Weehawken

Also known as Weehawken, New Jersey, Weehawken, NJ

township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Hudson
Incorporated: March 15, 1859
Type: Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Body: Township Council
Mayor: Richard F. Turner (term ends June 30, 2026)
Manager: Giovanni D. Ahmad
Municipal clerk: Rola Fares
Total: 1.47 sq mi (3.82 km )
Land: 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km )
Water: 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km ) 46.69%
Rank: 454th of 565 in state, 7th of 12 in county
Elevation: 3 ft (0.91 m)
Estimate 2023: 17,207
Density: 21,934.9/sq mi (8,469.1/km )
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )

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Instance of: township of New Jersey
Official name: Weehawken
Country: United States
Located in: Hudson County
Population: 17197
Area: 3.826
Elevation: 44
Time zone: Eastern Time Zone
Body of water: Hudson River
Shares border with: Hoboken
Official website: www.weehawken-nj.us
Image: HudsonRiverJavitsCenter.agr.JPG
Households: 6905
Dialing code: 201

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Commons category: Weehawken, New Jersey
topic's main category: Category:Weehawken, New Jersey
P8168: zoophily
postal code: 07086
inception: 1859-03-15
category of associated people: Category:People from Weehawken, New Jersey
per capita income: 68212

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Encyclopedic overview

Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Hudson Waterfront and Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,197, an increase of 4,643 (+37.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,554, which in turn reflected a decline of 947 (−7.0%) from the 13,501 counted in the 2000 census.

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