Demographics
MAYOR CHRIS BOLLWAGE
Highest-elected official
(908) 820-4170
CITY COUNCIL
Councilman-at-Large — Frank Cuesta
Councilman-at-Large — Edward Jackus
Councilwoman-at-Large — Patricia Perkins-Auguste
First Ward — Manny Grova, Jr.
Second Ward — Nelson Gonzalez
Third Ward — Joseph Keenan, Jr.
Fourth Ward — Carlos Cedeño
Fifth Ward — William Gallman, Jr.
Sixth Ward — Frank Mazza
City Clerks Office
908-820-4131
Size — 11.69 square miles
Water area — 1.43 square miles
Population — 124,969
County Seat of Union — Fourth-Largest City in New Jersey
Form of Government — Mayor & City Council
Equalization Rate — 9.72% - 2008
(Source: City of Elizabeth Tax Assessor)
Tax Rate — $18.2222 per 100 - 2008
(Source: City of Elizabeth Tax Assessor)
Police Department — 352
Fire Department — 46
Miles to Manhattan — 13
Miles to Philadelphia — 85
Miles to Atlantic City — 115
UTILITIES
Telephone:
Verizon — 1-800-427-9955
AT&T — 1-800-222-0300
Gas:
AGL Elizabethtown Gas — 1-800-492-4009
Electric:
PSE&G — 1-800-436-7734
Cable:
Cablevision of Elizabeth — 908-353-0404
Water:
Liberty Water Company — 1-800-652-6987
Garbage Collection:
Curbside Pickup Twice Weekly
Visit www.elizabethnj.org for schedule
Recycling:
Regional Industries — 908-436-1966
HOSPITAL
Trinitas Regional Medical Center — 908-994-5000
MEDIA
Daily newspaper — The Star-Ledger
Others that cover Elizabeth: — The New York Times publishes a New Jersey section and NY Major media
Spanish Language
Bi-Weekly — La Voz/Vistazo Hispano
Weekly — El Especialito
Portuguese — Luso Americano/24Horas
TV — Major NY Media and local access through Cablevision, as well as news specific to Elizabeth every hour called “The Elizabeth Edition”
EDUCATION
Public Schools:
High School — 1
K-8th — 30
Non-Public Schools — 16
Local School Enrollment — (K-12) Over 22,000
Average Expense per Pupil — $16,242
POPULATION STATS
2010 — 124,969
LABOR FORCE
Total Labor Force — 66,871
(Source: 2007 - NJ Dept. of Labor)
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