Union Hill, New Jersey
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This article is about the former town in Hudson County, NJ. For the unincorporated section of Denville Township, Morris County, see Union Hill, Morris County, New Jersey.
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 15,187 |
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| 1910 | 21,023 | 38.4% | |
| 1920 | 20,651 | −1.8% | |
| source:[1] | |||
Union Hill was a town that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, from 1864 to 1925.
Union Hill was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1864, from portions of Union Township (later to be known as West New York). Portions of North Bergen Township were added in 1866. The town was reincorporated on March 27, 1874.[2]
On January 1, 1925, Union City was formed from the merger Union Hill and West Hoboken Township.[2][3]
Union Hill Middle School continue to bear the name of the former town.[4]
[edit] See also
- Bergenline, the town's commercial thoroughfare
- Union Turnpike
- Bergen Turnpike, the boundary between the two towns that created Union City
[edit] References
- ^ Wm. C. Hunt, Chief Statistician for Population. "Fourteenth Census of The United States: 1920; Population: New Jersey; Number of inhabitants, by counties and minor civil divisions" (ZIP). U.S. Census Bureau. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553.zip. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ a b "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 148.
- ^ City of Union City History, City of Union City. Accessed March 16, 2007.
- ^ Union Hill Middle School's official site
Coordinates: 40°46′33″N 74°01′29″W / 40.775878°N 74.024827°W
