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 | |
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Location in the state of New Jersey | |
New Jersey's location in the U.S. | |
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Founded | 1683[1] |
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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 | |
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
Bergen and Passaic counties, 1872
The Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion in Oradell, c. 1909
View north along the Shore Trail near the Forest View Trail in Palisades Interstate Park
The Hackensack River and Passaic River watersheds.
Broad Avenue in Koreatown, Palisades Park
The George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee (above) in Bergen County across the Hudson River to New York City, is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. The twin 47-story residential skyscrapers in the background atop the Hudson Palisades in winter are Bergen County's tallest as of 2023.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Bergen County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 10, 2024.