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Union City
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city in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Hudson
- Incorporated
- June 1, 1925
- Type
- Walsh Act
- Body
- Board of Commissioners
- Mayor
- Brian P. Stack (term ends May 18, 2026)
- Municipal clerk
- Hilda I. Rosario
- Total
- 1.29 sq mi (3.33 km )
- Land
- 1.29 sq mi (3.33 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0.00%
- Rank
- 472nd of 565 in state, 10th of 12 in county
- Elevation
- 190 ft (58 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 64,462
- Density
- 53,293.7/sq mi (20,576.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
- Zip code
- 07087
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
The Official Website of City of Union City, NJ - Home
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Encyclopedic overview
Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's 18th-most-populous municipality, with a population of 68,589, an increase of 2,134 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 66,455, which in turn had reflected a decline of 633 (−0.9%) from the 67,088 counted in the 2000 census. As of the 2010 Census, among cities with a population of more than 50,000, it was the most densely populated city in the United States, with a density of 54,138 per square mile of land. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 65,366 in 2022, ranking the city the 590th-most-populous in the country.
Union City was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 1, 1925, with the merger of Union Hill and West Hoboken Township.
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