Elmwood Park, New Jersey
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Elmwood Park is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is a bedroom suburb located 14 miles (23 km) from New York City.[22] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 21,422,[12][13] an increase of 2,019 (+10.4%) from the 2010 census count of 19,403,[23][24] which in turn reflected an increase of 478 (+2.5%) from the 18,925 counted in the 2000 census.[25]
Elmwood Park, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.904526°N 74.119514°W / 40.904526; -74.119514[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Incorporated | April 18, 1916 (as East Paterson)[3] |
Renamed | January 1, 1973 (to Elmwood Park)[4] |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Robert Colletti (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[6][7] |
• Administrator | Michael Foligno[8] |
• Municipal clerk | Shanee Morris[9] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.72 sq mi (7.06 km2) |
• Land | 2.64 sq mi (6.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) 3.00% |
• Rank | 362nd of 565 in state 34th of 70 in county[1] |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 21,422 |
• Estimate | 21,233 |
• Rank | 130th of 565 in state 14th of 70 in county[15] |
• Density | 8,105.2/sq mi (3,129.4/km2) |
• Rank | 49th of 565 in state 14th of 70 in county[15] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 201[18] |
FIPS code | 3400321300[1][19][20] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885207[1][21] |
Website | www |
Prior to 1916, the area was known as Dundee Lake, a section of Saddle River Township.[4] Residents of the Dundee Lake area voted on April 18, 1916, to secede from Saddle River Township to form the Borough of East Paterson.[3] In 1917, residents of the Rosemont section of Saddle River Township voted to be annexed to East Paterson.[4] In November 1972, residents voted to change the name of the borough to Elmwood Park. The new name became official on January 1, 1973.[4]
Elmwood Park, being located in Bergen County, has strict blue laws, which require most businesses to be closed on Sunday.[26]