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Elizabeth, New Jersey

Administration

Full name	City of Elizabeth, New Jersey
Official name	City of Elizabeth, New Jersey
Settlement type	City
Motto	Where history meets present
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Union
Founded	1665
Incorporated	March 13, 1855
Government
Type	Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
Mayor	Chris Bollwage
Geography
Total Area	13.7 sq mi (35.5 km2)
Land Area	12.2 sq mi (31.6 km2)
Water Area	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
Elevation	16 ft (4.9 m)
Demography
Total Population	124969 (2010 Census)
Density (pop.)	3963.8/km² (10269/sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code	07201 - Union Square station 07202 - Bayway station 07206 - Elizabethport station 07207 - P.O. Boxes 07208 - Elmora station
Area code	908
FIPS code	34-21000
GNIS feature ID	0876147

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Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city (by population) with an increase of 4,401 residents (an added 3.7%) from its 2000 Census population of 120,568. It is the county seat of Union County .

In 2008, Elizabeth was named one of "America's 50 Greenest Cities" by Popular Science magazine, the only city in New Jersey selected.

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