Van Vorst Township, New Jersey
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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, immediately south of downtown 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.[1]
As of the 1850 United States Census, the township had a total population of 4,617.[2]
On March 18, 1851, Van Vorst Township was annexed by Jersey City.[1][3]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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