Roselle Park, New Jersey

Not to be confused with Rochelle Park, New Jersey or Roselle, New Jersey.

Roselle Park, New Jersey
Borough
Roselle Park train station serving New Jersey Transit passengers
Roselle Park train station serving New Jersey Transit passengers
Official seal of Roselle Park, New Jersey
Seal
Map of Roselle Park in Union County. Inset: Location of Union County in New Jersey.
Map of Roselle Park in Union County. Inset: Location of Union County in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Roselle Park, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Roselle Park, New Jersey
Roselle Park is located in Union County, New Jersey
Roselle Park
Roselle Park
Location in Union County
Roselle Park is located in New Jersey
Roselle Park
Roselle Park
Location in New Jersey
Roselle Park is located in the United States
Roselle Park
Roselle Park
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°39′55″N 74°16′00″W / 40.665309°N 74.266558°W / 40.665309; -74.266558[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyUnion
IncorporatedMarch 22, 1901
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorJoseph Signorello III (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • Business administrator / Municipal clerkAndrew J. Casais[5][6]
Area
[8]
 • Total1.23 sq mi (3.17 km2)
 • Land1.23 sq mi (3.17 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.00%
 • Rank482nd of 565 in state
19th of 21 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
79 ft (24 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total13,967
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
13,932
 • Rank187th of 565 in state
14th of 21 in county[13]
 • Density11,401.6/sq mi (4,402.2/km2)
  • Rank31st of 565 in state
1st of 21 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07204[14][15]
Area code(s)908 exchanges: 241, 245, 259, 298, 620[16]
FIPS code3403964650[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885380[1][19]
Websitewww.rosellepark.net
Chestnut Street

Roselle Park is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 13,967,[10][11] an increase of 670 (+5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 13,297,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 16 (+0.1%) from the 13,281 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

Roselle Park was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1901, from portions of Union Township.[23][24][25] Roselle Park's name is derived from the Roselle Land Improvement Company, which was created in 1866 to lay out a community around the Mulford Station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The name "Roselle" is said to have been based on the company's founder, John Conklin Rose[26] or from John Pierre Roselle, a friend of the railroad's president.[27]

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  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. ^ Administration, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed March 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Clerk, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed March 4, 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 Roselle Park, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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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 Roselle Park, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 10, 2011.
  15. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  16. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Roselle 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).
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  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. 240. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Borough of Roselle Park[permanent dead link], Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 2, 2008.
  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. 245. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 25, 2015.
  26. ^ A Brief History of Roselle, Borough of Roselle. Accessed September 25, 2015. "By 1866, a Mr. John Conklin Rose took advantage of his connections with the railroad, (which was by then known as the Central Railroad of New Jersey) and with the cooperation of several landowners in this area established the Roselle Land Improvement Company. They laid out 'The Village of Roselle' on an area that the railroad had called Mulford Station, a stop on the road named for the many Mulford families who lived here."
  27. ^ The History of Roselle Park, New Jersey, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed September 25, 2015. "In 1839, the first railroad began regular routes from Elizabethtown to Plainfield, and soon a stop at Mulford Station, named in honor of a prominent family, was scheduled, where Union Road crossed the tracks to Roselle. The stop was moved to Chestnut street about 30 years later and named Roselle in honor of the railroad president's good friend, John Pierre Roselle."