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Town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Guttenberg ('/ɡ//ʌ//t//ən//b//ɜr//ɡ/ GUTənburg) is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U. S. state of New Jersey. In the 2020 Census, it was the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States, as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities worldwide, with of land area. Only four blocks wide, Guttenberg has been variously ranked as the ninth smallest municipality in the state (based on data from the U. S. Census Bureau) or as the state's seventh smallest municipality (based on data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection). As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 12,017, As of the 2010 Census, almost one fifth of the town's population resided in the Galaxy Towers, a trio of residential skyscrapers overlooking the Hudson River. The current population growth and density in Guttenberg represents a significant change since 1983, when it was described by The New York Times, as "an old community of two story row houses, small stores and light industry." Based on data from the 2017 Population Estimates Program showing that the town had a population density of , the highest in the state, Dave Sheingold of Northjersey. com described Guttenberg as "America's most crowded place".

Guttenberg was formerly a farm owned by William Cooper, sold in 1853 to a group of New Yorkers, who had formed the Weehawken Land and Ferry Association. Like nearby Union Hill, it was subdivided and lots were sold mostly to Germans. The company ran two ferries, the Hultz and the Flora, which crossed the Hudson from the landings at the foot of Bulls Ferry Road, Pleasant Valley, Fort Lee, and Spring Street in Manhattan. Guttenberg was formed as a town on March 9, 1859, from portions of North Bergen Township, but remained as a part of the township that was not fully independent. Guttenberg became part of Union Township when it was formed on February 28, 1861, and became fully independent as of April 1, 1878. The municipality takes its name from Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the European version of the printing press, though other sources indicate that the name derives from "good village" in German. Galaxy Towers, developed by Prudential Insurance Company, were built in the late 1970s on Boulevard East. The three octagonal skyscrapers rise 415 feet (126 m) and contain 1,075 apartments.

The 2010 United States census counted 11,176 people, 4,473 households, and 2,684 families in the town. The population density was 57,116.0 per square mile (22,052.6/km2). There were 4,839 housing units at an average density of 24,730.2 per square mile (9,548.4/km2). The racial makeup was 67.44% (7,537) White, 4.80% (537) Black or African American, 0.91% (102) Native American, 7.32% (818) Asian, 0.04% (4) Pacific Islander, 14.25% (1,593) from other races, and 5.23% (585) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64.83% (7,245) of the population.

As of the 2000 United States census There were 4,650 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the town was 64.98% White, 3.81% African American, 0.38% Native American, 7.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 16.42% from other races, and 7.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54.33% of the population. There were 4,493 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.13.

Guttenberg operates under the Town form of New Jersey municipal government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government. The governing body is composed of the Mayor and the five member Township Council, all elected at large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters. Town council members are elected to four year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats up for election in one year and three seats together with the mayoral seat up for election in the following year, followed by two years with no elections. as of 2022, the Mayor of Guttenberg is Democrat Wayne D. Zitt Jr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2025. Members of the Guttenberg Town Council are Richard Delafuente (D, 2025), Monica Fundora (D, 2025), John D. Habermann (D, 2025), William Hokien (D, 2022) and Juana Malave (D, 2022). In December 2015, Wayne Zitt was selected from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2017 of Efrain Velez, who resigned earlier that month.

Political scandals in the 21st century have included the 2008 convictions of then mayor David Delle Donna and his wife, a member of the town planning board, on federal extortion and mail fraud charges, for which they were each sentenced to four years in federal prison. A former mayor, Peter LaVilla, pleaded guilty in 2003 to misappropriating campaign funds and using the money for a private brokerage account. In addition, a councilman resigned in 2002 after being accused of receiving illegal advances on his salary, and the same year, a chief financial officer, pleaded guilty to misappropriation of funds.

Guttenberg is served by North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, a regional fire department established in 1999 serving communities in northern Hudson County, that also serves North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken and West New York, replacing the five independent departments that had served each of the communities.

Guttenberg is located in the 8th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 33rd state legislative district.

In the 2020 presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden won 2,634 votes (70.2%) to Republican Donald Trump’s 1,090 (29.1%) among 3,750 votes cast (representing a turnout of 61.4% among 6,106 registered voters). Four years earlier, Democrat Hillary Clinton won 2,574 votes (75.2%) to Trump’s 749 (21.9%) among 3,423 votes cast (representing a turnout of 64.0% among 5,352 registered voters).

For pre kindergarten through eighth grade, public school students from Guttenberg attend the Anna L. Klein School as part of the Guttenberg Public School District. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 920 students and 92.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1. The principal of Anna L. Klein School is Keith Petry. For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend North Bergen High School in North Bergen, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the North Bergen School District. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,316 students and 164.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1:1.

as of 2010, the town had a total of 4.39 mile (7 km) of roadways, of which 3.95 mile (6 km) were maintained by the municipality and 0.44 mile (1 km) by Hudson County. The only significant roads directly serving Guttenberg are county highways. County Route 501 follows Kennedy Boulevard along the town's western border. County Route 505 follows River Road on the east side of town. Both roads are oriented north–south. Boulevard East passes through the town atop the Palisades. Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike), U. S. Route 1/9 and New Jersey Route 495 are major highways located in adjacent North Bergen.

NJ Transit (NJT) bus service is available to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and Bergen County destinations on the 128, 154, 156, 158, 159, 165, 166, 168 routes. Service north to Fort Lee and the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal is available via the 181 and 188 routes. Hudson County local service is provided on the 22, 23, 84/86, 88 and 89 routes. NJT bus lines are augmented by privately run jitney service. Ferry service to West Midtown Ferry Terminal in Manhattan is provided by NY Waterway. To the south, at Weehawken Port Imperial. To the north, Edgewater Landing is located on River Road at the intersection of Route 5.