Palisades Park, New Jersey

This article is about the New Jersey borough. For other possible uses, see Palisades Park (disambiguation).

Palisades Park, New Jersey
Borough
Aerial view in 2021
Aerial view in 2021
Official seal of Palisades Park, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Palisades Park in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Palisades Park in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Palisades Park, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Palisades Park, New Jersey
Palisades Park is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Palisades Park
Palisades Park
Location in Bergen County
Palisades Park is located in New Jersey
Palisades Park
Palisades Park
Location in New Jersey
Palisades Park is located in the United States
Palisades Park
Palisades Park
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°50′49″N 73°59′49″W / 40.847017°N 73.997061°W / 40.847017; -73.997061[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedMarch 22, 1899
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorChong "Paul" Kim (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • AdministratorDavid J. Lorenzo[5]
 • Municipal clerkGina S. Kim[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total
1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  3.28%
 • Rank474th of 565 in state
60th of 70 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
112 ft (34 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total
20,292
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
20,102
 • Rank136th of 565 in state
15th of 70 in county[13]
 • Density16,377.7/sq mi (6,323.5/km2)
  • Rank14th of 565 in state
3rd of 70 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07650[14][15]
Area code(s)201[16]
FIPS code3400355770[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885338[1][19]
Websitewww.mypalisadespark.com

Palisades Park (Korean: 팰리세이즈 파크, romanized: Paelliseijeu Pakeu) 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 20,292,[10][11] an increase of 670 (+3.4%) from the 2010 census count of 19,622,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,549 (+14.9%) from the 17,073 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

The borough of Palisades Park was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township. A portion of its area was annexed by the neighboring borough of Fort Lee in April 1909.[23][24][25] The borough was named for its location atop the New Jersey Palisades.[26][27]

It is one of the largest and fastest-growing ethnic Korean enclaves outside of Korea. Koreans comprise the majority (65%) of the population of the borough of Palisades Park,[28][29][30][31] the municipality with the highest density of ethnic Koreans in the Western Hemisphere and the home of both the highest Korean-American density and percentage of any municipality in the United States. It has been called Koreatown on the Hudson[32] and Little Korea.[33] The borough's population has grown by 40% since the 1990 census, accelerated by zoning laws that permit duplex homes on land previously containing a single-family detached home.[34]

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ U.S. Gazetteer Files for 2000, 2010 and 2012-2016, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Council was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Office of the Borough Administrator, Borough of Palisades Park. Accessed March 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Office of the Borough Clerk, Borough of Palisades Park. Accessed March 15, 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 Palisades Park, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference PopEst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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 Palisades Park, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 22, 2011.
  15. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  16. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Palisades Park, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 84. Accessed June 1, 2024.
  24. ^ Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed May 26, 2006.
  25. ^ 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. 210. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 16, 2015.
  26. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.
  27. ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 236. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 16, 2015.
  28. ^ Karen Sudol; Dave Sheingold (October 12, 2011). "Korean language ballots coming to Bergen County". © 2012 North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  29. ^ Kirk Semple (May 18, 2012). "In New Jersey, Memorial for 'Comfort Women' Deepens Old Animosity". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  30. ^ Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues Second Edition, Edited by Pyong Gap Min. Pine Forge Press - An Imprint of Sage Publications, Inc. 2006. ISBN 9781412905565. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  31. ^ Brian Yarvin (June 13, 2008). "New York serious eats". Serious Eats © 2006-2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  32. ^ Sophia F. Gottfried (January 12, 2017). "Korean Food Crawl with Kimchi Smoke's Rob Cho". NorthJersey.com - part of the USA TODAY network. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  33. ^ Ma, Myles (January 16, 2019). "As Korean population grows, Palisades Park learns the language". NJ.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021. Anyone who has spent time on Broad Avenue knows: Palisades Park is Bergen County's Little Korea.
  34. ^ Appelbaum, Binyamin. "This Small New Jersey Town Became a Different Kind of Suburb", The New York Times, March 25, 2024. Accessed April 7, 2024. "There have been some growing pains, but many more people are now able to live in Palisades Park. Since 1990, the population has increased by 40 percent."