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{{Short description|Town in Hudson County, New Jersey, US}}
{{for-text|the township in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]|[[Harrison Township, New Jersey]]|the preceding township in the county|[[Harrison Township, Hudson County, New Jersey]]}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Harrison, New Jersey
| settlement_type    = [[Town (New Jersey)|Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Beehive of Industry"<ref name=Motto/>

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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|New Jersey}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]]
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| government_type    = [[Town (New Jersey)|Town]]
| governing_body     = Town Council
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = James A. Fife ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term ends December 31, 2026)<ref name=MayorCouncil/><ref>[https://data.nj.gov/Government-Finance/NJ-Mayors-Directory/gkt3-i954/data_preview NJ Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed June 1, 2025.</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Paul J. Zarbetski<ref name=Budget2022>[https://www.townofharrison.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/161 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Town of Harrison. Accessed May 22, 2022.</ref>
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = April 13, 1840 (as township)
| established_title2 = Reincorporated
| established_date2  = March 25, 1869 (as town)
| named_for          = [[William Henry Harrison]]

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| area_rank          = 466th of 565 in state<br>8th of 12 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321021831/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt |date=March 21, 2021 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/>
| population_total   = 19458
| population_rank    = 142nd of 565 in state<br>9th of 12 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
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| population_density_sq_mi = 16061.1
| population_density_rank = 15th of 565 in state<br>8th of 12 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/>
| population_est     = 22182
| pop_est_as_of      = 2024
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>

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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = −05:00
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −04:00
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|id=885245|name=Town of Harrison|access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref>
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| elevation_ft       = 20
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |date=August 24, 2019 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 07029<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=harrison&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Harrison, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330085100/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=harrison&state=NJ |date=March 30, 2012 }}, [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006043821/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm |date=October 6, 2013 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>
| area_code          = [[Area codes 862 and 973|973]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Harrison Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Harrison, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816112241/http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Harrison |date=August 16, 2014 }}, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>{{force singular}}
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 3401730210<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204847/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/index.html |date=December 18, 2014 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0885245<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204035720/http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |date=February 4, 2012 }}, [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
| website            = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://townofharrison.com/}}}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Harrison''' is a [[Town (New Jersey)|town]] in the [[West Hudson, New Jersey|western part]] of [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. It is part of the [[New York metropolitan area]]. It is a suburb of the nearby city of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], and is located {{convert|8|mi}} from [[New York City]]. Once considered "the beehive of industry", the town is undergoing a residential and economic renewal, particularly along the [[Passaic River]].<ref>Brenzel, Kathryn. [http://www.nj.com/realestate-news/2015/05/ready_to_move_everything_you_n_4.html "Ready to move: How Harrison is transforming from an industrial powerhouse"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514043153/http://www.nj.com/realestate-news/2015/05/ready_to_move_everything_you_n_4.html |date=May 14, 2015 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 11, 2015. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref>

As of the [[2020 United States census]], the town's population was 19,450,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 5,830 (+42.8%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 13,620,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decrease of 804 (−5.6%) from the 14,424 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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.</ref> The [[Population Estimates Program]] calculated a population of 22,182 for 2024.<ref name=PopEst/>

==History==
===Colonial era to 19th century===
The area that is now Harrison was the southernmost part of the {{convert|15308|acres|sqmi+km2|adj=on}} land grant awarded to [[William Sandford (colonist)|William Sandford]] in 1668. When that grant was divided in 1671 between Sandford and his uncle, Nathaniel Kingsland of [[Barbados]], Sandford's {{Convert|5000|acre|adj=on}} share included Harrison. While Sandford and his family established a plantation on the northern portion of his tract, there is no evidence they developed any significant part of Harrison. Upon his death in 1691, Sandford's land passed to his wife, Sarah Sandford (née Whartman). Upon her death {{circa|1719}}, she passed most of the land, including Harrison, to her son William ({{circa|1670–1733}}).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Olson|first1=Sharon|last2=Schopfer|first2=Chris|title=The Early Sandford Family in New Jersey, Revisited|journal=The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey|date=May 2017|page=99}}</ref> In 1729, William transferred the southern parts of his upland to three of his sons, John, Robert and Peter, each receiving a {{convert|300|acre|adj=on}} lot that included a portion of Harrison's upland. John and Robert sold their lots to members of the Schuyler family in 1733 and 1736, respectively, and migrated westward, John to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and Robert to [[Pine Brook, Morris County, New Jersey|Pine Brook]]. The disposition of Peter's lot is not known, but no further record of him is found in or near Harrison.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Olson|first1=Sharon|last2=Schopfer|first2=Chris|title=The Early Sandford Family in New Jersey, Revisited|journal=The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey|date=May 2018|page=88}}</ref>

A road to the [[Hudson Waterfront]] was completed in 1750, named for Douwe's Ferry which it met at its eastern end to cross the Hackensack River.<ref>[http://www.lhry.org/Pages/chronology.shtml chronology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111215905/http://www.lhry.org/Pages/chronology.shtml |date=January 11, 2013 }}, Liberty Historic Railway. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref> In 1790 the [[New Jersey Legislature|state legislature]] decided that "public good would be served by a 64-foot road from [[Paulus Hook]] to Newark Courthouse". By 1795, a bridge over the Hackensack {{convert|950|ft|m}} long and another over the Passaic {{convert|492|ft|m}} long (at the site of the [[Bridge Street Bridge (Newark)|Bridge Street Bridge]]) were built creating an uninterrupted [[toll road]] connection.<ref>Olsen, Kevin K. [https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Great_Conveniency.html?id=jPxALgAACAAJ ''A Great Conveniency: A Maritime History of the Passaic River, Hackensack River and Newark Bay''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222044/https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Great_Conveniency.html?id=jPxALgAACAAJ |date=January 12, 2016 }}, American History Imprints, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0-9753667-7-6}}.</ref> It is now known as the [[County Route 508 (New Jersey)|Newark-Jersey City Turnpike]].

In 1826, the [[New Jersey Legislature]] formed [[Lodi Township, New Jersey|Lodi Township]] from the southern portion of New Barbadoes Neck in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]].<ref>[http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/bergen_county_new_jersey_municipalities.html Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823023615/http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/bergen_county_new_jersey_municipalities.html |date=August 23, 2020 }}, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed December 15, 2011. "Lodi Township was formed March 1, 1826 from area taken from New Barbadoes Township. In 1840 a part of its area was transferred to Harrison Township in Hudson County."</ref><ref name=Story/> Since Lodi Township was part of Bergen County, matters dealing with the county government and courts had to be taken to [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]].

In 1840, the inhabitants of Lodi Township joined with present-day [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]], [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]], and [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]] and petitioned for the creation of a new county due to the great distance which the petitioners had to travel to reach the county seat in Hackensack. This appeal resulted in the creation of [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] and the first mention of Harrison occurs in the law which was passed on April 13, 1840. [[Harrison Township, Hudson County, New Jersey|Harrison Township]] was thereby established.<ref name="Story">Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography, [[Trenton, New Jersey]], 1969. p. 146. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref name="History">[https://townofharrison.com/201/History History], Town of Harrison. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref>

The first committee meeting of the Township of Harrison was held on April 16, 1840, and it is widely accepted that Harrison was named for President [[William Henry Harrison]], who was elected that year.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=15 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115082401/http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=15 |date=November 15, 2015 }}, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref>

===19th century to present===
Union Township (now [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]]) was created as of February 19, 1852, from portions of the township and became part of Bergen County.<ref name=Story/>

General N. N. Halstead succeeded in getting the necessary laws passed in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] and on April 8, 1867, [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]] became a separate Township from land that was a part of Harrison, which included [[East Newark, New Jersey|East Newark]] at the time; East Newark later seceded from Kearny, establishing their own Borough.<ref name=Story/> On March 25, 1869, Harrison town was incorporated, replacing the township.<ref name=Story/>

While campaigning for re-election in 1912, President [[William Howard Taft]] told residents gathered for a rally that "you have reason to be proud of this Hive of Industry", from which was coined the town's motto, "The Beehive of Industry", which is still used today.<ref name="Motto">Jones, Richard G. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/nyregion/21harrison.html "As Newark Neighbor Moves Toward Rebirth, Some Pains Are Felt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605055329/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/nyregion/21harrison.html |date=June 5, 2015 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 21, 2007. Accessed December 15, 2011. "It was a sobering descent from the days when Harrison, which juts into the Passaic River just across from Newark, was the city where the likes of R.C.A., Otis Elevator and Thomas A. Edison helped forge the town's motto: 'Beehive of Industry.'"</ref><ref name=History/>

The town's proximity to rail lines and a large waterfront made Harrison favorably situated for trade. Some of the industries which called Harrison home included the [[Edison Lamp Works]], [[Worthington Pump and Machinery]], the [[RCA Corporation|RCA]] Company, [[Crucible Steel Company]], [[Otis Elevator]], [[Hartz Mountain Industries|Hartz Mountain]], [[Remco|Remco Industries]] and [[Hyatt Roller Bearing]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?93664 |title=Harrison H&M station with Hyatt Roller Bearing plant sign in the background (Photograph by Joel Shanus; Date Unknown) -- WorldNYCSubway.org |access-date=January 2, 2019 |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103004812/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?93664 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As the U.S. moved into the 20th century, these facilities played a major role in the development of new products for both the private and public sector, peaking during World War II. The small town of about only 14,000 residents had more than 90,000 workers commuting into it on a daily basis.<ref name=History/> In the 21st century the town is undergoing a transformation from a manufacturing center to a residential and service sector town.<ref>Akin, Stephanie. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/harrison-a-town-in-transition-is-backdrop-for-latest-port-authority-intrigue-1.667832 "Harrison, a town in transition, is backdrop for latest Port Authority intrigue"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142901/http://www.northjersey.com/news/harrison-a-town-in-transition-is-backdrop-for-latest-port-authority-intrigue-1.667832 |date=April 27, 2015 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 2, 2014. Accessed April 20, 2015.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the town had a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 1.21 square miles (3.14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.12 square miles (0.30&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (8.72%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]] located partially or completely within Harrison include Manhattan Transfer.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092825/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=July 9, 2016 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The town borders the municipalities of [[East Newark, New Jersey|East Newark]] and [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]] in Hudson County; and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] across the [[Passaic River]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010609/touches.html Areas touching Harrison] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329141056/https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010609/touches.html |date=March 29, 2020 }}, MapIt. Accessed March 29, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/hudson-county/ Hudson County Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430114258/http://chnj.njpn.org/hudson-county/ |date=April 30, 2020 }}, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 29, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204213712/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf |date=December 4, 2003 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

===Climate===
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| location    = Harrison, New Jersey (1991–2020)
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| Jan high F  =39.4
| Feb high F  =42.3
| Mar high F  =49.9
| Apr high F  =61.8
| May high F  =72.1
| Jun high F  =81.5
| Jul high F  =86.8
| Aug high F  =84.6
| Sep high F  =77.5
| Oct high F  =65.6
| Nov high F  =54.2
| Dec high F  =44.0
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| Jan mean F  =32.1
| Feb mean F  =34.2
| Mar mean F  =41.3
| Apr mean F  =52.4
| May mean F  =62.8
| Jun mean F  =72.4
| Jul mean F  =77.9
| Aug mean F  =75.8
| Sep mean F  =68.8
| Oct mean F  =56.6
| Nov mean F  =46.1
| Dec mean F  =37.3
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| Jan low F  =24.9
| Feb low F  =26.1
| Mar low F  =32.7
| Apr low F  =43.1
| May low F  =53.5
| Jun low F  =63.3
| Jul low F  =68.9
| Aug low F  =67.0
| Sep low F  =60.1
| Oct low F  =47.7
| Nov low F  =38.0
| Dec low F  =30.5
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| Jan precipitation inch  =3.66
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.26
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.30
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.07
| May precipitation inch  =4.36
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.87
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.81
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.38
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.33
| Oct precipitation inch  =4.15
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.65
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.58
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| Feb snow inch  =8.4
| Mar snow inch  =4.7
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| Oct snow inch  =0.2
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| Dec snow inch  =5.9
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850=  1344
|1860=  2556
|1870=  4129
|1880=  6898
|1890=  8328
|1900= 10596
|1910= 14498
|1920= 15721
|1930= 15601
|1940= 14171
|1950= 13490
|1960= 11743
|1970= 11811
|1980= 12242
|1990= 13425
|2000= 14424
|2010= 13620
|2020= 19450
| estimate=22182
| estyear=2024
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2024-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 16, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small> 1850–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202072422/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full|date=December 2, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 26, 2013.</ref><br>1850–1900<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HtZMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6 ''Report of the State Water-Supply Commission to the Legislature of New Jersey for the Year 1909''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112183158/https://books.google.com/books?id=HtZMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6|date=January 12, 2016 }}, p. 6. State Gazette Publishing Co., Trenton, NJ, 1900. Accessed November 12, 2012.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers03raum/page/276 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 276, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 26, 2013. "Harrison in 1850 contained a population of 1,345; in 1860, 2,556; and in 1870, 2,789." Population for 1870 of 2,789 is incorrect and appears to be duplicated from data for that year for Greenville.</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA139 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112160445/https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA139|date=January 12, 2016 }}, p. 139. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 26, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n272 <!-- pg=259 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed July 26, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102214057/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98|date=January 2, 2016 }}, p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed July 26, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698315/page/n364 <!-- pg=335 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 335. Accessed July 26, 2013.</ref> 1870–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA710 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112134216/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA710|date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 710. Accessed December 10, 2011.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=APP2010>[http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?State=NJ&County=Hudson&Town=%25&Submit=Search "2010 Census Populations: Hudson County"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]''. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref><ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401730210 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Harrison town, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101214/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401730210 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 15, 2011.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/harrison1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Harrison town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520163515/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/harrison1.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 15, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harrisontownnewjersey/ QuickFacts Harrison town, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 20, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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=== 2020 census ===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 19,450 people, and 7,888 households. The [[population density]] was 16,061.1 persons per square mile. The racial makeup was 38.8% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.9% [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 19.8% [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], and 11.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 51.4% of the population. The median househould income for Harrison was $68,494.00.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 17, 2023 |title=Census QuickFacts. Harrison town, New Jersey |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harrisontownnewjersey/HCN010217 |access-date=August 17, 2023 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 13,620 people, 4,869 households, and 3,262 families in the town. The [[population density]] was 11,319.3 per square mile (4,370.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,228 housing units at an average density of 4,344.9 per square mile (1,677.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 58.30% (7,941) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 2.18% (297) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.56% (76) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 16.28% (2,217) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.01% (2) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 18.48% (2,517) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 4.19% (570) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 44.18% (6,017) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 4,869 households, 31.8% had children under the age of 18; 44.2% were married couples living together; 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.0% were non-families. Of all households, 22.1% were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.<ref name=Census2010/>

20.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 105.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 14,424 people, 5,136 households, and 3,636 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|11,811.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,254 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,302.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 66.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.98% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 11.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 36.97% of the population.<ref name="Census2000">[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603430210.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Harrison town, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112143702/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603430210.pdf |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 12, 2012.</ref><ref name="Census2000SF1">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401730210 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Harrison town, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212093833/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401730210 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 12, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 census, 7.22% of Harrison's residents identified themselves as being of [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] ancestry. This was the fifth-highest percentage of people with Chinese ancestry in any place in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html Chinese Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110232258/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed August 23, 2006.</ref>

There were 5,136 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the town was $41,350, and the median income for a family was $48,489. Males had a median income of $33,069 versus $26,858 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,490. About 10.1% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==
===Local government===
[[Image:HarrisonNJTownHall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Town Hall]]
Harrison is governed under the [[Town (New Jersey)|Town]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 9 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and Town Council, all of whom are elected on a partisan basis as part of the November general elections. A mayor is elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] to a four-year term of office. The Town Council includes eight members who are elected to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat from each of the town's four [[ward (United States)|wards]] up for vote one year, one seat from each of the four wards up the next year and then two years with no elections.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 142.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=5 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=5 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 5. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref>

The town is divided into four electoral wards, with each ward represented by two council members, with a total of eight council members on the Town Council. Each ward is divided into three districts (except for the 1st Ward, which has two districts), for a total of 11 electoral districts. The head of the government is the mayor. The mayor chairs the Town Council and heads the municipal government. The Mayor may both vote on legislation before the council and veto ordinances. The Mayor's veto can be overruled by ¾ of the Town Council voting to overrule the veto. Town Council meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm (except in July and August, when no meetings are held, at the call of the chairman), in Council Chambers, which is located on the second floor of the Town Hall at 318 Harrison Avenue. Public Caucus Meetings are held at 6:30 pm.

{{As of|2025}}, the Mayor of Harrison is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] James A. Fife, who is serving a term of office ending December 31, 2022.<ref name=MayorCouncil/> Members of the Harrison Town Council are Laurence Bennett (D, 2026; 3rd Ward), Maria Camano (D, 2027; 1st Ward), James P. Doran (D, 2026; 4th Ward), Jesus Huaranga (D, 2026; 1st Ward), Ellen Mendoza (D, 2026; 2nd Ward), Delfim Sarabando (D, 2027; 3rd Ward) and Eleanor Villalta (D, 2027; 2nd Ward),  with a vacant 4th Ward seat expiring in 2027.<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://townofharrison.com/184/Mayor-City-Council Mayor and City Council], Town of Harrison. Accessed September 26, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://townofharrison.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/204 2025 Municipal Data Sheet], Town of Harrison. Accessed September 26, 2025.</ref><ref name=HudsonDirectory>[https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ Elected Officials], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed September 26, 2025.</ref><ref name=Hudson2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/119031/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]], December 1, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Hudson2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/116173/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]], November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

In November 2024, Michael Dolaghan resigned from his 4th Ward seat that expires in 2027. As no one was appointed by council to fill the vacancy, the seat will remain vacant until the November 2025 general election, when the voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term<ref>Canessa, Kevin A., Jr. [https://www.theobserver.com/2024/11/25/stunner-dolaghan-resigns-retires-from-harrison-council/ "Stunner: Dolaghan Resigns/Retires From Harrison Council"], ''The Observer'', November 25, 2024. Accessed September 26, 2025. "In a case of the wow, where’d that come from, longtime Harrison Fourth Ward Councilman Michael Dolaghan announced his resignation and retirement from the governing body and from his position as Board of Education supervisor of maintenance and director of facilities.... Lastly, if none of the three are able to get the majority of council support, Mayor James A. Fife could elect to leave the seat open until the next general election in November 2025, at which time a special election would take place to fill out Dolaghan’s remaining term, which is set to expire Jan. 1,  2028."</ref>

Harrison had one of the [[List of longest-serving mayors in the United States|longest-serving mayors in United States history]], [[Frank E. Rodgers]], who was first elected in 1946, defeating incumbent Frederick J. Gassert who had served for 16 years, and served for 48 years, from 1947 to 1995, being elected to 24 two-year terms. He also served two terms in the [[New Jersey Senate|New Jersey State Senate]], from 1978 to 1984.<ref name="NYTRodgers">Nieves, Evelyn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/29/nyregion/our-towns-24-terms-are-enough-harrison-mayor-decides.html "Our Towns; 24 Terms Are Enough, Harrison Mayor Decides"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819063815/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/29/nyregion/our-towns-24-terms-are-enough-harrison-mayor-decides.html |date=August 19, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 29, 1994. Accessed July 9, 2016.</ref>

While serving a term scheduled to end on December 31, 2014, longtime Mayor Raymond McDonough died on February 12, 2014, after suffering a heart attack at town hall.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/harrison_mayor_raymond_mcdonough_dies_of_massive_heart_attack_at_town_hall.html#incart_m-rpt-1 "Harrison Mayor Raymond McDonough dies after suffering massive heart attack at Town Hall"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223121124/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/harrison_mayor_raymond_mcdonough_dies_of_massive_heart_attack_at_town_hall.html#incart_m-rpt-1 |date=February 23, 2014 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 12, 2014.</ref> Later that month, the town council selected James Fife, a former [[Harrison High School (New Jersey)|Harrison High School]] principal, to complete term of McDonough's seat as mayor, which he had held since 1995.<ref name="JerseyJournal-2014-02-26">Staff. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/02/harrison_picks_ex-principal_fi.html "Harrison picks ex-principal Fife to succeed McDonough as mayor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820091259/http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/02/harrison_picks_ex-principal_fi.html |date=August 20, 2014 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 26, 2014. Accessed August 2, 2014. "Former Harrison High School Principal James A. Fife was selected by the Harrison Town Council yesterday to succeed Raymond J. McDonough as mayor. McDonough, who had been mayor since 1995, suffered a massive heart attack in his Town Hall office Feb. 12 and died."</ref>

In 2018, the town had an average property tax bill of $11,109, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.<ref>Marcus, Samantha. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221007/https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html |date=November 5, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Harrison was $11,109 in 2018, the highest in Hudson County."</ref>

In February 2022, the Town Council selected Delfim Sarabando from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fille the Ward 3 council seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Francisco Nascimento until he stepped down from office.<ref>[https://www.yourharrison.com/blog/portuguese-club-president-sworn-in-at-club "Portuguese Club President Sworn in at Club"], YourHarrison.com, February 23, 2022. Accessed May 22, 2022. "The Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Club President, Delfim Sarabando was sworn in to take over the seat of current Harrison Third Ward Councilmember Francisco Nascimento, a fellow Portuguese-American. Councilman Nascimento retired and stopped attending Mayor & Council meetings several months ago."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Harrison is located in the 8th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 29th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 5,454 registered voters in Harrison, of which 3,207 (58.8%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 312 (5.7%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,934 (35.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hudson-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Hudson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520233330/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hudson-co-summary-report.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

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In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 78.4% of the vote (2,699 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 20.0% (689 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (54 votes), among the 3,473 ballots cast by the town's 5,940 registered voters (31 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 58.5%.<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226065926/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2012VoterReg">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 6, 2012 – General Election Results – Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226063832/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 68.0% of the vote (2,347 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 30.0% (1,036 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (38 votes), among the 3,453 ballots cast by the town's 5,827 registered voters, for a turnout of 59.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520234307/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 64.8% of the vote (2,142 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 34.1% (1,128 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (16 votes), among the 3,306 ballots cast by the town's 5,411 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.1.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520184200/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.6% ''1,881''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.9%'''  ''2,705''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.5% ''144''
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.9% ''1,469''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.2%'''  ''3,460''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.9% ''61''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.2% ''1,022''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.1%''' ''2,596''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.0% ''114''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name=2012Election>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.0% ''689''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.4%''' ''2,699''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.6% ''54''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2024.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.0%  ''1,036''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.0%''' ''2,347'' 
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% ''38''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520184200/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.1% ''1,128''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.8%'''   ''2,142''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.3% ''16''
|-
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 53.2% of the vote (896 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 45.2% (762 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (27 votes), among the 1,718 ballots cast by the town's 6,032 registered voters (33 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 28.5%.<ref name="2013Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hudson.pdf |title=Governor – Hudson County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133337/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2013VoterReg">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Hudson County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133308/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 69.0% of the vote (1,542 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 24.8% (554 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 3.9% (87 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (30 votes), among the 2,234 ballots cast by the town's 5,225 registered voters, yielding a 42.8% turnout.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120822214207/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hudson.pdf 2009 Governor: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

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==Emergency services==
===Police===
In the 1870s, the township was patrolled by Phillip Mulligan and four constables. In 1878, Mulligan was eventually appointed "Police Justice" and in 1885, an ordinance was passed to regulate and establish a police department. In 1891, the first police officers were appointed under the 1895 ordinance. Michael Rodgers (father of Mayor Frank E. Rodgers) was among those appointed. He eventually became the first chief of police.

On March 28, 1897, Officer John J. Clark was electrocuted while investigating a downed power line, becoming the first Harrison police officer to die in the line of duty. A plaque at police headquarters is dedicated in his memory.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

The Harrison Police Department is presently led by Chief of Police David Strumolo, who was sworn in March 2018. The department currently consists of 39 members, down from a one-time high of 67 officers in the 1990s. The department consists of several divisions; Administrative, Patrol, Detective, Traffic Safety, Street Crimes, and Community Policing. The department participates in National Night Out, and various cultural and civic events, as well as "meet and greets."<ref>[https://townofharrison.com/165/Police-Department Police Department], Town of Harrison. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref>

The department was among the many Hudson County agencies that responded to the January 2009 crash of [[Flight 1549]], for which they received accolades from the survivors.<ref>Staff. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/3008794/article--'Miracle-on-the-Hudson'-survivors-to-return-to-waterfront-to-thank-NJ-emergency-responders- "'Miracle on the Hudson' survivors to return to waterfront to thank NJ emergency responders"]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', July 22, 2009. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref><ref>Tirella, Tricia. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/3073794/article-A-pat-on-the-back-Flight-1549-survivors-thank-local-first-responders-?instance=search_results "A pat on the back; Flight 1549 survivors thank local first responders"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006211648/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/3073794/article-A-pat-on-the-back-Flight-1549-survivors-thank-local-first-responders-?instance=search_results |date=October 6, 2017 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', August 2, 2009. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref>

The Harrison Police Department is recognized as an "accredited police agency" by the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission and the New Jersey Association of Chiefs of Police.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}<ref>{{Cite book|title=Harrison Review and Reform Committee Report|publisher=New York State|year=2021|location=New York|pages=2|language=English}}</ref>

===Fire===
[[File:Harrison Fire HQ Sussex St crop jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Fire Department headquarters]]
The Harrison Fire Department operates out of a fire station located at 634 Sussex Street and operates a fire apparatus fleet of three engines, one ladder, and several support units and spares. Due to cutbacks, the HFD usually is able to staff one engine with three members and one ladder with three members and one tour commander on duty. The HFD has a table of organization of 29 firefighters. In April 2013, officials from neighboring municipalities and fire departments expressed their frustration at the stresses placed on their firefighters in covering fires in Harrison.<ref>Dolan, Jim. [https://abc7ny.com/archive/9049104/ "Understaffing at Harrison's fire department"], [[WABC-TV]], April 1, 2013. "Harrison, N.J. (WABC) – There is growing anger from several fire departments in New Jersey about the understaffing of a neighboring fire department in Hudson County."</ref> Currently Harrison is staffing two engines and one ladder 24/7.

*Engine 1 (spare) 1994 Emergency-One Sentry 1250/750
*Engine 2 2020 Pierce Enforcer 1500/750
*Engine 3 2006 Emergency-One Typhoon 1500/720/10/20
*Ladder 1 2018 Pierce Arrow 107' Tillered Aerial
*Ladder 2 (spare) 1991 Duplex/LTI 110' Tillered Aerial
*Battalion Chief 2019 Ford Explorer Interceptor            •Deputy Chief 2013 Ford Expedition

===EMS===
As of January 1, 2014, [[Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation]] (MONOC) EMS provides 9-1-1 ambulance service to the city of Harrison and nearby East Newark. As part of the agreement, MONOC pays a $1,500 monthly fee for its use of the firehouse on Cleveland Avenue that had previously been used by Harrison Emergency Management Services.<ref>Staff. [http://www.theobserver.com/?p=18007 "Kearny EMS out, MONOC in at Harrison"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820172713/http://www.theobserver.com/?p=18007 |date=August 20, 2014 }}, ''The Observer Online'', January 8, 2014. Accessed February 23, 2014. "Kearny Emergency Management Services (EMS) has vacated the space and, as of New Year's Day, it's been replaced by Monmouth- Ocean Hospital Service Corp. (MONOC) EMS, based in Wall Township Mayor Ray McDonough and the Harrison Town Council voted Dec. 19 to accept the bid submitted by MONOC to provide emergency medical service coverage – basic life support provided by EMTs – for Harrison and East Newark."</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Washington Middle School NJ.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|alt=Washington Middle School|Washington Middle School]]
The [[Harrison Public Schools]] serves students in [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,409 students and 166.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 14.5:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406870&DistrictID=3406870 District information for Harrison Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808195141/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406870&DistrictID=3406870 |date=August 8, 2017 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406870 School Data for the Harrison Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107060323/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406870 |date=November 7, 2017 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are Harrison Early Childhood Program<ref>[http://www.harrisonschools.org/schools/early_childhood_program Harrison Early Childhood Program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120074424/http://www.harrisonschools.org/schools/early_childhood_program |date=November 20, 2019 }}, Harrison Public Schools. Accessed May 9, 2020.</ref> (grades Pre-K3 and Pre-K4), Lincoln Elementary School<ref>[http://les.harrisonschools.org/ Lincoln Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120182119/http://les.harrisonschools.org/ |date=November 20, 2019 }}, Harrison Public Schools. Accessed May 9, 2020.</ref> with 620 students in grades Pre-K to 3, Hamilton Intermediate School<ref>[http://his.harrisonschools.org/ Hamilton Intermediate School]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120182110/http://his.harrisonschools.org/ |date=November 20, 2019 }}, Harrison Public Schools. Accessed May 9, 2020.</ref> with 307 students in grades 4–5, Washington Middle School<ref>[http://wms.harrisonschools.org/ Washington Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120182124/http://wms.harrisonschools.org/ |date=November 20, 2019 }}, Harrison Public Schools. Accessed May 9, 2020.</ref> with 438 students in grades 6–8, and [[Harrison High School (New Jersey)|Harrison High School]]<ref>[http://hhs.harrisonschools.org/ Harrison High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424132216/http://hhs.harrisonschools.org/ |date=April 24, 2020 }}, Harrison Public Schools. Accessed May 9, 2020.</ref> with 692 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[http://www.harrisonschools.org/schools Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120182059/http://www.harrisonschools.org/schools |date=November 20, 2019 }}, Harrison Public Schools. Accessed May 9, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2060 New Jersey School Directory for the Harrison Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Holy Cross School of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]] operated until 2009, when it merged into Mater Dei Academy in [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]]; the merged school closed in 2012.<ref name=StarLedger8more>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2012/02/archdiocese_of_newark_to_close.html|title=Archdiocese of Newark to close 8 more parochial schools|newspaper=[[The Star Ledger]]|date=February 28, 2012|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626225212/https://www.nj.com/news/2012/02/archdiocese_of_newark_to_close.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Civic organizations==
'''Harrison Lions Club''' was chartered on July 25, 1951. The Harrison Club is part of Multiple District 16 (New Jersey) which is part of Lions Clubs International (LCI), the world's largest service organization. The club supports and provides financial aid to the district, state, and international sight projects and is also involved in community programs.<ref>[http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/harrisonnj/index.php Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222005519/http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/harrisonnj/index.php |date=December 22, 2014 }}, Harrison Lions Club. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref>

==Transportation==

===Roads and highways===
[[Image:Jackson Rogers Passaic br jeh.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Jackson Street Bridge]] connects Harrison to the [[Ironbound (Newark)|Newark Ironbound]]]]
[[File:2020-07-13 10 28 46 View west along Interstate 280 (Essex Freeway) at Exit 16 (Harrison) in Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|View west along [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] in Harrison]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the town had a total of {{convert|18.15|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|15.23|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|1.57|mi}} by Hudson County and {{convert|1.35|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812201741/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf |date=August 12, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 25, 2014.</ref>

[[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] runs through the center of the town.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000280__-.pdf#page=16 Interstate 280 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2017. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> Westward, I-280 leads to [[New Jersey Route 21|Route 21]], the [[Garden State Parkway]], and [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]]. Eastward, it leads to [[New Jersey Route 7|Route 7]] and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hudson.pdf Hudson County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref>

Replacement of Interstate 280's partial access in central Harrison with service roads, a new interchange, and an overpass (to improve access to Harrison Avenue, the [[Harrison station (PATH)|PATH station]], and [[Sports Illustrated Stadium]], and to give north–south passage to local street traffic) is in the planning stages.<ref>McNab, Matthew. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/07/designs_for_new_interstate_280.html "Designs for new Interstate 280 exit interchange in Harrison to start simulation phase"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113184039/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2012/07/designs_for_new_interstate_280.html |date=January 13, 2022 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', July 24, 2012. Accessed August 2, 2013. "The Hudson County Improvement Authority and their consulting firm introduced three plans for a new Interstate 280 exit interchange in Harrison at a public meeting at Town Hall today."</ref><ref>[http://townofharrison2.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Public-Information-center-Meeting-7-24-12.pdf Harrison, NJ Interstate Route 280 Ramp Improvements Study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306213615/http://townofharrison2.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Public-Information-center-Meeting-7-24-12.pdf |date=March 6, 2014 }}, Jacobs Engineering Group, July 24, 2012. Accessed August 2, 2014.</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[Image:New WTC Harrison PATH Station in August 2019.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Harrison station (PATH)|Harrison station]]]]
The [[Harrison station (PATH)|Harrison station]] on the [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] [[rapid transit]] system offers service to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] and New York City. The station was built in 1913 and relocated to its present location in 1936. A major reconstruction for the Harrison Station was approved on March 28, 2012, and construction started in January 2013.<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/harrison_hopes_upgraded_path_s.html "Harrison hopes upgraded PATH station will help welcome commuters with a grand new view"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407022719/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/harrison_hopes_upgraded_path_s.html |date=April 7, 2012 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 5, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref> The completion target, originally scheduled for April 2017, was tentatively moved to 2018;<ref name="Struncsk-2015-04-21">{{cite news|last1=Strunsky|first1=Steve|title=Good and bad news for Harrison PATH riders awaiting new station|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/good_news_and_bad_for_harrison_path_riders_awaitin.html|access-date=April 22, 2015|publisher=NJ Advance Media|date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425043608/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/good_news_and_bad_for_harrison_path_riders_awaitin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the expansion of the station was completed on June 15, 2019.<ref>[https://www.pressreleasepoint.com/port-authority-and-path-leadership-join-harrison-mayor-announcing-saturday-opening-new-eastbound Port Authority and PATH Leadership Join Harrison Mayor In Announcing Saturday Opening Of New Eastbound Harrison PATH Station], [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]], June 12, 2019. Accessed September 19, 2021.</ref>

The [[Northeast Corridor]], built in the 19th century by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] and now owned by Amtrak, carries [[NJ Transit]] trains, and passes through the city on the same alignment as the PATH. There was a stop on the Northeast Corridor in Harrison, but it was eliminated due to the ease of picking up trains in Newark at [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Penn Station]].

Harrison is served by buses operated by several bus companies. [[NJ Transit]] offers service within New Jersey on the [[30 (New Jersey bus)|30]], [[40 (New Jersey bus)|40]] routes.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416093859/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=April 16, 2017 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 30, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221513/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf 2018 Hudson County Transit Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221515/https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref>

The closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], located {{convert|4.8|mi|km}} away in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]].

==Harrison Waterfront Development Plan==
[[File:HarrisonPassaicRiver.JPG|thumb|left|Old and new on the Passaic]]
The Harrison Waterfront Redevelopment Plan invited developers to submit plans that capitalize on the presence of the Harrison PATH Station and the Passaic River within a {{convert|275|acre|km2|adj=on}} area that covers 35% of the whole town. The Plan seeks to unite the developers' proposals with a design theme that includes motifs from Harrison's industrial, cultural, and environmental history as a means of fostering a new identity for Harrison that provides a variety of mixed-use, transit-oriented, pedestrian-scale development that will make Harrison a regional destination.<ref>Smothers, Ronald [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/nyregion/27harrison.html "New Jersey Town Is Replacing Its Old Factories With Waterfront Homes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229071633/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/nyregion/27harrison.html |date=December 29, 2014 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 27, 2007. Accessed August 5, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://hgapa.com/projects/harrison.html Town of Harrison Waterfront Redevelopment Plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417172110/http://hgapa.com/projects/harrison.html |date=April 17, 2013 }}, Heyer, Gruel and Associates, 2007. August 5, 2012.</ref>

==Sports Illustrated Stadium==
[[File:Red Bull Arena west jeh.jpg|thumb|right|Exterior of Red Bull Arena in 2010. Now known as Sports Illustrated Stadium.]]
Harrison is the location of [[Sports Illustrated Stadium]], home of the [[New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]] and [[Gotham FC]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]]. After years of construction delays, the stadium opened on March 20, 2010, with an exhibition game against the [[Brazil]]ian club [[Santos FC]].<ref>Bell, Jack. [http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/a-special-night-for-petke-and-red-bulls/ "A 'Special Night' for Petke and Red Bulls"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406170807/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/a-special-night-for-petke-and-red-bulls/ |date=April 6, 2012 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 22, 201. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref> The [[soccer-specific stadium]] (SSS) was constructed at a cost of $200 million and has a capacity of approximately 25,000, with a natural grass field, featuring a full wavy translucent European-style roof that covers all of the seats in the stadium but not the field.<ref>[[George Vecsey|Vecsey, George]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/sports/soccer/21vecsey.html "To Soccer Fan, Train Whistle Hits Perfect Pitch"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107121230/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/sports/soccer/21vecsey.html |date=November 7, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 20, 2010. Accessed September 4, 2011. "This new soccer place — 25,000 seats, costing $200 million, real grass, real soccer contours — is an entire new locale, an entire new feel. "</ref> The stadium sits alongside the Passaic River with a view of the New York and Newark skyline, and is accessible via public transportation at the PATH train station in Harrison.<ref>Mascarenhas, Rohan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/red_bull_arena_opening_in_harr.html "Red Bull Arena opening in Harrison sparks nearby redevelopment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727081900/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/red_bull_arena_opening_in_harr.html |date=July 27, 2013 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 20, 2010. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Harrison, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Harrison include:

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* [[Angelo Cifelli|Angelo M. "Chubby" Cifelli]] (born 1939), singer, songwriter, musician. who had a 1967 hit with "Tell it to the Rain" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
* [[Dave D'Errico]] (born 1952), former professional soccer player<ref>Dell'Apa, Frank. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10C0B28B89A88CA8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "New Era Dawning In Dallas"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020172656/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10C0B28B89A88CA8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=October 20, 2012 }}, ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', August 13, 2005. Accessed October 11, 2007. "When Dave D'Errico was growing up in the '60s, he played on the hardscrabble soccer fields of Harrison, N.J., then for the US national team and in the North American Soccer League."</ref>
* [[Samuel Taylor Darling]] (1872–1925), [[pathology|pathologist]] and [[bacteriologist]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1925/05/23/archives/obituary-2-no-title.html "Dr. Darling Killed in Syrian Car Wreck English Physician and Woman Secretary of League Section Also Are Victims, Auto Goes Over Cliff Baltimore and Rockefeller Foundation Malarial Expert Was Studying Disease for League."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612230340/https://www.nytimes.com/1925/05/23/archives/obituary-2-no-title.html |date=June 12, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 23, 1925. Accessed January 31, 2018. "Word of the death of Dr. Darling in an automobile accident near Beirut was received by members of his family at his residence in this city today.... He was born in Harrison, N. J., April 6, 1872."</ref>
* [[Sam Dente]] (1922–2002), major league baseball shortstop from 1947 to 1955<ref>[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/D/Sam-Dente.shtml Sam Dente] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012052615/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/D/Sam-Dente.shtml |date=October 12, 2008 }}, The Baseball Cube. Accessed December 30, 2007.</ref>
* [[Bhairavi Desai]], founding member of the Taxi Workers Alliance in New York<ref>[[Joyce Wadler|Wadler, Joyce]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/08/nyregion/public-lives-an-unlikely-organizer-as-cabdrivers-unite.html "Public Lives; An Unlikely Organizer as Cabdrivers Unite"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201023251/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/08/nyregion/public-lives-an-unlikely-organizer-as-cabdrivers-unite.html |date=February 1, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 8, 1999. Accessed January 30, 2018. "When Ms. Desai was 6 the family moved to the United States, settling in Harrison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jack Dunleavy]] (1879–1944), Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher from 1903 to 1905<ref>[http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/eaf7c695 Jack Dunleavy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075449/http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/eaf7c695 |date=February 1, 2018 }}, [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed January 31, 2018.</ref>
* [[Bernard Epstein]] (1920–2005), mathematician and physicist who wrote several widely used textbooks on mathematics<ref>Staff. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26633-2005Apr4_4.html "Obituaries: Bernard Epstein College Mathematics Professor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075337/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26633-2005Apr4_4.html |date=February 1, 2018 }} ''[[The Washington Post]]'', April 4, 2005. Accessed January 31, 2008. Accessed January 31, 2018. "Bernard Epstein, 84, a physicist on the Manhattan Project who was a visiting professor of mathematics at George Mason University and the University of Maryland, died March 30 at Summerville Assisted Living in Potomac. He had Alzheimer's disease.Dr. Epstein was born in Harrison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Robert Firth (judge)|Robert Firth]] (1918–1984), [[United States federal judge]]<ref>[https://www.fjc.gov/node/1380731 Firth, Robert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075318/https://www.fjc.gov/node/1380731 |date=February 1, 2018 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges]]''. Accessed January 31, 2018. "Born May 12, 1918, in Harrison, NJ; Died January 4, 1984"</ref>
* [[Tom Florie]] (1897–1966), [[soccer]] [[Striker (association football)|forward]] who played in both the first and second [[American Soccer League (1933-1983)|American Soccer Leagues]], winning two [[National Challenge Cup]] titles and was inducted into the U.S. [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 1986<ref>Holroyd, Steve. [http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1925.html "The Year in American Soccer - 1925"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102021354/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1925.html |date=November 2, 2015 }}. Accessed January 31, 2018. "Providence also acquired wing forward Tommy Florie prior to the season. Born in Harrison, New Jersey, Florie had played three games with the hometown ASL club in 1922 before earning stardom in local semipro leagues."</ref>
* [[Daisy Fuentes]] (born 1966), model, actress and former [[MTV]] VJ<ref>Durrani, Shandana. [http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,53,00.html "Thriving Miss Daisy: From MTV Veejay to Model to Actress to Talk Show Host, Daisy Fuentes Is Always Seeking New Worlds to Conquer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201130435/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,53,00.html |date=December 1, 2008 }}, ''[[Cigar Aficionado]]'', November / December 1997. Accessed July 3, 2007. "After five years there, the Fuentes emigrated to the United States, moving to Newark, New Jersey, and eventually settling in neighboring Harrison."</ref>
* [[Joe Gardi]] ({{circa|1939}}–2010), head football coach at [[Hofstra Pride football|Hofstra University]] for 16 seasons, from 1990 to 2005, where he compiled a record of 119–62–2<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/sports/football/07gardi.html "Joe Gardi, Jets Assistant Who Guided Hofstra’s Rise, Dies at 71"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107033331/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/sports/football/07gardi.html |date=November 7, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 6, 2010. Accessed October 30, 2017. "A native of Harrison, N.J., Gardi played offensive tackle and linebacker at the University of Maryland, where he was later an assistant coach, and coached in the World Football League before joining the Jets in 1976 as an assistant to Lou Holtz."</ref>
* [[Kevin Gilmore]] (1949–1970), college football player who was a member of the 1970 Marshall University football team and died in the crash of [[Southern Airways Flight 932]]. His body was not identified and his presumed remains are buried with five other unidentified players in the Springhill Cemetery<ref>Ashford, Michael. [http://www.emporiagazette.com/sports/article_f5771a91-bd46-53e3-aef9-ad89a51621a6.html "'One I won't forget'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113184106/http://www.emporiagazette.com/sports/article_f5771a91-bd46-53e3-aef9-ad89a51621a6.html |date=January 13, 2022 }}, ''[[The Emporia Gazette]]'', December 22, 2006. Accessed August 26, 2015. "Thirty-eight years ago, in 1968, Kevin Gilmore joined the football program at McCook Junior College in McCook, Neb. A native of Harrison, N.J., Gilmore was recruited by several Division I schools out of high school, but his grades weren't quite good enough, so he made the more-than 1,500-mile trek from New Jersey to Nebraska to play football and improve his academic standing at McCook."</ref>
* [[Fred A. Hartley Jr.]] (1902–1969), served ten terms in the [[United States House of Representatives]] where he represented the [[New Jersey's 8th congressional district|New Jersey's 8th]] and [[New Jersey's 10th congressional district|New Jersey's 10th]] congressional districts<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000298 Fred Allen Hartley Jr.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628214415/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000298 |date=June 28, 2011 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 3, 2007.</ref>
* [[Marty Kavanagh]] (1891–1960), Major League Baseball infielder from 1914 to 1918<ref name="the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book|title=the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishing|isbn=978-1-4027-4771-7}}</ref>
* [[Beverly Kenney]] (1932–1960), jazz singer who recorded six albums before her suicide<ref>McGee, David. [http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2011/april2011/beverly-kenney-april-2011.html "'The Cry of Anguished Protest, The First of Many Wrought From Me'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325080223/http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2011/april2011/beverly-kenney-april-2011.html |date=March 25, 2012 }}, TheBluegrassSpecial.com, April 2011. Accessed September 4, 2011. "Beverly Kenney was born in Harrison, New Jersey, on January 29, 1932, the oldest of nine children (four boys, four girls, and a brother, Charles, who died in infancy; the Kenney parents divorced after Beverly was on her own, and two of her brothers are actually from her mother's second marriage) in a blue collar Catholic family."</ref>
* [[Ray Lucas]] (born 1972), former NFL quarterback who played for the [[New York Jets]], among other teams<ref>Forrester, Paul. [http://www.villagevoice.com/news/9948,forrester,10580,3.html "The Overachiever: Ray Lucas Surmounts All Obstacles as He Guides the Jets Back to Respectability"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104134345/http://www.villagevoice.com/news/9948,forrester,10580,3.html |date=November 4, 2006 }}, ''[[The Village Voice]]'', December 1, 1999. Accessed July 3, 2007. "It's the sort of tale that Lucas has been writing, and rewriting, since he was a teenager in Harrison, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Edward F. McDonald]] (1844–1926), represented [[New Jersey's 7th congressional district]] from 1895 to 1899<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000409 Edward Francis McDonald] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327062456/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000409 |date=March 27, 2008 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 12, 2007.</ref>
* [[Patrick McGuigan|Patrick "Paddy" McGuigan]] ({{circa|1860}}–1938), bare-knuckle boxer who was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1938/09/14/archives/paddy-mguigan-former-fighter-78-had-claimed-victory-over-joe.html "Paddy M'guigan; Former Fighter, 78, Had Claimed Victory Over Joe Walcott"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904235255/https://www.nytimes.com/1938/09/14/archives/paddy-mguigan-former-fighter-78-had-claimed-victory-over-joe.html |date=September 4, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 14, 1938. Accessed September 4, 2018. "Harrison, N. J., Sept. 14. – Patrick (Paddy) McGuigan, former pugilist, died today in his home here. He was 78 years old."</ref><ref>Obituary, The Lowell Sun, September 14, 1938, "Paddy McGuigan of Ring Fame Dies", November 4, 2010.</ref>
* [[Matt Pinfield]] (born 1961), music personality and [[TV host]], best known for being a [[VJ (media personality)|video deejay]] on [[MTV]] and [[VH1]]<ref>Cotter, Kelly Jane. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1699059311.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+10%2C+2008&author=KELLY-JANE+COTTER&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=PLAYING+HIS+PICKS&pqatl=google "Playing His Picks"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105142513/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1699059311.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+10,+2008&author=KELLY-JANE+COTTER&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=PLAYING+HIS+PICKS&pqatl=google |date=November 5, 2012 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', August 10, 2008. Accessed February 13, 2011. "On weekdays Pinfield gets up at the unrockin hour of 4 a.m. at his home in Harrison and is in the RXP studio by 520 a.m."</ref>
* [[Henry Pogorzelski]] (1922–2015), mathematician best known for his work on [[Goldbach's conjecture]], the still-unsolved problem of whether every [[even number]] can be represented as a sum of two [[prime number]]s<ref>Staff. [https://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=330 ''A Community Of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930–1980''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124234612/http://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=330 |date=November 24, 2011 }}, p. 330. [[Institute for Advanced Study]], 1980. Accessed November 22, 2015. "Pogorzelski, Henry Andrew 64–65, 66–67 M, Semiological Number Theory Born 1922 Harrison, NJ."</ref>
* [[Tab Ramos]] (born 1966), retired soccer midfielder<ref name="NYT1996">Mifflin, Lawrie. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/18/nyregion/doing-a-star-turn-for-the-home-team-at-last.html "Doing a Star Turn for the Home Team, at Last"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215457/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/18/nyregion/doing-a-star-turn-for-the-home-team-at-last.html |date=September 7, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 18, 1996. Accessed September 11, 2013. "Giants Stadium is a short trip up the turnpike from Old Bridge, where Mr. Ramos lives with his wife, Amy – a former North Carolina State University soccer player like her husband – and their 16-month-old son, Alex. And it's just a few miles from where he grew up, in Harrison and Kearny, towns that have been soccer hotbeds for generations."</ref>
* [[Frank E. Rodgers]] (1909–2000), politician who as Mayor of Harrison for 48 years from 1946 to 1995, having been elected to 24 consecutive two-year terms in office and placing him among the longest-serving mayors in U.S. history<ref name=NYTRodgers/>
* [[Fred Shields (soccer player)|Fred Shields]] (1912–1985), soccer player for the United States at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin who was elected to the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 1968<ref>[http://national.soccerhall.org/builders/fred_shields.htm Fred J. Shields] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405131351/http://national.soccerhall.org/builders/fred_shields.htm |date=April 5, 2009 }}, [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]]. Accessed January 21, 2008.</ref>
* [[Omar Sowe]] (born 2000), [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[New York Red Bulls II]] in the [[USL Championship]]<ref>[https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2019/08/16/nyrb-ii-sign-harrison-new-jerseys-omar-sowe "NYRB II Sign Harrison, New Jersey's Omar Sowe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817150934/https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2019/08/16/nyrb-ii-sign-harrison-new-jerseys-omar-sowe |date=August 17, 2019 }}, [[New York Red Bulls]], August 16, 2019. Accessed August 27, 2019. "New York Red Bulls II have signed midfielder and Harrison, N.J. product Omar Sowe to a USL Championship contract, pending league and federation approval, the club announced today."</ref>
* [[Joe Stripp]] (1903–1989), Major League Baseball third baseman from 1928 to 1938<ref name="the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia"/>
* [[Aloysius Michael Sullivan]] (1896-1980), poet, magazine editor, radio announcer and author, best known for his collection of poems ''Songs of the Musconetcong''<ref>[http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/DB.PersonDetail/PersonPK/1650.cfm Aloysius Michael Sullivan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201030145/http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/DB.PersonDetail/PersonPK/1650.cfm |date=February 1, 2018 }}, The NYSCA Literary Map of New York State. Accessed January 31, 2018. "Aloysius Michael Sullivan was born in Harrison, New Jersey, in 1896."</ref>
* [[Bill Summers (umpire)|Bill Summers]] (1895–1966), [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who worked in the [[American League]] from 1933 to 1959<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/32356313/ "Bill Summers Dies; Former AL Umpire"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201021706/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/32356313/ |date=February 1, 2018 }}, ''[[The Bridgeport Telegram]]'', September 13, 1966. Accessed January 31, 2018. "A native of Harrison, N.J., Summers umpired for 26 years in the American League and was known as the 'Dean of American League Umpires.'"</ref>
* [[George Tintle]] (1892–1975), soccer goalie elected to the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 1952<ref>[http://national.soccerhall.org/famers/george_tintle.htm George J. Tintle] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918155444/http://national.soccerhall.org/famers/george_tintle.htm |date=September 18, 2009 }}, [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]]. Accessed December 30, 2007.</ref>
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