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Since Lodi Township was part of Bergen County, matters dealing with the county government and courts had to be taken to Hackensack. In 1826, the New Jersey Legislature formed Lodi Township from the southern portion of New Barbadoes Neck in Bergen County. By 1795, a bridge over the Hackensack 950 feet (290 m) long and another over the Passaic 492 feet (150 m) long (at the site of the Bridge Street Bridge) were built creating an uninterrupted toll road connection. In 1790 the state legislature decided that "public good would be served by a 64-foot road from Paulus Hook to Newark Courthouse". Ī road to the Hudson Waterfront was completed in 1750, named for Douwe's Ferry which it met at its eastern end to cross the Hackensack River. The disposition of Peter's lot is not known, but no further record of him is found in or near Harrison. John and Robert sold their lots to members of the Schuyler family in 17, respectively, and migrated westward, John to Newark and Robert to Pine Brook. In 1729, William transferred the southern parts of his upland to three of his sons, John, Robert and Peter, each receiving a 300-acre (120 ha) lot that included a portion of Harrison's upland. 1719, she passed most of the land, including Harrison, to her son William ( c. Upon his death in 1691, Sandford's land passed to his wife, Sarah Sandford (née Whartman). While Sandford and his family established a plantation on the northern portion of his tract, there is no evidence they developed any significant part of Harrison.

When that grant was divided in 1671 between Sandford and his uncle, Nathaniel Kingsland of Barbados, Sandford's 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) share included Harrison. The area that is now Harrison was the southernmost part of the 15,308-acre (23.919 sq mi 61.95 km 2) land grant awarded to William Sandford in 1668. Īs of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 19,450, an increase of 5,830 (+42.8%) from the 2010 census count of 13,620, which in turn reflected a decrease of 804 (−5.6%) from the 14,424 counted in the 2000 census. Once considered "the beehive of industry", the town is undergoing a residential renewal, particularly along the Passaic River. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey, and is located 8 miles (13 km) from New York City. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. Harrison is a town in the western part of Hudson County in the U.S.