History
Etymology
The name Hoboken was chosen by Colonel John Stevens when he bought land, on a part of which the city still sits. TheEarly-European arrival and colonial
Hoboken was originally an island which was surrounded by the19th century
In the early 19th century, Colonel John Stevens developed the waterfront as a resort for Manhattanites. On October 11, 1811, Stevens' ship the ''Juliana'', began to operate as aBirthplace of baseball
The first officially recorded game of20th century
Few nonwhites had settled in Hoboken by 1901. The ''World War I
When the U.S. enteredPost-World War II
The war facilitated economic growth in Hoboken, as the many industries located in the city were crucial to the war effort. As men went off to battle, more women were hired in the factories, some (most notably,Waterfront
The1970s–present
During the late 1970s and 1980s, the city witnessed a speculation spree, fueled by transplanted New Yorkers and others who bought many turn-of-the-20th-century brownstones in neighborhoods that the still solid middle and working class population had kept intact and by local and out-of-town real-estate investors who bought up late 19th century apartment houses often considered to be tenements. Hoboken experienced a wave of fires, some of which were arson.Good, PhilipGeography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 2.00 square miles (5.18 km2), including 1.25 square miles (3.24 km2) of land and 0.75 square miles (1.94 km2) of water (37.50%). Hoboken lies on the west bank of the Hudson River betweenClimate
Hoboken's temperatures hover around an average in winter, rising and falling, rather than a consistent pattern with a clear coldest time of year, with minimums occurring in late December and early-mid February, rising and falling repeatedly throughout January.Demographics
2010 Census
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation adjustment, inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $101,782 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,219) and the median family income was $121,614 (+/− $18,466). Males had a median income of $90,878 (+/− $6,412) versus $67,331 (+/− $3,710) for females. The per capita income for the city was $69,085 (+/− $3,335). About 9.6% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.2000 Census
As of the 2000 United States census, census of 2000, there were 38,577 people, 19,418 households, and 6,835 families residing in the city. The population density was 30,239.2 inhabitants per square mile (11,636.5/km2), fourth highest in the nation after neighboring communities of Guttenberg, New Jersey, Guttenberg, Union City, New Jersey, Union City and West New York, New Jersey, West New York. There were 19,915 housing units at an average density of 15,610.7 per square mile (6,007.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 80.82% White (U.S. Census), White, 4.26% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.16% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 4.31% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 7.63% from Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Furthermore, 20.18% of the total residents also consider themselves to be Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hoboken city, New JerseyEconomy
The first centrally air-conditioned public space in the United States was demonstrated at Hoboken Terminal. The first Blimpie restaurant opened in 1964 at the corner of Seventh and Washington Streets. Hoboken is home to one of the headquarters of publisher John Wiley & Sons, which moved from Manhattan in 2002. According to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Hoboken's unemployment rate as of 2014 was 3.3%, compared to a 6.5% in Hudson County as a whole. In 2018, Hoboken had an unemployment rate of 2.1%, vs. 3.9% countywide. A 2014 study showed thatParks and recreation
The four parks were originally laid out within city street grid in the 19th century were Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey#Church Square Park, Church Square Park, Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey#Columbus Park, Columbus Park, Elysian Fields, Hoboken, New Jersey, Elysian Park and Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey#Stevens Park, Stevens Park. Four other parks that were developed later but fit into the street pattern are Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey#Gateway Park, Gateway Park, Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey#Jackson Street Park, Jackson Street Park, Legion Park and Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey#Madison Park, Madison Park. More recently built parks throughout the city include Pier C, a reconstructed pier accessed by a curving walkway along lower Sinatra Drive. A multi-use sports field called 1600 Park opened in 2013, while the one-acre Southwest Park was completed along Jackson Street and Paterson Avenue in 2017. As of 2019, the city was considering expanding the park to a property across the street. A two-acre park and public plaza called 7th and Jackson Resiliency Park opened in 2019. It includes a playground, an acre of open lawn space, a new indoor gymnasium, play sculptures, and infrastructure to capture over 450,000 gallons of rainwater to reduce flooding. Construction of the 5.4-acre Northwest Resiliency Park broke ground in 2019 and will include a great lawn, a stage, a central fountain that can be converted into a seasonal ice skating rink, a pavilion, playgrounds, and a multi-purpose field and basketball basin. The $90 million park features many environmentally friendly features and includes an underground stormwater detention system that can store roughly one million gallons of water to help mitigate flooding. The project is expected to be completed sometime in 2022. A 2014 renovation to the 14th Street (Hoboken), 14th Street Viaduct near the city's northwest edge saw the creation of several recreational areas underneath the structure that include a dog park, passive recreation areas, and street hockey and basketball courts amid a new cobblestone streetscape. The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway is a state-mandated master plan to connect the municipalities from the Bayonne Bridge to the George Washington Bridge creating an -long urban linear park and provide contiguous unhindered access to the water's edge. By law, any development on the waterfront must provide a public promenade with a minimum width of . To date, completed segments in Hoboken and the new parks and renovated piers that abut them are atArts and culture
Since 1992, the Hudson Shakespeare Company has been the resident Shakespeare Festival ofAnnual cultural events
Hoboken has many annual events such as the Frank Sinatra Idol Contest, Hoboken Comedy Festival, Hoboken House Tour, Hoboken International Film Festival, Hoboken Studio Tour, Hoboken Arts and Music Festival, Hoboken (Secret) Garden Tour and Movies Under the Stars. The Hoboken Farmer's Market occurs every Tuesday, June through October. There are also numerous festivals such as the Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Feast of Saint Anthony's, Saint Ann's Feast and the Hoboken Italian Festival. From the 1960s until 2011, Hoboken was home to the Macy's Parade Studio, which houses many of the floats for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.Shkolnikova, SvetlanaGovernment and public service
Local government
The City of Hoboken is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Faulkner Act (mayor–council), mayor-council (Plan D) system of municipal government, implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1953. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the nine-member City Council. The city council is comprised of three members elected at-large from the city as a whole, and six members who each represent one of the city's six Ward (United States), wards. All of the members of the city council are elected to four-year terms of office in non-partisan democracy, non-partisan elections on a staggered basis in odd-numbered years, with the six ward seats up for election together and the three at-large and mayoral seats up for vote two years later.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 145. In July 2011, the city council voted to move municipal elections from May to November. The first shifted election were held in November 2013, with all officials elected in 2009 and 2011 having their terms extended by six months. , the Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, mayor of Hoboken is Ravinder Bhalla, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.Meet the MayorFederal, state, and county representation
Hoboken is located in the 8th Congressional DistrictPlan Components ReportFire station locations and apparatus
Fire station and company locations in Hoboken are:LocationsEmergency medical services
EMS in the city of Hoboken is provided primarily by the members of the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps (HVAC), which was established in 1971. HVAC is the county's only all-volunteer EMS organization and does not charge for the services it provides. HVAC has seven emergency vehicles, in addition to six bicycles that can be used to provide coverage at outdoor events. Hoboken University Medical Center, founded in 1863 as St. Mary's Hospital, is a historic hospital and the oldest in continuous operation in the state. It is a community hospital and part of the CarePoint Health System.Social services
HOPES Community Action Partnership, Incorporated (HOPES CAP, Inc. / HOPES) was established in 1964 under President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration signing the Economic Opportunity Act. The majority of HOPES program participants have incomes below the federal poverty threshold. Services include those for youth enrichment, adults, senior assistance, and early childhood development. Homelessness in the city is addressed by the Hoboken Homeless Shelter, one of the three homeless shelters in the county. In December 2018, the city of Hoboken installed eight parking meters in high foot-traffic areas, painted orange, to collect donations to benefit homelessness initiatives.Transportation
Hoboken has the highest public transportation use of any city in the United States, with 56% of working residents using public transportation for commuting purposes each day.Rail
Water
NY Waterway ferry service makes North River (Hudson River), Hudson River crossings from Hoboken Terminal and 14th Street (Hoboken), 14th Street to Battery Park City Ferry Terminal, Wall Street, Wall Street-Pier 11 and the West Midtown Ferry Terminal inSurface
New Jersey Transit buses 22 (New Jersey bus), 22, 22 (New Jersey bus), 22X, 23 (New Jersey bus), 23, 64 (New Jersey bus), 64, 68 (New Jersey bus), 68, 85 (New Jersey bus), 85, 87 (New Jersey bus), 87, 89 (New Jersey bus), 89, and 126 (New Jersey bus), 126 terminate at Hudson Place (Hoboken), Hudson Place/Hoboken Terminal.Hudson County System MapRoads and highways
, the city had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Hudson County. The 14th Street (Hoboken), 14th Street Viaduct connects Hoboken to Paterson Plank Road in The Heights, Jersey City, Jersey City Heights. Two highway tunnels that connect New Jersey to New York are located close to Hoboken. TheAir
Hoboken has no airports. Airports which serve Hoboken are operated by theEducation
Hoboken has a highly educated population. Based on data from the American Community Survey, it was ranked in 2019 as one of the top 15 most-educated municipalities in New Jersey with a population of at least 10,000, placing first on the list, with 50.2% of residents having bachelor's degree or higher, more than double the 23.4% of residents in New Jersey and 19.1% nationwide who have reached that educational level.Public schools
Hoboken Public Schools is a school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in ''Abbott v. Burke'' which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,138 students and 229.0 classroom teachers (on an full-time equivalent, FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.District information for Hoboken Public School DistrictPrivate schools
Private schools in Hoboken include The Hudson School, All Saint's Episcopal Day School, Mustard Seed School and Stevens Cooperative School. Hoboken Catholic Academy, a K-8 school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, was one of eight private schools recognized in 2017 as an Exemplary High Performing School by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program of the United States Department of Education.Higher education
Media
Hoboken is located within the Media in New York City, New York media market; most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery. Local, Hudson County, county, and regional news is covered by ''The Jersey Journal'', a daily newspaper long based in nearby Jersey City and now based in Secaucus. The ''Journal'', along with other sister newspapers, operates NJ.com, which includes the blog Hoboken Now. ''The Hoboken Reporter'' is part of ''The Hudson Reporter'' group of local weeklies. Other weeklies, the ''River View Observer'' and the Spanish-language ''El Especialito'' also cover local news, as does ''The Stute'', the campus newspaper at Stevens Institute of Technology. Magazines that cover Hoboken include the lifestyle magazine hMAG, which launched in 2009. and ''The Digest'', which covers local restaurants and events. The production company for the 2009 film ''Assassination of a High School President'' was based in Hoboken. The city has been the home of several filming locations. Elia Kazan's 1954 film ''On the Waterfront'' was shot in Hoboken. A wedding scene from the 1997 film ''Picture Perfect (1997 film), Picture Perfect'', starring Jennifer Aniston, was filmed at the Elks Club at 1005 Washington Street. The 1998 film Restaurant (1998 film), Restaurant, starring Adrien Brody was shot there as well. Hoboken is home to Carlo's Bake Shop, which is featured in the TLC (TV channel), TLC reality show ''Cake Boss''. The popularity of the show has resulted in increased business for Carlo's Bake Shop, and increased tourism to the Hoboken area, resulting in both positive and negative reaction from local residents and businesses. The fourth season of A&E Network, A&E's ''Parking Wars'', which documents the lives and duties of parking enforcement personnel, was filmed in Hoboken, in addition to its usual venues of Detroit and Philadelphia. The ABC Primetime magazine ''What Would You Do? (2008 TV program), Primetime: What Would You Do?'' has filmed multiple episodes of their social experiments in Hoboken's shops and restaurants. The 1989 television series ''Dream Street (U.S. TV series), Dream Street'' was set and shot in Hoboken. Bands from Hoboken include alternative rock pioneers The Bongos and art-rock band Yo La Tengo.Testa, JimNotable people
See also
*Bergen, New Netherland *Gateway Region *Hudson Street (TV series), Hudson StreetReferences
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