Mahwah, New Jersey
| Mahwah, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Mahwah | |
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 Map highlighting Mahwah's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey |
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 Census Bureau map of Mahwah, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 41°04′58″N 74°11′15″W / 41.082746°N 74.187451°WCoordinates: 41°04′58″N 74°11′15″W / 41.082746°N 74.187451°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1849 (as Hohokus Township) |
| Reincorporated | November 7, 1944 (to Mahwah) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | William C. Laforet (term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Brian Campion |
| • Clerk | Kathrine Coviello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.835 km2 (26.191 sq mi) |
| • Land | 66.545 km2 (25.693 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.290 km2 (0.498 sq mi) 1.90% |
| Area rank | 102nd of 566 in state 1st of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 25,890 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 26,590 |
| • Rank | 95th of 566 in state 9th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 389.1/km2 (1,007.7/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 380th of 566 in state 66th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07430, 07495 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400342750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882312 |
| Website | www |
Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 25,890. The population increased by 1,828 (+7.6%) from the 24,062 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,157 (+34.4%) from the 17,905 counted in the 1990 Census. The name "Mahwah" is derived from the Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".
The area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as Hohokus Township on April 9, 1849, from portions of Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). While known as Hohokus Township, territory was taken to form Orvil Township (on January 1, 1886; remainder of township is now Waldwick), Allendale (November 10, 1894), Upper Saddle River (November 22, 1894) and Ramsey (March 10, 1908). On November 7, 1944, the area was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Mahwah, based on the results of a referendum held that day, replacing Hohokus Township.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mahwah as its 9th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
The Lenape and ancestral indigenous peoples were the original inhabitants of Mahwah (the meeting place) and surrounding area. Their descendants have combined with other Native Americans and ethnicities and were recognized in 1980 by the state as the Ramapough Mountain Indians. They number approximately 5,000 people living around the Ramapo Mountains of northern New Jersey and southern New York. The tribe is officially recognized by New Jersey, but does not have federal recognition. Their tribal office is located on Stag Hill Road in Mahwah, and the Chief of the Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation is Dwaine Perry (as of March 2007).
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