North Hudson, New Jersey
North Hudson is the area in the northern part of
With a combined population of approximately 206,000 according to 2022 estimates,[7] the municipalities are among the most densely populated in the United States. Some have large proportions of foreign-born residents[8][9] and majority Hispanic populations.[10] In four of the five towns, large percentages of the population speak another language other than English.[11]
The towns and adjacent areas have been known as the "Home of the American Embroidery Industry",[12][13] the silk center of the nation,[14] and "Havana on the Hudson".
Use of the name
The collective name for the municipalities of North Hudson has been used for various agencies, institutions, and organizations.
Area authorities that serve its transportation, health, and recreational needs include the
Public services in the region include the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue,[1] founded in 1998 when municipal services were merged,[18][19] and the North Hudson Sewerage Authority, which serves Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York.[20]
Hudson County Community College offers some classes on its North Hudson Campus,[21] Other educational facilities bearing the name include the North Hudson Islamic Educational Center[22] and the North Hudson Academy.[23]
The North Hudson Community Action Corporation (1965)[24] and the North Hudson Regional Council of Mayors are organizations offering social services to the area.[25][26][27]
In the late 2000s, North Hudson came to be dubbed "NoHu" within certain communities[28][29][30][31] a name used for a film festival founded in 2008.[32][33]
Geography and demographics
Population
By 1947, one estimate put the population of North Hudson at 175,000.[34]
According to the United States Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program, as of July 2022, Hudson County had a population of 703,366,[35] of which 206,243 were in North Hudson: Guttenberg (11,446), North Bergen (60,235), Union City (65,366), Weehawken (17,215) and West New York (51,981).[7]
The municipalities are among the
Description
Mostly situated atop the
The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway is a promenade and park along the river.[41]
Boundaries
North Hudson lies north of
North Hudson experienced massive immigration and urbanization during the latter half of the 19th century, and led to the creation of various new towns. Portions of the North Bergen were taken to form Hoboken Township (April 9, 1849, now the City of
In the early 1900s the idea of the all towns consolidating emerged and subsided,[48][49][50] Eventually West Hoboken and Union Hill merged in 1925. Though each municipality has an independent local government and school district, they collaborate (sometimes with Hoboken) on certain services including fire-fighting, water supply, sewage treatment[51] emergency medical services, and vocational education. Some are members of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System.[52][53]
North Hudson is part of New Jersey's 32nd 33rd legislative districts.[54] Most of North Hudson falls within New Jersey's 8th congressional district.[citation needed]
History
The area of what is today North Hudson County was originally inhabited by the
The relationship between the early Dutch settlers and Native Americans was marked by frequent armed conflict over land claims. In 1658 by New Netherland colony Director-General Peter Stuyvesant re-purchased the territory.[62][63] The boundaries of the purchase are described in the deed preserved in the New York State Archives, as well as the medium of exchange: "80 fathoms of wampum, 20 fathoms of cloth, 12 brass kettles, 6 guns, one double brass kettle, 2 blankets, and one half barrel of strong beer."[64] In 1660, he ordered the building of a fortified village at Bergen to protect the area.[65] It was the first permanent European settlement in New Jersey, located in what is now the Journal Square area of Jersey City near Academy Street.[63][66] In 1664, the British captured New Netherland from the Dutch, at which point the boundaries of Bergen Township encompassed what is now known as Hudson County. North of this was the unpopulated Bergen Woods, which would later be claimed by settlers, after whom a number of Union City streets today are named,[63]
Like most of the New York metropolitan area, North Hudson experienced waves of immigration, specifically: settlers from the Netherlands, British colonialists, German-speaking farmers and entrepreneurs, Irish fleeing the famine, "Ellis Islanders", World Wars refugees, the "Spanish" (initially Cuban immigrants, and later other South and Central Americans),[67] and most recently, so-called "cosmopolitans" including individuals and childless families, yuppies, retirees, gay men and women, newlyweds, house-sharers, and rent refugees from less gentrified areas.[68]
In the mid-19th century and early 20th century
Many of the factory buildings still house clothing manufacturers, while others have been converted to art studios or housing. It was this community who (in 1915) established what has become longest running
In the 1960s and 1970s the some residents left for the suburbs. Simultaneously middle-class and professional Cubans, fleeing the revolution in their home country, re-located to the area
Once home to a large Jewish community that declined, the area's Jewish population has been on the rise since the turn of the current millennium.[84][85][86]
Transportation
The narrow waterfront at the base of the Palisades (along with Hoboken, Jersey City, Bayonne, and Edgewater) was an integral part of Port of New York and New Jersey's shipping industry. Rail lines under and on both sides of the Palisades were laid. From its terminal in Weehawken the West Shore Railroad operated long-distance and commuter passenger train and ferry service (used by travellers and locals alike),[87][88] from 1884 to 1959.
North Hudson County Railway developed an extensive network of horse-drawn railroads and later, streetcars.[89]
See also
- Pavonia, New Netherlands
- Bergen, New Netherlands
- Bergen Township
- County Route 505 (New Jersey)
- Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
- Hudson Parks
- List of tallest buildings in North Hudson
- Galaxy Towers
- WOR TV Tower
- Stonehenge (building)
- Neighborhoods in Hudson
- Susquehanna Transfer (NYS&W station)
- Union Township
- West Hudson, New Jersey
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The light rail station opening is a tremendous success...become a higher education and commuter destination in the North Hudson area
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- Dawn, Summer (June 24, 2015). "Is Hudson County home to some of N.J.'s worst places to live? Report says yes". NJ.com].
- Thorbourne, Ken (September 26, 2012). "North Hudson mayors shocked by news report that Formula One race deal might be dead". NJ.com].
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