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Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Coordinates:40°31′13″N74°16′17″W /40.52016°N 74.271331°W /40.52016; -74.271331
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Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy courthouse and police station
Perth Amboy courthouse and police station
Motto: 
The City by the Bay[1]
Location of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Perth Amboy inMiddlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County inNew Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy
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Perth Amboy is located in New Jersey
Perth Amboy
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Perth Amboy is located in the United States
Perth Amboy
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Coordinates:40°31′13″N74°16′17″W /40.52016°N 74.271331°W /40.52016; -74.271331[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
Earliest European Settlement1683
Royal charterAugust 4, 1718
IncorporatedDecember 21, 1784
ReincorporatedApril 8, 1844 (included Township)
Named forJames Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council (Faulkner Act)
 • BodyCity Council
Area
 • Total5.96 sq mi (15.44 km2)
 • Land4.66 sq mi (12.07 km2)
 • Water1.30 sq mi (3.37 km2) 21.37%
 • Rank259th of 565 in state
13th of 25 in county[2]
Elevation62 ft (19 m)
Population
 • Total55,436
 • Rank725th in country (as of 2022)[9]
31st of 565 in state
5th of 25 in county[10]
 • Density11,891.0/sq mi (4,591.1/km2)
  • Rank27th of 565 in state
1st of 25 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08861–08863[11][12]
Area code(s)732Exchanges: 293,324,376,442,697,826[13]
FIPS code3402358200[2][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0885349[2][16]
Websitewww.perthamboynj.org

Perth Amboy is acity in easternNew Jersey. It is part of theNew York City metropolitan area. At the2020 census, 55,436 people lived in the city.[7]

Perth Amboy was chartered in 1718. The city was incorporated on December 21, 1784.

Notable people

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People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Perth Amboy include:

References

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  1. ↑Cheslow, Jerry."If You're Thinking of Living In/Perth Amboy; A Waterfront City Planning a Comeback",The New York Times, December 2, 2001. Accessed December 18, 2019. "TheCity by the Bay, as Perth Amboy calls itself, has a proud history. Founded in 1683, it was the first city in New Jersey to be chartered by the Crown, in 1718.... The name Perth Amboy comes from the Earl of Perth, one of the proprietors of New Jersey under the royal grant, and the Leni Lenape Indian word 'ompage', meaning 'level ground.'"
  2. 12342019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places,United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  3. ↑US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990,United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  4. ↑2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book,Rutgers UniversityEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 87.
  5. ↑"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. RetrievedOctober 11, 2022.
  6. ↑"City of Perth Amboy".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey. RetrievedMarch 11, 2013.
  7. 12QuickFacts Perth Amboy city, New Jersey,United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 16, 2023.
  8. ↑Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities,New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  9. ↑Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2022 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022,United States Census Bureau, released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.
  10. 12Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021,New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  11. ↑Look Up a ZIP Code for Perth Amboy, NJArchived 2012-05-28 at theWayback Machine,United States Postal Service. Accessed November 28, 2011.
  12. ↑Zip Codes, State ofNew Jersey. Accessed August 18, 2013.
  13. ↑Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Perth Amboy, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed April 9, 2015.
  14. ↑U.S. Census website,United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  15. ↑Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  16. ↑US Board on Geographic Names,United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ↑New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame - Pioneer Inductees: Solomon Andrews (1806-1872)Archived 2006-09-01 at theWayback Machine, accessed December 13, 2006.
  18. ↑Campbell, Mary viaAssociated Press."Bon Jovi jets to rock success"Archived 2015-02-23 at theWayback Machine,The Palm Beach Post, February 13, 1987. Accessed July 6, 2010.
  19. ↑Haddock, Addy.Alan CheuseArchived 2014-07-03 at theWayback Machine,Middle Tennessee State University. Accessed August 4, 2013. "NPR commentator and critic Alan Cheuse was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on January 23, 1940. His early years were spent at Perth Amboy High School in 1957, and he graduated from Rutgers University in 1961."
  20. ↑Stanley Norman Cohen (1935-), DNA From the Beginning. Accessed August 8, 2014. "Stan Cohen was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey."
  21. 1234City HistoryArchived 2007-06-17 at theWayback Machine, City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Accessed June 4, 2007.
  22. ↑"Proprietary House - Perth Amboy, New Jersey History". Archived fromthe original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved2009-04-24.
  23. ↑Grimké, Sarah; and Grimké, Angelina,Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Women's History. Accessed June 4, 2007. "hey assisted in Weld's school in Belleville and later Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in 1848–62."
  24. ↑"Vida Guerra: libre e independiente en Playboy",El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa), June 8, 2006. Accessed October 23, 2007. "Nacida en Bauta, pueblo cercano a La Habana, en marzo de 1980, Vida fue traída por sus padres an Estados Unidos cuando contaba apenas seis años, pero no ha perdido ni el idioma ni sus costumbres latinas, ya que se ha mantenido oscilando entre las dos culturas desde su hogar en Perth Amboy, Nueva Jersey."
  25. ↑Perth Amboy Tottenville Ferry Slip HS, Raritan-Millstone Heritage Alliance, backed up by theInternet Archive as of November 21, 2008. Accessed April 9, 2015.
  26. ↑The History of Perth AmboyArchived 2011-07-13 at theWayback Machine, City of Perth Amboy. Accessed April 9, 2015.
  27. ↑New Jersey Governor Morgan Foster LarsonArchived 2013-10-29 at theWayback Machine,National Governors Association. Accessed August 8, 2014. "Morgan F. Larson, the fifty-third governor of New Jersey, was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on June 15, 1882."
  28. ↑Staff."Verbal assault"Archived 2012-07-24 at theWayback Machine,Home News Tribune, July 15, 2005. Accessed March 7, 2012. "We had Miilkbone from Perth Amboy, we had Naughty by Nature out, we had Queen Latifah and her whole group out, we had Redman - which is my favorite..."
  29. ↑Staff."Review: ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’",Variety (magazine), December 31, 1946. Accessed April 9, 2015. "Thurber’s whole conception of Mitty was an inconsequential fellow from Perth Amboy, NJ, to whom nothing – but nothing – ever happened and who, as a result, lived a ‘secret life’ via his excursions into daydreaming."
  30. ↑Goldstein, Richard."Steve Mizerak, National Pool Champion, Is Dead at 61",The New York Times, June 2, 2006. Accessed January 1, 2008.
  31. ↑Steve "the Miz" Mizerak,The Palm Beach Post, accessed May 16, 2007.
  32. ↑Spacewatch Minor Planets Joe Has Named, Accessed May 31, 2006.
  33. ↑Home pageArchived 2019-01-14 at theWayback Machine, John A. Nagy. Accessed February 5, 2014. "John was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and he now resides in Mount Laurel, New Jersey."
  34. ↑Rispoli, Michael."Former Perth Amboy Mayor George J. Otlowski dies",The Star-Ledger, March 16, 2009. Accessed July 6, 2010.
  35. ↑Ginzburg, Ralph."Perth Amboy church is 302 and counting",The New York Times, February 15, 1987. Accessed January 24, 2012. "The first black man to vote in America, Thomas Mundy Peterson, was a member of St. Peter's and is buried in its graveyard. He voted in the Perth Amboy mayoral election of March 31, 1870, one day after adoption of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution."
  36. ↑Fact Sheet of the 4th Armored DivisionArchived 2009-08-07 at theWayback Machine. Accessed November 7, 2007.
  37. ↑Dzielak, Kathy."Sambora helps teen diagnosed with brain tumor"Archived 2012-11-05 at theWayback Machine,Asbury Park Press, November 5, 2009. Accessed January 30, 2011. ""Born in Perth Amboy, Sambora, now 50, cut his musical teeth as a teenager playing Central Jersey clubs such as the now-defunct Charley's Uncle in East Brunswick."
  38. ↑Staff."OBITUARY.; MARCUS SPRING. JOHN HARPER, OF KENTUCKY.",The New York Times, August 22, 1874. Accessed August 7, 2013.
  39. ↑Jensen, Merrill; DenBoer, Gordon.The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790, p. 188.University of Wisconsin Press, 1987.ISBN 9780299106508. Accessed February 16, 2014. "Stevens, John, Jr. (1749-1838), Candidate for Representative - Born in New York City and raised in Perth Amboy, Stevens was the son of John Stevens, a prominent New Jersey politician and landowner."
  40. ↑Winters, Debra."Book details life lessons from New York in the 70s",Wayne Today, June 1, 2011. Accessed January 24, 2012. "Having grown up in Perth Amboy, Stritch has vivid memories as a child of taking day trips not down the shore but to New York City with her parents."
  41. ↑viaAssociated Press.Bruce Taylor Selected for Lowe Award",The Day (New London), December 1, 1969. Accessed January 30, 2011. "The 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior from Perth Amboy, N.J., became the third player to win the Lowe award in its 31-year history..."
  42. ↑Staff."Michelle Visage brings some 'Jersey' to 'RuPaul's Drag Race'!", OutInJersey.net, January 27, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2012. "Q. Michelle, thanks so much for taking the time to talk to me! You're a 'Jersey Girl' correct? A. Sure am Cookie! Jersey is where it all started for me. I was born in Perth Amboy, and moved to South Plainfield."
  43. ↑Dunlap, William.A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Design in the United States. C.E. Goodspeed & Co: Boston, 1918.
  44. ↑Biography of David T. Wilentz, NJ Attorney General, 1934-1944. Accessed August 28, 2009.

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