Secaucus, New Jersey

"Secaucus" redirects here. For other uses, see Secaucus (disambiguation).

Secaucus, New Jersey
Town
The Frank R. Lautenberg station at Secaucus Junction is a major rail hub for NJ Transit Rail.
The Frank R. Lautenberg station at Secaucus Junction is a major rail hub for NJ Transit Rail.
Official seal of Secaucus, New Jersey
logo
Nickname: 
"The Jewel of the Meadowlands"[1]
Map
Interactive map of Secaucus
Secaucus is located in Hudson County, New Jersey
Secaucus
Secaucus
Location in Hudson County
Secaucus is located in New Jersey
Secaucus
Secaucus
Location in New Jersey
Secaucus is located in the United States
Secaucus
Secaucus
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°46′55″N 74°04′04″W / 40.781958°N 74.067649°W / 40.781958; -74.067649[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHudson
IncorporatedMarch 12, 1900 (as borough)
ReincorporatedJune 5, 1917 (as town)
Government
[8]
 • TypeTown
 • BodyTown Council
 • MayorMichael J. Gonnelli (I, term ends December 31, 2025)[4][5]
 • AdministratorGary Jeffas[6]
 • Municipal clerkMichael Marra[7]
Area
[9]
 • Total6.54 sq mi (16.95 km2)
 • Land5.83 sq mi (15.09 km2)
 • Water0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)  10.96%
 • Rank248th of 565 in state
4th of 12 in county[2]
Elevation
[10]
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)[11][12]
 • Total22,181
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11][13]
21,005
 • Rank126th of 565 in state
8th of 12 in county[14]
 • Density3,807.2/sq mi (1,470.0/km2)
  • Rank171st of 565 in state
12th of 12 in county[14]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07094, 07096[15][16]
Area code(s)201[17]
FIPS code3401766570[2][18][19]
GNIS feature ID0885392[2][20]
Websitesecaucusnj.gov

Secaucus (/ˈsiːkɔːkəs/ SEE-kaw-kəs)[21][22] 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,[11][12] an increase of 5,917 (+36.4%) from the 2010 census count of 16,264,[23][24] which in turn reflected an increase of 333 (+2.1%) from the 15,931 counted in the 2000 census.[25]

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.[26]

Secaucus is a derivation of the Algonquian words for "black" (seke or sukit) and "snake" (achgook), or "place of snakes",[27][28] or sekakes, referring to snakes.[29]

  1. ^ Kuperinsky, Amy. "'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 22, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Secaucus, however, is 'The Jewel of the Meadowlands,' as seen on a welcome sign topped by an egret in the marsh-adjacent Hackensack River community. Mayor Michael Gonnelli says the slogan predates his tenure, but agrees wholeheartedly with the message. 'We have a lot going here. I think everybody that lives here is happy to live here,' he says — even the egrets."
  2. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MayorCouncil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Town Administrator, Town of Secaucus. Accessed April 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Town Clerk, Town of Secaucus. Accessed April 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Town of Secaucus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  14. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Secaucus, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 25, 2011.
  16. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  17. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Secaucus, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  18. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  20. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  21. ^ Wright, E. Assata. "Secaucus: How do you pronounce it? Development put town on map but newcomers don't know where they are", The Hudson Reporter, February 22, 2009. Accessed December 1, 2011. "Therefore, the new neighbors may proudly totter about telling folks they live in Sih-KAW-cus or See-KAW-cus. However, natives prefer that the accent be on the first syllable, as in: SEE-kaw-cus."
  22. ^ Page, Jeffrey. "Our towns challenge our tongues" Archived August 27, 2013, at archive.today, The Record, June 17, 2005. Accessed September 1, 2014. "You can always tell newcomers to Secaucus. Because most words are pronounced with emphasis on the next-to-last syllable, they say they live in see-KAW-cus – although the ones who fear their friends might recall that Secaucus used to be pig-farming country might say they live in South Carlstadt, which doesn't exist. If I said 'see-KAW-cus' to someone local, they'd think I didn't know what I was talking about, said Dan McDonough, the municipal historian. Of course it's SEE-kaw-cus. Everybody knows that."
  23. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  25. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  26. ^ Archilla, Dylan M. "Taking a dip Hudson County towns offer swim fun", The Hudson Reporter, July 3, 2003. Accessed July 20, 2011. "Secaucus, being the most 'suburban' of Hudson's County's towns (and being closest to Bergen County), not surprisingly boasts the most spacious facility. Sporting four distinct pools (an Olympic-sized pool, a diving tank, a lap pool, and a wading pool for the kiddies the Secaucus Swim Center is open to non-residents)."
  27. ^ Van Winkle, Daniel. History of Hudson County and of the Old Village of Bergen: Being a Brief Account of the Foundation and Growth of what is Now Jersey City and of the Many Advantages Now Offered the Inhabitants Thereof in the Newly Constructed Building of the Trust Company of New Jersey, p. 20. Bartlett Orr Press, 1921. Accessed October 2, 2015. "Secaucus was scarcely an island It was a strip of firm land surrounded by tidal marsh For some reason it was highly prized by planters. Its name was Indian for 'place of snakes' and it and Snake Hill or Rattlesnake Hill appear frequently in subsequent land transfers."
  28. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 2, 2015.
  29. ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 279. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed October 2, 2015.