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Hudson Waterfront
The Hudson Waterfront, sometimes called the Gold Coast, is an urban area of northeastern New Jersey along the lower reaches of the Hudson River, the Upper New York Bay and the Kill van Kull. Though the term can specifically mean the shoreline, it often used to mean the contiguous urban area between the Bayonne Bridge and the George Washington Bridge that is approximately long. The municipalities comprising the Hudson Waterfront are Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken, West New York, Guttenberg and North Bergen in Hudson County and Fairview, Cliffside Park, Edgewater and Fort Lee in Bergen County. To the east, lies the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, to the south Staten Island, to the west Newark Bay and the New Jersey Meadowlands, and to the north Palisades Interstate Park. Historically, the region has been known as Bergen Neck, the lower peninsula, and Bergen Hill, lower Hudson Palisades.
==Population==
With a combined population of approximately 625,000, the Hudson Waterfront, if incorporated into a single city, would be the twenty-first most populous in the country with one of the smallest land areas of . Its communities have some of the highest residential densities in the United States. Of municipalities in the United States over 50,000 people, Union City is the most densely populated.〔(2000 Census: US Municipalities Over 50,000: Ranked by 2000 Density ), accessed March 22, 2007〕 Guttenberg, although one of the smallest municipalities, stretching from 68th Street to 71st Street at , is the most densely populated "town" in the country.〔(Most liquor licenses? Bumpiest town? Local municipalities hold unusual distinctions ), ''Hudson Reporter'', August 27, 2006〕 Many others are on the list of most densely populated places in the United States.
The region is very ethnically diverse. Jersey City is the twenty-first most racially diverse city in the United States and the most racially diverse on the East Coast of the United States.〔(Top 100 Most Racially Diverse Cities (pop. 5,000+) ), accessed February 25, 2007〕 Six municipalities are on the list of the 100 cities (with a population over 5,000) with the highest percent of foreign-born residents: West New York (65.2%), Union City (58.7%), Palisades Park (57.0%) Guttenberg (48.7%), Fairview (48.4%) and Fort Lee (44.7%).〔(Top 100 Cities with Highest Percentage of Foreign-Born Residents (pop. 5000+) ), accessed February 25, 2007〕
North Hudson has the second largest Cuban American population in the United States after Miami.〔Stolarik, Mark M. Forgotten Doors: The Other Ports of Entry to the United States. Bach Institute Press, 1988., Page 100.〕 West New York, North Bergen, Union City, North Bergen, Guttenberg and Weehawken have Cuban American populations between 8.75% (Weehawken) and 19.64% (West New York).〔http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html Cuban Communities in the United States〕 Another large immigrant group is the Korean American community, near the GWB Plaza - and represents over half of the state's entire Korean population.〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Bergen County, New Jersey: 2000. ) ''U.S. Census Bureau''. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.〕〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for New Jersey: 2000. ) ''U.S. Census Bureau''. Retrieved on March 17, 2007〕 Nearby Palisades Park boasts the highest percentage (36.38%) and total number (6,065) of Koreans among all municipalities in the state,〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Palisades Park borough, New Jersey: 2000 ), ''U.S. Census Bureau''. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.〕〔(Korean Ancestry by City ). Retrieved on March 17, 2007.〕 while neighboring Fort Lee has the second largest cluster (5,978) and third highest proportion (17.18%) 〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Fort Lee borough, New Jersey: 2000 ), ''U.S. Census Bureau''. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.〕 Edgewater also has a significant Korean population.〔 The commercial districts Palisades Park and Fort Lee, Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Fairview — collectively create a Koreatown〔(Korean store chains move to Palisades Park ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', March 4, 2007〕 Many in this community attend religious services at St Michaels in Union City. India Square in the Journal Square district is home to many from the country from which it takes its name.〔( City Attracts People From Around the Globe ), accessed July 26, 2006〕 A large Filipino community is located nearby at Five Corners. The first Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States, St. Mark is one of many congregations in Jersey City and Bayonne. serving the growing Egyptian community.
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