<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 . A pact between New York and New Jersey states that New York has control of the Island , but taxes go to New Jersey , and the power comes from Jersey City . Liberty Island is located in the Upper New York Bay surrounded by the waters of Jersey City , Hudson County , New Jersey . Liberty Island 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 . A pact between New York and New Jersey states that New York has control of the Island , but taxes go to New Jersey , and the power comes from Jersey City . Liberty Island is located in the Upper New York Bay surrounded by the waters of Jersey City , Hudson County , New Jersey . Liberty Island 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>
body of water around the statue of liberty
body of water around the statue of liberty
Upper New York Bay
Upper New York Bay