Wednesday, 18 August 2021
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Vol. CXXXIV, No. 15
ON THE INSIDE Harrison Mayor & Council adopt law to allow limited cannabis operation within its borders. See Page 7
BELLEVILLE • BLOOMFIELD • EAST NEWARK • HARRISON • KEARNY • LYNDHURST • NORTH ARLINGTON • NUTLEY
SURGE IN CITIZENS
Harrison’s population grew a whopping 42.8% in 2020, up from census a decade ago By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com
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owns in The Observer’s readership area all saw a spike in population over the last 10 years, but none as dramatic as Harrison. The U.S. Census Bureau released its figures from the 2020 version of
the census late last week, and Harrison’s population jumped to 19,450 residents from 13,260 in 2010, representing a massive 42.8% increase. Given the sheer numbers of new residential developments in Harrison, this increase shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. If anything, however, it might even seem lower than what one might have expected
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GOOGLE IMAGES from the square-mile town. The second-biggest increase in population in the area was in Lyndhurst — again, not surprising with its new developments. It rose to a population of 22,519 residents, up from 20,554 a decade ago, representing a 9.6% up-tick. Other local towns only saw relatively moderate increases in popu-
lation. The smallest local increase, percentage-wise, was in Kearny, despite several new residential developments over the last decade along the Bergen and Passaic avenue corridors. It only saw a 3.2% jump, coming in at 41,999 residents in 2020 from See CENSUS, Page 19
