Elizabeth, New Jersey

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The 2000 Census showed that Elizabeth had a population of 120,568 people^<1>. This represents 1.43% of the total population of New Jersey, making it the state's 4th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Newark	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	278,980	1.99% increase
2	Jersey City	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	241,114	0.44% increase
3	Paterson	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	145,643	2.4% decrease
-4-	Elizabeth			124,755	3.47% increase
5	Trenton	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	82,883	2.95% decrease
6	Camden	SW	69 mi [111 km]	79,383	0.65% decrease
7	Clifton	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	78,219	0.58% decrease

Elizabeth had 42,838 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Elizabeth has a total area of 13.66 square miles [35.37 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 12.22 square miles [31.65 km²]1.43 square miles [3.71 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Elizabeth had a 2000 population density of 9,865 people per square mile [3,809 people/km²], making it the state's 17th most densely populated area.

Union County

The coastal city of Elizabeth is located in Union County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 523,140 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 120,568 people, Elizabeth contained 23.05% of the Union County total.

In addition, where the community of Elizabeth has a population density of 9,865 people per square mile [3,809 people/km²], Union County averages 5,064 people per square mile [1,955 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Union County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Elizabeth and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Elizabeth. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Elizabeth. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Elizabeth, it also contains a comparison between Elizabeth and the state of New Jersey.

Click here for the Elizabeth QuickFact (QF-3421000).

The following communities are nearby Elizabeth and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Linden	QF-3440350	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	39,162	0.59% decrease
	Bayonne	QF-3403580	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	57,448	7.11% decrease
	Newark	QF-3451000	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	278,980	1.99% increase
	East Orange	QF-3419390	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	65,390	6.35% decrease
	Jersey City	QF-3436000	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	241,114	0.44% increase
	Kearny	QF-3436510	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	36,746	9.3% decrease
	Westfield	QF-3479040	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	29,450	0.65% decrease
	Hoboken	QF-3432250	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	40,577	5.18% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Elizabeth.

A Census Quickfact is available for Union County (QF-34039).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Elizabeth:

Elizabeth is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Elizabeth.

The Commemorative Quarter for New Jersey<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Elizabeth. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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