Bayonne is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is situated on a peninsula between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill Van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's 15th-most-populous municipality, surpassing 2010 #15 Passaic, with a population of 71,686, an increase of 8,662 from the 2010 census count of 63,024, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,182 from the 61,842 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 69,527 in 2022, ranking the city the 543rd-most-populous in the country. Bayonne was originally formed as a township on April 1, 1861, from portions of Bergen Township. Bayonne was reincorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1869, replacing Bayonne Township, subject to the results of a referendum held nine days later.

County: Hudson
Incorporated: April 1, 1861 (as township)
Incorporated: March 10, 1869 (as city)
Named for: Bayonne, France, or, location on two bays
Type: Faulkner Act Mayor-Council
Body: City Council
Mayor: Jimmy M. Davis (term ends June 30, 2026)
Administrator: Melissa Mathews
Municipal clerk: Madelene C. Medina
Water: 47.50%
Area rank: 201st of 565 in state, 2nd of 12 in county
Population (2020): 71,686
Estimate (2022): 69,527
Rank: 543rd in country (as of 2022), 15th of 565 in state, 2nd of 12 in county
Density rank: 24th of 565 in state, 10th of 12 in county
Time zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC−05:00)
Summer (DST): Eastern (EDT) (UTC−04:00)
ZIP Code: 07002
FIPS code: 3401703580
GNIS feature ID: 0885151
Official Website: https://www.bayonnenj.org/
Wikidata description: city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Wikidata id: Q812589
Wikidata label: Bayonne
Wikidata aliases: Array
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