America's first motion picture industry
| Fort Lee, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Fort Lee | |
Fort Lee, New Jersey in the foreground, connected by the George Washington Bridge to Upper Manhattan, New York City across the Hudson River, in the background.
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 Map highlighting Fort Lee's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey |
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 Census Bureau map of Fort Lee, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°51′02″N 73°58′16″W / 40.85064°N 73.971007°WCoordinates: 40°51′02″N 73°58′16″W / 40.85064°N 73.971007°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 29, 1904 |
| Named for | Fort Lee / General Charles Lee |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Mark Sokolich (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Alfred R. Restaino |
| • Clerk | Evelyn Rosario |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.888 sq mi (7.478 km2) |
| • Land | 2.541 sq mi (6.581 km2) |
| • Water | 0.347 sq mi (0.898 km2) 12.00% |
| Area rank | 342nd of 566 in state 29th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 35,345 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 36,672 |
| • Rank | 67th of 566 in state 3rd of 70 in county |
| • Density | 13,910.9/sq mi (5,371.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 16th of 566 in state 5th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07024 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400324420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885223 |
| Website | www |
Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, in the New York City Metropolitan Area, situated atop the Hudson Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 35,345, reflecting a decline of 116 (−0.3%) from the 35,461 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,464 (+10.8%) from the 31,997 counted in the 1990 Census. The borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge and is located across the Hudson River from the Manhattan borough of New York City. Named for the site of an early American Revolutionary War military encampment, it later became the birthplace of the American film industry.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.888 square miles (7.478 km2), including 2.541 square miles (6.581 km2) of land and 0.347 square miles (0.898 km2) of water (12.00%).
The borough is situated atop the escarpment of the Hudson Palisades on the peninsula between the Hackensack and Hudson rivers. The borough is bisected by the confluence of roads at GWB Plaza leading to the George Washington Bridge.
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