Carlstadt, New Jersey
Carlstadt is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,372, an increase of 245 (+4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,127, which in turn reflected an increase of 210 (+3.5%) from the 5,917 counted in the 2000 census.
Carlstadt, New Jersey | |
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Former firehouse, now home of the Carlstadt Historical Society | |
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Location of Carlstadt in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Carlstadt, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.826431°N 74.062335°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | June 27, 1894 |
| Named for | Carl Klein |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Robert J. Zimmermann (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Operations manager | Joe Crifasi |
| • Municipal clerk | Claire Foy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.21 sq mi (10.90 km2) |
| • Land | 3.95 sq mi (10.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) 6.18% |
| • Rank | 291st of 565 in state 18th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,372 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 6,319 |
| • Rank | 331st of 565 in state 54th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 1,614.4/sq mi (623.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 327th of 565 in state 62nd of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07072 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400310480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885180 |
| Website | www |
Carlstadt was originally formed as a village by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1860, within Lodi Township. Most sources indicate that the community was named for Carl Klein, the leader of a group of early German settlers who led the project to establish the community though Henry Gannett stated that the name derived from the city of Karlovac in Croatia, which was known as "Carlstadt" in German. The Borough of Carlstadt was incorporated on June 27, 1894, formally set off from Bergen Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.