Research Article
Economic Transition in the City of Paterson, New Jersey (America’s First Planned Industrial City): Causes, Impacts, and Urban Policy Implications
Table 10
Population changes in NJ’s six major cities (in thousands and % of change), 1960–1990.
| | | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| | Newark | 405 | 382 (−5.7) | 329 (−13.9) | 275 (−16.4) | | Jersey City | 276 | 260 (−5.8) | 224 (−13.8) | 229 (+2.2) | | Paterson | 144 | 145 (3.5%) | 138 (−4.8) | 141 (2.2) | | Elizabeth | 108 | 113 (4.6%) | 106 (−6.2) | 110 (3.8) | | Trenton | 114 | 105 (−7.9) | 92 (−12.4) | 89 (−3.3) | | Camden | 17 | 103 (−12.0) | 85 (−17.5) | 87 (2.4) |
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Source: Bakal and Job [16].
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