West Caldwell, New Jersey
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West Caldwell is a township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Manhattan and 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,012,[8][9] an increase of 253 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,759,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 474 (−4.2%) from the 11,233 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
West Caldwell, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.847234°N 74.294428°W / 40.847234; -74.294428[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Essex |
Incorporated | February 24, 1904 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | Joseph Tempesta Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Joann DeBlasis (acting)[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.11 sq mi (13.24 km2) |
• Land | 5.10 sq mi (13.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.31% |
• Rank | 274th of 565 in state 8th of 22 in county[1] |
Elevation | 177 ft (54 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,012 |
• Estimate | 10,807 |
• Rank | 227th of 565 in state 16th of 22 in county[11] |
• Density | 2,160.5/sq mi (834.2/km2) |
• Rank | 283rd of 565 in state 19th of 22 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code(s) | 201 (cell) and 862/973[14] |
FIPS code | 3401378510[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 1729717[1][17] |
Website | www |
West Caldwell was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1904, from portions of Caldwell Township (now known as Fairfield Township).[21] In 1981, the borough was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis.[22][23][24][25] The borough was named for Caldwell Township, which in turn was named for Presbyterian minister James Caldwell.[26][27]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked West Caldwell as its 60th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[28]