Bayonne was formed as a township in , from portions of Bergen Township , and reincorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in While somewhat diminished, traditional manufacturing, distribution, and maritime activities remain a driving force of the economy of the city. Originally inhabited by Native Americans , the region presently known as Bayonne was claimed by the Netherlands after Henry Hudson explored the Hudson River , which is named after him.
Whitcomb gives more credence to the idea that Erastus Randall, E. Bramhall and B. Woolsey, who bought the land owned by Jasper and William Cadmus for real estate speculation, named it Bayonne for purposes of real estate speculation, because it was located on the shores of two bays, Newark and New York.
Bayonne became one of the largest centers in the nation for refining crude oil and Standard Oil of New Jersey 's facilityβwhich had grown from its original establishment in βand its 6, employees made it the city's largest place of employment.
The Cape Liberty Cruise Port is a cruise ship terminal that is on a acre ha site that had been originally developed for industrial uses in the s and then taken over by the U. Voyager of the Seas , departing from the cruise terminal in , became the first passenger ship to depart from a port in New Jersey in almost 40 years.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city had a total area of Unincorporated communities , localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include: [ 42 ] Bergen Point , Constable Hook and Port Johnson. Bayonne has a humid subtropical climate Cfa bordering a hot-summer humid continental climate Dfa. The average monthly temperature varies from The United States census counted 63, people, 25, households, and 16, families in the city.
