Harrison, New Jersey
| Harrison, New Jersey | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Harrison | |
View from Newark
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| Motto: "Beehive of Industry" | |
 Location of Harrison within Hudson County and the state of New Jersey |
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 Census Bureau map of Harrison, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°44′35″N 74°09′10″W / 40.742957°N 74.152912°WCoordinates: 40°44′35″N 74°09′10″W / 40.742957°N 74.152912°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| 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, 2018) |
| • Clerk | Paul J. Zarbetski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.319 sq mi (3.416 km2) |
| • Land | 1.203 sq mi (3.116 km2) |
| • Water | 0.116 sq mi (0.299 km2) 8.76% |
| Area rank | 468th of 566 in state 9th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 13,620 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 15,474 |
| • Rank | 183rd of 566 in state 9th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 11,319.3/sq mi (4,370.4/km2) |
| • Density rank | 25th of 566 in state 9th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07029 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401730210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885245 |
| Website | www |
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.
As of the 2010 United States Census, Harrison's population was 13,620, reflecting a decline of 804 (−5.6%) from the 14,424 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 999 (+7.4%) from the 13,425 counted in the 1990 Census. Once considered "the beehive of industry", the town is undergoing a residential renewal, particularly along the Passaic River.
The area that is now Harrison was a part of a charter granted to Captain William Sandford of Barbados. New Barbadoes Neck consisted of 30,000 acres (120 km2) and extended north from Newark Bay to present-day Rutherford, between the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers. Sandford sent his nephew, Major Nathanial Kingsland, to enter into an agreement for the purchase the land from the Unami Native Americans, a branch of the Leni Lenape.
In 1755, the first steam engine in North America was set up at the Schuyler Copper Mine in what is now North Arlington to help drain water from the mine.
A road to the Hudson Waterfront was completed in 1750, named for Douwe's Ferry which it met at its eastern end to cross the Haceknsack River. In 1790 the state legislature decided that "public good would be served by a 64-foot road from Paulus Hook to Newark Couthouse". By 1795, a bridge over the Hackensack 950 feet (290 m) long and another over the Passaic 492 feet (150 m) long (at the site of the Bridge Street Bridge) were built creating an uninterrupted toll road connection. It is now known as the Newark Turnpike.
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