Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
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Pompton Lakes is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,127,[12][13] an increase of 30 (+0.3%) from the 2010 census count of 11,097,[22][23] which in turn reflected an increase of 457 (+4.3%) from the 10,640 counted in the 2000 census.[24]
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 41.002734°N 74.286742°W / 41.002734; -74.286742[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Passaic |
Founded | 1682[3][4] |
Incorporated | February 26, 1895 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Michael A. Serra (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[6][7] |
• Administrator | Michael Carelli[8] |
• Municipal clerk | Elizabeth Brandsness[9] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2) |
• Land | 2.89 sq mi (7.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2) 8.67% |
• Rank | 327th of 565 in state 12th of 16 in county[1] |
Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,127 |
• Estimate | 10,907 |
• Rank | 223rd of 565 in state 11th of 16 in county[15] |
• Density | 3,854.2/sq mi (1,488.1/km2) |
• Rank | 169th of 565 in state 9th of 16 in county[15] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973[18] |
FIPS code | 3403160090[1][19][20] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885359[1][21] |
Website | www |
Pompton Lakes was established on February 26, 1895, from portions of Pompton Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.[25] The borough was named for the Pompton people, a sub-tribe of Native Americans who lived in the area.[26] It was the first borough to be formed in Passaic County as part of the "boroughitis" that had struck the state at the time. Pompton Lakes did not acquire territory from more than one township, which would have entitled the borough to a seat on the County's Board of Chosen Freeholders.[27]
An outer-ring suburb of New York City, Pompton Lakes is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan. From the higher mountains in and around the borough one can see the New York skyline. Three rivers, the Ramapo, Pequannock and Wanaque, run through the borough, which historically provided much of the energy for various industries in the borough. In the mid-20th century, Pompton Lakes served as a local shopping destination, but lost its status as shopping malls opened in the area in the 1970s and 1980s.