Profile for Hoboken, New Jersey, NJ

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Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, in the New York metro area.

One tradition says the community was named for a village in Belgium; another says the name derives from an Indian term for "land of the tobacco pipe."

The latitude of Hoboken is 40.743N. The longitude is -74.032W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 7 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 39,482.

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Median household income

Local

$62,550

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Hoboken demographic reports

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Hoboken is on the Hudson River.

Col. John Stevens developed the area as a resort for wealthy vacationers from New York City.

Lays claim to being the birthplace of the zipper, the Blimpie and the electric train

Public transportation: PATH Rail, New York Harbor Ferry (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 140. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 3.5 per 1,000 people.

Hoboken received national attention for 1900 waterfront fire, which killed 145 people and caused $10 million in damage

Filming location for:
· 1954 movie, "On the Waterfront"
· 2007 movie, "The Nanny Diaries"

Well-known residents have included:
· Frank Sinatra, singer and actor
· Alfred C. Kinsey, scientist, sex researcher
· Alfred Stieglitz, photographer
· Dorothea Lange, photographer
· John Sayles, writer and filmmaker

Local bands (past and present) have included Bongos

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Chock Full o' Nuts, Panera Bread, Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

St. Ann's Italian Festival - July 18-24, 2007

Dates often change. Check Hoboken web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Historic sites and museums: Hoboken Historical Museum

Colleges and universities: Stevens Institute of Technology

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 128

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