Perth Amboy
| Perth Amboy, New Jersey | |
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| City | |
| City of Perth Amboy | |
Perth Amboy Courthouse and Police Station
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| Motto: The City by the Bay | |
 Location of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County (click image to enlarge; also see: state map) |
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 Census Bureau map of Perth Amboy, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 74°16′17″W / 40.52016°N 74.271331°WCoordinates: 40°31′13″N 74°16′17″W / 40.52016°N 74.271331°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Middlesex |
| Settled | 1683 |
| Royal charter | August 4, 1718 |
| Incorporated | December 21, 1784 |
| Reincorporated | April 8, 1844 (included Township) |
| Named for | James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Wilda Diaz (term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Adam E. Cruz |
| • Clerk | Elaine M. Jasko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.957 sq mi (15.429 km2) |
| • Land | 4.702 sq mi (12.178 km2) |
| • Water | 1.255 sq mi (3.251 km2) 21.07% |
| Area rank | 258th of 566 in state 13th of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 50,814 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 52,682 |
| • Rank | 33rd of 566 in state 6th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 10,806.8/sq mi (4,172.5/km2) |
| • Density rank | 29th of 566 in state 1st of 25 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08861-08863 |
| Area code(s) | 732 Exchanges: 293,324,376,442,697,826 |
| FIPS code | 3402358200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885349 |
| Website | www |
Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,814, reflecting an increase of 3,511 (+7.4%) from the 47,303 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5,336 (+12.7%) from the 41,967 counted in the 1990 Census. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay," referring to Raritan Bay.
The Lenape Native Americans called the point on which the city is built "Ompoge" meaning "level ground". When settled in 1684 the new city was dubbed New Perth in honor of James Drummond, Earl of Perth, one of the associates of a company of Scottish proprietaries. The Algonquian language name persisted, corrupted to Ambo, or Point Amboy, and eventually a combination of the native and colonial names emerged, also appearing in South Amboy.
Perth Amboy was first settled around 1683 by Scottish colonists who had been recruited to inhabit the share of the East Jersey colony owned by Robert Barclay, a Quaker who would later become the absentee governor of the province.
Perth Amboy was formed by Royal charter on August 4, 1718, within various townships and again by New Jersey Legislature on December 21, 1784, within Perth Amboy Township and from part of Woodbridge Township. Perth Amboy Township was formed on October 31, 1693, and was enlarged during the 1720s to encompass Perth Amboy city. Perth Amboy Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships through the Township Act of 1798 on February 21, 1798. The township was replaced by Perth Amboy city on April 8, 1844.
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