Rutherford, New Jersey
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Rutherford 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 18,834,[14][15] an increase of 773 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 18,061,[24][25] which in turn reflected a decline of 49 (−0.3%) from the 18,110 counted in the 2000 census.[26]
Rutherford, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.820314°N 74.106041°W / 40.820314; -74.106041[4][5] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Incorporated | September 21, 1881 |
Named for | John Rutherfurd |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Mayor and Council |
• Mayor | Frank Nunziato (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[7][8] |
• Administrator | Robert J. Kakoleski[9][10] |
• Municipal clerk | Margaret "Missy" Scanlon[11] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.89 sq mi (7.49 km2) |
• Land | 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) 3.88% |
• Rank | 342nd of 565 in state 29th of 70 in county[4] |
Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,834 |
• Estimate | 18,662 |
• Rank | 146th of 565 in state 16th of 70 in county[17] |
• Density | 6,772.4/sq mi (2,614.8/km2) |
• Rank | 72nd of 565 in state 22nd of 70 in county[17] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 201[20] |
FIPS code | 3400365280[4][21][22] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885383[4][23] |
Website | www |
Rutherford was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 21, 1881, from portions of Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day.[27] The borough was named for John Rutherfurd, a U.S. Senator who owned land in the area.[28][29]
Rutherford has been called the "Borough of Trees"[30] and "The First Borough of Bergen County",[31] and is known as well for its pedestrian-focused downtown area adjacent to the borough's Bergen County Line (New Jersey Transit) railway station.