Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County is a county in the U.S. State of New Jersey. It is rich and has more people living in it than other counties in New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, it had 955,732 people.[3] It is part of the New York metropolitan area. The county is the one of the last remaining counties in the nation where shops are closed on Sundays because of "blue laws." In compliance to the blue laws, nearly all retail stores in Bergen County are closed on Sundays.

Bergen County, New Jersey
Map
Map of New Jersey highlighting Bergen County
Location in the state of New Jersey
Map of the USA highlighting New Jersey
New Jersey's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1683[1]
Seat Hackensack[1]
Largest City Hackensack (population)
Mahwah (area)
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

246.45 sq mi (638 km²)
232.79 sq mi (603 km²)
13.66 sq mi (35 km²), 5.5
Population
 -  Density


auto/sq mi (auto/km²)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.co.bergen.nj.us
Named for: Bergen, Norway or Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands[2]
County flag Flag of Bergen County, New Jersey
Range in altitude:
Highest elevation: 1,152 ft (351 m) (Bald Mountain, in the Ramapo Mountains, in Mahwah).
Lowest elevation: 0 ft (0 m) (sea level), at the Hudson River in Edgewater.

Bergen County, New Jersey Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 30, 2017.
  3. "QuickFacts: Bergen County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 10, 2024.