Van Vorst, 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 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.
As of the 1850 United States Census, the township had a total population of 4,617.
On March 18, 1851, Van Vorst Township was annexed by Jersey City.
See also
References
- ^ Map of Jersey City , Hudson County, N.J. (jpg) (Map). 1848. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson. The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, p. 139. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed December 5, 2012.
- ^ Free Public Library of Jersey City (1909). From canoe to tunnel
. A. J. Doan. p. 15 [scan] .
40°43′06″N 74°02′46″W / 40.7183°N 74.0462°W
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