East Rutherford
| East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||
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| Borough of East Rutherford | ||
Top, left to right: East Rutherford Municipal Building, MetLife Stadium, Izod Center, Meadowlands Sports Complex
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 Map highlighting East Rutherford's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey |
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 Census Bureau map of East Rutherford, New Jersey |
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 East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°49′02″N 74°05′06″W / 40.817097°N 74.085024°WCoordinates: 40°49′02″N 74°05′06″W / 40.817097°N 74.085024°W | ||
| Country |  United States |
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen | |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1889 (as Boiling Springs township) | |
| Reincorporated | March 28, 1894 (as East Rutherford) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Borough | |
| • Body | Borough Council | |
| • Mayor | James L. Cassella (R, term ends December 31, 2019) | |
| • Clerk | Danielle Lorenc | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.052 sq mi (10.494 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.709 sq mi (9.606 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.343 sq mi (0.889 km2) 8.47% | |
| Area rank | 295th of 566 in state 20th of 70 in county |
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| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) | |
| Population (2010 Census) | ||
| • Total | 8,913 | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 9,164 | |
| • Rank | 258th of 566 in state 42nd of 70 in county |
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| • Density | 2,403.2/sq mi (927.9/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 257th of 566 in state 52nd of 70 in county |
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| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 07073 | |
| Area code(s) | 201 and 551 | |
| FIPS code | 3400319510 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885201 | |
| Website | www |
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East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,913, reflecting an increase of 197 (+2.3%) from the 8,716 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 814 (+10.3%) from the 7,902 counted in the 1990 Census. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located 7 miles (11 km) west of Midtown Manhattan.
Under the terms of an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1889, a portion of the old Union Township was incorporated under the name of Boiling Springs Township. The new township took its name from a spring in the community. On March 28, 1894, the Borough of East Rutherford was created, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day, and Boiling Springs Township was dissolved. While there was no change in its borders, the name and form of government were changed. The borough was the second formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.
East Rutherford is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which includes Meadowlands Arena and MetLife Stadium, and was previously the location of Giants Stadium. The arena is best known as the longtime home of the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League, and also hosted college basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. MetLife Stadium is home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, which made East Rutherford the smallest city ever to host a Super Bowl. Giants Stadium, which hosted the Giants and Jets until 2009, was also the original home of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. East Rutherford is the only municipality with fewer than 10,000 residents to have been home to five professional sports teams simultaneously.
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