Preakness, New Jersey
Preakness is an unincorporated community located within Wayne in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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. An alternative translation derives the name from per-ukunees, which is thought to mean "young buck".
Demographics
Preakness was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 | 2020 |
| White alone | 13,467 | 72.85% |
| Black or African American alone | 357 | 1.93% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 11 | 0.06% |
| Asian alone | 2,006 | 10.85% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone | 65 | 0.35% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 445 | 2.41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,136 | 11.55% |
| Total | 18,487 | 100.00% |
As of 2020, the population for the area was 18,487.