Edgewater, New Jersey
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Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,336,[11][12] an increase of 2,823 (+24.5%) from the 2010 census count of 11,513,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 3,836 (+50.0%) from the 7,677 counted in the 2000 census[23]
Edgewater, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.82465°N 73.973793°W / 40.82465; -73.973793[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Incorporated | December 7, 1894, as Undercliff |
Renamed | November 8, 1899, as Edgewater |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Michael McPartland (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Gregory S. Franz[6][7] |
• Municipal clerk | Annamarie O'Connor[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.43 sq mi (6.29 km2) |
• Land | 0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2) |
• Water | 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2) 60.33% |
• Rank | 376th of 565 in state 39th of 70 in county[1] |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,336 |
• Estimate | 14,604 |
• Rank | 184th of 565 in state 24th of 70 in county[14] |
• Density | 14,764.2/sq mi (5,700.5/km2) |
• Rank | 19th of 565 in state 6th of 70 in county[14] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 201[17] |
FIPS code | 3400320020[1][18][19] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885203[1][20] |
Website | www |
The borough's history has featured the founding of the first colony in Bergen County, contribution to the Revolutionary War, a period as a "sleepy, pastoral little town"[24] with resort hotels in the 19th century,[25] industrialization in the early 20th century, and a transition to a rapidly growing residential community in the late 20th century.[26]
Edgewater was incorporated as a municipality on December 7, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township as the Borough of Undercliff, based on the results of a referendum that passed two days earlier.[27] 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.[28] The borough's name was changed to Edgewater on November 8, 1899.[27][29] The borough was named for its location on the Hudson River.[30]