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Place Name
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Hudson County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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JERSEY CITY
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Population
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553,099 (1990)
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Location
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New Jersey, United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°43'N
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Longitude
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74°04'W
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Hudson
, county (
62 sq mi/161 sq km; 1990 pop.
553,099), NE N.J., bounded by Passaic R. and Newark Bay (W), and Hudson
R. and Upper New York Bay (E);  Jersey City; 40°43'N
74°04'W. Heavily industrialized, with varied mfg., oil refining,
shipbuilding, RR and ocean shipping. Jersey City is a commercial and
transportation center of N.Y. city metropolitan area. Site of Liberty
State Park which includes the N.J. State Science Center. Drained by
Hackensack R. Formed 1840.
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