Kearny is a town in the western part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 41,999, an increase of 1,315 from the 2010 census count of 40,684, which in turn reflected an increase of 171 from the 40,513 counted in the 2000 census. Kearny is named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. It began as a township formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1867, from portions of Harrison Township. Portions of the township were taken on July 3, 1895, to form East Newark. Kearny was incorporated as a town on January 19, 1899, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. The Arlington section of town was named for Arlington Station on the Erie Railroad at the Arlington Mill plant, owned by Arlington Mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

County: Hudson
Incorporated: April 8, 1867
Named for: Philip Kearny
Type: Town
Body: Town Council
Mayor: Carol Jean Doyle (I, serving expired term ending December 31, 2025)
Administrator: Stephen Marks
Municipal clerk: Pat Carpenter
Water: 13.91%
Area rank: 209th of 565 in state, 3rd of 12 in county
Population (2020): 41,999
Estimate (2022): 39,862
Rank: 54th of 565 in state, 7th of 12 in county
Density rank: 122nd of 565 in state, 11th of 12 in county
Time zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC−05:00)
Summer (DST): Eastern (EDT) (UTC−04:00)
ZIP Codes: 07032, 07099
Area code(s): 201 and 973
FIPS code: 3401736510
GNIS feature ID: 0885266
Official Website: https://www.kearnynj.org/
Wikidata description: town in New Jersey, United States
Wikidata id: Q776648
Wikidata label: Kearny
Wikidata aliases: Array
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