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] and across from Manhattan.
[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.
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