Moonachie, New Jersey
| Moonachie, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Borough | |
| Borough of Moonachie | |
 Map highlighting Moonachie's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Moonachie, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°50′29″N 74°03′28″W / 40.841361°N 74.057656°WCoordinates: 40°50′29″N 74°03′28″W / 40.841361°N 74.057656°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | May 3, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Dennis Vaccaro (term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Anthony Ciannamea |
| • Clerk | Supriya Sanyal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.678 sq mi (4.345 km2) |
| • Land | 1.665 sq mi (4.312 km2) |
| • Water | 0.013 sq mi (0.033 km2) 0.76% |
| Area rank | 434th of 566 in state 55th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 2,708 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,788 |
| • Rank | 461st of 566 in state 66th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 1,626.5/sq mi (628.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 320th of 566 in state 61st of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07074 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400347700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885307 |
| Website | www |
Moonachie (/muːˈnɑːkiː/; moo-NAH-kee) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the Hackensack River watershed. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,708, reflecting a decline of 46 (-1.7%) from the 2,754 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 63 (-2.2%) from the 2,817 counted in the 1990 Census.
Moonachie was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1910, from portions of Lodi Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1910. On March 26, 1917, portions of Moonachie were taken to form Teterboro. Legend is that Moonachie was named after Monaghie, a chief of the Native Americans who inhabited the local cedar forests.
The name of the borough is pronounced "moo-NAH-kee;" however, in January 1987, then-Mayor of New York City Ed Koch pronounced it "mah-NOO-chee" when he made his now-famous quip that the New York Giants should hold their victory parade in the borough after the team had just won Super Bowl XXI. Koch had refused to grant the Giants permission to hold a parade within the city limits because the team plays its home games in New Jersey, not in New York City.
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