes of comprehensive listings of Jersey City, New Jersey existing homes for sale, from mansions to investment properties to condominiums to townhouses.

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Jersey City, New Jersey Area Demographics

Jersey City, New Jersey real estate consists of about 21 square miles in total area, which is about one-third of Hudson County, which is the smallest in size of New Jersey’s 21 counties. Jersey City, the county seat of Hudson County, is home to 239,079 residents (2004 U.S. census estimate), about 40 percent of Hudson County’s 603,521 residents, making Jersey City the second-largest city in the state of New Jersey, after Newark (2004 estimated population: 280,451).

Jersey City is bordered by the City of Bayonne to the south, the Town of Kearny to the west, the City of Hoboken to the northeast, the City of Union City and the township of North Bergen Township to the north and the Town of Secaucus to the northwest. Hudson County is bordered by Bergen County, New Jersey’s most populous county, to the north; Essex and Union counties in New Jersey to the west; New York County, New York (Manhattan) across the Hudson River to the east; and Richmond County, New York (Staten Island) to the south.

Jersey City and Hudson County lie only several hundred feet from the western shore of New York landmarks Liberty and Ellis islands and have always been a gateway for immigrants to the U.S. Both Liberty Island and Ellis Island lie entirely within Hudson County’s waters, which extend to the New York state line at the middle of the Hudson River, however Liberty Island is wholly part of New York. Ellis Island is jointly administered by the states of New Jersey and New York, with nine-tenths of its land technically a part of Hudson County and the remainder being part of New York. Hudson County is also recognized as one of the Northeast’s major transportation and industrial hubs.

Hudson County is one of America’s most ethnically diverse counties. Hudson County has a significant Cuban population and also features substantial African-American and Asian-American populations, while still retaining a strong non-Hispanic white American demographic.

Hudson County real estate is divided into four cities, two townships, five towns and one borough. Jersey City (population: 239,079) is by far the largest of these municipalities and is also the county seat.

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There are no villages in Hudson County.

Temperatures at the county seat of Jersey City vary from an average high of 86 degrees and average low of 67 in July to an average high of 40 and low of 24 in January, with extremes of 102 in 1953 and 1980 and -13 in 1982. Annual precipitation averages about 48.6 inches.

Jersey City, New Jersey History and Culture

Jersey City, New Jersey real estate was originally the home of the Lenni-Lenape Native American tribe for thousands of years when British explorer Henry Hudson sailed up the river that now bears his name in 1609. The Dutch would later claim the land in and around the area, establishing the town of New Amsterdam on the east side of the river in 1624. (New Amsterdam became New York City in 1665.)

The first settlement in Jersey City and Hudson County was at Communipaw, an area adjacent to present-day Liberty State Park in Jersey City. A house was built there in 1633 for Jan Evertsen Bout, superintendent of the colony, which was then called Pavonia. Shortly after, another house was built at Harsimus Cove (near the present-day corner of Fourth Street and Mar�n Boulevard in Jersey City). This second house became the home of Cornelius Van Vorst, who succeeded Bout as superintendent. These were the first two houses in Jersey City. The settlers’ relations with the Lenni-Lenape deteriorated and the natives virtually destroyed the settlement of Pavonia in 1643 and again in 1655. Scattered communities of farmsteads characterized the Dutch settlements in what would become Jersey City: Pavonia, Communipaw, Harsimus, Paulus Hook and to the north, Bergen Township, later the town of Hudson, which was incorporated into Jersey City in 1870. The first Jersey City village settlement was Bergen Township, established on what is now Bergen Square in 1660.

During the American Revolutionary War, Jersey City was initially in the hands of the British, who controlled New York. Paulus Hook, now a neighborhood in Jersey City, was raided by Maj. “Light Horse” Harry Lee (the father of Civil War Gen. Robert E. Lee) in 1779. Paulus Hook remained in British hands until after the war but the battle was a small strategic victory for the forces of independence as it forced the British to abandon their plans for taking rebel positions in the New York area. In late 1783, the British evacuated Paulus Hook and sailed home. While the Battle of Paulus Hook occupies only a small portion of U.S. Revolutionary History, it is an important part of the history of New Jersey and holds an even more important place in the history of the neighborhood. A monument was erected in 1903 to memorialize the battle.

Jersey City was incorporated as The City of Jersey in 1820 and reincorporated as Jersey City in 1838. During the 19th century, Jersey City played an integral role in the Underground Railroad. Four routes through New Jersey converged in Jersey City. By 1870, Jersey City’s population and economy had grown so large that the neighboring towns of Hudson City, New Jersey and Bergen, New Jersey voted to merge into the larger city of Jersey City. The residents of Greenville, independent since 1863, voted to merge into Jersey City in 1873, resulting in the current boundaries.

Jersey City was a dock and manufacturing town for much of the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, more than $1.3 billion in steel, chemicals, soaps, perfumes, elevators and other products come out of about 600 industrial plants in and around Jersey City. The completion of the railroad tunnels under the Hudson River in 1910 solidified Jersey City’s position as the transportation and distribution heart of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area.

Much like New York City, Hudson County real estate has always been a landing point for new immigrants to the U.S., given the county’s proximity to Ellis Island and Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay between New York City and Hudson County. In its heyday before World War II, German, Irish and Italian immigrants found work at Colgate, Chloro, or Dixon Ticonderoga. However, the largest employers at the time were the railroads, whose national networks dead-ended on the Hudson River. The most significant railroad for Jersey City was the Pennsylvania Railroad Company whose eastern terminus was in the downtown area until 1911, when the company built the first tunnel under the river to Penn Station, New York. Before that time, rail passengers transferred in Jersey City to ferries headed to Manhattan or to trolleys that fanned out through Hudson County and beyond. The last streetcar was decommissioned in 1949 and today, no passenger heavy rail travels through Jersey City.

Jersey City, New Jersey Attractions, Activities and Amenities

Jersey City, New Jersey real estate offers many advantages for residents and visitors alike. Jersey City’s ideal location across the Hudson River from New York City allows residents to experience the best of both sides of the river.

Most residents of Jersey City have made a conscious choice to withdraw from a city lifestyle, although many commute to New York City for work either by car or train. Many large corporations have relocated from New York City to Jersey City, reducing the commute for thousands of residents.

Liberty State Park is a 1,114-acre parcel in Jersey City that faces Liberty Island (site of the Statue of Liberty) and offers a spectacular view of the New York City skyline. The park includes a picnic area, a playground and the historic Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal building. The ferry “Miss Freedom” makes daily trips from Liberty State Park to Liberty Island and Ellis Island. The islands are only accessible by ferries from Liberty State Park or New York’s Battery Park.

The Statue of Liberty, presented to the U.S. by France in 1886, stands 151 feet high atop a 154-foot base and is the tallest statue made in modern times. An exhibit in the statue’s lobby provides details about its history and design. Visitors can take self-guided or ranger-led tours of Liberty Island.

Ellis Island, in New York Harbor north of the Statue of Liberty, was the main point of entry to the U.S. for millions of immigrants from 1892-1954. About 30 galleries and exhibits chronicle the history of Ellis Island and immigration in the U.S. Highlights include the baggage, registry and hearing rooms; the American Family Immigration History Center, a computerized genealogy database with the names of immigrants processed during the peak years of operation from 1892-1924; and the American Immigrant Wall of Honor, containing the names of more than 400,000 immigrants. Ranger-led and audio tape tours are available. The 28-minute film, “Island of Hope, Island of Tears” tells the story of immigrants traveling via steerage to the U.S. An immigration-themed play is acted out during spring and summer months.

The Liberty Science Center in Liberty State Park contains hundreds of interactive science and technology exhibits and one of the nation’s largest IMAX theaters. Exhibits are divided into three major categories: environment, health and invention, each with its own floor. A salt marsh and estuary are displayed on the environment level, which includes live sea creatures and a bug zoo. On the health level, explorers can feel their way through the dark in a 100-foot-long touch tunnel. The invention level provides the opportunity to create animation or build structures with a 10-foot-tall electromagnetic crane.

The Colgate Clock is an octagonal clock on the Jersey City waterfront and with a 50-foot-wide dial, is said to be the largest clock in the entire world. The clock, which faces the Hudson River and is easily seen from Manhattan, is situated in front of the site of the former headquarters of consumer products conglomerate Colgate-Palmolive, which until the 1980s was based out of Jersey City. Built in 1924, the clock now stands on an otherwise empty lot; all of the other old buildings in the complex were razed in 1985, when Colgate left New Jersey. It is about 100 meters away from the Goldman Sachs Tower, the largest skyscraper in the state of New Jersey, which was completed in 2004.

The Jersey City Museum contains more than 20,000 art and historical objects of regional significance and features a collection of works by local artist August Will.

Numerous shops, restaurants and nightclubs dot the waterfront in both Jersey City and Hoboken, making these New Jersey cities a popular alternative to New York City nightlife.

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