Preakness, New Jersey
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Preakness, New Jersey | |
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  Preakness Location in Passaic County  Preakness Location in New Jersey  Preakness Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′49″N 74°13′40″W / 40.93028°N 74.22778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Passaic |
| Township | Wayne |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.70 sq mi (14.77 km2) |
| • Land | 5.68 sq mi (14.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,487 |
| • Density | 3,258.2/sq mi (1,258.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07470 |
| FIPS code | 34-60810[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0879476[4] |
Preakness is an unincorporated community located within Wayne in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] As of the 2020 census, Preakness had a population of 18,487.[6]
The colt Preakness, after whom the Preakness Stakes Thoroughbred horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland is named, was owned by Milton H. Sanford's Preakness Stables located at the corner of Valley Road and Preakness Avenue.
Preakness is the birthplace of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Barry Littlefield and his brother Fred Littlefield, a jockey who won the 1888 Preakness Stakes.
The name itself was said to have come from the Native American Minisi name Pra-qua-les for "Quail Woods" in the area.[7] An alternative translation derives the name from per-ukunees, which is thought to mean "young buck".[8][9]
