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Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy, New Jersey
City
City of Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy Courthouse and Police Station
Perth Amboy Courthouse and Police Station
Motto: The City by the Bay
Location of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County(click image to enlarge; also see: state map)
Location of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County
(click image to enlarge; also see: state map)
Census Bureau map of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 74°16′17″W / 40.52016°N 74.271331°W / 40.52016; -74.271331Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 74°16′17″W / 40.52016°N 74.271331°W / 40.52016; -74.271331
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
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.ci.perthamboy.nj.us

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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