West Milford, New Jersey
West Milford, New Jersey | |
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Museum at Long Pond Ironworks | |
| Motto: "A Clean Community" | |
Location of West Milford in Passaic County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Passaic County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right). | |
Census Bureau map of West Milford, New Jersey | |
Location in Passaic County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 41°05′47″N 74°23′58″W / 41.096517°N 74.399449°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Passaic |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1834 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council–administrator) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Michele Dale (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Bill Senande |
| • Municipal clerk | Bill Senande |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.06 sq mi (209.94 km2) |
| • Land | 75.93 sq mi (196.66 km2) |
| • Water | 5.13 sq mi (13.28 km2) 6.32% |
| • Rank | 10th of 565 in state 1st of 16 in county |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,862 |
• Estimate (2023) | 24,340 |
| • Rank | 106th of 565 in state 5th of 16 in county |
| • Density | 327.4/sq mi (126.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 470th of 565 in state 16th of 16 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area codes | 973 exchanges: 657, 728 |
| FIPS code | 3403179460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882315 |
| Website | www |
West Milford is a township in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 24,862, a decrease of 988 (−3.8%) from the 2010 census count of 25,850, which in turn reflected a decline of 560 (−2.1%) from the 26,410 counted in the 2000 census. It is the largest in the county by total area, covering 80.32 square miles (208.0 km2) and more than 40% of the county.
West Milford was home to a Warner Bros.-owned theme park from 1972 to 1976 entitled Warner Bros. Jungle Habitat. The 800-acre (320 ha) Jungle Habitat property, with 26 miles (42 km) of paved roads, was purchased by the state in 1988 for $1.45 million and remnants of the theme park remain until today.