Union City, New Jersey, United States Information And Events

Union City New Jersey, United States Information And Events
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Location: New Jersey, United States
Official Website: http://www.ucnj.com/
Coordinates: 40.7675° N, 74.0323° W

Union City Fun Facts

There were about 5,969 mortgages in Union City in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Union City is located in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States of America.

The newest school to open in Union City is Colin Powell Elementary School, which opened in September 2012 and was dedicated on February 7, 2013.

There were about 428 foreclosures in Union City in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The union city was converted into the William V Musto Cultural Center, which opened in June 2011.

The area of what is today Union City was originally inhabited by the Munsee-speaking branch of Lenape Native Americans, who wandered into the vast woodland area encountered by Henry Hudson during the voyages he conducted from 1609 to 1610 for the Dutch, who later claimed the area (which included the future New York City) and named it New Netherland.

Kirp also observes that in 2011, Union City boasted a high school graduation rate of 89.5 percent — roughly 10 percentage points higher than the national average, and that in 2012, 75 percent of Union City graduates enrolled in college, with top students winning scholarships to the Ivy League.

The union city is the seventh educational city created over the course of a decade, and the 14th school in the city.

Union City is about 3.32 square kilometers with a population of 67,187 in the year 2011.

The mascot of Union City was also changed to the Soaring Eagles.

Union City was incorporated on June 1, 1925, by merging the two towns of West Hoboken and Union Hill.

Union City is located at 40°46′03″N 74°01′56″W / 40.76746°N 74.032295°W / 40.76746; -74.032295 (40.76746, −74.032295).

Union City's official website is http://www.ucnj.com/

Union City was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 1, 1925, with the merger of Union Hill and West Hoboken Township.

The unemployment rate of Union City was 8.27% in the year 2008.

There were 22,006 addresses in Union City in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The union city was created by Agnes Dauerman, a Union Hill High School art teacher, who coordinated the program for 25 years before she retired in 2005.

There were 22,913 households in Union City in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Sample list of famous people who were born in Union City:

  • Bob Kelljan ( Film Director, Actor and Television Director )
  • Louis Del Grande ( Screenwriter, Actor and Television producer )
  • Nikos Galis ( Basketball player, Athlete and Entrepreneur )
  • Dennis Locorriere ( Singer )
  • Reece Gardner ( Actor )
  • Eugene Jolas ( Writer )
  • Norman Cousins ( Writer, Journalist, Professor, Editor and Author )
  • Joe Oriolo ( Cartoonist, Television producer, Television Director and Writer )
  • AJ Lee ( Actor )
  • Bobby Cannavale ( Actor )
  • Pedro Sosa ( American football player )
  • Alfred Egidio Modarelli
  • Walter Walsh ( Shooting coach )
  • Otto Messmer ( Animator and Film Director )
  • Herb Maack
  • Anthony Vincent Genovese
  • Vincent J. Dellay
  • Hank Finkel
  • Togo Palazzi
  • Harold Bell
  • Enzo A. Martinelli ( Cinematographer )
  • William Musto
  • Harry Donovan
  • N. L. Gage
  • Alan Gewirth ( Philosopher )
  • Fred Barakat
  • Attallah Kappas

Union City's geo-coordinates are 40.7675° N, 74.0323° W.

As of 2013[update], the mayor of Union City is Brian P Stack, who became mayor in 2000 after a recall election forced the resignation of then-mayor Raúl "Rudy" Garcia.

Population of Union City was 67,187 in the year 2011.

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 28,503 registered voters in Union City, of which 18,589 (65.2%) were registered as Democrats, 1,839 (6.5%) were registered as Republicans and 8,062 (28.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated.

Union City is in the Eastern Time Zone.

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