Bergen Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical 1693)
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- see also Bergen Township, a distinct municipality formed in 1893.
Bergen Township was a Township that was formed in 1693 within Bergen County, New Jersey. The Township was created by the New Jersey Legislature as one of the first group of townships formed in New Jersey. Bergen County, which had been created in 1682, was thus split into two parts: Bergen Township to the south, and Hackensack Township to the north.
As originally constituted, Bergen Township included the area between the Hudson River on the east, the Hackensack River to the west, south to Constable Hook and north to the present-day southern border of Bergen County.
In 1820, Jersey City was formed within Bergen Township. In 1838, Jersey City was reincorporated as a city separate from Bergen Township.
On February 22, 1840, the New Jersey Legislature created Hudson County from southern portions of Bergen County. The new county included the entirety of the original Bergen Township (including Jersey City) and the portions of Lodi Township south of what is today's Paterson Plank Road.
[edit] Sources
- "History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
- "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
