Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken, New Jersey | |
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Weehawken (background) and the Hudson River and Midtown Manhattan (foreground) in July 2001 | |
Interactive map of Weehawken | |
Location in Hudson County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′08″N 74°00′56″W / 40.768903°N 74.015427°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hudson |
| Incorporated | March 15, 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Richard F. Turner (term ends June 30, 2026) |
| • Manager | Giovanni D. Ahmad |
| • Municipal clerk | Rola Fares |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.48 sq mi (3.82 km2) |
| • Land | 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) 46.69% |
| • Rank | 454th of 565 in state 7th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,197 |
• Estimate (2023) | 17,207 |
| • Rank | 154th of 565 in state 10th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 21,934.9/sq mi (8,469.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 8th of 565 in state 6th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07086–07087 |
| Area code(s) | 201/551 |
| FIPS code | 3401777930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882224 |
| Website | www |
Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Hudson Waterfront and Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,197, an increase of 4,643 (+37.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,554, which in turn reflected a decline of 947 (−7.0%) from the 13,501 counted in the 2000 census.