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{{short description|City in New Jersey, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2020}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Elizabeth, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[City (New Jersey)|City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = Loyal Devoir<ref>[https://www.elizabethnj.org/264/City-Seal City Seal], City of Elizabeth. Accessed November 13, 2023.</ref>

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|governing_body           = City Council
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = [[J. Christian Bollwage|J. Christian "Chris" Bollwage]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term ends December 31, 2028)<ref name=Mayor/>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Bridget S. Anderson<ref>[https://www.elizabethnj.org/directory.aspx?eid=44 Business Administrator] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731023243/https://www.elizabethnj.org/directory.aspx?eid=44 |date=July 31, 2020 }}, City of Elizabeth. Accessed February 20, 2024.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Yolanda Roberts<ref>[https://www.elizabethnj.org/directory.aspx?eid=51 City Clerk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731001405/https://www.elizabethnj.org/directory.aspx?eid=51 |date=July 31, 2020 }}, City of Elizabeth. Accessed February 20, 2024.</ref>
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1664
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = March 13, 1855
|named_for                = Elizabeth, wife of Sir [[George Carteret]]

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|area_rank                = 180th of 565 in state<br>1st of 21 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321021831/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt |date=March 21, 2021 }}), [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 137298
|population_rank          = [[List of United States cities by population|201st]] in country (2024)<ref name=ANNRNK/><br>4th of 565 in state (2020)<br>5th in state (2023)<br>1st of 21 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307144148/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx |date=March 7, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> 
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|population_est           = 140413
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = {{Plainlist|
* 07201: Union Square station<br>07202: Bayway station
* 07206: Elizabethport station
* 07207: P.O. Boxes
* 07208: Elmora station<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=elizabeth&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Elizabeth, NJ] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601144420/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=elizabeth&state=NJ |date=June 1, 2012 }}), [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617122541/https://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm |date=June 17, 2019 }}), State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref>
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|area_code                = [[Area code 908|908]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Union&frmCity=Elizabeth Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Elizabeth, NJ] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103043855/http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Union&frmCity=Elizabeth |date=November 3, 2013 }}), Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 1, 2013.</ref>
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 3403921000<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }}), [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119221733/https://census.missouri.edu/geocodes/?state=34 |date=November 19, 2018 }}), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 0885205<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212191832/http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |date=February 12, 2012 }}), [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.elizabethnj.org/}}
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[[File:Régis François Gignoux, View Near Elizabethtown, N.&nbsp;J., 1847.jpg|thumb|''View Near Elizabethtown, N.&nbsp;J.'', oil painting by [[Régis François Gignoux]], [[Honolulu Museum of Art]]]]

'''Elizabeth''' is a [[City (New Jersey)|city]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref name=CountyMap>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catctytable.html New Jersey County Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313034019/http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catctytable.html |date=March 13, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the city retained its ranking as [[List of municipalities in New Jersey|the state's fourth-most-populous city]] behind neighboring [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] and [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]],<ref>[https://nj.gov/labor/lpa/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx Table 1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328223109/https://nj.gov/labor/lpa/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx |date=March 28, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 19, 2022.</ref><ref name=Census2010XLS>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/2010data/nj_tab1.xls The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed November 21, 2016.</ref> with a population of 137,298,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 12,329 (+9.9%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 124,969,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 4,401 (3.7%) from the 120,568 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602092646/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls |date=June 2, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

The [[Population Estimates Program]] calculated a population of 140,413 for 2024, making it the [[List of United States cities by population|201st-most populous city]] in the nation<ref name=ANNRNK>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2024-ANNRNK.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 20,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2023 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 30, 2025.</ref> and the fifth-most populous municipality of any type in the state, falling behind [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood Township]].<ref name=ANNRNK/>

==History==
[[File:New Jersey - Elizabeth - NARA - 68144623 (cropped).jpg|250px|thumb|left|Aerial view of Elizabeth in 1931]]
[[File:LOSSING(1876) p351 SINGER MANUFACTURING WORKS CO., ELIZABETHPORT, NJ.jpg|thumb|The [[Singer Sewing Machine]] Company's factory at Elizabethport, {{Circa|1876}}]]
Elizabeth, originally called "'''Elizabethtown'''" and part of the [[Elizabethtown Tract]], was founded in 1664 by English settlers. The town was not named for Queen [[Elizabeth I]] as many people may assume, but rather for Elizabeth, wife of Sir [[George Carteret]],<ref name=EB1911>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Elizabeth (New Jersey) |display=Elizabeth |volume=9 |page=287}}</ref> one of the two original Proprietors of the [[Province of New Jersey|colony of New Jersey]].<ref>[[Anthony DePalma (author)|DePalma, Anthony]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/28/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-elizabeth.html "If You're Thinking of Living in: Elizabeth"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221165310/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/28/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-elizabeth.html |date=December 21, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 28, 1983. Accessed December 21, 2011. "Elizabethtown, as it was originally called, missed the Elizabethan era by just 60 years and, in any event, the Elizabeth for whom it was named was not the queen but the wife of Sir George Carteret, who had received all the land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers as a gift."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=12 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115082401/http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=12 |date=November 15, 2015 }}, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref><ref>[[Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA116 ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112221620/https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA116 |date=January 12, 2016 }}, p. 116. [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1905. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref> She was the daughter of [[Philippe de Carteret II|Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur de Sark]] and Anne Dowse. The town served as the first capital of New Jersey.<ref>Turner, Jean-Rae; and Koles, Richard T. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1F6iYssnaVkC ''Elizabeth: The First Capital of New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031023411/https://books.google.com/books/about/Elizabeth.html?id=1F6iYssnaVkC |date=October 31, 2015 }}, [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2003. {{ISBN|0-7385-2393-3}}. Accessed December 21, 2011. "Elizabeth, New Jersey is a city of firsts: first English-speaking colony in the state, first state capital, first home of Princeton University, and the site of the first shots fired after the Declaration of Independence."</ref>

During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Elizabethtown was continually attacked by British forces based on [[Manhattan]] and [[Staten Island]], culminating in the [[Battle of Springfield (1780)|Battle of Springfield]] which decisively defeated British attempts to gain New Jersey. After independence, it was from Elizabethtown that George Washington embarked by boat to Manhattan for his 1789 inauguration.<ref>Staff. [https://nymag.com/arts/books/features/robert-sullivan-my-american-revolution-2012-9/ "Permanent Revolution; A tour of tea-party New York—the spirit of '76 kind."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213414/http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/robert-sullivan-my-american-revolution-2012-9/ |date=April 8, 2014 }}, ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', September 2, 2012. Accessed September 28, 2014.</ref> There are numerous memorials and monuments of the American Revolution in Elizabeth.<ref>[http://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/towns/elizabeth_nj_revolutionary_war_sites.htm Revolutionary War Sites in Elizabeth, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621173123/http://revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/towns/elizabeth_nj_revolutionary_war_sites.htm |date=June 21, 2011 }}, Revolutionary War New Jersey. Accessed September 28, 2014.</ref>

On March 13, 1855, the City of Elizabeth was created by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]], combining and replacing both [[Elizabeth Borough, Essex County, New Jersey (Historical)|Elizabeth Borough]] (which dated back to 1740) and [[Elizabeth Township, Essex County, New Jersey (Historical)|Elizabeth Township]] (which had been formed in 1693), subject to the results of a referendum held on March 27, 1855. On March 19, 1857, the city became part of the newly created Union County. Portions of the city were taken to form [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden Township]] on March 4, 1861.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605161833/https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf |date=June 5, 2012 }}, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 238. Accessed July 9, 2012.</ref>

The first major industry, the [[Singer Sewing Machine]] Company came to Elizabeth and employed as many as 2,000 people. In 1895, it saw one of the first [[automotive industry|car companies]], when Electric Carriage and Wagon Company was founded to manufacture the [[Electrobat]], joined soon by another [[electric car]] builder, [[Andrew L. Riker]]. The [[Electric Boat Company]] got its start building submarines for the United States Navy in Elizabeth, beginning with the launch of [[USS Holland (SS-1)|USS ''Holland'' (SS-1)]] in 1897. These pioneering naval craft (known as A-Class) were developed at [[Lewis Nixon (naval architect)|Lewis Nixon's]] [[Crescent Shipyard]] in Elizabeth between the years 1896–1903.<ref>[[G.N. Georgano]] ''Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886–1930''. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985).</ref> Elizabeth grew in parallel to its sister city of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] for many years, but has been more successful in retaining a middle-class presence and was mostly spared riots in the 1960s.<ref>Staff. [http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1964/08/13/page/7/article/2-new-jersey-cities-racked-by-race-riots "2 New Jersey Cities Racked by Race Riots"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103220025/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1964/08/13/page/7/article/2-new-jersey-cities-racked-by-race-riots/ |date=November 3, 2016 }}, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', August 13, 1964. Accessed November 2, 2016.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city had a total area of 13.66 square miles (35.37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 12.32 square miles (31.91&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.34 square miles (3.46&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (9.78%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Elizabeth is bordered to the southwest by [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]], to the west by [[Roselle, New Jersey|Roselle]] and [[Roselle Park, New Jersey|Roselle Park]], to the northwest by [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]] and [[Hillside, New Jersey|Hillside]], to the north by [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] (in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]]). To the east the city is across [[Newark Bay]] from [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] and the [[Arthur Kill]] from [[Staten Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010498/touches.html Areas touching Elizabeth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730232929/https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010498/touches.html |date=July 30, 2020 }}, MapIt. Accessed March 30, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ Union County Municipal Profiles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408173413/https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ |date=April 8, 2020 }}, [[Union County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 30, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204213712/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf |date=December 4, 2003 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

The borders of Elizabeth, Bayonne and Staten Island meet at one point on [[Shooters Island]], of which {{convert|7.5|acres}} of the island is owned by Elizabeth, though the island is managed by the [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]].<ref>[http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/R128/highlights/12279 Shooters Island] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218011537/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/R128/highlights/12279 |date=February 18, 2012 }}, [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. Accessed December 21, 2011. "Nine of the island's 43 acres belong to New Jersey (Bayonne owns 7.5 acres, Elizabeth owns 1.5 acres)."</ref>

The [[Elizabeth River (New Jersey)|Elizabeth River]] is a waterway that courses through the city for {{convert|4.2|mi}} and is largely channelized, before draining into the [[Arthur Kill]].<ref name =ADACE1972>{{cite report|title = Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army|publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office|date = 1972|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=T909zeB4YLMC&q=Trotters+Lane+elizabeth+river&pg=SA2-PA23|access-date = February 5, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180206190236/https://books.google.nl/books?id=T909zeB4YLMC&pg=SA2-PA23&lpg=SA2-PA23&dq=Trotters+Lane+elizabeth+river&source=bl&ots=Yka3IH2stE&sig=PmI1Ohcgx241SsP7_FCE-EU73og&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG4Zuo4o_ZAhWRalAKHXfjBPYQ6AEIQzAC#v=onepage&q=Trotters%20Lane%20elizabeth%20river&f=false|archive-date = February 6, 2018|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Districts and neighborhoods==

===Midtown / Uptown===
[[File:HerschTower.JPG|thumb|[[Art Deco]] [[Hersch Tower]]<ref name=NYT1995/>]]
[[File:Goethe'sBridge.JPG|thumb|[[Goethals Bridge]]]]
[[Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey)|Midtown]], also occasionally known as Uptown, is the main commercial district and a historic section as well. It includes the First Presbyterian Church<ref name=EB1911/> and [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, N.J.|St. John's Episcopal Church]], and its [[St. John's Episcopal Churchyard]]. The First Presbyterian Church was a battleground for the American Revolution. Located here are also the 1931 [[Art Deco]] [[Hersch Tower]],<ref name=NYT1995>Goodnough, Abby. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/06/nyregion/new-jersey-co-in-elizabeth-dusting-off-an-art-deco-treasure.html "New Jersey & Co.; In Elizabeth, Dusting Off an Art Deco Treasure"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414212152/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/06/nyregion/new-jersey-co-in-elizabeth-dusting-off-an-art-deco-treasure.html |date=April 14, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 6, 1995. Accessed September 28, 2014. "Hersh Tower was the tallest building in Elizabeth when Louis Hersh, an Elizabeth businessman, built it in 1931. (These days, only the Union County Court building is taller.)"</ref> the [[Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy]], and the [[Ritz Theatre (Elizabeth, New Jersey)|Ritz Theatre]] which has been operating since 1926. Midtown/Uptown includes the area once known as "Brittanville" which contained many English type gardens.

===Bayway===
Bayway is located in the southern part of the city and borders the City of Linden. From U.S. Route 1&9 and Allen Street, between the Elizabeth River and the Arthur Kill, it has maintained a strong Polish community for years. Developed at the turn of the 20th century, many of the area residents once worked  at the refinery which straddles both Elizabeth and Linden. There are unique ethnic restaurants, bars and stores along Bayway, and a variety of houses of worship. Housing styles are older and well maintained. There are many affordable two to four-family housing units and multiple apartment complexes. The western terminus of the [[Goethals Bridge]], which spans the [[Arthur Kill]] to [[Staten Island]] can be found here. A small section of the neighborhood was isolated with both the completion of the Goethals Bridge in 1928 and the construction of the New Jersey Turnpike in the 1950s.

===Downtown / Elizabethport===
[[File:Park on Court St. in Elizabeth, NJ.jpg |thumb|School # 1 seen in the distance from the park on Court Street]]
[[File:Snyder Academy.jpg|thumb|[[Snyder Academy]]]]
Downtown / E-Port (a.k.a. The Port and Elizabethport) is the oldest neighborhood in Elizabeth. It consists of a collection of old world Elizabethan, new American colonial-style houses and apartment buildings that stretch east of 7th Street to its shores. The name is derived from its dependence on businesses catering to seagoing ventures. It was a thriving center of commerce between the 1660s through the middle of the 20th century. This area has had a great deal of improvement since 2000. Many homes have been renovated or been replaced with new, more ornate structures. Federal housing projects that stood for decades along First Street have been demolished and replaced with low to moderate income housing. The waterfront is home to new town homes and two-family homes (duplexes).

The area was once three distinct neighborhoods: Buckeye, Diamondville, and New Mexico. It was the US home of the [[Singer Manufacturing Company]], makers of Singer sewing machines, which constructed a {{convert|1400000|sqft|adj=on}} facility on a {{convert|32|acres|adj=on}} site in 1873. Shortly after it opened, the factory manufactured the majority of all sewing machines worldwide. With 6,000 employees working there in the 1870s, it employed the largest number of workers at a single facility in 1873. The company moved out of Elizabeth in 1982.<ref>Hatala, Greg. [http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/made_in_jersey_singer_sewing_m.html "Made in Jersey: Singer sewing machines had the market sewn up"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415181803/http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/made_in_jersey_singer_sewing_m.html |date=April 15, 2016 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 18, 2013. Accessed September 19, 2016. "In 1873, the Singer Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co. purchased 32 acres of land in Elizabeth and established its first factory in the United States (the company also had a plant in Kilbowie, Clydebank, Scotland).... In 1982, the last 560 workers at the 1,400,000 square foot Elizabeth factory were laid off and the facility closed."</ref>

Elizabeth Marina, which was once filled with trash and debris along its walkway, was also restored. It is the site of year-round celebrations from a Hispanic festival in late spring to the lighting of a Christmas tree in winter. Living conditions in this area continue to improve year after year. Historically, there were immigrant communities centered around Christian churches. The Slavic community was centered by Sts. Peter and Paul Byzantine, the Lithuanian community attended Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic and the Polish community attended St. Adalbert [[Roman Catholic Church]] which still stands. St. Patrick Church, originally Irish, dominates the 'Port; the cornerstone for the second and current building was laid in 1887.<ref>[http://www.visithistoricalelizabethnj.org/timeline.htm Elizabeth, NJ – A Concise Historical Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513113117/http://visithistoricalelizabethnj.org/timeline.htm |date=May 13, 2011 }}, Visit Historical Elizabeth, NJ. Accessed September 19, 2016. "St. Patrick's Church, a Roman Catholic parish since 1858, laid the cornerstone of its present church in 1887. The imposing twin-spired structure, designed by William Shickel imitating the Cologne Cathedral, took thirteen years to complete and used Maine granite."</ref>

===Elmora and The West End===
[[File:Warinanco boathouse jeh.JPG|thumb|left|Warinanco Park in Elmora]]
Elmora is a middle/working-class neighborhood in the western part of Elizabeth. The main thoroughfare, Elmora Avenue, offers restaurants, shops and boutiques. Several high-rise building complexes, affording views of the New York City skyline, dot the edge of this neighborhood and are accessible to the [[Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)|Elizabeth station]]. The neighborhood area forms a "V" from its approximate borders of the Central Railroad tracks to Rahway Avenue.
[[File:Elizabeth St. Patricks Church.jpg|right|thumb|St. Patrick's Church, Elizabethport]]

====Elmora's modern Orthodox community====
The Elmora section of Elizabeth is home to a large [[Modern Orthodox]] community. The [[Jewish Educational Center]] of Elizabeth was founded in 1941 by a Latvian-born rabbi, [[Pinchas Mordechai Teitz]], who arrived to lecture in to the city's then-small Orthodox community in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/29/nyregion/rabbi-pinchas-m-teitz-87-founder-of-schools.html|title=Rabbi Pinchas M. Teitz, 87, Founder of Schools|last=Saxon|first=Wolfgang|date=1995-12-29|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-03-23|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823023436/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/29/nyregion/rabbi-pinchas-m-teitz-87-founder-of-schools.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/builders-jared-kushner|title = The Builders|date = March 24, 2020|access-date = August 23, 2021|archive-date = March 11, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220311022559/https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/builders-jared-kushner|url-status = live}}</ref>

===Elmora Hills===
The northwestern part of Elmora is known as Elmora Hills. It is a strongly middle- to upper-middle-class neighborhood. Originally called Shearerville, the name Elmora came from the developers of the area, the El Mora Land Company. This area was annexed from [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union Township]], returning to Elizabeth in the early part of the 20th century. This was done to increase the city's tax base as major improvements to infrastructure were necessary at the time.

===Frog Hollow===
Frog Hollow is a small community of homes east of Atlantic Street, west of the Arthur Kill and south of Elizabeth Avenue. Its name is derived from the frogs that could be caught in its marshes as well as the oyster and fishing of the past. The area expanded east and includes the area formerly known as Helltown. Helltown included many of the docks and shipyards, as well as several drydocks. The area's developer was Edward N. Kellogg, who also laid out the neighborhood in Keighry Head. Frog Hollow contains older-style, more affordable homes, rentals, and some quality restaurants in a working-class community. The statue honoring former Mayor Mack on Elizabeth Avenue is a landmark in the community. Frog Hollow is also convenient to the Veteran's Memorial Waterfront Park.

===Keighry Head===
Its name is attributed to James Keighry of the Isle of Kerry, Ireland. He owned a business facing the square formed at the junction of Jackson, Madison, Chestnut and Magnolia Avenues. The approximate borders of this neighborhood extended north from East Grand Street to Flora Street and from Walnut to Division Street. Developed by Edward N. Kellogg, many of the streets were named after family and friends. Keighry Head is located close to Midtown, containing affordable one and two-family homes, and apartment houses, convenient to the Midtown shopping district and transportation. 
[[File:Elizabeth soldier monument jeh.JPG|thumb|left|upright|War monument; north Elizabeth]]

===North End / North Elizabeth===
The North End, also known as "North Elizabeth", is a diverse working-class neighborhood. The borders are approximately the Arch north to the city line between North Broad Street and U.S. Route 1&9. It was developed mostly in the 1920s for workers in the [[Duesenberg]] automobile plant (later Durant Auto, Burry Biscuits and Interbake Foods). The area was heavily settled by the Irish and then Portuguese. The North End has easy access to New York City and Newark via its [[North Elizabeth (NJT station)|own NJ Transit train station]], Routes 1 and 9 and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]. The neighborhood also has Crane Square, the Historic Nugents Tavern, and Kellogg Park, and is near [[Newark Liberty International Airport]]. There is a current plan to develop the former Interbake Foods facility into shopping and residential townhouses and condominiums. This community contains many larger one and two-family homes that have been rebuilt over the past decade. North Elizabeth also features many well-kept apartment houses and condominium units on and around North Avenue that are home to professionals who work in New York or the area. The only Benedictine women's community in New Jersey is located at Saint Walburga Monastery on North Broad Street.

===Peterstown===
[[File:Minuteman statue Union Sq Eliz jeh.jpg|thumb|War memorial in Union Square]]
Peterstown (also known as "The Burg") is a middle/working-class neighborhood in the southeastern part of the city. Its borders run west of Atlantic Street to South Spring Street from 1st Avenue to the Elizabeth River. Its name is derived from John Peters, who owned most of the land with George Peters. They divided the land and developed it during the end of the 19th century. The area was once predominantly occupied by its earliest settlers, who were German, and during the 1920s was gentrified by newly immigrated Italians. Peterstown has clean, quiet streets and has many affordable housing opportunities with a "village" feel. The area contains the historic Union Square, which is home to produce stands, meat markets, fresh fish and poultry stores. Peterstown is also home of the [[DeCavalcante crime family]], one of the most infamous [[American Mafia|Mafia]] families in the United States.

===The Point / the Crossroads===
The Point, formally known as the Crossroads, is centrally located and defined by New Point Road and Division Street. It is close to Midtown and contains many new affordable two-family homes, apartment houses and is undergoing a transformation. The former Elizabeth General Hospital site is currently being demolished and awaiting a new development.

===Quality Hill===
Home to St. Mary's and the "Hilltoppers", this area once was lined with mansions. Its approximate borders were South Broad Street to Grier Avenue and Pearl Street to what is now U.S. Route 1&9. During its development in the 1860s it was the most fashionable area of the city to live. It is now a quiet middle class community experiencing a re-development with many new condominiums.

===Westminster===
Developed by Edward J. Grassman, Westminster got its name from the city's largest residential estates of the Tudor style and was inhabited by many residents who traced their ancestry to England. This neighborhood borders [[Hillside, New Jersey|Hillside]] with the Elizabeth River running its border creating a dramatic splash of greenery and rolling hills off of North Avenue, near Liberty Hall. Residents use this area for recreation, whether it is at the newly christened [[Phil Rizzuto]] Park area, or for bird watching or for sunbathing by the river. It is one of the more affluent areas of Elizabeth.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and cool to cold winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Elizabeth straddles the boundary between a [[humid subtropical climate]] and a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]].<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=725023&cityname=Elizabeth%2C+New+Jersey%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Elizabeth, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630174822/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=725023&cityname=Elizabeth%2C+New+Jersey%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |date=June 30, 2014 }}, Weatherbase.com. Accessed August 14, 2014.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810=   2977
|1820=   3515
|1830=   3455
|1840=   4184
|1850=   5583
|1860=  11567
|1870=  20832 | 1870n= *
|1880=  28229
|1890=  37764
|1900=  52130
|1910=  73409
|1920=  95783
|1930= 114589
|1940= 109912
|1950= 112817
|1960= 107698
|1970= 112654
|1980= 106201
|1990= 110002
|2000= 120568
|2010= 124969
|2020= 137298
| estimate=140413
| estyear=2024
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=ANNRNK/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2024-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 31, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small> 1810–1970<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Az0YAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1119 ''1970 Census of Population: Characteristics of the Population – Volume I, Part I, Section I ''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112180211/https://books.google.com/books?id=Az0YAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1119&lpg=PA1119|date=January 12, 2016 }}, p. 1-119. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1970. Accessed July 9, 2012.</ref><br>1810–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905'']{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203145516/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full|date=February 3, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> 1810<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab04.txt Table 4. Population of the 46 Urban Places: 1810] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725010352/https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab04.txt|date=July 25, 2017 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], June 15, 1998. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref> 1820<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab05.txt Table 5. Population of the 61 Urban Places: 1820] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112155853/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab05.txt|date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], June 15, 1998. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref><br>1830<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab06.txt Table 6. Population of the 90 Urban Places: 1830] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723022404/https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab06.txt|date=July 23, 2017 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], June 15, 1998. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112162618/https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231|date=January 12, 2016 }}, p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA281 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112110529/https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA281|date=January 12, 2016 }}, p. 281, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed August 15, 2013. "Elizabeth is comprised in eight wards. Its population in 1860 was 11,567, and in 1870, 20,832, nearly doubling itself in ten years "</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA138 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113103708/https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA138|date=January 13, 2016 }}, p. 138. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA261 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113053647/https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA261|date=January 13, 2016 }}, p. 261. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102214507/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99|date=January 2, 2016 }}, p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA339 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113042714/https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA339|date=January 13, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 339. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> 1860–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113022949/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714|date=January 13, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 714. Accessed December 20, 2011.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403921000 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Elizabeth city, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102544/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403921000|date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_uni/elizabeth1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Elizabeth city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719232548/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_uni/elizabeth1.pdf |date=July 19, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 20, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb11-cn15.html "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers New Jersey's 2010 Census Population Totals, Including First Look at Race and Hispanic Origin Data for Legislative Redistricting"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208012643/http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb11-cn15.html|date=February 8, 2011 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], February 3, 2011. Accessed September 28, 2014.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/elizabethcitynewjersey/POP010220#POP010220 QuickFacts Elizabeth city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307145050/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/elizabethcitynewjersey/POP010220#POP010220 |date=March 7, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 20, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

{{update|section|reason=Newer information is available from the 2020 Census report|date=November 2021}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Elizabeth, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-32-1.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Elizabeth city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3421000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elizabeth city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3421000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elizabeth city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3421000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|43,720
|32,338
|22,705
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,553
|39.74%
|26.82%
|18.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.06%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|19,981
|22,329
|23,072
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,261
|18.16%
|18.52%
|18.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|167
|145
|138
|style='background: #ffffe6; |152
|0.15%
|0.12%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,752
|2,745
|2,521
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,757
|2.50%
|2.28%
|2.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.01%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) 
|N/A
|18
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18
|N/A
|0.01%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|332
|496
|811
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,145
|0.30%
|0.41%
|0.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.56%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|2,870
|1,338
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,179
|N/A
|2.38%
|1.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.32%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|43,050
|59,627
|74,353
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90,233
|39.14%
|49.46%
|59.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65.72%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''110,002'''
|'''120,568'''
|'''124,969'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''137,298'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

In 2019, the foreign-born population in the city was 46.6% of the total population and the [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] population was 65%.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/elizabethcitynewjersey QuickFacts Elizabeth city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021042834/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/elizabethcitynewjersey |date=October 21, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 2, 2022.</ref>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 124,969 people, 41,596 households, and 29,325 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10144.1|/sqmi}}. There were 45,516 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3694.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 54.65% (68,292) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 21.08% (26,343) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.83% (1,036) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.08% (2,604) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (52) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.72% (20,901) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 4.59% (5,741) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] residents of any race were 59.50% (74,353) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> Elizabeth had the tenth-highest percentage of Hispanic residents among municipalities in New Jersey in 2010.<ref>Mascarenhas, Rohan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/census_data_shows_hispanics_as.html "Census data shows Hispanics as the largest minority in N.J."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826100212/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/census_data_shows_hispanics_as.html |date=August 26, 2013 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 3, 2011. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref>

Of the 41,596 households, 37.0% had children under the age of 18; 39.2% were married couples living together; 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.5% were non-families. Of all households, 23.5% were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.43.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.8 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $43,770 (with a margin of error of +/− $1,488) and the median family income was $46,891 (+/− $1,873). Males had a median income of $32,268 (+/− $1,205) versus $27,228 (+/− $1,427) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,196 (+/− $604). About 14.7% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403921000 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Elizabeth city, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085247/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403921000 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 9, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 120,568 people, 40,482 households, and 28,175 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|9,865.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 42,838 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,505.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 55.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.98% Black or [[African American]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 49.46% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603421000.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Elizabeth city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601222717/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603421000.pdf |date=June 1, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 9, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3421000 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Elizabeth city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092415/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3421000 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 9, 2012.</ref>

[[Colombia]] is the nation of birth for the highest number of foreign-born inhabitants of Elizabeth; it was the birthplace of 8,731 Elizabeth residents as of the 2000 Census. This exceeded the combined total of 8,214 for Mexican and Central American immigrants. It also far exceeded the next highest single nation count of Cuba at 5,812. The highest number for a non-Spanish speaking country and third highest overall was Portugal, whose native-born immigrants numbered 4,544. The next largest groups were [[El Salvador|Salvadoran]] immigrants numbering 4,043, [[Peru]]vians at 3,591 and [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] immigrants, of whom there were 3,492.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/PCT019/1600000US3421000 PCT019 – Place Of Birth For The Foreign-Born Population Universe: Foreign-born population from the Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) – Sample Data for Elizabeth city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102935/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/PCT019/1600000US3421000 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref>

There were 40,482 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.45.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the city the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the city was $35,175, and the median income for a family was $38,370. Males had a median income of $30,757 versus $23,931 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,114. About 15.6% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Economy==
[[File:ElizabethNJIndustry.JPG|thumb|The industrial region in eastern Elizabeth]]
Since [[World War II]], Elizabeth has seen its transportation facilities grow; the [[Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal]] is one of the busiest ports in the world, as is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], located in both [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and Elizabeth. Elizabeth also features [[Little Jimmy's Italian Ices]] (since 1932), [[The Mills at Jersey Gardens|The Mills At Jersey Gardens]] [[outlet mall]], [[Loews Theater]] and the [[Elizabeth Center]], which generate millions of dollars in revenue. Companies based in Elizabeth included [[New England Motor Freight]].

Together with [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]], Elizabeth is home to the [[Bayway Refinery]], a [[Phillips 66]] refining facility that supplies [[petroleum]]-based products to the [[New York (state)|New York]]/New Jersey area, producing approximately {{convert|230000|oilbbl|m3}} per day.<ref>[https://njbmagazine.com/special-sections/2020-profiles-in-success/phillips-66-bayway-refinery/ "Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery; Providing Energy – Improving Lives"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106170759/https://njbmagazine.com/special-sections/2020-profiles-in-success/phillips-66-bayway-refinery/ |date=January 6, 2022 }}, ''New Jersey Business'', November 24, 2020. Accessed January 6, 2022. "Named after a nearby neighborhood spanning the cities of Linden and Elizabeth, the Bayway Refinery has been providing residents and businesses in the region with a variety of products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, home heating oil, propane, butane, plastics and other products which have been improving people's lives for more than a century."</ref>

Celadon, a mixed-use development containing 14 glass skyscrapers, offices, retail, a hotel, boardwalk and many other amenities is proposed to border the east side of [[The Mills at Jersey Gardens]], directly on the Port Newark Bay. Groundbreaking was scheduled for the summer of 2008 on the ferry, roads and parking, and construction was planned to continue for at least twelve years. As of 2021 this project has not started construction and there is no recent news about Celadon, so it is assumed that this project has been canceled<ref>Harrison, Brianne. [http://www.globest.com/news/1091_1091/newjersey/168147-1.html "$2B MXD Planned for Elizabeth Waterfront"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612083517/http://www.globest.com/news/1091_1091/newjersey/168147-1.html |date=June 12, 2012 }}, GlobeSt.com, February 11, 2008. Accessed February 28, 2008.</ref>

Portions of the city are part of an [[Urban Enterprise Zone]] (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Elizabeth was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 zones chosen to participate in the program.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/tax_q&a_052709.pdf ''Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112140210/http://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/tax_q%26a_052709.pdf |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], May 2009. Accessed October 28, 2019. "The Urban Enterprise Zone Program (UEZ) was enacted in 1983. It authorized the designation of ten zones by the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority: Camden, Newark, Bridgeton, Trenton, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Kearny, Orange and Millville/Vineland (joint zone)."</ref> In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% [[sales tax]] rate (half of the {{frac|6|5|8}}% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/about/ Urban Enterprise Zone Program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721130311/https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/about/ |date=July 21, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "Businesses participating in the UEZ Program can charge half the standard sales tax rate on certain purchases, currently 3.3125% effective 1/1/2018"</ref> Established in November 1992, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in November 2023.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/ZONE%20EXPIRATION%20DATES%20-%202018.pdf Urban Enterprise Zone Effective and Expiration Dates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923185010/https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/ZONE%20EXPIRATION%20DATES%20-%202018.pdf |date=September 23, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed January 8, 2018.</ref>

==Sports==
In 2025, Elizabeth became home to the [[Tri-State Admirals]] of [[The Basketball League]], who play their home games at [[Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In 1970, the city was home to the [[Jersey Tigers]] of the [[Atlantic Coast Football League]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-receiver-named-for-jerse/167970450/ "Receiver named for sports firm"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 6, 1971. Accessed March 14, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Superior Court Judge Ward J. Herbert in Newark yesterday appointed an Elizabeth lawyer as receiver of Jersey State Sports Inc., owner of the former Jersey Tigers football team.... The Elizabeth-based Tigers, who played in the Atlantic Coast Football League. went out of business at the end of last season."</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Elizabeth City Hall.jpg|thumb|City Hall, [[Eggers & Higgins]], architects, 1940.<ref>''American City'' 1941: 23.</ref>]]

===Local government===
The City of Elizabeth is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] system of municipal government. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the City Council. The Elizabeth City Council includes nine members, who are elected to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis with elections held in even-numbered years. The mayor and the three council members elected [[at-large]] come up for election together in leap years and two years later the six members who are elected from each of Elizabeth's six [[Ward (United States)|wards]] are all up for election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 90.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the city's Mayor is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Chris Bollwage]], a lifelong resident of Elizabeth who is serving his ninth term as Mayor, serving a term of office that ends December 31, 2028.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.elizabethnj.org/271/Our-Mayor Our Mayor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731001210/https://www.elizabethnj.org/271/Our-Mayor |date=July 31, 2020}}, City of Elizabeth. Accessed February 20, 2024.</ref> City Council members are Council President Carlos Cedeño (Fourth Ward; D, 2026),  Frank J. Cuesta (at-large; D, 2028), William Gallman Jr. (Fifth Ward; D, 2026), Nelson Gonzalez (Second Ward; D, 2026), Manny Grova Jr. (at-large; D, 2028), Kevin Kiniery (Third Ward; D, 2026), Frank O. Mazza (Sixth Ward; D, 2026), Patricia Perkins-Auguste (at-large; D, 2028) and Carlos L. Torres (First Ward; D, 2026).<ref>[https://www.elizabethnj.org/215/City-Council City Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731005631/https://www.elizabethnj.org/215/City-Council |date=July 31, 2020 }}, City of Elizabeth. Accessed February 20, 2024.</ref><ref name=UnionOfficials>[http://www.unioncountyvotes.com/elected-officials/ ''Union County Elected Officials''], [[Union County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 18, 2025.</ref><ref name=Union2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/122834/web.345435/#/summary General Election November 5, 2024 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2024. Accessed January 18, 2025.</ref><ref name=Union2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/116135/web.303253/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed February 19, 2024.</ref>

Bollwage, who has served as mayor of Elizabeth since 1992, was paid an annual salary of $152,564 in 2016, placing him among the three highest-paid mayors in the state and the only mayor in Union County to earn annual compensation in excess of $100,000.<ref>Cervenka, Susanne. [http://www.app.com/story/news/investigations/data/2017/07/31/nj-mayors-6-figure-salaries/504787001/ "These NJ mayors make 6-figure salaries from taxpayers. Is yours one of them?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001134136/https://www.app.com/story/news/investigations/data/2017/07/31/nj-mayors-6-figure-salaries/504787001/ |date=October 1, 2023 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', July 31, 2017. Accessed October 11, 2017. "3. Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, $160,086.... Bollwage collected $152,564 last year from Elizabeth, a 125,000-population city where he's been mayor since 1992."</ref><ref>Haydon, Tom; and Lannan, Katie. [http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2015/05/position_mayor_salary_range_zero_to_over_100000_in.html "How much are Union County mayors paid?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011234028/http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2015/05/position_mayor_salary_range_zero_to_over_100000_in.html |date=October 11, 2017 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 12, 2015. Accessed October 11, 2017. "A review of mayors' salaries across Union County shows the numbers range from a low of zero to high of $148,060 for Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, the top elected official in the city of 125,800 residents, the fourth largest municipality in the state. He is the only municipal chief executive in the county making six figures."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Elizabeth is located in the 8th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 20th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120165412/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf |date=November 20, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221009/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf |date=November 5, 2019 }}, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#20 Districts by Number for 2011–2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#20 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> Prior to the 2010 Census, Elizabeth had been split between the {{ushr|NJ|10|10th Congressional District}} and the {{ushr|NJ|13|13th Congressional District}}, a change made by the [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]] that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.<ref name=LWV2011>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=57 ''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604153059/http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=57 |date=June 4, 2013 }}, p. 57, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of October 24, 2024, there are 68,000 registered voters in Elizabeth. 32,870 (48.34%) are registered [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 26,212 (38.55%) are registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]], 7,810 (11.49%) are registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], and 1,108 (1.6%) are registered to other parties.

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In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 24,751 votes (80.8% vs. 66.0% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 5,213 votes (17.0% vs. 32.3%) and other candidates with 166 votes (0.5% vs. 0.8%), among the 30,640 ballots cast by the city's 50,715 registered voters, for a turnout of 60.4% (vs. 68.8% in Union County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201192205/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf |date=February 1, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 6, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140201191259/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-union.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Union County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 6, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 23,524 votes (74.3% vs. 63.1% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 7,559 votes (23.9% vs. 35.2%) and other candidates with 202 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 31,677 ballots cast by the city's 48,294 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.6% (vs. 74.7% in Union County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-union.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203203529/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-union.pdf |date=February 3, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed May 6, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 18,363 votes (67.2% vs. 58.3% countywide), ahead of Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 8,486 votes (31.0% vs. 40.3%) and other candidates with 144 votes (0.5% vs. 0.7%), among the 27,334 ballots cast by the city's 45,882 registered voters, for a turnout of 59.6% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_union_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203203756/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_union_co_2004.pdf |date=February 3, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed May 6, 2013.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] received 10,589 votes (81.6% vs. 65.2% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] with 2,140 votes (16.5% vs. 32.6%), and other candidates with 241 votes (1.9% vs. 2.1%), among the 13,607 ballots cast by the township's 55,569 registered voters, for a turnout of 24.5%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor - Union County |date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 7, 2017 - General Election Results - Union County|date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] received 63.2% of the vote (7,804 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 35.5% (4,379 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (163 votes), among the 13,592 ballots cast by the city's 49,515 registered voters (1,246 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 27.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor – Union County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134027/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Union County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133323/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-union.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 10,258 ballots cast (66.8% vs. 50.6% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 4,386 votes (28.6% vs. 41.7%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 376 votes (2.4% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 131 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 15,355 ballots cast by the city's 46,219 registered voters, yielding a 33.2% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf 2009 Governor: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230050/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed May 6, 2013.</ref>

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==Police department==
The Elizabeth Police Department was established in May 1858.

The current Police Director is Earl Graves and the Chief of Police is Giacomo Sacca.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.usacops.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usacops.com%2Fnj%2Fp07201%2Findex.html&width=412 |title=Elizabeth Police Department |access-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206105300/https://m.usacops.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usacops.com%2Fnj%2Fp07201%2Findex.html&width=412 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Table of Organization authorizes 365 officers,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2017/01/10_recruits_3_officers_join_elizabeth_police_depar.html |title=10 recruits, 3 officers join divided Elizabeth police department |date=January 6, 2017 |access-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206053518/https://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2017/01/10_recruits_3_officers_join_elizabeth_police_depar.html |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> including 9 captains, 21 lieutenants and 39 sergeants.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.state.nj.us/csc/about/meetings/decisions/pdf/2015/7-29-15/B-18.pdf |title=Request for Reconsideration |access-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206102222/https://www.state.nj.us/csc/about/meetings/decisions/pdf/2015/7-29-15/B-18.pdf |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Fire department==
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The Elizabeth Fire Department provides [[fire protection]] and [[emergency medical services]] to the city of Elizabeth.<ref>[http://www.firedepartments.net/NewJersey/Elizabeth/ElizabethFireDepartment.html Elizabeth Fire Department] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216014734/http://www.firedepartments.net/NewJersey/Elizabeth/ElizabethFireDepartment.html |date=February 16, 2012 }}, Fire Department Network. Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref> The Elizabeth Fire Department was established as a volunteer organization in 1837 when Engine Company # 1 was organized. In 1901, the volunteer department was no longer adequate and the department reorganized into a paid department on January 1, 1902.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120327205253/http://www.elizabethnjfire.com/ Home page]}}, Elizabeth Fire Department. Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref> There are 7 Engine Companies, 3 Ladder Companies, 1 Rescue Company, and several Special Units. These companies and units are under the command of both a Deputy Chief and two Battalion Chiefs.

The department is part of the Metro [[Urban search and rescue|USAR]] Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations.<ref>Steadman, Andrew. [http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2012/05/bayonne_firefighters_participa.html "Bayonne firefighters participate in mock disaster drills in Newark"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808160138/http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2012/05/bayonne_firefighters_participa.html |date=August 8, 2016 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', May 1, 2012. Accessed June 6, 2016. "According to the press release, the Metro USAR Strike Team is made up of nine fire departments from Bayonne, Elizabeth, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Morristown as well as the five-municipality North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency."</ref>

===Fire station locations and apparatus===
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! Engine company
! Ladder company
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! Address
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| Engine 1 ||  || Air Cascade Unit || || 24 South Broad Street
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| Engine 2 || || || || 651 South Broad Street
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| Engine 3 || Ladder 2 (Tiller) || Haz-Mat Unit 1, Haz-Mat Decon Trailer || Battalion 1|| 442 Trumbull Street
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| Engine 5 || || QRV 1 (Quick Attack Response Vehicle), Foam Unit, Fire Boat 1 (docked at the port)|| || 147 Elizabeth Avenue
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| Engine 6 ||Tower Ladder 3
|  || || 472 Catherine Street
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| Engine 7 || Ladder 1 || Rescue 1, Rescue 2 – (Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team Unit), Special Operations Vehicle 1 (USAR Support) || Car 42 (Deputy Chief), Battalion 2 || 411 Irvington Avenue
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| Engine 8 || || Tactical Support Unit 1|| || 524 West Grand Street
|}

===Emergency medical services===
Emergency medical services are provided by the Elizabeth Fire Department's Division of Emergency Medical Services. This is a civilian division of the fire department and handles approximately 20,000 calls a year. The division is made up of an EMS chief, 5 supervisors, 28 full-time emergency medical technicians, and approximately 12 per-diem EMTs. The division, at its maximum staffing, aims to operate five ambulances and a supervisor on days (7&nbsp;am–7&nbsp;pm) and three ambulances and a supervisor on nights (7&nbsp;pm–7&nbsp;am). They also operate the NJ EMS Task Force Medical Ambulance Bus #1.<ref>[https://www.elizabethnj.org/157/EMS EMS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305173601/https://www.elizabethnj.org/157/EMS |date=March 5, 2022 }}, Elizabeth Fire Department. Accessed March 26, 2022.</ref>

Hatzalah of Union County provides EMS primarily to the Elmora Hills neighborhood of Elizabeth, and certain sections of [[Hillside, New Jersey|Hillside]], [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]] and [[Roselle Park, New Jersey|Roselle Park]].<ref>[https://www.hatzalahofunioncounty.org/about.php About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227042118/https://www.hatzalahofunioncounty.org/about.php |date=February 27, 2022 }}, Hatzalah of Union County. Accessed March 26, 2022. "Hatzalah of Union County is a voluntary, not-for-profit emergency medical response team. Its primary goal is to provide rapid response, rapid treatment and rapid transport when called to medical emergencies in its primary response area encompassing parts of Elizabeth, Hillside, Roselle Park and Union Township."</ref>

==Education==
[[File:ElizabethHighSchool.JPG|thumb|The John E. Dwyer Technology Academy and Dunn Sports Center]]
The city's public schools are operated by [[Elizabeth Public Schools]], serving students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325224335/https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History |date=March 25, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325224335/https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo |date=March 25, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325224328/https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf |date=March 25, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref> Administration and operation of the district is overseen by a nine-member [[board of education]]. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/domain/72 Board of Education] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506020951/https://www.epsnj.org/domain/72 |date=May 6, 2020 }}, [[Elizabeth Public Schools]]. Accessed March 30, 2020. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of nine (9) members serving terms of three (3) years, as required by law."</ref>

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 36 schools, had an enrollment of 28,712 students and 2,173.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.2:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404590&DistrictID=3404590 District information for Elizabeth Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731000348/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404590&DistrictID=3404590 |date=July 31, 2020 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> High schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404590 School Data for the Elizabeth Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123102408/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404590 |date=November 23, 2017 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are 
[[Elizabeth High School (New Jersey)|Elizabeth High School Frank J. Cicarell Academy]]<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/11 Elizabeth High School Frank J. Cicarell Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812164210/https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/11 |date=August 12, 2020 }}, Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed August 11, 2020.</ref> (1,152; 9–12), 
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/14 J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812161534/https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/14 |date=August 12, 2020 }}, Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed August 11, 2020.</ref> (420; 9–12), 
[[John Dwyer Technology Academy|John E. Dwyer Technology Academy]]<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/13 John E. Dwyer Technology Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812162325/https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/13 |date=August 12, 2020 }}, Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed August 11, 2020.</ref> (1,340; 9–12), 
[[Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy]]<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/9 Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812164202/https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/9 |date=August 12, 2020 }}, Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed March 1, 2018.</ref> (872; 9–12), 
[[Admiral William Halsey Leadership Academy|Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health and Public Safety Academy]]<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/12 Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health and Public Safety Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812162227/https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/12 |date=August 12, 2020 }}, Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed August 11, 2020.</ref> (1,111; 9–12), 
[[Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy]]<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/10 Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812164025/https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/10 |date=August 12, 2020 }}, Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed August 11, 2020.</ref> (1,014; 9–12) and 
[[Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy]]<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/8 Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812164008/https://www.epsnj.org/Domain/8 |date=August 12, 2020 }}, Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed August 11, 2020.</ref> (1,122; 9–12).<ref>[https://www.epsnj.org/Page/3217 District & School Buildings Directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103164039/https://www.epsnj.org/Page/3217 |date=November 3, 2019 }}, Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed August 11, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1320 New Jersey School Directory for the Elizabeth School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

With 5,300 students, Elizabeth High School had been the largest high school in the state of New Jersey and one of the largest in the United States, and underwent a split that created five new academies and a smaller Elizabeth High School under a transformation program that began in the 2009–2010 school year.<ref>Kwoh, Leslie. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/elizabeth_high_school_to_split.html "Elizabeth High School to split into six different schools in September"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605223748/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/elizabeth_high_school_to_split.html |date=June 5, 2011 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 15, 2009. Accessed December 21, 2011. "Elizabeth High School's 5,300 students will be divided into six schools in September to alleviate overcrowding in the biggest school in New Jersey."</ref> The school was the 294th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 302nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-high-schools-2010.html "2010 Top High Schools"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222100534/http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-high-schools-2010.html |date=February 22, 2015 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2010. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref> Before the 2008–2009 school year, all of the district's schools (except high schools) became K–8 schools, replacing the middle schools and elementary schools. SchoolDigger.com ranked Elizabeth 449th of 558 districts evaluated in New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/district/04590/search.aspx "Schooldigger New Jersey District Ranking"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224120209/http://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/district/04590/search.aspx |date=December 24, 2011 }}, Schooldigger.com. Accessed August 14, 2014.</ref>

These and other indicators reveal a seriously declining performance standard in the city's schools. Data reported by the state Department of Education showed that a majority of students in a majority of the Elizabeth public schools failed basic skills tests.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/ "New Jersey's statewide assessment program"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105011607/http://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/ |date=January 5, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed January 10, 2011.</ref>

In the 2008–09 school year, Victor Mravlag Elementary School No. 21 was recognized with the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]],<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2008/2008-schools.html U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111030156/http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2008/2008-schools.html |date=January 11, 2015 }}, [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed April 13, 2011.</ref> the highest award an American school can receive.<ref>"CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", ''[[Journal Inquirer]]'', November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."</ref><ref>"Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", ''[[The Washington Post]]''. September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."</ref> For the 2006–2007 school year, William F. Halloran Alternative School #22 was one of four schools in New Jersey recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2006/2006-schools.html#nj No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210093059/http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2006/2006-schools.html#nj |date=December 10, 2014 }}, [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed April 13, 2011.</ref> William F. Halloran Alternative School #22 earned a second award when it was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.<ref>Goldman, Jeff. [http://www.nj.com/education/2014/10/which_nj_schools_were_named_to_national_blue_ribbon_list.html "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220200316/http://www.nj.com/education/2014/10/which_nj_schools_were_named_to_national_blue_ribbon_list.html |date=December 20, 2014 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."</ref><ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2014/national.pdf#page=17 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223085843/http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2014/national.pdf#page=17 |date=December 23, 2014 }}, [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed December 31, 2014.</ref><ref>Lannan, Aktie. [http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2014/10/elizabeth_gifted_and_talented_school_earns_national_blue_ribbon_school_designation.html "Elizabeth gifted and talented school earns National Blue Ribbon School designation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101063919/http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2014/10/elizabeth_gifted_and_talented_school_earns_national_blue_ribbon_school_designation.html |date=January 1, 2015 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 1, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Federal education officials designated the William F. Halloran Gifted and Talented School No. 22 as a National Blue Ribbon School, one of 337 selected nationwide based on academic excellence and progress in closing the achievement gap. This is the second time School 22 has received the honor in the past 10 years, according to the school department. It was first named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2006."</ref> Terence C. Reilly School No. 7 was honored by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]] in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools;<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2019/2019_exemplary_high_performing_schools.pdf#page=20 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools Exemplary High Performing Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112164645/https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2019/2019_exemplary_high_performing_schools.pdf#page=20 |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed September 26, 2019.</ref> the school had previously won the honor in 2013.

===Private schools===
Elizabeth is also home to several private schools. The coeducational [[St. Mary of the Assumption High School]], which was established 1930,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160112224833/http://www.stmaryhsnj.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=287825&type=d&pREC_ID=661698 About Us]}}, [[St. Mary of the Assumption High School]]. Accessed August 23, 2015. "In 1930 extensive renovation was made. A third story was added, the auditorium converted into a gymnasium and Saint Mary's High School was born."</ref> and the all-girls [[Benedictine Academy]], which is run by the Benedictine Sisters of Saint Walburga Monastery,<ref>[http://www.benedictineacad.org/bacad/ Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823135311/http://www.benedictineacad.org/bacad/ |date=August 23, 2015 }}, [[Benedictine Academy]]. Accessed August 23, 2015.</ref> both operate under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>[http://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/union-county-catholic-high-schools/ Union County Catholic High Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814013415/http://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/union-county-catholic-high-schools/ |date=August 14, 2015 }}, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed August 23, 2015.</ref> The Newark Archdiocese also operates the K–8 schools Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy and St. Genevieve School, which was founded in 1926.<ref>[http://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/union-elementary/ Union County Catholic Elementary Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813230746/http://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/union-elementary/ |date=August 13, 2015 }}, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed August 23, 2015.</ref>

[[St. Patrick High School (New Jersey)|Saint Patrick High School]] was closed by the Newark Archdiocese in June 2012 due to increasing costs and declining enrollment. Administrators and parents affiliated with the defunct school came together to open an independent non-denominational school on Morris Avenue called "The Patrick School" in September 2012.<ref>[https://www.thepatrickschool.org/about/history-and-tradition History and Tradition ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611082836/http://www.thepatrickschool.org/about/history-and-tradition |date=June 11, 2013 }}, The Patrick School. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref><ref>Stanmyre, Matthew. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysbasketball/index.ssf/2012/07/recently_closed_st_patrick_high_closing_in_on_new_location.html "Recently closed St. Patrick High closing in on new location"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203230420/http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysbasketball/index.ssf/2012/07/recently_closed_st_patrick_high_closing_in_on_new_location.html |date=February 3, 2014 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 20, 2012. Accessed August 15, 2013. "The Archdiocese of Newark—which had provided oversight for St. Patrick—decided to close the school June 30 because of dwindling enrollment and serious financial struggles. The Patrick School will re-open in the fall as a private school out of the Archdiocese's oversight. The new school has commitments from about 150 students, Picaro said."</ref><ref>Araton, Harvey. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/sports/joe-picaro-is-rock-behind-patrick-school.html "A Faith Is Tested, and Then Renewed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330170024/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/sports/joe-picaro-is-rock-behind-patrick-school.html |date=March 30, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 27, 2013. Accessed August 15, 2013. "To mark the one-year anniversary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark's announcement that it would close St. Patrick—forcing it to soldier on as the nondenominational, grades 7-to-12 Patrick School—Picaro's beloved boys' basketball team will begin state tournament play on Friday, a triumph in itself."</ref>

The Benedictine Preschool, operated by the Benedictine Sisters, is housed at Saint Walburga Monastery.<ref>[http://www.benedictinepreschool.org/index.php?p=1_3_About About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810005257/http://benedictinepreschool.org/index.php?p=1_3_About |date=August 10, 2015 }}, Benedictine Preschool. Accessed August 23, 2015.</ref>

The [[Jewish Educational Center]] comprises the Yeshiva of Elizabeth (nursery through sixth grades), the [[Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy]] (for boys in grades 6–12) and [[Bruriah High School for Girls|Bruriah High School]] (for girls in grades 7–12).<ref>[http://www.thejec.org/ Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914145343/http://thejec.org/ |date=September 14, 2017 }}, [[Jewish Educational Center]]. Accessed September 19, 2017. "The Jewish Educational Center of Elizabeth, NJ provides Torah and Secular education to students from Nursery through 12th grade.
Our three divisions include Yeshiva of Elizabeth, Bruriah High School for Girls, and Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy."</ref>

[[Princeton University]] was founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey.<ref>[https://www.princeton.edu/main/about/history/ Princeton's History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403063306/http://www.princeton.edu/main/about/history/ |date=April 3, 2016 }}, [[Princeton University]]. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref>

===Libraries===
The [[Elizabeth Public Library]], the free [[public library]] with a main library, originally [[List of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey|a Carnegie library]], and three branches<ref name="Libraries">[http://www.elizabethnj.org/services/libraries Libraries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829013716/http://elizabethnj.org/services/libraries |date=August 29, 2014 }}, City of Elizabeth. Accessed September 28, 2014.</ref> had a collection of 384,000 volumes and annual circulation of about 115,000 in 2016.<ref name="Libraries"/><ref>[http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=6924 Elizabeth Public Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125184705/http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=6924 |date=November 25, 2012 }}, librarytechnology.org. Accessed November 2, 2016.</ref>

==Transportation==

===Roads and highways===
[[File:2021-05-26 13 11 53 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for North Avenue in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Northbound Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike in Elizabeth]]
Elizabeth is a hub of several major roadways including the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] / [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]], [[Interstate 278]] (including the [[Goethals Bridge]], which carries Interstate 278 over the [[Arthur Kill]] between Elizabeth and [[Howland Hook, Staten Island|Howland Hook]], [[Staten Island]]), [[U.S. Route 1/9]], [[New Jersey Route 27|Route 27]], [[New Jersey Route 28|Route 28]], and [[New Jersey Route 439|Route 439]]. Elizabeth's own street plan, in contrast to the more usual [[grid plan]], is to a large degree circular, with circumferential and radial streets centered on the [[Elizabeth (NJT station)|central railroad station]].

{{As of|2010|5}}, the city had a total of {{convert|153.78|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|123.75|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|12.27|mi}} by Union County, {{convert|11.80|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|5.96|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Union.pdf Union County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112213627/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Union.pdf |date=November 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

There are numerous [[List of crossings of the Elizabeth River|crossings of the Elizabeth River]]. The city was once home to several smaller [[bascule bridges]]. The South First Street Bridge over the river, originally built in 1908, was replaced by a fixed span. The [[South Front Street Bridge]], built in 1922, has been left in the open position since March 2011.<ref>[http://www.bridgesnyc.com/2011/12/south-front-street-bridge/ South Front Street Bridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007074738/http://www.bridgesnyc.com/2011/12/south-front-street-bridge/ |date=October 7, 2014 }}, BridgesNYC, December 20, 2011. Accessed March 16, 2015.</ref> A study is underway to determine if the bridge can be rehabilitated.<ref>[http://www.southfrontstbridge.org/about_the_project.html about the project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122212824/http://www.southfrontstbridge.org/about_the_project.html |date=January 22, 2015 }}, South Front Street Bridge LCD Study. Accessed March 16, 2015.</ref> The bridge is the only remaining movable road bridge in Union County.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Elizabeth's transportation network is noted for having two of the most dangerous intersections in the United States, based on traffic deaths from 2000 to 2019. East Jersey St and US-1&9 had 9 fatal accidents over the 20-year period, while East Grand St and US-1&9 (just 1,150 feet to the North) had 7 fatal crashes over the 20-year period.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2023 |title=[Study] The Deadliest Intersections in the United States |url=https://www.fanglawfirm.com/the-deadliest-intersections-in-the-united-states/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Fang Law Firm}}</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[File:Elizabeth, NJ-1.jpg|thumb|[[Elizabeth station (Central Railroad of New Jersey)|CNJ's former Elizabeth Broad Street train station]], completed in 1893 or 1894, with the current NJT station in the background]]

Elizabeth is among the [[List of U.S. cities with high transit ridership|U.S. cities with the highest train ridership]]. It is served by [[NJ Transit]] on [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor Line]]. There are two active stations in Elizabeth. [[Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)|Elizabeth station]], also called Broad Street Elizabeth or Midtown Station, is the southern station in Midtown Elizabeth.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=41 Elizabeth station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009095352/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=41 |date=October 9, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 14, 2014.</ref> The other train station in Elizabeth is [[North Elizabeth (NJT station)|North Elizabeth station]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=109 North Elizabeth station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009102045/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=109 |date=October 9, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 14, 2014.</ref>

[[NJ Transit]] has planned a segment of the [[Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link]] (NERL), designated as the [[Union County Light Rail]] (UCLR). The UCLR was planned to connect [[Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)|Elizabeth station]] with [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] and have seven or eight other stations in between within Elizabeth city limits.<ref>[http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7600/7625/chapters/njnewark.html Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link (A New Jersey Urban Core Project)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525234754/http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7600/7625/chapters/njnewark.html |date=May 25, 2012 }}, November 1998. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=266 Union County Light Rail Proposal Takes A Step Forward: NJ Transit Board Approves Contract for Preparatory and Design Work of Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link's Elizabeth Segment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019090755/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=266 |date=October 19, 2011 }}, [[NJ Transit]], July 11, 2001. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref> A possible extension of this future line to Plainfield would link the city of Elizabeth with the [[Raritan Valley Line]].

NJ Transit provides bus service on the [[111 (New Jersey bus)|111]], [[112 (New Jersey bus)|112]], [[113 (New Jersey bus)|113]] and [[115 (New Jersey bus)|115]] routes to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], on the [[40 (New Jersey bus)|40]], [[48 (New Jersey bus)|48]], [[59 (New Jersey bus)|59]] and [[62 (New Jersey bus)|62]] routes to [[Newark, New Jersey]], with local service available on the [[26 (New Jersey bus)|26]], [[52 (New Jersey bus)|52]], [[56 (New Jersey bus)|56]], [[57 (New Jersey bus)|57]] and [[58 (New Jersey bus)|58]] routes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726183431/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesUnionCountyTo Union County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 26, 2010. Accessed December 21, 2011.</ref> NJT also provides service between Elizabeth and Newark on the [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (1–99)|24]] route.

==Local media==
[[WJDM (New Jersey)|WJDM]] at 1530 AM signed-on March 11, 1970, with studios at 9 Caldwell Place in Elizabeth. The station signed-off on January 30, 2019.<ref>[http://radio-locator.com/info/WJDM-AM WJDM-AM 1530 kHz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018164040/http://www.radio-locator.com/info/WJDM-AM |date=October 18, 2012 }}, Radio-Locator. Accessed August 23, 2015.</ref>

[[News 12 New Jersey]] offers weather and news channels with coverage of the city.

The ''[[New Jersey Journal|Daily Journal]]'' was published in Elizabeth from 1779 to 1992, ending publication as circulation plummeted from a peak of 60,000.<ref>Strum, Charles. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/04/nyregion/with-local-news-and-memories-a-paper-ends-its-run.html "With Local News and Memories, a Paper Ends Its Run"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091815/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/04/nyregion/with-local-news-and-memories-a-paper-ends-its-run.html |date=October 14, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 4, 1992. Accessed October 13, 1992. "The oldest newspaper in New Jersey, founded by a group of Revolutionary patriots in 1779, has died, and for the first time in 212 years, Elizabeth is without its own newspaper. The paper has had a series of owners and had a peak circulation of just over 60,000."</ref>

===Public-access channel===
Residents of Elizabeth can tune into the [[public-access television]] [[cable channel]] at any time to view public information, the city bulletin board, live meetings, important health information and tips. This service is provided by [[Altice USA|Optimum]] on channel 18. The channel also features the top ten ranked television shows, educational facts, quote of the day, gas price statistics, and tips for keeping the city safe and clean.

==In popular culture==
* In the opening credits of the [[HBO]] crime drama ''[[The Sopranos]]'', part of the city is shown.<ref>[http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/inside/behind-the-scenes/slideshow/inside-the-opening-credits.html?index=1 The Sopranos: Behind the Scenes – Inside the Opening Credits] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920000332/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/inside/behind-the-scenes/slideshow/inside-the-opening-credits.html?index=1 |date=September 20, 2016 }}), [[HBO]]. Accessed September 19, 2016.</ref>
* The city is the focal point of Elizabeth native [[Judy Blume]]'s 2015 novel ''[[In the Unlikely Event (novel)|In the Unlikely Event]]'', the backdrop of which is three incidents that involved the crash of three commercial airliners in Elizabeth—[[1951 Miami Airlines C-46 crash]], [[American Airlines Flight 6780]] and [[National Airlines Flight 101]]—that took place within a period of two months in late 1951 and early 1952.<ref>Hyman, Vicki. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2015/05/how_three_planes_crashed_in_elizabeth_in_50s.html "How three planes crashed in three months in Elizabeth in '50s"] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105083219/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2015/05/how_three_planes_crashed_in_elizabeth_in_50s.html |date=January 5, 2016 }}), NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 29, 2015. Accessed December 27, 2015. "One plane crash is a tragedy. Two in the same city is a catastrophe. And three is simply unfathomable. But that is just what happened in Elizabeth over a 58-day period in the early 1950s, a turbulent time for the historic city in the shadow of Newark Airport, and one that serves as the backdrop for Judy Blume's new novel ''In the Unlikely Event''."</ref>
* Elizabeth is the hometown of Mary Dawn Dwyer Levov, the principal female character in [[Philip Roth]]'s 1997 [[Pulitzer Prize]]–winning novel ''[[American Pastoral]]''.<ref>[[Philip Roth|Roth, Philip]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7PbWX0gCQnIC&pg=PT408 ''American Pastoral''] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230011021/https://books.google.com/books?id=7PbWX0gCQnIC&pg=PT408|date=December 30, 2016}}) [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]], 1997, p. 408. {{ISBN|9780547415970}}. Accessed September 19, 2016. "I'm Mary Dawn Dwyer of Elizabeth, New Jersey. I'm twenty-two years old. I love your son. That is why I'm here."</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Elizabeth, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Elizabeth include:
{{div col}}
* [[Asad Abdul-Khaliq]] (born 1980), quarterback who played for the [[Chicago Rush]] and [[New York Dragons]] of the [[Arena Football League]]<ref>[[Malcolm Moran|Moran, Malcolm]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-profile-of-asad-abdul-khaliq/179398059/ "Minnesota keeps its cool with Abdul-Khaliq"], ''[[USA Today]]'', October 6, 2003. Accessed August 21, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Abdul-Khaliq, a senior from Elizabeth, N.J., and Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy, has started 29 games."</ref>
* [[Louis Abell]] (1884–1962), Olympic rower<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/40526 Lou Abell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504093211/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/40526 |date=May 4, 2022 }}, [[Olympedia]]. Accessed July 13, 2022. "Born 21 July 1884 in Elizabeth, New Jersey (USA)"</ref>
* [[A. Bernard Ackerman]] (1936–2008), physician; a founding figure in the field of [[dermatopathology]]<ref>Hoffman, Jascha. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/health/11ackerman.html?_r=0 "Bernard Ackerman, 72, Dies; Expert at Skin Diagnosis"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409123650/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/health/11ackerman.html?_r=0 |date=April 9, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 11, 2008. Accessed May 4, 2015. "Albert Bernard Ackerman was born on Nov. 22, 1936, in Elizabeth, N.J. He earned his undergraduate degree at Princeton and his medical degree at Columbia."</ref>
* [[Ryan Adeleye]] (born 1985), [[Israeli-American]] professional soccer defender who has played for [[Hapoel Ashkelon]]<ref>[http://www.soccertimes.com/americans/list.htm Americans Playing Abroad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030211120/http://www.soccertimes.com/americans/list.htm |date=October 30, 2013 }}, Soccer Times, as of September 15, 2013. Accessed November 1, 2013. "Ryan Adeleye – defender – Hapoel Ashkelon – Elizabeth, N.J."</ref>
* [[Matthias W. Baldwin]] (1795–1866), inventor and machinery manufacturer, specializing in the production of steam locomotives, whose machine shop, established in 1825, grew to become [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]]<ref>Calkins, Wolcott. [https://archive.org/details/memorialofmatthi00calkiala ''Memorial of Matthias W. Baldwin''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826234422/https://archive.org/details/memorialofmatthi00calkiala |date=August 26, 2016 }}, p. 12. Accessed May 4, 2015. "He was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, the tenth day of December, A. D. 1795."</ref>
* [[Rick Barry]] (born 1944), basketball star who played for the [[Brooklyn Nets|New York Nets]] in the [[American Basketball Association]] and the [[Golden State Warriors]] in the [[NBA]]<ref>Goldaper, Sam. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/23/archives/barry-is-main-catalyst-in-nets-transformation.html "Barry Is Main Catalyst in Nets’ Transformation"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 23, 1972. Accessed January 9, 2024. "'New York carries great prestige and recognition,” said Barry. “I was born in Elizabeth, N. J., and grew up in Roselle Park and that must be about 40 miles from Long Island and I never heard of it.'"</ref>
* [[John D. Bates]] (born 1946), [[Senior status|Senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]]<ref>[https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/judge-john-d-bates/ "Judge John D. Bates: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814001750/https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/judge-john-d-bates/ |date=August 14, 2018 }}, [[Heavy.com]], August 3, 2018. Accessed August 13, 2018. "Bates was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1946. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1968 and got his law degree from the University of Maryland in 1976."</ref>
* [[Eugene J. Bedell]] (1928–2016), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1972 to 1982<ref>Bramley, Bob. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114179839/profile-of-eugene-j-bedell/ "Bedell takes pride in progress in Keansburg during past year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206035251/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114179839/profile-of-eugene-j-bedell/ |date=December 6, 2022 }},''The Daily Register'', September 12, 1975. Accessed December 5, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The borough manager, Eugene J. Bedell, moved here from Elizabeth during his boyhood in 1941."</ref>
* [[Stephen Bercik]] (1921–2003), politician; mayor of Elizabeth from 1956 to 1964<ref>Devine, James. [http://njtoday.net/2003/06/25/city-mourns-former-mayor-judge/ "City Mourns Former Mayor & Judge; Steve Bercik Meant Business For Elizabeth"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504193804/http://njtoday.net/2003/06/25/city-mourns-former-mayor-judge/ |date=May 4, 2015 }}, ''News Record'', June 25, 2003. Accessed May 4, 2015. "As mayor of Elizabeth from 1956 through 1964, Judge Bercik established the Elizabeth Human Relations Commission and led an unprecedented initiative to attract business to the city."</ref>
* [[Benjamin Blackledge]] (1743–1815), educator and public official<ref>Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EdoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA127 ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112134937/https://books.google.com/books?id=EdoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA127 |date=January 12, 2016 }}, p. 127. New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed May 4, 2015. "Benjamin Blackledge was born at Elizabethtown, N.J., August 25, 1743. While still a young man he went on foot from Elizabethtown to Closter and taught school there the first one in the northern part of Bergen County."</ref>
* [[Judy Blume]] (born 1938), author<ref>Goldblatt, Jennifer. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/nyregion/14NJ.html "Blume's Day"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528045417/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/nyregion/14NJ.html |date=May 28, 2015 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 14, 2004. Accessed December 21, 2011. "And looking back at a childhood spent in the Elmora section of Elizabeth, Ms. Blume sees many signs that point toward a literary career: all her neighborhood streets were named for writers like Byron and Browning, her house on Shelley Avenue was stuffed with books, and she constantly conjured stories inside her head."</ref>
* [[Duke Bootee]] (1951–2021), early [[hip hop]] [[record producer]] and [[Rapping|rapper]]<ref>Traub, Alex. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/arts/music/duke-bootee-dead.html "Duke Bootee, Whose ‘Message’ Educated Hip-Hop, Dies at 69"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 29, 2021. Accessed February 19, 2024. "In his mother's basement one night, in the tough and increasingly impoverished city where he grew up, Elizabeth, N.J., Mr. Fletcher was smoking a joint with a friend and fellow musician, Jiggs Chase. Thinking about his hometown, he began piecing together a different approach to hip-hop."</ref>
* [[Elias Boudinot]] (1740-1821), President of the [[Continental Congress]] and early [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]]<ref>[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000661 Elias Boudinot], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed March 18, 2025.</ref>
* [[Todd Bowles]] (born 1963), head coach of the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and former NFL [[defensive back]] with the [[Washington Redskins]] and [[San Francisco 49ers]]<ref>Knight, Joey. [https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2022/03/30/a-closer-look-at-new-bucs-head-coach-todd-bowles/ "A closer look at new Bucs head coach Todd Bowles"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229205431/https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2022/03/30/a-closer-look-at-new-bucs-head-coach-todd-bowles/ |date=December 29, 2022 }},''[[Tampa Bay Times]]'', March 30, 2022. Accessed December 29, 2022. "Hometown: Elizabeth, N.J."</ref>
* [[David Brody (historian)|David Brody]] (born 1930), historian; professor emeritus of history at the [[University of California, Davis]]<ref>[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8gf0v88/entire_text/ Inventory of the David Brody Papers D-163] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504211611/http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8gf0v88/entire_text/ |date=May 4, 2015 }}, [[Online Archive of California]]. Accessed May 4, 2015. "Dr. David Brody is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of California, Davis and a renowned scholar in American labor history and industrial relations. Dr. Brody was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Ira and Barnet Brody on June 5, 1930."</ref>
* [[Hubie Brown]] (born 1933), former basketball coach and current television analyst<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/21/sports/knicks-new-chief-executive-and-their-coach.html "Knicks' New Chief Executive And Their Coach"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702222849/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/21/sports/knicks-new-chief-executive-and-their-coach.html |date=July 2, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 21, 1982. Accessed December 21, 2011. "When Hubie Brown, the new coach of the Knicks, was growing up in Elizabeth, N.J., he learned about poverty."</ref>
* [[Antoinette Brown Blackwell]] (1825–1921), first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the United States<ref>[http://www.anb.org/articles/15/15-00064.html "Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa Brown (20 May 1825-5 Nov. 1921)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303141509/http://www.anb.org/articles/15/15-00064.html |date=March 3, 2015 }}, ''[[American National Biography]]''. Accessed May 4, 2015. "After she resettled in New Jersey, she worked with Unitarians in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and made a grant of land for a house of worship. In 1908 the Elizabeth Society recognized her as minister emeritus of All Souls Church."</ref>
* [[Richard Bober]] (1943–2022), artist best known for his work for science fiction, fantasy, and similar paperback novels<ref>[https://locusmag.com/2023/01/richard-bober-1943-2022/ "Richard Bober (1943-2022)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907092301/https://locusmag.com/2023/01/richard-bober-1943-2022/ |date=September 7, 2023 }}, ''[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]'', January 9, 2023. Accessed September 4, 2023. "Artist Richard Bober, 79, died December 10, 2022. Bober was born August 18, 1943 in Elizabeth, NJ."</ref>
* [[Robert Nietzel Buck]] (1914–2007), broke the junior transcontinental air speed record in 1930; youngest pilot ever licensed in the United States<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/us/20buck.html "Robert N. Buck Dies at 93. Was Record-Setting Aviator."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513011000/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/us/20buck.html |date=May 13, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 20, 2007. Accessed November 28, 2007. "Robert Nietzel Buck was born on Jan. 29, 1914, in Elizabethport, N.J., and reared in Westfield, N.J."</ref>
* [[N. J. Burkett]] (born 1962), news correspondent for [[WABC-TV]]<ref>Mason-Draffen, Carrie via ''[[Newsday]]''. [http://www.post-gazette.com/business/employment/2008/02/11/What-s-in-a-name-At-work-an-initial-reaction/stories/200802110210 "What's in a name? At work, an initial reaction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203063908/http://www.post-gazette.com/business/employment/2008/02/11/What-s-in-a-name-At-work-an-initial-reaction/stories/200802110210 |date=February 3, 2015 }}, ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', February 11, 2008. Accessed January 23, 2015. "Newton Jones Burkett III, a correspondent for New York's WABC-TV news station, became N.J. Burkett in a sort of Hollywood moment almost 19 years ago.... Mr. Burkett, who did grow up in Elizabeth, N.J., said he looked at the person dumbfounded and said, 'That's right – my mother named her son New Jersey.'"</ref>
* [[William Burnet (1730-1791)|William Burnet]] (1730–1791), physician who represented New Jersey in the [[Continental Congress]] from 1780 to 1781<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001118 William Burnet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513234333/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001118 |date=May 13, 2011 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 23, 2007.</ref>
* [[Arthur Leopold Busch]] (1866–1956), submarine pioneer who constructed the [[USS Holland (SS-1)|USS ''Holland'']] SS-1<ref>[http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/history/pioneers3.html Submarine Pioneers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201115509/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/history/pioneers3.html |date=February 1, 2015 }}, [[United States Navy]] Submarine Warfare Division. Accessed January 28, 2011.</ref>
* [[Deidre Davis Butler]] (1955–2020), lawyer, disability rights activist and federal official<ref>[[Neil Genzlinger|Genzlinger, Neil]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/us/deidre-davis-butler-who-fought-for-disability-rights-dies-at-64.html "Deidre Davis Butler, Who Fought for Disability Rights, Dies at 64; A wheelchair user herself, she helped draft a landmark law and held government posts championing people with disabilities, especially those of color."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823183847/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/us/deidre-davis-butler-who-fought-for-disability-rights-dies-at-64.html |date=August 23, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 21, 2020. Accessed August 23, 2020. "Deidre Ann Davis was born on Sept. 26, 1955, in Elizabeth, N.J., to Hilton and Bernice (Jones) Davis and grew up in nearby Linden."</ref>
* [[James G. Butler]] (1920–2005), trial lawyer who was known for winning many large verdicts for plaintiffs in civil litigation, including the first in a [[thalidomide]] case<ref>Nelson, Valerie J. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-04-me-butler4-story.html "James Butler, 84; Groundbreaking Lawyer, Activist, Art Collector"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 4, 2005. Accessed May 4, 2015. "James Girard Butler was born Sept. 26, 1920, in Elizabeth, N.J."</ref>
* [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] (1862–1947), winner of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]; a founder of the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]]<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1931/butler-bio.html Nicholas Murray Butler: The Nobel Peace Prize 1931] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313092517/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1931/butler-bio.html |date=March 13, 2007 }}, Nobel Prize Organization. Accessed June 10, 2007. "Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, this son of Henry L. Butler, a manufacturer, and Mary Murray Butler, daughter of Nicholas Murray, a clergyman and author, began his career with a brilliant record as a student."</ref>
* [[Elias B. Caldwell]] (1776–1825), [[Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States]]<ref>Perry, James R. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gpmvcaCIukcC&pg=PA163 ''The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789–1800: pt. 1. Appointments and proceedings''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112131956/https://books.google.com/books?id=gpmvcaCIukcC&pg=PA163 |date=January 12, 2016 }}, p. 163. [[Columbia University Press]], 1985. {{ISBN|9780231088671}}. "Born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, on April 3, 1776, Elias Boudinot Caldwell was the son of the Reverend James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell."</ref>
* [[Joan Carroll]] (1931–2016), actress, known for films such as ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' and ''[[The Bells of St. Mary's]]''<ref>Barnes, Mike.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joan-carroll-dead-meet-me-st-louis-actress-was-85-955074/ "Joan Carroll, Child Actress in ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' and ''The Bells of St. Mary's,'' Dies at 85"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903144704/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joan-carroll-dead-meet-me-st-louis-actress-was-85-955074/ |date=September 3, 2023 }}, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', December 11, 2016. Accessed September 3, 2023. "Born Joan Marie Felt in Elizabeth, N.J., Carroll and her folks came to California in 1936 when she was 5."</ref>
* [[Rodney Carter]] (born 1964), former NFL [[running back]]/3rd down receiver with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<ref>[http://www.elizabethnj.org/attractions/hall-fame/2005/rodney-carter Rodney Carter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118194749/http://elizabethnj.org/attractions/hall-fame/2005/rodney-carter |date=January 18, 2017 }}, City of Elizabeth. Accessed September 19, 2017. "Rodey Carter grew up in the Port of Elizabeth and graduated from Elizabeth High School in 1982."</ref>
* [[Al Catanho]] (born 1972), former [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[New England Patriots]] and the [[Washington Redskins]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/alcidescatanho/2500032/profile Alcides Catanho] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307041018/http://www.nfl.com/player/alcidescatanho/2500032/profile |date=March 7, 2016 }}, [[NFL.com]]. Accessed September 19, 2017.</ref>
* [[John Catlin (politician)|John Catlin]] (1803–1874), acting Governor of [[Wisconsin Territory]]<ref>[http://www.rockvillemama.com/dane/catlinjohn.txt From History of Dane County, Wisconsin, publ. 1880, page 519-521] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108110004/http://www.rockvillemama.com/dane/catlinjohn.txt |date=January 8, 2009 }}. Accessed December 22, 2011.</ref>
* [[Gil Chapman]] (born 1953), running back and return specialist for the [[University of Michigan]] and [[New Orleans Saints]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/15/archives/michigan-downs-mich-state-100-chapman-caps-scoring-with-58yard.html?_r=0 "Michigan Downs Mich. State, 10–0; Chapman Caps Scoring With 58-Yard Touchdown Run"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222110224/http://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/15/archives/michigan-downs-mich-state-100-chapman-caps-scoring-with-58yard.html?_r=0 |date=December 22, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 15, 1972. Accessed September 19, 2017. "Gil Chapman, a sophomore wingback, raced 58 yards down the left side on a reverse for a touchdown with less than nine minutes to play today to pad a precarious 3‐0 lead and give fifth‐ranked Michigan 10‐0 Big Ten football victory over Michigan State.... The 5‐foot‐9‐inch, 185‐pound speedster from Elizabeth, N.J. got a key block from Paul Seymour, which sent him loose for the final 45 yards."</ref>
* [[Michael Chertoff]] (born 1953), [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]]<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Inauguration/story?id=402614 Profile: Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718053739/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Inauguration/story?id=402614 |date=July 18, 2007 }}, [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], February 15, 2005. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Chertoff, who was born in Elizabeth, N.J., on Nov. 28, 1953, received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1975 and his law degree from Harvard University in 1978."</ref><ref>Hasan, Khalid. [https://archive.today/20120729232702/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_13-1-2005_pg7_50 "Bush nominee a rabbi's son"], ''[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]'', January 13, 2005, backed up as of July 29, 2012. Accessed September 19, 2017. "According to JTA, a Jewish news service, 'Chertoff has strong ties to the Jewish community. Born and raised in Elizabeth, N.J., Chertoff is the son of a rabbi, his two children have attended Jewish day schools and his wife, Meryl, was a co-chairwoman of the regional Anti-Defamation League's civil rights committee when he was the U.S. attorney in New Jersey in the mid 1990s.'"</ref><ref>Miller, Jonathan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/nyregion/worth-noting-the-prostitutes-son-begets-the-rabbis-son.html "Worth Noting; The Prostitute's Son Begets the Rabbi's Son"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174241/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/nyregion/worth-noting-the-prostitutes-son-begets-the-rabbis-son.html |date=January 10, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 16, 2005. Accessed September 19, 2017. "Michael Chertoff, the 51-year-old rabbi's son from Elizabeth who most recently has been a judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals was nominated by President Bush last week for the top security post."</ref>
* [[Hiram Chodosh]] (born 1962), Fifth president of [[Claremont McKenna College]] in [[Claremont, California]]<ref>[https://www.cmc.edu/news/president-elect-hiram-e-chodosh "Hiram E. Chodosh, Claremont McKenna College's President-Elect"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731001344/https://www.cmc.edu/news/president-elect-hiram-e-chodosh |date=July 31, 2020 }}, [[Claremont McKenna College]], December 6, 2012. Accessed April 28, 2020. "Chodosh was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and attended Hillside High School in Hillside, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Abraham Clark]] (1725–1794), member of the [[Continental Congress]] who was a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000418 Abraham Clark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026042330/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000418 |date=October 26, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed April 22, 2007.</ref>
* [[Amos Clark Jr.]] (1828–1912), politician and businessman who represented [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]] from 1873 to 1875<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000421 Amos Clark Jr.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707001417/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000421 |date=July 7, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed June 23, 2007.</ref>
* [[Freddie 'Red' Cochrane]] (1915–1993), professional boxer in the [[welterweight]] (147&nbsp;lb) division who became World Champion in 1941 in that class<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/19/obituaries/freddie-red-cochrane-boxer-77.html "Freddie (Red) Cochrane, Boxer, 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702224935/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/19/obituaries/freddie-red-cochrane-boxer-77.html |date=July 2, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 19, 1993. Accessed August 15, 2013. "He was born in Elizabeth and won a New Jersey Golden Gloves lightweight title before winning the world welterweight championship in July 1941 with a 15-round decision over Fritzie Zivic in Newark."</ref>
* [[Jim Colbert]] (born 1941), golfer and multiple winner on both the [[PGA Tour]] and [[Champions Tour]]<ref>[http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01205.jim-colbert.html Jim Colbert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821122809/http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01205.jim-colbert.html |date=August 21, 2013 }} [[PGA Tour]]. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref>
* [[Tom Colicchio]] (born 1962), restaurateur, chef, and judge on reality-TV program ''[[Top Chef]]''<ref>DeHaven, Judy. [http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2008/05/under_pressure_conn_casinos_go.html "Under pressure, Conn. casinos go big"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020223413/http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2008/05/under_pressure_conn_casinos_go.html |date=October 20, 2008 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 19, 2008. Accessed June 1, 2008. "...Elizabeth native Tom Colicchio is opening a Craftsteak, and the landmark Junior's Cheesecake also will open an outlet..."</ref>
* [[Tom Coyne (music engineer)|Tom Coyne]] (1954–2017), [[mastering engineer]]<ref>Coughlin, Kevin. [https://morristowngreen.com/2017/04/15/tom-coyne-grammy-winning-music-engineer-for-adele-and-beyonce-dies-at-62/ "Tom Coyne, Grammy-winning music engineer for Adele and Beyoncé, dies at 62"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035422/https://morristowngreen.com/2017/04/15/tom-coyne-grammy-winning-music-engineer-for-adele-and-beyonce-dies-at-62/ |date=September 25, 2017 }}, MorristownGreen.com, April 15, 2017. Accessed September 24, 2017. "Born in Elizabeth and raised in Union, Coyne graduated from Roselle Catholic High School and earned a B.A. from Kean University."</ref>
* [[Joseph Halsey Crane]] (1782–1851), Congressional representative from Ohio<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000872 Joseph Halsey Crane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630105852/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000872 |date=June 30, 2014 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed December 6, 2007.</ref>
* [[Elias Dayton]] (1737–1807), elected to the [[Continental Congress]]; served as mayor of Elizabethtown from 1796 to 1805; father of [[Jonathan Dayton]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000164 Elias Dayton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707001815/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000164 |date=July 7, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed December 6, 2007.</ref>
* [[Jonathan Dayton]] (1760–1824), signer of the [[United States Constitution]] and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]];<ref name=Archives>[https://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_founding_fathers_new_jersey.html The Founding Fathers: New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516024902/http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_founding_fathers_new_jersey.html |date=May 16, 2008 }}, [[National Archives and Records Administration]]. Accessed April 21, 2007.</ref> [[Dayton, Ohio]], is named for him
* [[John De Hart]] (1727–1795), delegate to the [[Continental Congress]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000199 John De Hart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514000647/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000199 |date=May 14, 2011 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed June 10, 2007.</ref>
* [[DeCavalcante crime family]], one of the biggest mafia families in the U.S., is based here<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1969/06/29/archives/sam-the-plumber-shows-other-side-sicilian-town-knows-him-as-orphans.html "Sam The Plumber Shows Other Side; Sicilian Town Knows Him as Orphans' Benefactor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722220354/https://www.nytimes.com/1969/06/29/archives/sam-the-plumber-shows-other-side-sicilian-town-knows-him-as-orphans.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 29, 1969. Accessed January 28, 2011. "Many of the Riberese who emigrated to the United States settled in Elizabeth, where DeCavalcante had his base of operations before he moved to Princeton."</ref>
* [[Tom DeSanto]] (born 1968), film producer<ref>Halbfinger, David M. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/movies/30tran.html "How a Fan of Comic Books Transformed Himself Into a Hollywood Player"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705003049/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/movies/30tran.html |date=July 5, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 30, 2007. Accessed July 14, 2012. "Mr. DeSanto, 38, has come a long way from Elizabeth, N.J., where his father was a police officer."</ref>
* [[Thomas G. Dunn]] (1921–1998), seven-term mayor of Elizabeth whose 28 years in office made him the longest-serving mayor of a U.S. city with more than 100,000 people<ref>Smothers, Ronald. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/13/nyregion/thomas-dunn-76-longtime-elizabeth-mayor.html "Thomas Dunn, 76, Longtime Elizabeth Mayor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702223251/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/13/nyregion/thomas-dunn-76-longtime-elizabeth-mayor.html |date=July 2, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 13, 1998. Accessed July 15, 2010.</ref>
* [[Drew Esocoff]] (born 1957), television sports director, who is the director of ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]''<ref>Kratch, James. [http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/10/a_well-timed_homecoming_for_nj_native_sunday_night.html "A well-timed homecoming for N.J. native, Sunday Night Football director Drew Esocoff"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927085844/https://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/10/a_well-timed_homecoming_for_nj_native_sunday_night.html |date=September 27, 2018 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 9, 2015. Accessed October 24, 2015. "'We've never had a high school reunion,' said Esocoff, who grew up in Elizabeth and graduated from Jefferson High in 1975."</ref>
* [[John J. Fay Jr.]] (1927–2003), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/29/nyregion/john-j-fay-jr-76-ombudsman-for-the-elderly-of-new-jersey.html "John J. Fay Jr., 76, Ombudsman For the Elderly of New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626114525/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/29/nyregion/john-j-fay-jr-76-ombudsman-for-the-elderly-of-new-jersey.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 29, 2003. Accessed July 7, 2010.</ref>
* [[Chuck Feeney]] (1931–2023), businessman, [[philanthropist]] and the founder of [[The Atlantic Philanthropies]], one of the largest private foundations in the world<ref>[[Jim Dwyer (journalist)|Dwyer, Jim]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/nyregion/james-bond-of-philanthropy-gives-away-the-last-of-his-fortune.html "'James Bond of Philanthropy' Gives Away the Last of His Fortune"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110205331/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/nyregion/james-bond-of-philanthropy-gives-away-the-last-of-his-fortune.html?_r=0 |date=January 10, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 5, 2017. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Raised in Elizabeth, N.J., Mr. Feeney served as a radio operator in the Air Force and attended Cornell University on the G.I. Bill."</ref>
* [[Charles N. Fowler]] (1852–1932), represented [[New Jersey's 5th congressional district|5th congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1895 to 1911<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000320 Charles Newell Fowler] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121133048/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000320 |date=January 21, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 9, 2007.</ref>
* [[Ron Freeman]] (born 1947), winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]]; raised there and attended Thomas Jefferson High School<ref>Haley, John. [http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706020322 "South Plainfield's Muse rushes, but wins gold medal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001050/http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706020322 |date=September 27, 2007 }}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', June 2, 2007. Accessed July 24, 2007. "As for Freeman, the son of former U.S. Olympian Ron Freeman out of Elizabeth, he thought he should have won."</ref>
* [[Stanton T. Friedman]] (1934–2019), professional ufologist<ref>[http://www.project1947.com/shg/symposium/friedman.html Statement by Stanton T. Freidman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703001801/http://www.project1947.com/shg/symposium/friedman.html |date=July 3, 2014 }}, Project1947.com. Accessed May 6, 2013.</ref>
* [[Minna Gale]] (1869–1944), Shakespearean actress<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=XYE4AQAAMAAJ&dq=Minna+Gale&pg=PA420 "Our Gallery of Players: Minna K. Gale"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426162208/https://books.google.com/books?id=XYE4AQAAMAAJ&dq=Minna+Gale&pg=PA420 |date=April 26, 2023 }} ''The Illustrated American'' (April 16, 1892): 420.</ref>
* [[Chris Gatling]] (born 1967), former [[NBA]] player<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-sports/183478962/ "Sportspeople"], ''[[Home News Tribune|The Central New Jersey Home News]]'', April 25, 1986. Accessed October 22, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Chris Gatling, a 6-foot-8 forward from Elizabeth and who has been sought by Rutgers University, has become the second recruit signed by the University of Pittsburgh's new basketball coach, Paul Evans."</ref>
* [[Tom Glassic]] (born 1954), retired NFL offensive lineman who played for the [[Denver Broncos]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GlasTo20.htm Tom Glassic Stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127032437/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GlasTo20.htm |date=January 27, 2020 }}, [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed January 26, 2020. "Born: April 17, 1954 (Age: 65-284d) in Elizabeth, NJ... High School: Watchung Hills Regional (NJ)"</ref>
* [[George Gross (American football)|George Gross]] (1941–2010), [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]] who played in the [[American Football League]] for the [[San Diego Chargers]]<ref>Klein, Dave. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-pro-football-updates/183473544/ "Pro Football - Ram's new offense: Dare foes to score"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 17, 1967. Accessed October 22, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "George Gross, Chargers' defensive lineman, was a surprising development when he made the team as a free agent rookie... Both boys were born in Austria and live in Elizabeth, having played football at Thomas Jefferson High before going to Auburn."</ref>
* [[William Halsey Jr.]] (1882–1959), admiral in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], who was one of four individuals to have attained the rank of [[fleet admiral (United States)|fleet admiral]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1959/08/17/archives/fleet-admiral-halsey-dies-leader-in-defeat-of-japan-third-fleet.html "Fleet Admiral Halsey Dies; Leader in Defeat of Japan; Third Fleet Commander Fought a 'Hit Hard, Hit Fast, Hit Often' War Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, World War II Naval Leader in Pacific, Dies Head Of 3d Fleet Fought Daringly Commander of First Major Attack on Japanese Aided in Battle of Leyte Gulf"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722214900/https://www.nytimes.com/1959/08/17/archives/fleet-admiral-halsey-dies-leader-in-defeat-of-japan-third-fleet.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 17, 1959. Accessed July 9, 2012. "The son of the late Capt. Brewster Halsey, he was born in Elizabeth, NJ, on Oct. 30, 1882."</ref>
* [[Alexander Hamilton]] ({{circa|1755}}–1804), lived here as a young man upon first arriving in America<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/hamilton.html Major General Alexander Hamilton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509175839/http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/hamilton.html |date=May 9, 2007 }}, Historic Valley Forge, accessed April 21, 2007. "He started school in Elizabethtown NJ, but by 1773 was entered at Kings College (Now Columbia)."</ref>
* [[Don Harris (American football)|Don Harris]] (born 1954), former [[American football]] [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] who played in the NFL for the [[Washington Redskins]] and the [[New York Giants]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarrDo20.htm Don Harris], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed May 19, 2024. "Born: February 8, 1954 in Elizabeth, NJ (Age: 70-101d)... High School: Thomas Jefferson (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Mary C. Henderson]] (1928–2012), historian of theater<ref>[https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/starledger/name/mary-henderson-obituary?id=22324930 'Dr. Mary C. Malanga Henderson"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 10, 2012. Accessed August 21, 2025. "Growing up in Elizabeth, her academic background included graduation from Battin High School, and as her educational studies continued, she received her B.A. in English and dramatic arts from Douglass College of Rutgers University, her M.A. in speech and theater from the University of Pittsburgh, and her Ph.D. in theater history, dramatic criticism and literature from New York University."</ref>
* [[John T. Hendrickson Jr.]] (1923–1999), politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 9th legislative district|9th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1982 to 1989<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iyC5RpVSRJIC&q=%22Hendrickson+was+born+Jan.+30,+1923,+in+Elizabeth%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 203, Part 2''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001134639/https://books.google.com/books?id=iyC5RpVSRJIC&q=%22Hendrickson+was+born+Jan.+30,+1923,+in+Elizabeth%22 |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 242. Accessed January 22, 2022. "Mr. Hendrickson was born Jan. 30, 1923, in Elizabeth."</ref>
* [[Joseph J. Higgins]] (1929–2007), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1966 to 1974<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sunsentinel/name/joseph-higgins-obituary?id=24854225 Joseph J. Higgins Obituary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214003522/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sunsentinel/name/joseph-higgins-obituary?id=24854225 |date=December 14, 2021 }}, ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'', August 15, 2007. Accessed December 13, 2021. "Born and raised in Elizabeth, NJ he attended St. Patrick's High School and was recognized as one of the top baseball pitchers in the state of New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Kyrie Irving]] (born 1992), basketball player who plays professionally for the [[NBA]]'s [[Dallas Mavericks]]<ref>Davis, Seth. [https://archive.today/20120717024058/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/seth_davis/11/02/duke.postcard/ "Postcard: Stacked Blue Devils boast burgeoning star in freshman Irving"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', November 2, 2010. Accessed March 17, 2012. "It's not often that a team boasts two returning seniors from a championship team – one of whom is a leading candidate for national player of the year – and neither is the most talented player on his team. By my lights, that is Kyrie Irving, a 6-foot-2 freshman point guard from Elizabeth, N.J., who was named a Parade and McDonald's All-American last year."</ref>
* [[Raghib Ismail]] (born 1969), former [[NFL]] and [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] player<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/489/raghib-ismail Raghib Ismail profile], [[ESPN]]. Accessed July 19, 2013.</ref>
* [[Horace Jenkins]] (born 1974), former [[NBA]] player for the [[Detroit Pistons]]<ref>[http://www.elizabethnj.org/attractions/hall-fame/2008/horace-jenkins-jr Horace Jenkins Jr.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701220459/http://www.elizabethnj.org/attractions/hall-fame/2008/horace-jenkins-jr |date=July 1, 2014 }}, City of Elizabeth. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref><ref>Idec, Keith. "NBA dream fulfilled, Jenkins hungry for more", ''[[Herald News]]'', January 12, 2005. "The Elizabeth native's athletic ability and scoring skills were obvious to Billups, but he has been more impressed recently with Jenkins' understanding of what Brown expects from his point guards."</ref>
* [[Leo Warren Jenkins]] (1913–1989), educator who served as the sixth president and chancellor of what is now [[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/1989/Bills/House/PDF/H459v1.pdf Session 1989 House Joint Resolution 459 - A Joint Resolution Honoring The Life And Memory Of Dr. Leo Warren Jenkins, Former Chancellor Of East Carolina University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612203631/https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/1989/Bills/House/PDF/H459v1.pdf |date=June 12, 2020 }}, [[North Carolina General Assembly]], March 6, 1989. Accessed June 12, 2020. "Whereas, Leo Warren Jenkins was born on May 28, 1913, in Succasunna, New Jersey and was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Marsha P. Johnson]] (1945–1992), LGBTQ activist, participant in the 1969 [[Stonewall uprising]]<ref>Greenblatt, Leah. [https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/06/the-death-and-life-of-marsha-p-johnson-review/ "A pioneering trans activist gets her due in ''The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson'': EW review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826214407/https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/06/the-death-and-life-of-marsha-p-johnson-review/|date=2018-08-26}}, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', October 6, 2017. Accessed August 26, 2018. "A fixture on New York's queer scene whose friends dubbed her alternately the mayor and the queen of the West Village, Johnson, born Malcolm Michaels in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1945, wasn't hard to see coming—her John-Waters-meets-Steel-Magnolia style, wild headpieces and mile-wide smile were both personal expression sort of living performance art."</ref>
* [[I. Stanford Jolley]] (1900–1978), film and television actor who starred in the 1946 [[Serial film|serial]] film ''[[The Crimson Ghost]]''<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96657569/i-stanford-jolley-actor-dies-former/ "I. Stanford Jolley, Actor, Dies; Former Morristown Resident"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305170949/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96657569/i-stanford-jolley-actor-dies-former/ |date=March 5, 2022 }}, ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', December 8, 1978. Accessed March 6, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he had lived In Morristown, N.J., before coming to Hollywood in 1935."</ref>
* [[Phineas Jones]] (1819–1884), represented [[New Jersey's 6th congressional district]] from 1881 to 1883<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000247 Phineas Jones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706232026/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000247 |date=July 6, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 13, 2007.</ref>
* [[Karl Kaimer]] (born 1938), former [[American football]] [[tight end]] who played one season with the [[New York Jets|New York Titans]] of the [[American Football League]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KaimKa20.htm Karl Kaimer], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed February 18, 2024. "Born: November 12, 1938 in Elizabeth, NJ (Age: 85-098d)... High School: Cranford (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Arnie Kantrowitz]] (1940–2022), LGBT activist and college professor<ref>Stewart-Winter, Timothy. [https://queer.newark.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/transcript/2015-06-01%20Arnie%20Kantrowitz%20interviewed%20by%20Timothy%20Stewart-Winter.pdf Interview with Arnie Kantrowitz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118072911/https://queer.newark.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/transcript/2015-06-01%20Arnie%20Kantrowitz%20interviewed%20by%20Timothy%20Stewart-Winter.pdf |date=November 18, 2021 }}, Queer Newark Oral History Project, June 1, 2015. Accessed January 24, 2022. "During this time—I was born in Newark, lived in the Weequahic section, at several addresses over the years my parents divorced and my mother and my brother and I moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey, and it was from there that I commuted to downtown Newark to go to Rutgers."</ref>
* [[Michael Kasha]] (1926–2019), physical chemist and molecular [[spectroscopy|spectroscopist]] who collaborated with [[Andrés Segovia]] to create the Kasha Design classical guitars<ref>McClure, Donald S. [http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/kasha-michael.pdf ''Biographical Memories: Michael Kasha 1930-2013''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032433/http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/kasha-michael.pdf |date=December 1, 2017 }}, [[National Academy of Sciences]]. Accessed February 12, 2018. "Michael 'Mike' Kasha was born on December 6, 1920, into a working-class family of Ukrainian immigrants in Elizabeth, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[John Kean (New Jersey)|John Kean]] (1852–1914), represented New Jersey in the [[United States Senate]] from 1899 to 1911; served two separate terms in the [[United States House of Representatives]], from 1883 to 1885, and from 1887 to 1889, representing [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000028 John Kean] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630120117/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000028 |date=June 30, 2014 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 29, 2007.</ref>
* [[James C. Kellogg III]] (1915–1980), Chairman of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/30/archives/james-kellogg-3d-65-once-headed-port-authority-senior-member-of.html "James Kellogg 3d, 65, Once Headed Port Authority; Senior Member of Port Unit Served Williams College"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003749/https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/30/archives/james-kellogg-3d-65-once-headed-port-authority-senior-member-of.html |date=July 23, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 30, 1980. Accessed February 11, 2011.</ref>
* [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] (born 1952), stage, film and television actor; was born and raised there<ref>Kleiner, Dick. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8LRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UQYEAAAAIBAJ&dq=daniel-hugh-kelly%20elizabeth&pg=1822%2C9018589 "Hugh-Kelly Offers Advice On Lights"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112140018/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8LRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UQYEAAAAIBAJ&dq=daniel-hugh-kelly%20elizabeth&pg=1822%2C9018589 |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[Ocala Star-Banner]]'', October 15, 1983. Accessed January 28, 2011. "About that hyphenated last name: Daniel Hugh-Kelly is really plain old Daniel Hugh Kelly from Elizabeth, NJ."</ref>
* [[Daniel C. Kurtzer]] (born 1949), [[United States Ambassador to Egypt]] from 1997 to 2001 and [[United States Ambassador to Israel]] from 2001 to 2005<ref>Kroloff, Rabbi Charles A. [http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/111308/opedPresidentElectNewAlliance.html "The president-elect and a renewed alliance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527222936/http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/111308/opedPresidentElectNewAlliance.html |date=May 27, 2010 }}, ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', November 13, 2008. Accessed January 28, 2011. "Perhaps we grew more comfortable with Obama because his Middle East advisers include men like Daniel Kurtzer, a native of Elizabeth and former ambassador to Israel."</ref>
* [[Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt]] (born 1948), artist and participant in the 1969 [[Stonewall uprising]]<ref>[https://www.invisibleculturejournal.com/pub/thomaslaniganschmidt/release/1 "Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514191542/https://www.invisibleculturejournal.com/pub/thomaslaniganschmidt/release/1 |date=May 14, 2023 }}, ''Invisible Culture'', May 2, 2023. Accessed May 14, 2023. "Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt has spent the last forty years breaking rules and tearing down barriers. His glittering mixed-media constructions speak directly to the kinds of experiences and issues most people prefer not to talk about at dinner parties – sex, class and religion. Born and raised in the multi-ethnic Catholic enclaves of Elizabeth and Linden, New Jersey, Lanigan-Schmidt's work reveals a subtly articulated gay and working-class consciousness as well as an encyclopedic understanding of theological, philosophical and aesthetic ideas/ideals."</ref>
* [[Chauncey D. Leake]] (1896–1978), pharmacologist, medical historian and ethicist<ref>Staff. [https://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=257 ''A Community Of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930–1980''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021042/https://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=257 |date=November 7, 2017 }}, p. 257. [[Institute for Advanced Study]], 1980. Accessed November 22, 2015. "Leake, Chauncey Depew 50s, 52s HS, History of Science & Medicine Born 1896 Elizabeth, NJ."</ref>
* [[Jay Lethal]] (born 1985 as Jamar Shipman), [[All Elite Wrestling]] and [[Ring of Honor]] professional wrestler<ref>Milner, John M. [http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/lethal_jay.html "Jay Lethal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829195206/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/lethal_jay.html |date=August 29, 2015 }}, Slam! Sports. Accessed August 23, 2015.</ref>
* [[William Livingston]] (1723–1790), signer of the [[United States Constitution]] and the first elected Governor of New Jersey, he lived there and built his home, [[Liberty Hall]]<ref name=Archives/>
* [[Virginia Long]] (born 1942), former [[judge|justice]] on the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]]<ref>[https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/2023-10/longtranscript.pdf ''Rutgers Oral History Archive Interview of Associate Justice Virginia A. Long''], [[Judiciary of New Jersey]], December 3, 2018. Accessed August 7, 2024. "Justice Long describes her youth in Elizabeth, New Jersey, as the daughter of first-generation parents, an Irish-American policeman and an Italian-American secretary and Democratic Party activist.... I was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 1, 1942."</ref> 
* [[Zenaida Manfugás]] (1932–2012), Cuban-American pianist who was considered one of the first black pianists in Cuba<ref>Connor, Olga. [http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/11/23/842752/homenaje-a-la-pianista-zenaida.html "Homenaje a la pianista Zenaida Manfugás"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406114403/http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/11/23/842752/homenaje-a-la-pianista-zenaida.html |date=April 6, 2012 }}, ''[[El Nuevo Herald]]'', November 24, 2010. Accessed December 21, 2011. "'La cantidad de libros que le compro a [Juan Manuel] Salvat se los pago a plazos', dijo pícaramente desde Elizabeth, Nueva Jersey, donde reside."</ref>
* [[Emilie Martin]] (1869–1936), mathematician and professor of mathematics at [[Mount Holyoke College]]<ref>[https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Martin_Emilie/ Emilie Norton Martin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120174100/https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Martin_Emilie/ |date=November 20, 2022 }}, [[MacTutor History of Mathematics archive]]. Accessed November 20, 2022. "Born 30 December 1869 Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA"</ref>
* [[Patrick McDonnell]] (born 1956), cartoonist, author and playwright who is the creator of the syndicated daily [[comic strip]] ''[[Mutts (comic strip)|Mutts]]''<ref>Conte, Annemarie. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/his-name-is-earl/ "His Name is Earl"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928082048/https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/his-name-is-earl/ |date=September 28, 2020 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', February 6, 2008. Accessed September 6, 2020. "McDonnell was born in Elizabeth and grew up in Edison."</ref>
* [[James P. Mitchell]] (1900–1964), served as [[United States Secretary of Labor]] from 1953 to 1961; ran unsuccessfully for [[Governor of New Jersey]]<ref>Guzda, Henry P. [http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1991/08/art3exc.htm "James P. Mitchell: social conscience of the Cabinet"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009130424/http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1991/08/art3exc.htm |date=October 9, 2008 }}, ''[[Monthly Labor Review]]'', August 1991. Accessed June 20, 2008.</ref>
* [[Thomas Mitchell (actor)|Thomas Mitchell]] (1892–1962), [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] and [[Tony Award]]-winning actor; was born there<ref>via [[United Press International]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1962/12/18/archives/thomas-mitchell-actor-dead-star-of-stage-and-screen-70-actors.html "Thomas Mitchell, Actor, Dead; Star of Stage and Screen, 70; Actor's Career in the Movies and in Theater Spanned a Half Century Appeared in Many Films"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722214030/https://www.nytimes.com/1962/12/18/archives/thomas-mitchell-actor-dead-star-of-stage-and-screen-70-actors.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 18, 1962. Accessed January 28, 2011.</ref>
* [[Hank Mobley]] (1930–1986), [[hard bop]] [[jazz]] [[saxophone|saxophonist]]<ref>Hendrickson, Tad. [https://archive.today/20120919180423/http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0328,176444,45308,15.html "Close-Up on Elizabeth, New Jersey"], ''[[The Village Voice]]'', July 8, 2003. Accessed June 28, 2008. "Jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley was raised here."</ref>
* [[John Morris (composer)|John Morris]] (1926–2018), [[film]], [[television]] and [[Broadway theatre|broadway]] [[composer]], dance arranger, conductor and trained concert pianist, best known for his collaborations with filmmakers [[Mel Brooks]] and [[Gene Wilder]]<ref>[[Richard Sandomir|Sandomir, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/obituaries/john-morris-composer-for-mel-brookss-films-dies-at-91.html "John Morris, Composer for Mel Brooks's Films, Dies at 91"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201122755/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/obituaries/john-morris-composer-for-mel-brookss-films-dies-at-91.html |date=February 1, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 28, 2018. Accessed February 1, 2018. "John Leonard Morris was born on Oct 18, 1926, in Elizabeth, N.J."</ref>
* [[Don Newcombe]] (1926–2019), pitcher who spent most of his career with the Brooklyn/[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]<ref name=UnionBaseballHoF>[http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/2006/0612baseball.html Union County Baseball Hall of Fame Will Induct Three New Members, Feb. 11] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001056/http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/2006/0612baseball.html |date=September 28, 2007 }}, [[Union County, New Jersey]], press release dated December 27, 2006. Accessed July 3, 2007. "Over the years, the awards dinner has honored many local and national baseball luminaries – including Joe Collins of Union, Phil Rizzuto of Hillside, Don Newcombe of Elizabeth, Jeff Torborg of Mountainside, Willie Wilson of Summit, Jake Wood of Elizabeth, and Elliott Maddox of Union."</ref>
* [[Marissa Paternoster]] (born 1986), artist, singer and guitarist in the bands [[Screaming Females]] and [[Noun (band)|Noun]]<ref>Schroeder, Audra. [http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/a-brief-conversation-with-screaming-females-marissa-paternoster-7057101 "A Brief Conversation With Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122224/http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/a-brief-conversation-with-screaming-females-marissa-paternoster-7057101 |date=December 22, 2015 }}, ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', May 2, 2012. Accessed December 13, 2015 "[Q] Where did you grow up? [A] I grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with Mike."</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Peña]] (1959–2014), actress<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-profile-of-actress-eliz/179411499/ "Actor Pena was Grateful to Meet DEA Agent's Wife"], ''[[The Miami Herald]]'', January 9, 1990. Accessed August 21, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Pena was born in Elizabeth, NJ, which became her namesake."</ref>
* [[Fernando Perez (baseball)|Fernando Perez]] (born 1983), [[San Francisco Giants]] coach who played as an outfielder for the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=perez-002fer Fernando Perez] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424161809/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=perez-002fer |date=April 24, 2023 }}, [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed April 24, 2023. "Born: April 23, 1983 (Age: 40-001d) in Elizabeth, NJ"</ref>
* [[Lorenzo Da Ponte]] (1749–1838), Italian-born librettist and poet<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/blum-dean-jones-and-zelno-set-for-reading-of-broadway-bound-lorenzo-com-145048 "Blum, Dean, Jones and Zelno Set for Reading of Broadway-Bound Lorenzo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811103513/https://www.playbill.com/article/blum-dean-jones-and-zelno-set-for-reading-of-broadway-bound-lorenzo-com-145048 |date=August 11, 2020 }}, ''[[Playbill]]'', November 1, 2007. Accessed September 19, 2017. "Lorenzo Da Ponte began life as a poor, Italian, Jewish poet and ended up as a professor at Columbia University. Along the way he.... became a grocer in Elizabeth, New Jersey."</ref>
*[[Stephanie Pogue]] (1944–2002), artist, printmaker, and art educator<ref>Interview of Stephanie Pogue by Sharon Patton, October 18, 1987, written by Stephanie Pogue, 1944-2004 (1987); edited by James V. Hatch, 1928- and Leo Hamalian, 1920-2003; in Artist and Influence, Vol. 8, Artist and Influence, 8:1-127 (1989) (New York, NY: Hatch-Billops Collection, 1989), 79-86</ref>
* [[Franklin Leonard Pope]] (1840–1885), telegrapher and inventor; lived there as a young man and became friends with [[Thomas Edison]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1895/10/14/archives/death-of-franklin-l-pope-killed-at-his-home-by-an-electric-shock-of.html "Death Of Franklin L. Pope; Killed at His Home by an Electric Shock of 3,000 Volts. Found Dead In His Cellar A Famous Electrician Known as an Expert All Over the World – Had Lived for a Year in Great Barrington, Mass."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722214653/https://www.nytimes.com/1895/10/14/archives/death-of-franklin-l-pope-killed-at-his-home-by-an-electric-shock-of.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 14, 1895. Accessed June 10, 2007. "Franklin Leonard Pope, the famous electrician, a resident of Elizabeth, N.J., for twenty-five years, was killed accidentally to-day by electricity at his home in this place, where he had lived for the last year."</ref>
* [[Elazar Mayer Preil]] (1878-1933), rabbi who led Elizabeth's [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] community<ref>Levine, Yitzchok. [https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/front-page/master-builder-rav-teitz-and-the-elizabeth-kehilla/2004/12/22/ "Master Builder: Rav Teitz and the Elizabeth Kehilla"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726184428/https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/front-page/master-builder-rav-teitz-and-the-elizabeth-kehilla/2004/12/22/ |date=July 26, 2022 }},''[[The Jewish Press]]'', December 22, 2004. Accessed July 26, 2022. "Basya was the daughter of Elizabeth's previous rav, Rabbi Elazar Mayer Preil, who had passed away in 1933. Rav Preil had written in his will that the position of rav of Elizabeth should go to the man who married Basya, provided he was qualified."</ref>
* [[Ahmad Khan Rahami]] (born 1988), naturalized U.S. citizen from [[Afghanistan]] and Elizabeth restaurant worker charged in the [[2016 New York and New Jersey bombings]]<ref name=Rahami>Santora, Marc; Rashbaum, William K.; Baker, Al; and [[Adam Goldman|Goldman, Adam]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/nyregion/nyc-nj-explosions-ahmad-khan-rahami.html "Ahmad Khan Rahami Is Arrested in Manhattan and New Jersey Bombings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919124409/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/nyregion/nyc-nj-explosions-ahmad-khan-rahami.html |date=September 19, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 19, 2016. Accessed September 25, 2016. "The frenzied end came on a rain-soaked street in Linden, N.J., four hours after the police issued an unprecedented cellphone alert to millions of people in the area telling them to be on the lookout for Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, who was described as 'armed and dangerous'.... Mayor J. Christian Bollwage of Elizabeth, N.J., outside an apartment on Monday where Mr. Rahami was believed to have lived."</ref>
* [[James Reuter]] (1916–2012), [[Jesuit]] [[Catholic priest]] who lived in the [[Philippines]]<ref>[https://preda.org/fr-jim-reuter-died-the-passing-of-a-great-man-of-god-and-the-people/ "Fr. Jim Reuter died. The passing of a great man of God and the people"], Preda Foundation, December 31, 2012. Accessed July 28, 2025. "May 21, 1916 – James Bertram Reuter was born in the town of Elizabeth, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Ron Rivers]] (born 1971), running back who played in the NFL for six seasons<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-atlanta-falcons/179411891/ "Falcons Notes: Changes up front top secret"], ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', September 28, 2000. Accessed August 21, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Defensive end Patrick Kerney grew up chiefly in Trenton, NJ, and running back Ron Rivers is from Elizabeth City, NJ – both near Philadelphia."</ref>
* [[Jon Rua]] (born 1983), actor, singer and choreographer who appeared in the Broadway hit ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''<ref>Iati, Marisa. [http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2016/07/hamilton_star_talks_broadway_and_his_nj_roots_at_f.html "'Hamilton' star talks Broadway and his N.J. roots"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829210756/http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2016/07/hamilton_star_talks_broadway_and_his_nj_roots_at_f.html |date=August 29, 2017 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], July 13, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Rua chatted with a full house in Elizabeth last week about how his childhood in Union County inspires and shapes his push to create theater, music and dance that strike audience members at their core. Rua, now 32, was born in Elizabeth and grew up in Linden."</ref>
* [[Jonal Saint-Dic]] (born 1985), NFL player with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]<ref>[https://www.espn.com/college-football/?markupType=xhtml&action=news&team=127&story=3168103&series=ncf "Saint-Dic, Adams among 5 players benched for Champ Sports Bowl"], ''[[ESPN]]'', December 24, 2007. Accessed June 28, 2008. "'I only took two classes this semester, a sociology class for three credits and a math class for five credits,' Saint-Dic said by phone from his hometown of Elizabeth, N.J."</ref>
* [[Sidney M. Schreiber]] (1915–2009), Associate Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1975 to 1984<ref>Fuchs, Mary. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/sidney_schreiber_94_left_his_m.html "Former N.J. Supreme Court Justice Sidney Schreiber dies at age 94"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118225100/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/sidney_schreiber_94_left_his_m.html |date=November 18, 2017 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 5, 2009. Accessed November 17, 2017."Born in New York City, Schreiber grew up in Elizabeth, where he attended public school."</ref>
* [[Debralee Scott]] (1953–2005), actress, known for her role in ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]''<ref>Bittan, Dave. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-debralee-scott/86633403/ "Debralee Scott"], ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'', November 30, 1984. Accessed August 21, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Youngest of three sisters (the others are 48 and 41) born in Elizabeth, N.J., and reared in Stroudsburg in the Poconos, Scott made a big splash as Mary Hartman's off-the-wall sister in the mid-1970s cult classic latenight soap opera-spoof ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.''"</ref>
* [[Suzanne Shepherd]] (1934–2023), actress and theater director<ref>Williams, Alex. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/23/arts/television/suzanne-shepherd-dead.html "Suzanne Shepherd, Actress Known for Playing Mothers, Dies at 89"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 23, 2023. Accessed August 21, 2025. "Sadie Gertrude Stern was born on Oct. 31, 1934, in Elizabeth, N.J., the youngest of three children of David Stern, a jukebox and vending machine distributor, and Dora (Mendelson) Stern, a skilled cook who would later prepare feasts for the cast and crew of her daughter’s productions."</ref>
* [[Martin J. Silverstein]] (born 1954), attorney and diplomat who served as the [[United States Ambassador to Uruguay]] under President [[George W. Bush]] from 2001 to 2005<ref>[https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/s/6298.htm Martin J. Silverstein; Ambassador, Uruguay; Term of Appointment: 10/11/2001 to 08/01/2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117203534/https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/s/6298.htm |date=November 17, 2017 }}, [[United States Department of State]], May 2, 2004. Accessed November 18, 2017. "Born in 1954 in New York, raised in Elizabeth, NJ and Merion, PA, the Ambassador is a first generation American."</ref>
* [[William Gayley Simpson]] (1892–1991), white nationalist and author<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/perth-amboy-evening-news-roosevelt-pasto/179353834/ "Roosevelt Pastor to be Ordained"], ''Perth Amboy Evening News'', February 15, 1917, Volume XXXVII, issue 164. Accessed August 21, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Rev. Simpson was born in Elizabeth July 23, 1892."</ref>
* [[Mickey Spillane]] (1918–2006), writer<ref>Kreiser, John. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mystery-writer-mickey-spillane-dies/2/ "Mystery Writer Mickey Spillane Dies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116144003/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mystery-writer-mickey-spillane-dies/2/ |date=November 16, 2018 }}, [[CBS News]], July 17, 2006. Accessed September 19, 2017. "Spillane was born Frank Morrison Spillane on March 9, 1918, in the New York borough of Brooklyn. He grew up in Elizabeth, N.J., and attended Fort Hayes State College in Kansas where he was a standout swimmer before beginning his career writing for magazines."</ref>
* [[John H. Stamler]] (1938–1990), [[Union County, New Jersey]], prosecutor from 1977 until his death<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-obituary-for-albert-l/169733744/ "John H. Stamler, 51, Union County prosecutor"], ''[[Courier News]]'', March 27, 1990. Accessed April 6, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Mr. Stamler was born in Elizabeth, raised in Union and lived in Scotch Plains for 25 years."</ref>
* [[Joseph Stamler]] (1911–1988), [[New Jersey Superior Court]] judge and professor at [[Rutgers University]]<ref>Saxon, Wolfgang. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/23/nyregion/joseph-howard-stamler-86-influential-new-jersey-judge.html "Joseph Howard Stamler, 86, Influential New Jersey Judge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125020319/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/23/nyregion/joseph-howard-stamler-86-influential-new-jersey-judge.html |date=January 25, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 23, 1998. Accessed January 24, 2018. "He was born in Elizabeth, N.J., and graduated from Cornell University in 1933 and Harvard Law School in 1935."</ref>
* [[Gus Stavros]] (1925–2022), businessman and philanthropist<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-record-program-for-disabled-at/169383155/ "200 Physically Impaired At Watson Labs"], ''The Daily Record'', October 5, 1948. Accessed April 1, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "A typical example of a disabled veteran who experiences some difficulty in obtaining suitable employment in private industry, keeping with an exceptional educational background is that of Gus A. Stavros of 659 Jackson av., Elizabeth, who is employed at Watson as a classification analyst."</ref>
* [[Leo Steiner]] (1939–1987), co-owner of the [[Carnegie Deli]]<ref>Miller, Bryan. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/01/obituaries/leo-steiner-48-owner-of-a-deli-known-for-wit.html "Leo Steiner, 48, Owner of a Deli; Known for Wit"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314015115/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/01/obituaries/leo-steiner-48-owner-of-a-deli-known-for-wit.html |date=March 14, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 1, 1988. Accessed April 30, 2013. "Leo Steiner was born in Newark and grew up in Elizabeth, N.J., where he worked in his parents' grocery."</ref>
* [[Edward Stratemeyer]] (1862–1930), creator of the [[Hardy Boys]], [[Bobbsey Twins]], and [[Nancy Drew]], he was born and resided there<ref>[http://digilib.nypl.org/dynaweb/ead/nypl/mssstrat/@Generic__BookTextView/223;pt=272 Organizational History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330230040/http://digilib.nypl.org/dynaweb/ead/nypl/mssstrat/@Generic__BookTextView/223;pt=272 |date=March 30, 2013 }}, [[Stratemeyer Syndicate]]. Accessed December 27, 2006.</ref>
* [[William Sulzer]] (1863–1941), [[U.S. Congressman]] and [[impeach]]ed governor of [[New York (state)|New York]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001065 Sulzer, William (1863–1941)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629002852/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001065 |date=June 29, 2011 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 28, 2014.</ref>
* [[Carole Beebe Tarantelli]] (born 1942), American-born former member of the [[Italian parliament]] who was the first American citizen elected to the [[Italian Chamber of Deputies]]<ref>Anderson, Lisa. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-11-15-8802160680-story.html "A Widow Enters Politics To Heal The 'Unbelievable'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723204909/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-11-15-8802160680-story.html |date=July 23, 2021 }}, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', November 15, 1988. AccessedApril 27, 2020. "A small, trim woman with a thick blond bob and clean, snub-nosed all-American looks, Tarantelli was born in Elizabeth, N.J., and was graduated from Wellesley College and then Brandeis University, with a doctorate in English."</ref>
* [[Tay-K]] (born 2000), rapper, songwriter and convicted murderer whose song "[[The Race (Tay-K song)|The Race]]" went viral following his arrest in Elizabeth, after a nationwide manhunt for murder<ref>Coscarelli, Joe. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/arts/music/tay-k-the-race-criminal-charges.html "Tay-K Was a 17-Year-Old ‘Violent Fugitive.' Then His Song Went Viral."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224225229/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/arts/music/tay-k-the-race-criminal-charges.html |date=December 24, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 22, 2017. Accessed December 17, 2019. "That same night, the Marshals Service announced that it had arrested Tay-K in Elizabeth, N.J., citing 'dozens of tips' that had 'poured in from the entire country.'"</ref>
* [[Craig Taylor (American football)|Craig Taylor]] (born 1966), former [[running back]] for three seasons for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylCr00.htm Craig Taylor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713055306/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylCr00.htm |date=July 13, 2017 }}, [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed September 19, 2017.</ref>
* [[Hal Tulchin]] (1926–2017), television and video director<ref>[[Richard Sandomir|Sandomir, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/arts/television/hal-tulchin-90-dies-documented-a-little-seen-black-woodstock.html "Hal Tulchin, Who Documented a ‘Black Woodstock,' Dies at 90"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104165656/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/arts/television/hal-tulchin-90-dies-documented-a-little-seen-black-woodstock.html |date=January 4, 2022 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 14, 2017. Accessed January 6, 2022. "Harold Monroe Tulchin was born to Jewish immigrants from Ukraine in Elizabeth, N.J., on Dec. 23, 1926."</ref>
* [[Daniel Van Pelt]] (born 1964), politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 9th legislative district|9th legislative district]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 2008, until 2009, when he resigned after being arrested in connection with [[Operation Bid Rig]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SGUkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Assemblyman+Van+Pelt+was+born+in+Elizabeth+on+Sept.+4+,+1964.+He+graduated+from+Toms+River+High+School+East+in+1982.%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2009''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120034533/https://books.google.com/books?id=SGUkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Assemblyman+Van+Pelt+was+born+in+Elizabeth+on+Sept.+4+,+1964.+He+graduated+from+Toms+River+High+School+East+in+1982.%22 |date=November 20, 2022 }}, p.264. {{ISBN|9781577413233}}. Accessed November 19, 2022. "Assemblyman Van Pelt was born in Elizabeth on Sept. 4, 1964. He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982."</ref>
* [[General (United States)|General]] [[John W. Vogt Jr.]] (1920–2010), [[flying ace]] of the [[United States Army Air Forces]] in [[World War II]] who served as a general in the [[United States Air Force]] during the [[Cold War]] era<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/18/archives/new-air-chief-in-vietnam-john-william-vogt-jr.html "New Air Chief in Vietnam John William Vogt Jr."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307150045/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/18/archives/new-air-chief-in-vietnam-john-william-vogt-jr.html |date=March 7, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 18, 1972. Accessed September 11, 2020. "Gen. John William Vogt Jr., who is directing the intensified bombardment of North Vietnamese forces in South and North Vietnam, is holding down his first command since he led a fighter squadron over the beaches of Normandy in World War II.... General Vogt was born on March 18, 1920, in Elizabeth, N. J., and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School there in 1938."</ref>
* [[Dick Vosburgh]] (1929–2007), comedy writer and lyricist working chiefly in Britain<ref>Staff. [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2465894.ece "Dick Vosburgh: Comedy writer, lyricist, broadcaster and film buff with clients ranging from Bob Hope to Ronnie Corbett"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422133457/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2465894.ece |date=April 22, 2007 }}, ''[[The Independent]]'', April 20, 2007. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Born Richard Kennedy Vosburgh in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1929, he moved to Washington when his father, Frederick, a reporter for Reuters news agency, was offered a job with the National Geographic Magazine."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1549370/Dick-Vosburgh.html "Dick Vosburgh"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203142015/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1549370/Dick-Vosburgh.html |date=December 3, 2017 }}, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', April 23, 2007. Accessed September 19, 2017. "Richard Kennedy Vosburgh was born on August 27, 1929, at Elizabeth, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Bernie Wagenblast]] (born 1956), broadcaster and journalist<ref>[https://archive.today/20120708112450/http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications/message/2254 Newsletter], ''[[Transportation Communications Newsletter]]'' September 1, 2006. "1956 **50th anniversary** – Transportation Communications Newsletter editor Bernie Wagenblast is born in Elizabeth, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Bill Walczak]], [[community activist]] who ran for [[mayor of Boston]] in 2013<ref>[http://www.dotnews.com/Walczak%20Questionnaire.pdf Bill Walczak 2013 Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022153816/http://www.dotnews.com/Walczak%20Questionnaire.pdf |date=October 22, 2014 }}, ''Dorchester Reporter''. Accessed January 30, 2018. "What is your name, age, place of birth and presentaddress?Bill Walczak, Age 59, Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and currently reside at 20 Rockmere St. in Dorchester."</ref>
* [[Mickey Walker (boxer)|Mickey Walker]] (1903–1981), [[boxing|boxer]]; held the Welterweight and Middleweight titles; was born and raised there; ranked #10 on ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''{{'}}s list of ''The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures''<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/new_jersey/greatest/ The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313205911/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/new_jersey/greatest/ |date=March 13, 2007 }}, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', December 27, 1999.</ref>
* [[Mabel Madison Watson]] (1872-1952), composer and music educator<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6910605/the-courier-news/ "Three Tort Actions In 20 Cases Disposed of In District Court"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729051106/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6910605/the-courier-news/ |date=July 29, 2021 }}, ''[[Courier News]]'', October 5, 2016. Accessed November 25, 2020. "Mabel Madison Watson of Elizabeth was given judgment for $100 in her action in tort against Louis and Doris Leibowitz of Roselle, for damages to an iron fence on her property which was broken by the plaintiffs automobile Oct. 27, 1927."</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UQ6azbY62QEC&pg=PA32 "Worth-While American Composers: Mabel Madison Watson"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822120029/https://books.google.com/books?id=UQ6azbY62QEC&pg=PA32 |date=August 22, 2023 }}, p. 32, ''The Musician'', January 1925. Accessed August 22, 2023. "One of the most widely known composers of educational music for both piano and violin is Mabel Madison Watson, born in Elizabeth, N. J., a graduate of the Metropolitan College of Music, New York City, under Albert Ross Parsons, Herbert Wilbur Greene, Kate Cbittenden and Harry Rowe Shelley."</ref>
* [[Joe Weil]] (born 1958), writer and active member of the New Jersey poetry scene<ref>Wind, Barbara. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/06/nyregion/in-person-the-poet-as-working-stiff.html "In Person; The Poet as Working Stiff"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702224334/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/06/nyregion/in-person-the-poet-as-working-stiff.html |date=July 2, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 6, 1998. Accessed December 21, 2011. "Joe Weil is Elizabeth: working-class, irreverent, modest, but open to the world and filled with a wealth of possibilities."</ref>
* [[Henry S. Whitehead]] (1882–1932), Episcopal minister and author of horror and fantasy fiction<ref>Wauth, Charles. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LJqZtU-T0E8C&q=elizabeth+%22Henry+S.+Whitehead%%22 ''Haunted New England: Classic Tales of the Strange and Supernatural''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001134642/https://books.google.com/books?id=LJqZtU-T0E8C&q=elizabeth+%2522Henry+S.+Whitehead%25%2522 |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 287. [[Rodale, Inc.]], 1991. {{ISBN|9780899093390}}.Accessed November 25, 2020. "Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Henry S. Whitehead (1882–1932) graduated from Harvard University and Berkeley Divinity School."</ref>
* [[Tony Williams (singer)|Tony Williams]] (1928–1992), R&B singer who was the lead vocalist of [[the Platters]] from 1953 to 1960<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/16/nyregion/tony-williams-64-platters-lead-singer.html "Tony Williams, 64; Platters' Lead Singer"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 16, 1992. Accessed July 3, 2025. "Mr. Williams, a native of Elizabeth, N.J., was working at a Los Angeles parking lot in 1953 when he was recruited by Buck Ram, a songwriter, to front a new rhythm-and-blues group, the Platters."</ref>
* [[Murder of Wendy Wolin|Wendy Wolin]] (1958-1966), schoolgirl murdered by an unknown assailant<ref>Sullivan, John. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/25/nyregion/a-tip-yields-fresh-clues-to-a-killer.html "A Tip Yields Fresh Clues To a Killer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530134500/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/25/nyregion/a-tip-yields-fresh-clues-to-a-killer.html |date=May 30, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 25, 1995. Accessed May 28, 2023. "The crime shocked the region in the spring of 1966. Seven-year-old Wendy Sue Wolin, walking down an Elizabeth, N.J., street to meet her mother, was attacked by a man who seemed to come out of nowhere..... She thought she had been punched, but within minutes she bled to death."</ref>
* [[Sam Woodyard]] (1925–1988), jazz drummer best known for his association with the [[Duke Ellington]] orchestra<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p139685/biography|pure_url=yes}} Sam Woodyard] at [[AllMusic]]</ref>
* [[Glen Everett Woolfenden]] (1930–2007), [[ornithology|ornithologist]], known for his long-term study of the [[Florida scrub jay]] population at [[Archbold Biological Station]] near [[Lake Placid, Florida]]<ref>Fitzpatrick, John W. [https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/126/2/460/5148357?login=true "In Memoriam: Glen Everett Woolfenden, 1930–2007"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408023655/https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/126/2/460/5148357?login=true |date=April 8, 2023 }}, ''[[The Auk]]'', Volume 126, Issue 2, April 1, 2009, Pages 460–462. Accessed December 17, 2020. "Glen was born in 1930 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and fell in love with birds as an 11-year-old after his parents (Lester and Ethyl Woolfenden) moved to Westfield, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Albert Capwell Wyckoff]] (1903–1953), ordained minister of the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] and author of juvenile fiction, most notably the Mercer Boys series and Mystery Hunter series<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1953/01/13/archives/rev-albert-c-wyckoff.html "Rev. Albert C. Wyckoff"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029222119/https://www.nytimes.com/1953/01/13/archives/rev-albert-c-wyckoff.html |date=October 29, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 13, 1953. Accessed October 29, 2019. "Elizabeth, N. J., Jan. 12--The Rev. Albert Capwell Wyckoff, formerly of this city who served the Presbyterian Church in the South for more than two decades as missionary and pastor died Saturday at Columbia, Ky., after a brief illness... Born in near-by Plainfield, he was ordained in 1928."</ref>
* [[Jimmy Yacabonis]] (born 1992), [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[Seattle Mariners]], [[Miami Marlins]], [[Tampa Bay Rays]], and [[New York Mets]]<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=yacabo000jim Jimmy Yacabonis], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed January 20, 2024. "Born: March 21, 1992 (Age: 31-305d) in Elizabeth, NJ.... High School: Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, NJ)"</ref>
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==Sister cities==
*{{flagdeco|ITA}} [[Ribera, Agrigento|Ribera]], [[Sicily]], Italy<ref>[http://www.elizabethnj.org/sites/default/files/council_agenda/agenda_2011-05-10.pdf City Council Regular Meeting Minutes for May 10, 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702043528/http://www.elizabethnj.org/sites/default/files/council_agenda/agenda_2011-05-10.pdf |date=July 2, 2014 }}, City of Elizabeth. Accessed May 6, 2013. "Hon. Carmelo Pace, Mayor, Sister City of Ribera, Italy"</ref>
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Kitami, Hokkaido|Kitami]], [[Hokkaido]], Japan, signed on June 12, 1969<ref>[https://amview.japan.usembassy.gov/en/kitami-and-elizabeth-celebrate-the-50th-sister-city-anniversary/ "Sister Cities in Hokkaido and New Jersey Celebrate Fifty-Year Relationship"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202022732/https://amview.japan.usembassy.gov/en/kitami-and-elizabeth-celebrate-the-50th-sister-city-anniversary/ |date=February 2, 2020 }}, United States Embassy in Japan, July 5, 2019. Accessed February 1, 2020. "Although Kitami, Hokkaido, and Elizabeth, New Jersey, have been sister cities for about 50 years, their ties go back to the early 1900s when two American missionaries settled in the town.... Kitami has shared historical and spiritual ties with Elizabeth since the time the Piersons settled there. On June 12, 1969, they became sister-cities to deepen their friendship and mutual understanding."</ref>

==References==
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