Van Vorst was a township that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, from 1841 to 1851, that is now a neighborhood in Jersey City. The township was located on the Hudson River, to the west and north of the original territory of Jersey City[1] and across from Manhattan.
Van Vorst was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1841, from portions of Bergen Township.[2]
As of the 1850 United States Census, the township had a total population of 4,617.[3]
On March 18, 1851, Van Vorst Township was annexed by Jersey City.[2] [4]
