Westwood, New Jersey

Westwood, New Jersey
Borough
Westwood Gazebo in 2014
Westwood Gazebo in 2014
Official seal of Westwood, New Jersey
Seal
Motto: 
"Hub of the Pascack Valley"
Location of Westwood in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Westwood in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Westwood, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Westwood
Westwood
Location in Bergen County
Westwood is located in New Jersey
Westwood
Westwood
Location in New Jersey
Westwood is located in the United States
Westwood
Westwood
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°59′21″N 74°01′55″W / 40.989032°N 74.031872°W / 40.989032; -74.031872[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedMay 8, 1894
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorRaymond Arroyo (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorDurene Ayer[5]
 • Municipal clerkKaren Hughes[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total2.30 sq mi (5.95 km2)
 • Land2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  1.74%
 • Rank388th of 565 in state
43rd of 70 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total11,282
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
11,210
 • Rank221st of 565 in state
33rd of 70 in county[13]
 • Density4,994.2/sq mi (1,928.3/km2)
  • Rank112th of 565 in state
29th of 70 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07675, 07677[14][15]
Area code(s)201[16]
FIPS code3400380270[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885442[1][19]
Websitewww.westwoodnj.gov

Westwood (known as "The Hub of the Pascack Valley"[20]) is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Westwood is part of the New York metropolitan area.[21] Many of its residents regularly commute to New York City for work and leisure, many using public transportation.[22][23] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,282,[10][11] an increase of 374 (+3.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,908,[24][25] which in turn reflected a decline of 91 (−0.8%) from the 10,999 counted in the 2000 census.[26]

Westwood was officially incorporated as a borough on May 8, 1894, from portions of Washington Township, early during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.[27][28] Isaac D. Bogert served as the first mayor of the borough.[29] In April 1909, Westwood was enlarged through the annexation of the "Old Hook" section of the borough of Emerson,[30] and on September 24, 1957, portions of the borough were exchanged with Emerson.[27]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Administration, Borough of Westwood. Accessed March 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of Westwood. Accessed March 17, 2023.
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  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Westwood, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Westwood, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 11, 2012.
  15. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  16. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Westwood, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  17. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  19. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  20. ^ Brief History of Westwood, Borough of Westwood. Accessed March 28, 2007.
  21. ^ New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 20, 2016.
  22. ^ Rondinaro, Gene. "In a Bergen Borough, Diversified Growth", The New York Times, September 1, 1996. Accessed June 20, 2016. "And at dawn, while harried commuters in other municipalities rise early only to stream onto crowded roadways en route to jobs in Manhattan across the Hudson River, residents often walk to the train station or a commuter bus for the one-hour trip."
  23. ^ Table 4. Residence MCD/County to Workplace MCD/County Commuting Flows by Travel Mode for the United States and Puerto Rico Sorted by Residence Geography: 5-Year ACS, 2009-2013, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 21, 2016.
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  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ a b Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 88. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  28. ^ Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 1, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."
  29. ^ Burrow, Megan. "Mayors portrait project is complete", Pascack Valley Community Life, February 18, 2010. Accessed September 1, 2013. "Westwood Heritage Society member Jim Gines, who bears a striking resemblance to Westwood's first mayor, Isaac D. Bogert, said it was lucky that the older pictures were preserved so well."
  30. ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 314. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 27, 2015.