Moonachie, New Jersey | |
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 Location of Moonachie in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
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| Coordinates: 40°50′29″N 74°03′28″W / 40.841334°N 74.057671°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | May 3, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Dennis Vaccaro (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Anthony Ciannamea[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Supriya Sanyal[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2) |
| • Land | 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.69% |
| • Rank | 427th of 565 in state 54th of 70 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,133 |
| • Estimate (2023)[11] | 3,108 |
| • Rank | 444th of 565 in state 66th of 70 in county[12] |
| • Density | 1,810.9/sq mi (699.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 308th of 565 in state 59th 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[15] |
| FIPS code | 3400347700[1][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885307[1][18] |
| Website | www |
Moonachie (/muːˈnɑːki/; moo-NAH-kee) is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the Hackensack River watershed. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,133,[10] an increase of 425 (+15.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,708,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decline of 46 (−1.7%) from the 2,754 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
Tradition is that the borough was named after Monaghie, an Iroquois chief who inhabited the local cedar forests in the 1600s.[22][23] Moonachie was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1910, from portions of Lodi Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1910. On March 26, 1917, portions of Moonachie were taken to form Teterboro.[24]
The name of the borough is pronounced "moo-nah-kee";[25] however, in January 1987, then-mayor of New York City Ed Koch pronounced it "mah-NOO-chee" when he made his now-famous quip that the New York Giants should hold their victory parade in the borough after the team had just won Super Bowl XXI. Koch had refused to grant the Giants permission to hold a parade within the city limits because the team plays its home games in New Jersey, not in New York City.[26]
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Anthony Ciannamea, Borough of Moonachie. Accessed March 14, 2023.
- ^ Borough Clerk/Registrar, Borough of Moonachie. Accessed March 14, 2023.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Moonachie, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Moonachie, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 20, 2011.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Moonachie, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ History, Borough of Moonachie. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Indians of the Six Nations Branch inhabited the rich cedar forests. Rumors say that Indian Chief Monaghie gave the town its name."
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 81. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ Melisurgo, Len. "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 23, 2017. Accessed June 24, 2017. "Moonachie (Bergen County) - People unfamiliar with this small blue-collar borough near MetLife Stadium sometimes say MOO-nah-chee, and legendary New York City Mayor Ed Koch once drew heat for calling it moo-NAH-chee. Some local officials say the correct pronunciation is moo-NAH-key, but others say it's MOO-nah-key."
- ^ Vescey, George. "Sports of the Times; How'm I Doing? Terrific", The New York Times, January 7, 1987. Accessed October 3, 2019. "He said he thought they made a very nice cheesesteak sandwich in Moonachie, which he pronounced mah-NOO-chee instead of moo-NAH-key."