Van Vorst Township, New Jersey

Van Vorst was a township that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, from 1841 to 1851, that is now a neighborhood in Jersey City. The township was located on the Hudson River, to the west and north of the original territory of Jersey City^[1] and across from Manhattan.

Van Vorst was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1841, from portions of Bergen Township.^[2]

As of the 1850 United States Census, the township had a total population of 4,617.^[3]

On March 18, 1851, Van Vorst Township was annexed by Jersey City.^[2][4]

See also

• Harsimus
• Van Vorst Park
• Cornelius Van Vorst
• Barrow Mansion
• Grace Church Van Vorst
• Van Vorst House

References

1. Map of Jersey City , Hudson County, N.J. (jpg) (Map). 1848. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
2. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. pp. 148. Accessed December 5, 2012.
3. Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson. The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, p. 139. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed December 5, 2012.
4. Free Public Library of Jersey City (1909). From canoe to tunnel . A. J. Doan. p. 15 [scan] .

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