Back Woodland Park AST West Paterson Catalan Вудленд-Парк (Нью-Джерси) CE Woodland Park (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, New Jersey, Passaic County) CEB Woodland Park, New Jersey Welsh Woodland Park (New Jersey) German Woodland Park (Nueva Jersey) Spanish Woodland Park (New Jersey) Basque وودلند پارک، نیوجرسی Persian Woodland Park (New Jersey) French
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 |
| • Estimate | 13,191 |
| • 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. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 13,484,[9][10] an increase of 1,665 (+14.1%) from the 2010 census count of 11,819,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 832 (+7.6%) from the 10,987 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
What is now Woodland Park was formed as a borough under the name West Paterson, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 25, 1914, from portions of Little Falls Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1914.[23]
On November 4, 2008, the citizens of West Paterson voted to change the official name of the borough from West Paterson to Woodland Park.[24] The new name retains the initials "W.P." and is a reference to the community's wooded areas. At a November 10, 2008 community meeting attended by 200 residents, a number of residents demanded that a recount be held if the official results showed that the measure had passed. In case the recount demand was unsuccessful, the group discussed filing a petition to change the name back to West Paterson, including discussion of how to raise the $33,000 needed to cover the cost of a special election in spring 2009 for voters to reconsider the name.[25] By November 25, 2008, the provisional vote counts had been tallied, and the name change won by 25 votes. The mayor and Council approved a resolution in December 2008, officially changing the borough's name to the Borough of Woodland Park, effective January 1, 2009. The name change is an attempt to "distance" itself from nearby urban Paterson, New Jersey, and all of the social ills associated with cities, including but not limited to urban blight, high crime, and drug addiction.[26][27] A referendum held on November 3, 2009, affirmed the name change.
- ^ 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.
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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."
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ 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 October 25, 2012.
- ^ 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.
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