Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood, New Jersey | |
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Westwood Gazebo in 2014 | |
| Motto: "Hub of the Pascack Valley" | |
Location of Westwood in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Westwood, New Jersey | |
Location in Bergen County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′21″N 74°01′55″W / 40.989032°N 74.031872°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | May 8, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Raymond Arroyo (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Durene Ayer |
| • Municipal clerk | Karen Hughes |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.30 sq mi (5.95 km2) |
| • Land | 2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 1.74% |
| • Rank | 388th of 565 in state 43rd of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,282 |
• Estimate (2023) | 11,210 |
| • Rank | 221st of 565 in state 33rd of 70 in county |
| • Density | 4,994.2/sq mi (1,928.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 112th of 565 in state 29th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07675, 07677 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400380270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885442 |
| Website | www |
Westwood (known as "The Hub of the Pascack Valley") is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Westwood is part of the New York metropolitan area. Many of its residents regularly commute to New York City for work and leisure, many using public transportation. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,282, an increase of 374 (+3.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,908, which in turn reflected a decline of 91 (−0.8%) from the 10,999 counted in the 2000 census.
Westwood was officially incorporated as a borough on May 8, 1894, from portions of Washington Township, early during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. Isaac D. Bogert served as the first mayor of the borough. In April 1909, Westwood was enlarged through the annexation of the "Old Hook" section of the borough of Emerson, and on September 24, 1957, portions of the borough were exchanged with Emerson.