Preakness, New Jersey | |
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  Preakness Location in Passaic County  Preakness Location in New Jersey  Preakness Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′49″N 74°13′40″W / 40.93028°N 74.22778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Passaic |
| Township | Wayne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.70 sq mi (14.77 km2) |
| • Land | 5.67 sq mi (14.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18,487 |
| • Density | 3,258.2/sq mi (1,258.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07470 |
| FIPS code | 34-60810[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0879476[4] |
Preakness is an unincorporated community located within Wayne in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5]
The colt Preakness, for whom the Preakness Stakes Thoroughbred horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland is named, was owned by Milton H. Sanford's Preakness Stables located at the corner of Valley Road and Preakness Avenue.
Preakness is the birthplace of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Barry Littlefield and his brother Fred Littlefield, a jockey who won the 1888 Preakness Stakes.
The name itself was said to have come from the Native American Minisi name Pra-qua-les for "Quail Woods" in the area.[6] An alternative translation derives the name from per-ukunees, which is thought to mean "young buck".[7][8]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ QuickFacts Preakness CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 28, 2023.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Preakness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Origin of the "Preakness" Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, preakness-stakes.info. Accessed May 17, 2009.
- ^ Nelson, William. The Indians of New Jersey: Their Origin and Development; Manners and Customs; Language, Religion, and Government, p. 127. The Press Printing and Publishing Company, Paterson, NJ, 1894. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 14, 2015.