Guttenberg, New Jersey
| Guttenberg, New Jersey | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Guttenberg | |
View of the Galaxy Towers from the Hudson River
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 Location of Guttenberg within Hudson County and the state of New Jersey |
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 Census Bureau map of Guttenberg, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°47′34″N 74°00′16″W / 40.792784°N 74.004572°WCoordinates: 40°47′34″N 74°00′16″W / 40.792784°N 74.004572°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Hudson |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1859 |
| Named for | Johannes Gutenberg |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Gerald R. Drasheff (D, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Clerk | Alberto Cabrera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.243 sq mi (0.628 km2) |
| • Land | 0.196 sq mi (0.507 km2) |
| • Water | 0.047 sq mi (0.121 km2) 19.24% |
| Area rank | 558th of 566 in state 11th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 11,176 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 11,665 |
| • Rank | 218th of 566 in state 11th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 57,116.0/sq mi (22,052.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 1st of 566 in state 1st of 12 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07093 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3401728650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885235 |
| Website | www |
Guttenberg (/ˈɡʌtənbɜːrɡ/) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 11,176. Only four blocks wide, Guttenberg is the ninth-smallest municipality in the state and the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States, as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities worldwide, with 57,116 people per square mile of land area.
The population increased by 369 (+3.4%) from the 10,807 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,539 (+30.7%) from the 8,268 counted in the 1990 Census. As of the 2010 Census, about one-fifth of the town's population resides in the Galaxy Towers, a trio of residential skyscrapers overlooking the Hudson River,.
It has been described by The New York Times as "an old community of two-story row houses, small stores and light industry."
Guttenberg was formerly a farm owned by William Cooper, sold in 1853 to a group of New Yorkers, who had formed the Weehawken Land and Ferry Association. Like nearby Union Hill, it was subdivided and lots were sold mostly to Germans. The company ran two ferries, the Hultz and the Flora, which crossed the Hudson from the landings at the foot of Bulls Ferry Road, Pleasant Valley, Fort Lee, and Spring Street in Manhattan.
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