Township in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
Township in New Jersey
River Vale, New Jersey
River Vale Country Club, hosting one of three golf courses in the Township
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 41°00′51″N 74°00′24″W / 41.014201°N 74.006774°W / 41.014201; -74.006774 [ 1] [ 2] Country United States State New Jersey County Bergen Incorporated April 30, 1906 • Type Faulkner Act Mayor-Council • Body Township Council • Mayor Mark Bromberg (R , term ends December 31, 2026)[ 3] [ 4] • Administrator Gennaro Rotella[ 5] • Municipal clerk Karen Campanelli[ 6] • Total 4.31 sq mi (11.17 km2 ) • Land 4.07 sq mi (10.54 km2 ) • Water 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2 ) 5.64% • Rank 289th of 565 in state 17th of 70 in county[ 1] Elevation 39 ft (12 m) • Total 9,909 • Estimate 10,111 • Rank 249th of 565 in state 41st of 70 in county[ 12] • Density 2,434.6/sq mi (940.0/km2 ) • Rank 257th of 565 in state 53rd 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 3400363690[ 1] [ 16] [ 17] GNIS feature ID0882310[ 1] [ 18] Website www .rivervalenj .org
River Vale is a township in Bergen County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . River Vale is the easternmost municipality in an area of the county referred to as the Pascack Valley . As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 9,909,[ 9] [ 10] an increase of 250 (+2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 9,659,[ 19] [ 20] which in turn reflected an increase of 210 (+2.2%) from the 9,449 counted in the 2000 census .[ 21] The township was ranked #29 on the 100 Best Places to Live 2007 survey published by CNN /Money magazine.[ 22]
River Vale was formed as a township on April 30, 1906, from portions of both Hillsdale Township (now Hillsdale Borough ) and Washington Township .[ 23] [ 24] The township was named for its location along the Hackensack River .[ 25]
On January 5, 1904, the temperature in River Vale fell to −34 °F (−37 °C ), the lowest temperature ever recorded in New Jersey.[ 26]
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