West Caldwell, New Jersey
West Caldwell, New Jersey | |
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Neighborhood reflecting the residential nature of West Caldwell | |
Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of West Caldwell, New Jersey | |
Location in Essex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′50″N 74°17′40″W / 40.847234°N 74.294428°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | February 24, 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Joseph Tempesta Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Joann DeBlasis |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.11 sq mi (13.24 km2) |
| • Land | 5.10 sq mi (13.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.31% |
| • Rank | 274th of 565 in state 8th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 177 ft (54 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,012 |
• Estimate (2024) | 11,157 |
| • Rank | 227th of 565 in state 16th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 2,160.5/sq mi (834.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 283rd of 565 in state 19th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07006–07007 |
| Area code(s) | 201 (cell) and 862/973 |
| FIPS code | 3401378510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1729717 |
| Website | www |
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West Caldwell is a township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Manhattan and 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,012, an increase of 253 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,759, which in turn reflected a decline of 474 (−4.2%) from the 11,233 counted in the 2000 census.
West Caldwell was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1904, from portions of Caldwell Township (now known as Fairfield Township). In 1981, the borough was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis. The borough was named for Caldwell Township, which in turn was named for Presbyterian minister James Caldwell.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked West Caldwell as its 60th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.