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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Essex
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Founded :
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Religious colony (1663)
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Incorporated :
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October 31, 1693 (as township)
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Reincorporated :
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April 11, 1836 (as city)
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Named for :
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Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
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• Type :
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Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
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• Body :
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Municipal Council of Newark
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• Mayor :
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Ras Baraka (D, December 31, 2022)[4][5]
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• Administrator :
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Eric E. Pennington[6]
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• Municipal clerk :
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Kenneth Louis[7]
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• Total :
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277,140
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• Land :
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24.14 sq mi (62.53 km2)
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• Water :
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1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2) 6.72%
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Area rank :
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102nd of 565 in state1st of 22 in county[2]
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Elevation[9] :
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13 ft (4 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[14] :
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282,011
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• Rank :
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73rd in country (as of 2019)[15][16]1st of 566 in state1st of 22 in county[17]
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• Density :
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11,458.3/sq mi (4,424.1/km2)
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• Density rank :
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23rd of 566 in state4th of 22 in county[17]
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Demonym(s) :
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Newarker[18]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Codes :
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07101-07108, 07112, 07114[19][20]
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Area code(s) :
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862/973[21]
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FIPS code :
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3401351000[2][22][23]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0885317[2][24]
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Website :
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newarknj.gov
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