Elmwood Park, New Jersey
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. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 21,422, an increase of 2,019 (+10.4%) from the 2010 census count of 19,403, which in turn reflected an increase of 478 (+2.5%) from the 18,925 counted in the 2000 census.
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Van Houten–Hillman House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
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Location of Elmwood Park in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Elmwood Park, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.904526°N 74.119514°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 18, 1916 (as East Paterson) |
| Renamed | January 1, 1973 (to Elmwood Park) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Robert Colletti (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Michael Foligno |
| • Municipal clerk | Shanee Morris (acting) |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 21,422 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 21,233 |
| • Rank | 130th of 565 in state 14th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 8,105.2/sq mi (3,129.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 49th of 565 in state 14th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07407 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400321300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885207 |
| Website | www |
Prior to 1916, the area was known as Dundee Lake, a section of Saddle River Township. Residents of the Dundee Lake area voted on April 18, 1916, to secede from Saddle River Township to form the Borough of East Paterson. In 1917, residents of the Rosemont section of Saddle River Township voted to be annexed to East Paterson. In November 1972, residents voted to change the name of the borough to Elmwood Park. The new name became official on January 1, 1973.
Elmwood Park, being located in Bergen County, has strict blue laws, which require most businesses to be closed on Sunday.