Perth Amboy, New Jersey | |
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 Perth Amboy courthouse and police station | |
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| 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). | |
 Census Bureau map of Perth Amboy, New Jersey | |
  Perth Amboy Location in Middlesex County  Perth Amboy Location in New Jersey  Perth Amboy Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 74°16′17″W / 40.52016°N 74.271331°W[2][3] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Earliest European Settlement | 1683 |
| Royal charter | August 4, 1718 |
| Incorporated | December 21, 1784 |
| Reincorporated | April 8, 1844 (included Township) |
| Named for | James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Helmin J. Caba (term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5] |
| • Administrator | Michael E. Greene[6] |
| • Municipal clerk | Victoria Ann Kupsch[7] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.96 sq mi (15.44 km2) |
| • Land | 4.66 sq mi (12.07 km2) |
| • Water | 1.30 sq mi (3.37 km2) 21.37% |
| • Rank | 259th of 565 in state 13th of 25 in county[2] |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 55,436 |
| • Estimate | 55,249 |
| • Rank | 725th in country (as of 2022)[13] 31st of 565 in state 5th of 25 in county[15] |
| • Density | 11,891.0/sq mi (4,591.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 27th of 565 in state 1st of 25 in county[15] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code(s) | 732 Exchanges: 293,324,376,442,697,826[18] |
| FIPS code | 3402358200[2][19][20] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885349[2][21] |
| Website | www |
Perth Amboy is a city in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,436.[11][12] Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to its location adjoining Raritan Bay.[1][22]
The earliest residents of the area were the Lenape Native Americans, who called the point on which the city lies "Ompoge". Perth Amboy was settled in 1683 by Scottish colonists and was called "New Perth" after James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth; the native name was eventually corrupted and the two names were merged. Perth Amboy was formed by Royal charter in 1718, and the New Jersey Legislature reaffirmed its status in 1784, after independence. The city was a capital of the Province of New Jersey from 1686 to 1776. During the mid-1800s, the Industrial Revolution and immigration grew the city, developing a variety of neighborhoods which residents from a diverse range of ethnicities lived in. The city developed into a resort town for the Raritan Bayshore near it, but the city has grown in other industries since its redevelopment starting in the 1990s. Its residents are mostly Hispanic.[23]
Perth Amboy borders the Arthur Kill and features a historic waterfront. The Perth Amboy Ferry Slip was once an important ferry slip on the route south from New York City; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Raritan Yacht Club, one of the oldest yacht clubs in the United States, is located in the city. Perth Amboy is connected to the Staten Island borough of New York City via the Outerbridge Crossing.
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