Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey | |
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 The Ho-Ho-Kus Brook flowing through downtown Ho-Ho-Kus | |
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 Location of Ho-Ho-Kus 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°59′58″N 74°05′48″W / 40.9995°N 74.096583°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 8, 1905 (as Orvil) |
| Reincorporated | October 12, 1908 (as Ho-Ho-Kus) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas W. Randall (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | William J. Jones[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Joan Herve[6] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.75 sq mi (4.53 km2) |
| • Land | 1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.63% |
| • Rank | 425th of 565 in state 53rd of 70 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,258 |
• Estimate (2023)[11] | 4,232 |
| • Rank | 407th of 565 in state 63rd of 70 in county[12] |
| • Density | 2,447.9/sq mi (945.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 256th of 565 in state 52nd of 70 in county[12] |
| Demonym | Ho-Ho-Kusite[13] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 201[16] |
| FIPS code | 3400332310[1][17][18] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885258[1][19] |
| Website | www |
Ho-Ho-Kus (/hoʊˈhoʊkəs/) 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 4,258,[10] an increase of 180 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,078,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 18 (+0.4%) from the 4,060 counted in the 2000 census.[22] The borough is the home of several historical landmarks, including the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn and The Hermitage.
Ho-Ho-Kus was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 12, 1908, from what had originally been the borough of Orvil, which was in turn created on March 8, 1905, from portions of Orvil Township.[23][24]
As of the 2000 census, Ho-Ho-Kus was the 15th-wealthiest community in New Jersey with a per capita money income of $63,594 as of 1999, an increase of 36.9% from the $46,451 recorded in 1989.[25] The borough's median household income was $165,827 in 2013.[26] In 2011, New Jersey Monthly magazine named Ho-Ho-Kus the best place to live in the state of New Jersey, citing its affluence, low crime rate and the quality of its school system, as well as its proximity to New York City and other major commercial destinations.[27]
- ^ 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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- ^ Administrator, Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus. Accessed November 5, 2024.
- ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus. Accessed November 5, 2024.
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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- ^ "Hohokus Or Ho-Ho-Kus?", The Morning Call, January 1, 1940. Accessed June 29, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Then Hoppertown became Ho-Ho-Kus, the spelling and capitalization intended to set it apart from the township which remained Hohokus. The councilmen thought the capitalization and spelling gave the borough that touch of individualism of which we Americans are so proud. Residents of Ho-ho-kus still hold to that belief.... Hail to the Ho-Ho-Kusite, all 925 of her united population, who are willing to battle the New Deal Administration, the State Government and the Motion Picture industry, in pursuit of an opinion they hold to be right."
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 7, 2011.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NX for Ho Ho Kus, 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.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 80. Accessed May 28, 2024.
- ^ Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey p. 7, lists a date of October 15, 1908 for the incorporation of Ho-Ho-Kus.
- ^ Money Income (1989 and 1999) and Poverty (1999) New Jersey, Counties and Municipalities, New Jersey State Data Center, April 2003. Accessed August 27, 2012.
- ^ Income in the past 12 months (in 2013 inflation-adjusted dollars) - Ho-Ho-Kus borough, New Jersey Archived April 20, 2015, at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed April 20, 2015.
- ^ "The #1 Town: Ho-Ho-Kus", New Jersey Monthly, August 15, 2011. Accessed September 7, 2011.