Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey
Washington Township, New Jersey | |
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Township of Washington Municipal Building | |
Location of Washington Township in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of the Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey | |
Location in Bergen County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′18″N 74°03′53″W / 40.988306°N 74.064693°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 13, 1840 |
| Named after | George Washington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Peter Calamari (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Mark DiCarlo |
| • Municipal clerk | Susan Witkowski |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.00 sq mi (7.78 km2) |
| • Land | 2.95 sq mi (7.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 1.67% |
| • Rank | 334th of 565 in state 26th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,285 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,263 |
| • Rank | 256th of 565 in state 43rd of 70 in county |
| • Density | 3,144.3/sq mi (1,214.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 212th of 565 in state 44th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07676 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400377135 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882311 |
| Website | www |
Washington Township (officially the Township of Washington) is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,285, an increase of 183 (+2.0%) of the 2010 census count of 9,102, reflecting an increase of 164 (+1.8%) from the 8,938 counted in the 2000 census.