City (pop., 2000: 240,055), northeastern New Jersey, U.S. It lies opposite New York City .
First settled by Dutch trappers (1618) and known as Paulus Hook, it was purchased from the Delaware Indians and established as a permanent settlement by 1660. In 1779, during the American Revolution , Gen. Henry Lee won a victory there over the British. Renamed Jersey City in 1836, it is a manufacturing centre.