Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny (/ˈkɑːrni/ KAR-nee) is a town in the western part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 41,999, an increase of 1,315 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 40,684, which in turn reflected an increase of 171 (+0.4%) from the 40,513 counted in the 2000 census.
Kearny, New Jersey | |
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Town | |
Kearny Library and Museum, November 2011 | |
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| Nickname(s): Soccer Town, U.S.A., K-Town | |
Interactive map of Kearny | |
| Coordinates: 40.752332°N 74.123093°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hudson |
| Incorporated | April 8, 1867 |
| Named for | Philip Kearny |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Carol Jean Doyle (I, serving expired term ending December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Stephen Marks |
| • Municipal clerk | Pat Carpenter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.27 sq mi (26.61 km2) |
| • Land | 8.84 sq mi (22.91 km2) |
| • Water | 1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2) 13.91% |
| • Rank | 209th of 565 in state 3rd of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 41,999 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 39,862 |
| • Rank | 54th of 565 in state 7th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 4,748.9/sq mi (1,833.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 122nd of 565 in state 11th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07032, 07099 |
| Area code(s) | 201 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401736510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885266 |
| Website | www |
Kearny is named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. It began as a township formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1867, from portions of Harrison Township. Portions of the township were taken on July 3, 1895, to form East Newark. Kearny was incorporated as a town on January 19, 1899, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. The Arlington section of town was named for Arlington Station on the Erie Railroad at the Arlington Mill plant, owned by Arlington Mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts.