Timeline of Jersey City, New Jersey

The following is a timeline of the history of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

19th century

 * 1802 - Population of Paulus Hook: 13.
 * 1804
 * Land bought from Cornelius Van Vorst by the Associates of the Jersey Company.
 * Streets of the Hook laid out.
 * 1812 - Steam ferry begins operating.
 * 1820 - "City of Jersey" incorporated in Bergen Township.
 * 1824 - Jersey Glass Company established.
 * 1825 - Jersey Porcelain and Earthenware Company incorporated.
 * 1833 - American Pottery Manufacturing Company in business.
 * 1834
 * New Jersey Railroad terminal and Paterson and Hudson River Railroad terminal established.
 * Newark-Jersey City horsecar begins operating.
 * 1835 - Jersey City Gazette newspaper begins publication.
 * 1836 - Morris Canal in operation.
 * 1838 - City renamed "Jersey City."
 * 1840 - City becomes part of Hudson County.
 * 1847
 * Jersey City Telegraph newspaper begins publication.
 * Dixon Mills and Colgate & Company soap factory built.
 * 1850 - Population: 6,856.
 * 1851 - Van Vorst Township becomes part of city.
 * 1853 - Grace Church Van Vorst built.
 * 1856 - Taylor's Hotel in business.
 * 1860 - Population: 29,227.
 * 1862 - Breusing florists in business.
 * 1867
 * Lincoln Association founded.
 * Evening Journal newspaper begins publication.
 * 1868
 * Hudson County Volksblatt German-language newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
 * Hudson City Savings Bank established.
 * 1869 - Bruckner's Variety Store in business.

1870s-1890s

 * 1870
 * Hudson City and Bergen City become part of Jersey City.
 * St. John's Episcopal Church built.
 * Population: 82,546.
 * Lorillard Tobacco Company relocates to Jersey City.
 * 1872 - Law Library Association founded.
 * 1872- Saint Peter's College founded
 * 1873 - Greenville becomes part of Jersey City.
 * 1874
 * Abattoir and stockyards in operation.
 * Jersey City Drug and Spice Mills in business.
 * 1876
 * Aesthetic Society formed.
 * Centennial of American independence.
 * 1887 - Pavonia Terminal opens.
 * 1889
 * Free Public Library established.
 * Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal built.
 * 1890 - Population: 163,003.
 * 1893
 * Svoboda Ukrainian-language newspaper begins publication.
 * Hasbrouck Institute opens.
 * 1900
 * Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Warehouse built.
 * Population: 206,433.

20th century

 * 1901
 * Little Russian Greek Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul built.
 * American Type Founders headquartered in city.
 * 1904 - People's Palace established.
 * 1905 - West Side Park opens.
 * 1906 - Colgate Clock installed.
 * 1907 - Block Drug Company established.
 * 1908 - Głos Narodu Polish-language newspaper in publication (approximate date).
 * 1909 - Hudson Tubes begin operating to Manhattan.
 * 1910 - Population: 267,779.
 * 1912 - Lincoln High School established.
 * 1922 - Hudson Jewish News begins publication.
 * 1925
 * Journal Square laid out.
 * Mary Teresa Norton becomes U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district.
 * 1927 - Holland Tunnel opens to Lower Manhattan.
 * 1929 - New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City and Loew's Jersey Theatre opens.
 * 1930 - Population: 316,715.
 * 1937 - Jersey City Giants baseball team formed.
 * 1951 - Carpathian Star newspaper begins publication.
 * 1974 - Hudson County Community College established.
 * 1980
 * Novyĭ Amerikanets Russian-language newspaper begins publication.
 * Population: 223,532.
 * 1986 - Manila Times East newspaper begins publication.
 * 1988 - Sister city relationship established with Cusco, Peru.
 * 1990 - Population: 228,537.
 * 1991 - Govinda Sanskar Kendra Center active (approximate date).
 * 1993 - Liberty Science Center opens.
 * 1994 - Sister city relationships established with Ahmedabad, India and Nantong, China.
 * 1995 - Sister city relationship established with Ozamiz, Philippines.
 * 1997
 * Shiva Mandir shrine opens.
 * Bret Schundler becomes mayor.
 * October: E-ZPass activated for the Holland Tunnel Boyle Plaza.
 * Sister city relationships established with Jerusalem, Israel and Vitória, Brazil.
 * 1998
 * Parts of Ellis Island deemed part of Jersey City per New Jersey v. New York.
 * City website online.
 * Sister city relationship established with Oviedo, Spain.
 * 1999
 * Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy established.
 * Sister city relationship established with Sant'Arsenio, Italy.
 * 2000 - Population: 240,055.

21st century

 * 2001
 * Jersey City Museum opens.
 * Sister city relationship established with Kolkata, India.
 * 2002 - Sister city relationship established with Saint John's, Antigua.
 * 2004
 * November: Jerramiah T. Healy elected mayor.
 * Sister city relationship established with San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Spain.
 * 2005 - New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir Humanitarian Mission headquartered in city.
 * 2008 - Sister city relationship established with Rosario, Argentina.
 * 2010 - Population: 247,597.
 * 2011 - Golden Door Film Festival begins.
 * 2013 - Steven Fulop becomes mayor.
 * 2023 - The Museum of Jersey City History opens at The Apple Tree House - 298 Academy Street, Jersey City