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{{Infobox Chinese|title='''India Square'''|pic=India Square JC jeh.JPG|piccap=[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|People of Indian origin]] have achieved a high [[demographic profile]] in [[metropolitan area]]s worldwide, including India Square, located near the Journal Square neighborhood in the heart of [[Marion Section|Bombay]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey#Demographics|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], US,<ref>Kiniry, Laura. "Moon Handbooks New Jersey", Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 {{ISBN|1-56691-949-5}}</ref> home to the highest concentration of [[Indian people|Asian Indians]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square|author=Laryssa Wirstiuk|newspaper=Jersey City Independent|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and one of at least 24 [[ethnic enclave|enclaves]] characterized as a ''Little India'' which have emerged within the [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|New York City Metropolitan Area]], with the largest metropolitan Indian population outside [[Asia]], as large-scale immigration from [[India]] continues into [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=IndianImm2013>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2013/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2013 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2015-05-11}}</ref><ref name=IndianImm2012>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2012/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls |title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2 |publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security |access-date=2015-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222152450/http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2012/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls |archive-date=2014-12-22 }}</ref><ref name=IndianImm2011>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2011/immsuptable2d.xls |title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2015-05-11}}</ref><ref name=IndianImm2010>{{cite web |url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2010/immsuptable2d.xls |title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2 |publisher=Department of Homeland Security |access-date=2015-05-11}}</ref>
{{Infobox Chinese|title='''India Square'''|pic=India Square JC jeh.JPG|piccap=[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|People of Indian origin]] have achieved a high [[demographic profile]] in [[metropolitan area]]s worldwide, including India Square, located near the Journal Square neighborhood in the heart of [[Marion Section|Bombay]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey#Demographics|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], US,<ref>Kiniry, Laura. "Moon Handbooks New Jersey", Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 {{ISBN|1-56691-949-5}}</ref> home to the highest concentration of [[Indian people|Asian Indians]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square|author=Laryssa Wirstiuk|newspaper=Jersey City Independent|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and one of at least 24 [[ethnic enclave|enclaves]] characterized as a ''Little India'' which have emerged within the [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|New York City Metropolitan Area]], with the largest metropolitan Indian population outside [[Asia]], as large-scale immigration from [[India]] continues into [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=IndianImm2013>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2013/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2013 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2015-05-11}}</ref><ref name=IndianImm2012>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2012/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls |title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2 |publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security |access-date=2015-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222152450/http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2012/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls |archive-date=2014-12-22 }}</ref><ref name=IndianImm2011>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2011/immsuptable2d.xls |title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2015-05-11}}</ref><ref name=IndianImm2010>{{cite web |url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2010/immsuptable2d.xls |title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2 |publisher=Department of Homeland Security |access-date=2015-05-11}}</ref>
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'''India Square''', also known as "[[Little India (location)|Little India]]," or ''Little Gujarat'', is a commercial and restaurant district in the [[Journal Square]] and [[Marion Section]] neighborhoods of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]]. The area is home to the highest concentration of [[Asian Indian]]s in the [[Western Hemisphere]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square|author=Laryssa Wirstiuk|newspaper=Jersey City Independent|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is a rapidly growing [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Indian American]] [[ethnic enclave]] within the [[New York Metropolitan Area]].<ref>Kiniry, Laura. "Moon Handbooks New Jersey", Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 {{ISBN|1-56691-949-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square|author=Laryssa Wirstiuk|newspaper=Jersey City Independent|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The neighborhood is  centered on [[Newark Plank Road|Newark Avenue]], between [[Tonnele Avenue]] and [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|JFK Boulevard]], and is considered to be part of the larger [[Journal Square]] District. This area has been home to the largest outdoor [[Navratri]] festivities in New Jersey as well as several [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Hindu temple|temples]].<ref>[http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/html/press/indiasquare.htm "India Square"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015155533/http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/html/press/indiasquare.htm |date=October 15, 2013 }}, accessed July 26, 2006</ref> This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with grocery stores including [[Patel Brothers]] and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry,<ref>Cruz, Vanessa; Pope, Gennarose; Rambay Fernandez, Adriana; Wright, E. Assata (September 9, 2012). "Tired of the same food?" ''[[The Union City Reporter]]''. pp 1, 8, and 11.</ref> [[consumer electronics|electronics vendors]], [[video store]]s, clothing stores, and restaurants, and is one of the busiest [[pedestrian]] areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours.  According to the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], there were nearly 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch in Jersey City, up from 3,000 in 1980, increasing commensurately between 2000 and 2010.<ref>[http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/newspdf/jerseyjournal0814.pdf#search='india%20square%20indian%20population%20jersey%20city' "City Attracts People From Around the Globe"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142459/http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/newspdf/jerseyjournal0814.pdf |date=2011-05-16 }}. Accessed July 26, 2006.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], over 27,000 Asian Indians accounted for 10.9% of Jersey City's population,<ref name=Census2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data Jersey City, New Jersey |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=2014-04-11 }}</ref> the highest proportion of any major U.S. city.
'''India Square''', also known as "[[Little India (location)|Little India]]," is a commercial and restaurant district in the [[Journal Square]] and [[Marion Section]] neighborhoods of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]]. The area is home to the highest concentration of [[Indian Americans]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square|author=Laryssa Wirstiuk|newspaper=Jersey City Independent|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is a rapidly growing [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Indian New Yorker]] [[ethnic enclave]] within the [[New York Metropolitan Area]].<ref>Kiniry, Laura. "Moon Handbooks New Jersey", Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 {{ISBN|1-56691-949-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square|author=Laryssa Wirstiuk|newspaper=Jersey City Independent|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The neighborhood is  centered on [[Newark Plank Road|Newark Avenue]], between [[Tonnele Avenue]] and [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|JFK Boulevard]], and is considered to be part of the larger [[Journal Square]] District. This area has been home to the largest outdoor [[Navratri]] festivities in New Jersey as well as several [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Hindu temple|temples]].<ref>[http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/html/press/indiasquare.htm "India Square"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015155533/http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/html/press/indiasquare.htm |date=October 15, 2013 }}, accessed July 26, 2006</ref> This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with grocery stores including [[Patel Brothers]] and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry,<ref>Cruz, Vanessa; Pope, Gennarose; Rambay Fernandez, Adriana; Wright, E. Assata (September 9, 2012). "Tired of the same food?" ''[[The Union City Reporter]]''. pp 1, 8, and 11.</ref> [[consumer electronics|electronics vendors]], [[video store]]s, clothing stores, and restaurants, and is one of the busiest [[pedestrian]] areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours.  According to the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], there were nearly 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch in Jersey City, up from 3,000 in 1980, increasing commensurately between 2000 and 2010.<ref>[http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/newspdf/jerseyjournal0814.pdf#search='india%20square%20indian%20population%20jersey%20city' "City Attracts People From Around the Globe"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142459/http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/newspdf/jerseyjournal0814.pdf |date=2011-05-16 }}. Accessed July 26, 2006.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], over 27,000 Asian Indians accounted for 10.9% of Jersey City's population,<ref name=Census2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data Jersey City, New Jersey |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=2014-04-11 }}</ref> the highest proportion of any major U.S. city.


An annual, color-filled spring [[Holi]] [[festival]] has taken place in Jersey City since 1992, centered upon India Square and attracting significant participation and international media attention.<ref>.{{cite news  | last = Rogoza  | first = Rafael  | title = Thousands of colorful revelers partake in 21st Annual Phagwah Parade in Jersey City  | newspaper = The Jersey Journal  | date = March 30, 2013  | url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/03/thousands_of_colorful_revelers.html#incart_river_default  | access-date = 2013-03-30  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/03/indian_festival_in_jersey_city_celebrates_diversit.html#incart_river|title=Colorful Holi Hai festival in Jersey City celebrates rites of spring|author=Matthew Speiser|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=March 29, 2015|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref> Although India Square continues to represent the heart of Little India in Jersey City, situated between Tonnele Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Little India itself as of 2019 has been expanding further eastward along Newark Avenue, through Jersey City's ''[[Filipinos in the New York City metropolitan region#Jersey City|Little Manila]]'', to [[Summit Avenue (Hudson Palisades)|Summit Avenue]] and the [[Five Corners, Jersey City|Five Corners]] neighborhood.
An annual, color-filled spring [[Holi]] [[festival]] has taken place in Jersey City since 1992, centered upon India Square and attracting significant participation and international media attention.<ref>.{{cite news  | last = Rogoza  | first = Rafael  | title = Thousands of colorful revelers partake in 21st Annual Phagwah Parade in Jersey City  | newspaper = The Jersey Journal  | date = March 30, 2013  | url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/03/thousands_of_colorful_revelers.html#incart_river_default  | access-date = 2013-03-30  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/03/indian_festival_in_jersey_city_celebrates_diversit.html#incart_river|title=Colorful Holi Hai festival in Jersey City celebrates rites of spring|author=Matthew Speiser|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=March 29, 2015|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref> Although India Square continues to represent the heart of Little India in Jersey City, situated between Tonnele Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Little India itself as of 2019 has been expanding further eastward along Newark Avenue, through Jersey City's ''[[Filipinos in the New York City metropolitan region#Jersey City|Little Manila]]'', to [[Summit Avenue (Hudson Palisades)|Summit Avenue]] and the [[Five Corners, Jersey City|Five Corners]] neighborhood.


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Indian people]]
* [[Indian people]]
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region]]
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region]]
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*[[Koreatown, Fort Lee]], a [[Koreans|Korean]] enclave in southeast [[Bergen County]]
*[[Koreatown, Fort Lee]], a [[Koreans|Korean]] enclave in southeast [[Bergen County]]
*[[Koreatown, Palisades Park]], also a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County
*[[Koreatown, Palisades Park]], also a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County
*[[Bangladeshi American#Demographics|Little Bangladesh]], a [[Bangladeshi American|Bangladeshi]] enclave in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]]
*[[Little Istanbul]], also known as [[Ramallah|Little Ramallah]], a [[Middle East]]ern enclave in Paterson
*[[Little Istanbul]], also known as [[Ramallah|Little Ramallah]], a [[Middle East]]ern enclave in Paterson
*[[Little Lima]], a [[Peruvian American|Peruvian]] enclave in Paterson
*[[Little Lima]], a [[Peruvian American|Peruvian]] enclave in Paterson

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India Square, also known as "Little India," is a commercial and restaurant district in the Journal Square and Marion Section neighborhoods of Jersey City, New Jersey. The area is home to the highest concentration of Indian Americans in the Western Hemisphere,[1] and is a rapidly growing Indian New Yorker ethnic enclave within the New York Metropolitan Area.[2][3] The neighborhood is centered on Newark Avenue, between Tonnele Avenue and JFK Boulevard, and is considered to be part of the larger Journal Square District. This area has been home to the largest outdoor Navratri festivities in New Jersey as well as several Hindu temples.[4] This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with grocery stores including Patel Brothers and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry,[5] electronics vendors, video stores, clothing stores, and restaurants, and is one of the busiest pedestrian areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours. According to the 2000 census, there were nearly 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch in Jersey City, up from 3,000 in 1980, increasing commensurately between 2000 and 2010.[6] As of the 2010 Census, over 27,000 Asian Indians accounted for 10.9% of Jersey City's population,[7] the highest proportion of any major U.S. city.

An annual, color-filled spring Holi festival has taken place in Jersey City since 1992, centered upon India Square and attracting significant participation and international media attention.[8][9] Although India Square continues to represent the heart of Little India in Jersey City, situated between Tonnele Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Little India itself as of 2019 has been expanding further eastward along Newark Avenue, through Jersey City's Little Manila, to Summit Avenue and the Five Corners neighborhood.

See also[edit]

Other named ethnic enclaves in Northeastern New Jersey include:

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Laryssa Wirstiuk (April 21, 2014). "Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square". Jersey City Independent. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Kiniry, Laura. "Moon Handbooks New Jersey", Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 ISBN 1-56691-949-5
  3. ↑ Laryssa Wirstiuk (April 21, 2014). "Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square". Jersey City Independent. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "India Square" Archived October 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 26, 2006
  5. ↑ Cruz, Vanessa; Pope, Gennarose; Rambay Fernandez, Adriana; Wright, E. Assata (September 9, 2012). "Tired of the same food?" The Union City Reporter. pp 1, 8, and 11.
  6. ↑ "City Attracts People From Around the Globe" Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 26, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data Jersey City, New Jersey". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  8. ↑ .Rogoza, Rafael (March 30, 2013). "Thousands of colorful revelers partake in 21st Annual Phagwah Parade in Jersey City". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  9. ↑ Matthew Speiser (March 29, 2015). "Colorful Holi Hai festival in Jersey City celebrates rites of spring". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

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