1658Culture
== History ==
Sikakes, once an island, was part of the territory purchased by Director-General of New Netherland, Peter Stuyvesant in 1658.
1660Government
The territory was part of what is considered to be the oldest municipality in the state of New Jersey which was first chartered in 1660 as Bergen in the province of New Netherla...
1733History
Settlement had begun by at least 1733 by the Smith family, whose namesake Abel I.
1900Civil Rights
Secaucus was originally formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1900, from portions of North Bergen.
1917Government
On June 7, 1917, Secaucus was incorporated as a town, replacing Secaucus borough, based on the results of a referendum held on June 5, 1917.
1962Sports
Jeff Bittiger (born 1962), former relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball.
1963History
In 1963, debris from the demolition of the original Pennsylvania Station was dumped in the Secaucus Meadowlands, including a set of statues that had been unceremoniously tossed ...
1969History
In a non-binding referendum in 1969, 90% of voters in Secaucus chose to leave Hudson County and join Bergen County, as that county was more similar in character and had lower ta...
1973Military
Panasonic's North American headquarters, with 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of offices and 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of warehouse space, had been located in Secaucus sin...
1978Infrastructure
NJ Transit maintained a Harmon Cove station from 1978 until the re-routing of the Bergen County Line and the opening of Secaucus Junction in August 2003.
1987History
The 1987–1989 talk show The Morton Downey Jr.
1996Infrastructure
On February 9, 1996, two NJ Transit commuter trains collided at Bergen Junction in Secaucus when a train operating on the Bergen Line ran a signal and sideswiped a train running...
2000Architecture
A 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) Best Buy was opened as part of the chain's 2000 expansion into the New York metro area.
2003Architecture
The station opened in December 2003, with a 1,100-spot parking lot that allows commuters to park and ride.
2004Government
In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 50.6% of the vote here (3,460 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W.
2005Government
Hayek Watchmaking School, established in 2005, offers a two-year training program that prepares students to service watches.
2006Infrastructure
This caused NJ Transit bus 972 to be created, which connected the area of the Harmon Cove station to Secaucus Junction, and in 2006 the route was renumbered to 329.
2008Education
Immaculate Conception School, the town's only Catholic private day school, serving grades Pre-K through eighth grade, closed in 2008.
2009History
== Demographics ==
In the 2009–2013 American Community Survey, about 20% of the town's employed residents commute to New York City to work.
2010History
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Secaucus as its 182nd best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey, after ranking the borough 11th in it...
2011History
In 2011, two companies announced that they would be leaving Secaucus.
2014Culture
=== Sports ===
Starting with the 2014–15 NBA season, Secaucus became the official review headquarters of the NBA.
2017History
The town had been served by the Secaucus Home News, a weekly newspaper that published for 107 years before abruptly shutting down in 2017.
2018Military
Orietta Tringali was chosen in January 2018 to fill the Ward 3 seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by Susan Pirro until she resigned from office.
2020History
=== 2020 census ===
=== 2010 census ===
The 2010 United States census counted 16,264 people, 6,297 households, and 4,112 families in the town.
2022Government
As of 2022, the Mayor of Secaucus is Independent Michael Gonnelli, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.
2024Government
In the 2024 presidential election, Democrat Kamala Harris received 49.0% of the vote (4,096 cast), narrowly ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 48.1% (4,026 votes), and other ...
2025Military
Constantino (I, 2025; Ward 1), Mark Dehnert (I, 2025; Ward 2), John Gerbasio (I, 2022; Ward 1), William McKeever (I, 2025; Ward 3) and Orietta Turci-Tringali (I, 2022; Ward 3).
2026Government
For the 2026–2027 session, the 33rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Brian P.
2027History
Junior Maldonado (D, Jersey City, 2027),
Register Jeffrey Dublin (D, Jersey City, 2026)
Sheriff Frank X.