<P> According to the United States Census Bureau , the island has a land area of 59,558 square meters , or 14.717 acres , which is the property of the federal government . Liberty Island is located in the Upper New York Bay within the waters of Jersey City , Hudson County , New Jersey . It is one of the islands that are part of the borough of Manhattan in New York . The historical developments which led to this construction created the rare situation of an exclave of one state , New York , being situated in another , New Jersey . </P>
<P> According to the United States Census Bureau , the island has a land area of 59,558 square meters , or 14.717 acres , which is the property of the federal government . Liberty Island is located in the Upper New York Bay within the waters of Jersey City , Hudson County , New Jersey . It is one of the islands that are part of the borough of Manhattan in New York . The historical developments which led to this construction created the rare situation of an exclave of one state , New York , being situated in another , New Jersey . </P>
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