Saddle Brook
| Saddle Brook, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Saddle Brook | |
House in Riverside Cemetery
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 Map highlighting Saddle Brook's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Saddle Brook, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°54′11″N 74°06′04″W / 40.902976°N 74.101061°WCoordinates: 40°54′11″N 74°06′04″W / 40.902976°N 74.101061°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 20, 1716 (as Saddle River Township) |
| Renamed | November 8, 1955 (as Saddle Brook Township) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Robert D. White (D, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Peter A. LoDico (Since January 1, 1997) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.716 sq mi (7.034 km2) |
| • Land | 2.689 sq mi (6.964 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.071 km2) 1.00% |
| Area rank | 363rd of 566 in state 35th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 13,659 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 14,069 |
| • Rank | 180th of 566 in state 24th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 5,080.2/sq mi (1,961.5/km2) |
| • Density rank | 109th of 566 in state 28th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07663 |
| Area code(s) | 201 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3400365340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 882308 |
| Website | www |
Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 13,659, reflecting an increase of 504 (+3.8%) from the 13,155 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 141 (-1.1%) from the 13,296 counted in the 1990 Census.
Saddle River Township was created on March 20, 1716, consisting of all of the territory in Bergen County west of the Saddle River, making it one of the oldest municipalities in Bergen County, within the area that had been known as New Barbadoes Township, which itself had been set off from Essex County and added to Bergen County in 1710. It was incorporated on February 21, 1798 by the Township Act of 1798 as one of the initial group of 104 townships incorporated in New Jersey. The historic name of the township was from the Saddle River, a tributary of the Passaic River, which in turn was named for a stream and valley in Saddell, Argyll, Scotland. Saddle River Township derived its name from its resemblance to a saddle before its boundaries were changed. It was bounded on the north by Ridgewood, south by Lodi, east by the Saddle River (named from the Township) and west by the Passaic River. In 1724, the Township formally seceded from New Barbadoes.
After its formation in 1716, Saddle River Township was split up in 1772 by royal decree with the northernmost half becoming Franklin Township, named after the last royal governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin. Pompton Township was established in 1797 from parts of both Franklin and Saddle River Townships west of the Ramapo River, leaving sections of both townships disconnected to the west of Pompton Township. West Milford Township was formed from the discontinuous, western sections of both Franklin and Saddle River townships in 1834.
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