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Also known as West New York, New Jersey, West New York, NJ

town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
New Jersey
County
Hudson
Incorporated
July 8, 1898
Type
Walsh Act
Body
Board of Commissioners
Mayor
Albio Sires (term ends May 15, 2027)
Administrator
Luis Baez
Municipal clerk
Adelinny Plaza
Total
1.32 sq mi (3.42 km )
Land
1.00 sq mi (2.58 km )
Water
0.33 sq mi (0.85 km ) 25.11%
Rank
466th of 565 in state, 8th of 12 in county
Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Estimate 2023
50,754
Density
53,231.4/sq mi (20,552.8/km )
Time zone
UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )

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Official website

The Town of West New York

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Wikidata facts

Official name
West New York
Located in
Hudson County
Population
52912
Area
3.444266
Elevation
46
Head of government
Albio Sires
Shares border with
North Bergen
Official website
westnewyorknj.org
Image
60thStWNY.JPG
Households
18951
Dialing code
201
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postal code
07093
Commons category
West New York, New Jersey
water as percent of area
24.2446
per capita income
31062
date of incorporation
1898-07-08
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Encyclopedic overview

West New York is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 52,912, an increase of 3,204 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 49,708, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,940 (+8.6%) from the 45,768 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 51,981 in 2022.

With more than 52,800 inhabitants per square mile (20,400/km) of land according to the 2010 census, West New York was the second-most densely populated municipality in the United States, among places with a population above 50,000, behind neighboring Union City.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “West New York” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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