About Bayonne, NJ
Bayonne is a suburb of New York City with a population of 65,112. Bayonne is in Hudson County. Living in Bayonne offers residents an urban suburban mix feel and most residents rent their homes. In Bayonne there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many families and young professionals live in Bayonne. The public schools in Bayonne are above average.
History of Bayonne, NJ
According to tradition, Bayonne gets its name from the city of Bayonne in France. It is said that French Huguenots settled there some time before New Amsterdam was founded. A 1904 history suggests that the area’s developers named it Bayonne because it is on the shores of two bays, Newark and New York, hence Bay-on, or “on the Bays”. 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.
