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Passaic County ( or ) is a
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in the U.S. state of
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that is part of the
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. As of the 2020 United States census, the county was the state's eighth-most-populous county,Table 1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
with a population of 524,118, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 22,892 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 501,226, which in turn reflected an increase of 12,177 (+2.5%) from the 489,049 counted in the 2000 census. The most populous place in Passaic County is Paterson, the
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, with 159,732 residents at the 2020 Census, more than 30% of the county's population, while West Milford covered , the largest total area of any municipality and more than 40% of the county's area. The county is part of the North Jersey region of the state.


History


Etymology

Passaic County was created on February 7, 1837, from portions of
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counties.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 209. Accessed December 2, 2012.
The county derives its name from "Pasaeck", which is a native Lenape word meaning "valley".


Geography and climate

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Paterson have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in January 1961 and a record high of was recorded in September 1953. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in September. The county has a
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which is hot-summer (''Dfa'') except in higher areas to the north where it is warm-summer (''Dfb''). The landscape of Passaic County, near the north edge of New Jersey, spans some hilly areas and has dozens of lakes. The county covers a region about . The region is split by major roads, including portions of
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and Interstate 80, near Paterson. The
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cuts across the southern end, near Clifton. The
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winds northeast past Totowa into Paterson, where the river then turns south to Passaic, on the way to Newark, further south. The highest point is any one of six areas on Bearfort Ridge in West Milford at approximately above sea level. The lowest elevation is approximately along the
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in Clifton. The southeastern, more populous half of the county is either flat, along the Passaic and Pompton Rivers, or mildly hilly, among the Watchung Mountains. The northwestern section is rugged and mountainous, part of the New Jersey Highlands. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of the 2020 Census, the county had a total area of , of which was land (93.8%) and was water (6.2%).2020 Census Gazetteer File for Counties in New Jersey
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. Accessed April 1, 2023.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, the county had 524,118 people, 168,059 households, and 120,593 families. The
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was . There were 185,367 housing units at an average density of . The county's racial makeup was 38.8%
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, 9.9%
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, 5.76% Asian, 0.13% Native American, and 1.95% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 42.74% of the population. Of the 168,059 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were
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living together, 30.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 15.2% had a male householder with no wife present and 28.2% were non-families. 47.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.49. About 23.7% of the county's population was under age 18, 9.6% was from age 18 to 24, 39.6% was from age 15 to 44, and 15.0% was age 65 or older. The median age was 37.7 years. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. The county's median household income was $77,040, and the median family income was $81,873. About 13.4% of the population were below the
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, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.


2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 501,226 people, 166,785 households, and 120,919 families in the county. The
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was 2,715.3 per square mile (1,048.4/km2). There were 175,966 housing units at an average density of 953.3 per square mile (368.1/km2). The racial makeup was 62.65% (314,001)
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, 12.83% (64,295) Black or African American, 0.67% (3,348) Native American, 5.01% (25,092) Asian, 0.03% (156)
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, 15.11% (75,735) from other races, and 3.71% (18,599) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.04% (185,677) of the population. Of the 166,785 households, 34.5% had children under the age of 18; 48.7% were married couples living together; 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.5% were non-families. Of all households, 22.6% were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.45. 24.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.1 males. Same-sex couples headed one in 149 households in 2010.


2000 census

As of the 2000 United States censusU.S. Census website
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. Accessed September 4, 2014.
there were 489,049 people, 163,856 households, and 119,614 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 170,048 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 62.32%
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, 13.22%
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or
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, 0.44% Native American, 3.69% Asian, 0.04%
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, 16.24% from other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. 29.95% of the population were
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or Latino of any race.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000; Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Passaic County, New Jersey
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. Accessed January 23, 2013.
Tables DP-1 to DP-4 from Census 2000 for Passaic County, New Jersey
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, backed up by the
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as of July 6, 2008. Accessed October 1, 2013.
Among those who reported their ancestry, 16.6% were of Italian, 9.5% Irish, 8.1% German and 6.2% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 163,856 households, out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were
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living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.42. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $49,210, and the median income for a family was $56,054. Males had a median income of $38,740 versus $29,954 for females. The
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for the county was $21,370. About 9.40% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the
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, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.


Government


County government

The Passaic County Court House and Administration Building complex is located at the
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in Paterson. In Passaic County's commission form of government, the Board of County Commissioners discharges both executive and legislative responsibilities. Seven Commissioners are elected at-large for three-year terms on a staggered basis. A Director and Deputy Director are elected from among the seven Commissioners, at an annual reorganization meeting in January. Passaic County operates through six standing committees of the Board of County Commissioners. They are: Administration & Finance; Health, Education and Community Affairs; Public Works and Buildings & Grounds; Law & Public Safety; Human Services and Planning and Economic Development. The Commissioners also appoint individuals to departments, agencies, boards, and commissions for the effective administration of the county government. In 2016, commissioners were paid $28,500, and the director was paid an annual salary of $29,500. The Commissioners select a County Administrator, who, in the role of chief administrative officer, supervises the day-to-day operation of the county government and its departments; County counsel Matthew Jordan took office as administrator in 2022, succeeding Anthony J. DeNova III, who had served as administrator for 19 years. , Passaic County's Commissioners are (with terms for Chair and Vice-Chair ending every December 31):Board of County Commissioners
Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed June 21, 2022. "Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of County Commissioners. Each County Commissioner is elected at large for a three-year term. The board is headed by a director, who is selected for a one-year term at the board's annual reorganization meeting (at the first meeting of the year in January)."
''Passaic County 2021 Directory''
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated as of April 2021. Accessed April 29, 2022.
2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
2019 General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
Republicans have not won countywide office since 2021. Nicolino Gallo's 2021 third-place finish for the three Board seats at stake then represents the first time any Republicans have been in the county government since now-State Senator Kristin Corrado left her position as County Clerk to win that seat in 2017, as well as the first time the Board has had any Republican members at all since 2012, when then-Freeholders Deborah E. Ciambrone, Michael Marrotta, and Edward O'Connell were defeated. In March 2023, the commission swore Orlando Cruz, the president of the Greater Paterson Chamber of Commerce (as well as its counterpart in neighboring Wayne), into office to replace retiring commissioner T.J. Best, who resigned at the beginning of the month to spend time with family members down in
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. Constitutional officers, elected on a countywide basis, are: The Passaic County Prosecutor is Camelia M. Valdes of Bloomingdale, who was appointed by Governor of New Jersey Jon S. Corzine in May 2009, and renominated by Governor
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in June 2015. Passaic County constitutes Vicinage 11 of the New Jersey Superior Court and is seated at the Passaic County Court House in Paterson; the Assignment Judge for Vicinage 11 is Ernest M. Caposela. Law enforcement at the county level is provided by the Passaic County Sheriff's Office and the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, which occasionally assist local police forces with investigations and patrol efforts.


Federal representatives

Three Congressional Districts cover the county, with most of the northern portion of the county in the 5th District, most of the southern portion of the county in the 9th District, and the central portion of the county in the 11th District.


State representatives

The 16 municipalities of Passaic County are represented by seven separate legislative districts.


Law enforcement

The Passaic County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement functions throughout the entirety of the county, plus unincorporated county area police patrol, detective, crime scene investigation, SWAT, K-9 function, operation of the Passaic County Jail, and the security of all county-owned facilities, including the Passaic County Court House and Administration Building. All of the incorporated municipalities within the county also have separate local police departments, almost always exclusively providing law enforcement operations within their physical boundaries. In January 2024, Sheriff Richard Berdnik committed suicide inside a Turkish restaurant.


Transportation


Public transportation

Passaic County has a number of NJ Transit stations, including Montclair State University, Little Falls, Wayne/Route 23, and Mountain View on the Montclair-Boonton Line. The “ Main Line” corridor also runs through the county and includes the following stations: Hawthorne, Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, and Delawanna.


Roads and highways

Passaic County has numerous important roads that travel within its borders: Major county roads that pass through include: CR 502 (only in Wayne), CR 504, CR 509 CR 511 and CR 513. Route 19 runs entirely through the county, connecting the Garden State Parkway with Interstate 80 and Paterson. Both Route 20 and Route 21 run along the eastern border alongside the
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. Route 23 runs through the western section of the county, while both Route 3 and Route 161 go through Clifton. Route 62 also runs passes through entirely in Totowa. U.S. Route 202 runs roughly north-south only in Wayne Township while U.S. Route 46 traverses east-west. Interstate 80 (Bergen-Passaic Expressway) runs east-west through the county, while
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passes through the mountainous sections of Passaic. The
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also runs through the county solely in Clifton.


Politics

Passaic County was historically a swing county, as it voted for the national winner all but twice (in 1976 and 1992) between 1920 and 1992. Since 1996, the county has leaned Democratic until recently, as Republicans have made significant gains in the country, especially in the more urban parts. In the 2016 presidential election, Democratic support declined to 59.5%, although nominee
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still won the county comfortably overall, and the 2020 presidential election saw Democratic support decline to 57.5% - a margin of 16.5% for former Vice President Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump, which was a slightly wider margin than the state as a whole. Passaic County's namesake municipality, the small city of Passaic, saw the biggest overall drop for Biden compared to Clinton among its municipalities, which helped Trump narrow the gap in the county overall in 2020 compared to 2016: 2016: Clinton 12,275 (75%) - Trump 3,743 (22.8%) (all other candidates with 347 combined votes in the city - 2.2%) 2020: Biden 11,638 (62.5%) - Trump 6,835 (36.7%) (all other candidates with 162 combined votes in the city - 0.8%) In the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump flipped the county Republican, and most notably, its cities of Passaic and Clifton. This outcome was in correspondence with the rightward trend of the county in recent years, which was also seen in the 2021 gubernatorial election, and the nation in this election. Donald Trump became the first Republican to win a presidential election in the county since George H.W. Bush in the 1992 presidential election. As of August 1, 2020, there were a total of 318,029 registered voters in Passaic County, of which 128,114 (40.3%) were registered as Democrats, 64,389 (20.3%) were registered as Republicans and 120,282 (37.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 5,244 (1.7%) voters registered to other parties. Among the county's 2010 Census population, 53.2% were registered to vote, including 70.8% of those ages 18 and over.Voter Registration Summary - Passaic
New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 13, 2013.


Municipalities

The 16 municipalities in Passaic County (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area in square miles) are: Other, unincorporated communities in the county are listed next to their parent municipality. Most of these areas are
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s (CDPs) that have been created by the
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for enumeration purposes within a
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. Other communities and enclaves that exist within a municipality are also listed next to the name.


Other communities

* Montclair State University CDP (part; 2,180)


Economy

The
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calculated that the county's
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was $20.5 billion in 2021, which was ranked 13th in the state and was a 4.8% increase from the prior year.


Corporation headquarters in Passaic County

* Toys "R" Us' former US corporate headquarters was in Wayne. * Valley National Bank's corporate headquarters is in Wayne. * Linens ‘n Things's headquarters office was in Clifton and employed 17,500 before closing in 2009. * JVC has their US office in Wayne and employ approximately 19,040.


Education

* Passaic County Community College, founded in 1971, serves students from Passaic County at campuses in Paterson, Wanaque and Wayne. * William Paterson University, established in 1855, is a public university located in Wayne. * Montclair State University, founded in 1908, is a public university located in Montclair, as well as portions of Little Falls and Clifton. * Passaic County Technical Institute, founded in 1975, serves grades 9–12 with a higher level vocational schooling system.


Media

Passaic County is served by New York City-based commercial television & radio stations and New Jersey Network public television.
The West Milford Messenger, community newspaper in West Milford areaThe Record, Suburban Trends and AIM West Milford, a weekly community newspaper


Points of interest

* Dey Mansion, in Preakness, Wayne, served as Washington's Headquarters on several occasions during the
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. * Garret Mountain Reservation in Paterson and Woodland Park is a
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covering . * Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson * High Mountain Park Preserve in Wayne * Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson is a stadium with 7,000 seats that was used as a venue for
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, and is the home of the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League. After 25 years at Yogi Berra Stadium on the campus of Montclair State University, the Jackals relocated to Hinchliffe Stadium for the 2023 season starting in May 2023. * Lambert Castle in Paterson * Long Pond Ironworks State Park in West Milford * Paterson Museum, housed in the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works in Paterson *
Ringwood State Park Ringwood State Park is a state park in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey, United States, USA. The Park is located in the heart of the Ramapo Mountains in Ringwood, New Jersey, Ringwood. Its forests are part ...
in Ringwood * Skylands, the
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in Ringwood, are formal gardens that are open to the public year-round. Originally constructed for Clarence MacKenzie Lewis in the 1920s, the entire property was acquired by the State of New Jersey in 1966 to form a State Botanical Garden covering which include a Lilac Garden, Magnolia Walk, the Wild Flower Garden, the Crab Apple Vista, an allée of 166 trees extending almost a half-mile, and the Perennial Garden. * Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls - Located on the campus of Montclair State University, the stadium was home to the New Jersey Jackals until 2022, as well as Montclair State's baseball team. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000, with permanent seating of 3,784, and lawn seating, which holds an additional 1,500.Yogi Berra Stadium History
New Jersey Jackals. Accessed August 31, 2014.


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey


References


External links


Passaic County web site
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