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Woodland Park, New Jersey | |
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 Lambert Tower in Garret Mountain Reservation | |
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 Map of Woodland Park in Passaic County (shown under its former name West Paterson). Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
 Detailed Census Bureau map of West Paterson in 2000 | |
  Woodland Park Location in Passaic County  Woodland Park Location in New Jersey  Woodland Park Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′24″N 74°11′40″W / 40.889908°N 74.194581°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Passaic |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1914 (as West Paterson) |
| Renamed | January 1, 2009 (to Woodland Park) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (small municipality) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Keith Kazmark (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Keith Kazmark[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Sandra Olivola[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.08 sq mi (7.97 km2) |
| • Land | 2.94 sq mi (7.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 4.51% |
| • Rank | 330th of 565 in state 13th of 16 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,484 |
| 13,138 | |
| • Rank | 192nd of 565 in state 7th of 16 in county[12] |
| • Density | 4,588.0/sq mi (1,771.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 127th of 565 in state 8th of 16 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 973[15] |
| FIPS code | 3403182423[1][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885439[1][18] |
| Website | www |
Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson)[19] is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 United States census, the population was 13,484.[9][10]
What is now Woodland Park was formed as a borough, under the name West Paterson, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1914, from portions of Little Falls Township.[20]
In 2008, the citizens of West Paterson voted to change the official name of the borough from West Paterson to Woodland Park.[21][22][23][24]
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
MayorCouncilwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Kazmark is incorrectly listed with a term-end year of 2024.
- ^ a b Administration, Borough of Woodland Park. Accessed July 20, 2020.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Woodland Park, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Woodland Park, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 30, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 15, 2013. Listed as West Paterson.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for West Paterson, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 15, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ "The Borough's Name Change", Accessed September 4, 2015. "The Nov. 2008 referendum passed by a slim margin, with 2,136 voters in favor and 2,111 opposed. As a simple majority is all that is required for passage, the governing body did as required by state statute and approved Resolution R08-253 on Dec. 17, 2008 making the official name the Borough of Woodland Park, effective Jan. 1, 2009."
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 211. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ Appel, Heather. "West Paterson no more", The Record, November 5, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 16, 2009. Accessed September 4, 2015. "Voters in West Paterson tonight approved a name change to Woodland Park. A referendum to change the borough's name to Woodland Park passed by a margin of just 33 votes, according to preliminary results Tuesday night."
- ^ Appel, Heather. "Recount wanted in vote to change town's name", Herald News, November 10, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2008.
- ^ The Borough's Name Change, Borough of Woodland Park. Accessed August 14, 2011. "As a simple majority is all that is required for passage, the governing body did as required by state statute and approved Resolution R08-253 on Dec. 17, 2008 making the official name the Borough of Woodland Park, effective Jan. 1, 2009."
- ^ "Woodland Park officially wins out", The Record, December 18, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2009.