Totowa, New Jersey

Totowa, New Jersey
Borough
Official seal of Totowa, New Jersey
Seal
Map of Totowa in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Totowa in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Totowa, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Totowa, New Jersey
Totowa is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
Totowa
Totowa
Location in Passaic County
Totowa is located in New Jersey
Totowa
Totowa
Location in New Jersey
Totowa is located in the United States
Totowa
Totowa
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°54′12″N 74°13′11″W / 40.903415°N 74.219779°W / 40.903415; -74.219779[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Passaic
IncorporatedMarch 15, 1898
Government
[6]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorJohn Coiro (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkJoseph Wassel[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total
4.08 sq mi (10.56 km2)
 • Land4.00 sq mi (10.36 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)  1.86%
 • Rank294th of 565 in state
8th of 16 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
11,065
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
10,785
 • Rank226th of 565 in state
12th of 16 in county[12]
 • Density2,766.3/sq mi (1,068.1/km2)
  • Rank233rd of 565 in state
10th of 16 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07502, 07511, 07512[13][14]
Area code(s)973[15]
FIPS code3403173140[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0885420[1][18]
Websitewww.totowanj.org

Totowa (pronounced "TO-tuh-wuh"[19] /ˈtoʊtəwə/) is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,065,[9][10] an increase of 261 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,804,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 912 (+9.2%) from the 9,892 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

Totowa was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of Wayne Township and the now-defunct Manchester Township.[23][24]

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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Municipal Clerk, Borough of Totowa. Accessed February 18, 2024.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Totowa, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Totowa, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 16, 2012.
  14. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 24, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Totowa, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 31, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Cohen, Saul Bernard. "Totowa", The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: P to Z, p. 3923. Columbia University Press, 2008. ISBN 0231145543. Accessed January 15, 2013. "Totowa (TO-tuh-wuh), borough (2006 population 10,634), Passaic county, NE New Jersey"
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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. 211. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ 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. 288. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 11, 2015.