New Milford, New Jersey
New Milford, New Jersey | |
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| Nickname: The Birthplace of Bergen County | |
Location of New Milford in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of New Milford, New Jersey | |
Location in Bergen County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′03″N 74°01′10″W / 40.934161°N 74.019453°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 11, 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Michael J. Putrino (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Christine Demiris |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.32 sq mi (6.02 km2) |
| • Land | 2.28 sq mi (5.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) 1.77% |
| • Rank | 387th of 565 in state 42nd of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,923 |
• Estimate (2023) | 16,889 |
| • Rank | 159th of 565 in state 18th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 7,412.9/sq mi (2,862.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 62nd of 565 in state 19th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07646 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400351660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885320 |
| Website | www |
New Milford 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 16,923, an increase of 582 (+3.6%) from the 2010 census count of 16,341, which in turn reflected a decline of 59 (−0.4%) from the 16,400 counted in the 2000 census.
New Milford was authorized to be incorporated as a borough on March 11, 1922, from what remained of Palisades Township, subject to approval in a referendum (which took place on April 18, 1922). With the creation of New Milford, Palisades Township (which had been created in 1871) was dissolved. The borough is believed to have been named for Milford, Pennsylvania.