Lincoln Park, New Jersey
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Lincoln Park is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,915,[10][11] an increase of 394 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 10,521,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 409 (−3.7%) from the 10,930 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
Lincoln Park, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.923751°N 74.304235°W / 40.923751; -74.304235[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Incorporated | March 11, 1922 |
Named for | Abraham Lincoln |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | David A. Runfeldt (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Perry Mayers[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Courtney Fitzpatrick[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 6.92 sq mi (17.92 km2) |
• Land | 6.40 sq mi (16.57 km2) |
• Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) 7.47% |
• Rank | 244th of 565 in state 22nd of 39 in county[1] |
Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,915 |
• Estimate | 10,923 |
• Rank | 231st of 565 in state 19th of 39 in county[13] |
• Density | 1,706.0/sq mi (658.7/km2) |
• Rank | 320th of 565 in state 17th of 39 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973[16] |
FIPS code | 3402740290[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885277[19] |
Website | www |
Lincoln Park was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 26, 1925.[23][24] The borough was named for President Abraham Lincoln.[25][26] The borough is situated in the easternmost part of Morris County bordering both Essex and Passaic counties along the Passaic and Pompton rivers.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Lincoln Park as its 5th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in the state.[27]