Mahwah, New Jersey
Mahwah, New Jersey | |
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Ramapo College arch | |
Location of Mahwah in Bergen County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′55″N 74°10′59″W / 41.082067°N 74.183061°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1849 (as Hohokus Township) |
| Reincorporated | November 7, 1944 (as Mahwah) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Jim Wysocki (term ends December 31, 2028) |
| • Administrator | Ben Kezmarsky |
| • Municipal clerk | Carolyn George |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.88 sq mi (67.04 km2) |
| • Land | 25.39 sq mi (65.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) 1.90% |
| • Rank | 102nd of 565 in state 1st of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,487 |
• Estimate (2023) | 25,344 |
| • Rank | 102nd of 565 in state 12th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 1,003.7/sq mi (387.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 385th of 565 in state 66th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07430, 07495 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400342750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882312 |
| Website | www |
Mahwah is the northernmost and largest municipality by geographic area (26.19 square miles (67.8 km2)) in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 25,487, a decrease of 403 (−1.6%) from the 2010 census count of 25,890, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,828 (+7.6%) from the 24,062 counted in the 2000 census. The name "Mahwah" is derived from the Lenape language word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".
The area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as Hohokus Township on April 9, 1849, from portions of the former Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). While known as Hohokus Township, territory was taken to form Orvil Township (on January 1, 1886; remainder of township is now Waldwick), Allendale (November 10, 1894), Upper Saddle River (November 22, 1894), and Ramsey (March 10, 1908). On November 7, 1944, the area was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Mahwah, based on the results of a referendum held that day, replacing Hohokus Township. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mahwah as its ninth best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.