West New York
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
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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.