Jersey City, the second-largest city in New Jersey after Newark, is located on a peninsula between the Hudson and Hackensack rivers.
Some basic data:
Population: 240,055 (2000 census)
Land area: 14.9 square miles
Location: 40.44 north latitude, 74.04 west longitude
Average elevation 20 feet above sea level
Average temperatures: January, 30.6 degrees; July, 74.6 degrees
Average annual rainfall: 43.8 inches