Englewood Township was a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
that existed in
Bergen County
Bergen County is the List of counties in New Jersey, most populous County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...]
. It was established on March 22, 1871, when
Hackensack Township was subdivided into three new townships. Englewood Township lasted just short of twenty-five years, and was dissolved on March 17, 1899.
Hackensack Township was divided into three parts, each stretching from the
Hudson River
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on the east to the
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a river, about 45 miles (72 km) long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban ar ...
in the west:
["The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 77 re Englewood Township, p. 79 re Hackensack Township.]
*The northernmost portion was
Palisades Township;
*The center strip was Englewood Township; and,
*The southernmost portion became
Ridgefield Township.
The new township was quickly subdivided. The implementation by the
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and ...
of a new
Borough Act served to encourage the creation of new municipalities, most formed from portions of two (or more) townships. Englewood Township did not last long after this new legislation, and the case of "Boroughitis" it fomented.
Bergenfield was created on June 26, 1894, from portions of both Englewood Township and Palisades Township.
Teaneck was created from portions of both Englewood Township and Ridgefield Township on February 19, 1895. On May 10, 1895,
Englewood Cliffs
Englewood Cliffs 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 5,342, an increase of 61 (+1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,281, which in turn reflected a ...
was created from sections of both Englewood Township and Palisades Township.
[
On March 17, 1899, the remainder of Englewood Township was combined with parts of Ridgefield Township to form the current city of ]Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Englewood was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of Engle ...
. With the creation of the City of Englewood, Englewood Township was dissolved.[
]
References
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Former townships in Bergen County, New Jersey
1871 establishments in New Jersey