Rochelle Park, New Jersey | |
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 Location of Rochelle Park in Bergen County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Rochelle Park, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°54′23″N 74°04′41″W / 40.906496°N 74.078005°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1871 as Midland Township |
| Reincorporated | November 5, 1929 as Rochelle Park |
| Named for | La Rochelle, France |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Jen Appice (R, December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Dean M. Pinto[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Annemarie Wells[6] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2) |
| • Land | 0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 3.04% |
| • Rank | 497th of 565 in state 65th of 70 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,814 |
| 5,833 | |
| • Rank | 357th of 565 in state 57th of 70 in county[12] |
| • Density | 5,866.8/sq mi (2,265.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 93rd of 565 in state 27th 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 and 973[15] |
| FIPS code | 3400363990[16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882307[1][18] |
| Website | www |
Rochelle Park is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,814,[9][10] an increase of 284 (+5.1%) from the 2010 census count of 5,530,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of two people (+0.0%) from the 5,528 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
What is now Rochelle Park was originally incorporated as Midland Township on March 7, 1871, from portions of New Barbadoes Township. Portions of the township were taken to form the boroughs of Delford (on March 8, 1894; now Oradell), Maywood (June 30, 1894), Riverside (also June 30, 1894; now River Edge) and Paramus (March 2, 1922). Rochelle Park was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 5, 1929, replacing Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on that same day that passed by a 503–69 margin.[22] The main impetus behind the change in name was to avoid confusion with the nearby community of Midland Park.[23] The township was named for the port city of La Rochelle, France.[24][25]
- ^ 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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- ^ Administration, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ Municipal Clerk, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed March 15, 2023.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Rochelle Park, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 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 Rochelle Park, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 19, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Rochelle Park, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed December 16, 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. pp. 81 and 86. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ Officially Rochelle Park, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed January 30, 2012. "Little noticed by the world in general, on November 5, 1929, a week after the Crash, Midland Township changed its name to Rochelle Park. Residents voted 503 to 69 to end the confusion with Midland Park."
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 24, 2015.
- ^ Timko, Michael. The Collected Almost Works of Michael Timko, p. 69. iUniverse, 2007. ISBN 9780595433322. Accessed December 16, 2013. "Rochelle Park would be easy if one remembered La Rochelle, France, after which it is named."