Van Vorst was a township that existed in Hudson County , New Jersey , United States, from 1841 to 1851, that is now a neighborhood in Jersey City . The township was located on the Hudson River , to the west and north of the original territory of Jersey City[1] Manhattan .
Van Vorst was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1841, from portions of Bergen Township .[2]
As of the 1850 United States Census , the township had a total population of 4,617.[3]
On March 18, 1851, Van Vorst Township was annexed by Jersey City.[2] [4]
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