Welcome to Hudson County ...

Time Zone: Hudson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Jersey City is the Seat for Hudson County.

Hudson County was founded in 1840 and was created by taking area from Bergen County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hudson had a population of 674,030 people. This is an increase of 6.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 634,266 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hudson represented 7.21% of the total population of New Jersey.

Below are some of the communities located in Hudson County:

• Bayonne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• Guttenberg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
  • Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
• Harrison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
• Hoboken
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Jersey City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Kearny
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
  • Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
• Secaucus
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secaucus
  • Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
• Union City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• West New York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to New Jersey
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  • Website for the New Jersey State Archives

• Websites specific to Hudson County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Essex County
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  • Union County
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  • Bergen County
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  • New York County
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  • Kings County
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  • Richmond County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cemeteries of Hudson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cemeteries of Hudson County