Union Hill was a town

Town (New Jersey)

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 that existed in Hudson County

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

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, from 1864 to 1925.

Union Hill was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature

New Jersey Legislature

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 on March 29, 1864, from portions of Union Township

Union Township, Hudson County, New Jersey

This article is for the now-defunct town in Hudson County, NJ. For the current towns of the same name in Hunterdon County and Union County, seeUnion Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Union Township, Union County, New Jersey....

 (later to be known as West New York

West New York, New Jersey

West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...

). Portions of North Bergen Township

North Bergen, New Jersey

North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township had a total population of 60,773. Originally founded in 1843, the town was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. Situated on the Hudson Palisades, it is one...

 were added in 1866. The town was reincorporated on March 27, 1874.

On January 1, 1925, Union City

Union City, New Jersey

Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...

 was formed from the merger Union Hill and West Hoboken Township

West Hoboken, New Jersey

West Hoboken was a municipality that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, from 1861 to 1925.West Hoboken was originally incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1861, from portions of North Bergen Township. The township was reincorporated on...

.

Union Hill Middle School continue to bear the name of the former town.

See also

• Bergenline, the town's commercial thoroughfare
• Union Turnpike
• Bergen Turnpike, the boundary between the two towns that created Union City
  Union City, New Jersey
  Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...