Secaucus, New Jersey
Secaucus (/ˈsiːkɔːkəs/ SEE-kaw-kəs) is a town in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 22,181, an increase of 5,917 (+36.4%) from the 2010 census count of 16,264, which in turn reflected an increase of 333 (+2.1%) from the 15,931 counted in the 2000 census.
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| Nickname: "The Jewel of the Meadowlands" | |
Location of Secaucus in Hudson County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Hudson County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Secaucus, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40.781958°N 74.067649°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hudson |
| Incorporated | March 12, 1900 (as borough) |
| Reincorporated | June 5, 1917 (as town) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Michael J. Gonnelli (I, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Gary Jeffas |
| • Municipal clerk | Michael Marra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.54 sq mi (16.95 km2) |
| • Land | 5.83 sq mi (15.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) 10.96% |
| • Rank | 248th of 565 in state 4th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 22,181 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 21,108 |
| • Rank | 126th of 565 in state 8th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 3,807.2/sq mi (1,470.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 171st of 565 in state 12th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07094, 07096 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3401766570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885392 |
| Website | www |
Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and transportation uses, as well as protected areas.
Secaucus is a derivation of the Algonquian words for "black" (seke or sukit) and "snake" (achgook), or "place of snakes", or sekakes, referring to snakes.
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