Caldwell, New Jersey
| Caldwell, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Caldwell | |
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Historic Site
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 Map of Caldwell in Essex County. Inset: Location of Essex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Caldwell, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°50′21″N 74°16′37″W / 40.839244°N 74.276999°WCoordinates: 40°50′21″N 74°16′37″W / 40.839244°N 74.276999°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | February 10, 1892 |
| Named for | James Caldwell |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Ann M. Dassing (R, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Paul M. Carelli |
| • Clerk | Francine T. Paserchia (shared with Essex Fells) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.167 sq mi (3.023 km2) |
| • Land | 1.166 sq mi (3.019 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.004 km2) 0.12% |
| Area rank | 488th of 566 in state 22nd of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 7,822 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 7,948 |
| • Rank | 294th of 566 in state 17th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 6,710.3/sq mi (2,590.9/km2) |
| • Density rank | 69th of 566 in state 8th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07006-07007 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401309250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2381010 |
| Website | www |
Caldwell is a borough located in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, about 16 miles (26 km) outside of New York City. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,822, reflecting an increase of 238 (+3.1%) from the 7,584 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 35 (+0.5%) from the 7,549 counted in the 1990 Census.
Caldwell was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 10, 1892, from portions of Caldwell Township (now Fairfield Township), based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day. In 1981, the borough's name was changed to the "Township of the Borough of Caldwell", as one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis. Effective January 26, 1995, it again became a borough.
Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms, was born in Caldwell on March 18, 1837. His father, Rev. Richard Cleveland, was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The Grover Cleveland birthplace—the church's former rectory—is now a museum and is open to the public.
Though today the Caldwell area is considered to be a suburb of both Newark and New York City, the area originally developed as its own individual, self-contained community and economy rather than as urban sprawl from a larger city. When it was formed, a few miles of woods separated downtown Caldwell from Newark or any of its developing suburbs.
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