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Kearny (/ ˈ k ɑːr n i / KAR-nee [1] [20]) 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, [10] [11] an increase of 1,315 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 40,684, [21] [22] which in turn reflected an increase of 171 (+0.4%) from the 40,513 counted in the 2000 ...
The Kearny Public Library is the free public library in Kearny, New Jersey. Containing a collection of 76,989 volumes it serves a population of approximately 46,000 from two locations and circulates 79,118 items annually. [1] The main library is one of New Jersey's Carnegie libraries. [2]
The Kearny School District is a public school district that provides public education for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Town of Kearny, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]
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Residential and commercial districts, including Arlington, are concentrated along the banks of the Passaic, also site of Kearny Riverbank Park. At Kearny Point there is more industry. Brownfields or protected areas known as the Kearny Meadows or the Kearny Marsh are part of the New Jersey Meadowlands. [7] West Hudson Park is the county park in ...
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Arlington is located in the northwestern part of Kearny on the ridge between the New Jersey Meadowlands and the Passaic River. New Jersey Route 7 , known as the Belleville Turnpike, creates the border with the Bergen County town of North Arlington , which takes its name in relation to this community.
The township of Kearny, New Jersey was created in 1867. Mayor William Sandford obtained the property in 1668. It was then bought in 1701 by Sandford's friend, Mayor Nathaniel Kingsland, who then sold the land to Captain Arent Schuyler. Schuyler opened up a copper mine in the area, and was able to create the first steam engine in America.