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Passaic, New Jersey
City
City of Passaic
St. Marys Hospital
St. Marys Hospital
Map of Passaic in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Passaic in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Passaic, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Passaic, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°51′23″N 74°07′37″W / 40.856413°N 74.12694°W / 40.856413; -74.12694Coordinates: 40°51′23″N 74°07′37″W / 40.856413°N 74.12694°W / 40.856413; -74.12694
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Passaic
Settled 1679
Incorporated April 2, 1873
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
 • Body City Council
 • Mayor Hector C. Lora
 • Administrator Rick Fernandez
 • Municipal clerk Amada Curling
Area
 • Total 3.244 sq mi (8.401 km2)
 • Land 3.146 sq mi (8.149 km2)
 • Water 0.098 sq mi (0.253 km2)  3.01%
Area rank 324th of 566 in state
11th of 16 in county
Elevation 98 ft (30 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 69,781
 • Estimate (2016) 70,635
 • Rank 15th of 566 in state
3rd of 16 in county
 • Density 22,179.6/sq mi (8,563.6/km2)
 • Density rank 7th of 566 in state
1st of 16 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07055
Area code(s) 973
FIPS code 3403156550
GNIS feature ID 0885342
Website www.cityofpassaic.com

Passaic (/pəˈs.ɪk/ pə-SAY-ik or locally /pəˈsk/ pə-SAYK) is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 69,781, maintaining its status as the 15th largest municipality in New Jersey with an increase of 1,920 residents (+2.8%) from the 2000 Census population of 67,861, which had in turn increased by 9,820 (+16.9%) from the 58,041 counted in the 1990 Census. Passaic is the tenth most densely populated municipality in the entire United States with 22,000+ people per square mile.

Located north of Newark on the Passaic River, it was first settled in 1678 by Dutch traders, as Acquackanonk Township. The city and river draw their name from the Lenape word "pahsayèk" which has been variously attributed to mean "valley" or "place where the land splits."


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