Rochelle Park, New Jersey
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Rochelle Park is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,814,[9][10] an increase of 284 (+5.1%) from the 2010 census count of 5,530,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of two people (+0.0%) from the 5,528 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
Rochelle Park, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.906496°N 74.078005°W / 40.906496; -74.078005[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Incorporated | March 7, 1871 as Midland Township |
Reincorporated | November 5, 1929 as Rochelle Park |
Named for | La Rochelle, France |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Jen Appice (R, December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Dean M. Pinto[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Annemarie Wells[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2) |
• Land | 0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 3.04% |
• Rank | 497th of 565 in state 65th of 70 in county[1] |
Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,814 |
• Estimate | 5,833 |
• Rank | 357th of 565 in state 57th of 70 in county[12] |
• Density | 5,866.8/sq mi (2,265.2/km2) |
• Rank | 93rd of 565 in state 27th of 70 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 201 and 973[15] |
FIPS code | 3400363990[16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882307[1][18] |
Website | www |
What is now Rochelle Park was originally incorporated as Midland Township on March 7, 1871, from portions of New Barbadoes Township. Portions of the township were taken to form the boroughs of Delford (on March 8, 1894; now Oradell), Maywood (June 30, 1894), Riverside (also June 30, 1894; now River Edge) and Paramus (March 2, 1922). Rochelle Park was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 5, 1929, replacing Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on that same day that passed by a 503–69 margin.[22] The main impetus behind the change in name was to avoid confusion with the nearby community of Midland Park.[23] The township was named for the port city of La Rochelle, France.[24][25]