Harrison, New Jersey
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For the township in Gloucester County, see Harrison Township, New Jersey. For the preceding township in the county, see Harrison Township, Hudson County, New Jersey.
Harrison is a town in the western part of Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey, and is located 8 miles (13 km) from New York City. Once considered "the beehive of industry", the town is undergoing a residential renewal, particularly along the Passaic River.[20]
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Harrison, New Jersey | |
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Motto: "Beehive of Industry"[1] | |
Coordinates: 40.742978°N 74.152911°W / 40.742978; -74.152911[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Hudson |
Incorporated | April 13, 1840 (as township) |
Reincorporated | March 25, 1869 (as town) |
Named for | William Henry Harrison |
Government | |
• Type | Town |
• Body | Town Council |
• Mayor | James A. Fife (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[5][6] |
• Municipal clerk | Paul J. Zarbetski[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2) |
• Land | 1.21 sq mi (3.14 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) 8.72% |
• Rank | 466th of 565 in state 8th of 12 in county[2] |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,450 |
• Estimate | 19,801 |
• Rank | 142nd of 565 in state 9th of 12 in county[13] |
• Density | 16,061.1/sq mi (6,201.2/km2) |
• Rank | 15th of 565 in state 8th of 12 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973[16] |
FIPS code | 3401730210[2][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885245[2][19] |
Website | townofharrison |
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As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 19,450,[10][11] an increase of 5,830 (+42.8%) from the 2010 census count of 13,620,[21][22] which in turn reflected a decrease of 804 (−5.6%) from the 14,424 counted in the 2000 census.[23]