Saddle River, New Jersey
| Saddle River, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Saddle River | |
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 Map highlighting Saddle River's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Saddle River, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 41°01′25″N 74°05′33″W / 41.023696°N 74.092553°WCoordinates: 41°01′25″N 74°05′33″W / 41.023696°N 74.092553°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | November 22, 1894 |
| Named for | The Saddle River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Albert J. Kurpis (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Les Shenkler |
| • Clerk | Joy C. Convertini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.980 sq mi (12.896 km2) |
| • Land | 4.924 sq mi (12.752 km2) |
| • Water | 0.056 sq mi (0.144 km2) 1.12% |
| Area rank | 276th of 566 in state 13th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 184 ft (56 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 3,152 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 3,255 |
| • Rank | 447th of 566 in state 65th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 640.2/sq mi (247.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 421st of 566 in state 67th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC−4) |
| ZIP code | 07458 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400265400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885384 |
| Website | www |
Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 3,152, reflecting a decline of 49 (-1.5%) from the 3,201 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 251 (+8.5%) from the 2,950 counted in the 1990 Census.
Saddle River is one of the wealthiest small municipalities in the United States and was ranked 9th in New Jersey in per capita income as of the 2010 Census. Based on 1989 per capita income, Saddle River was ranked the richest suburb in the nation among those with 2,500 or more people.
Despite being fairly close to Manhattan, a bucolic atmosphere pervades in town, due in part to a minimum zoning requirement of 2 acres (0.0081 km2) for homes. The borough contains both newer mansions and stately older homes on vast tracts of land.
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold.
Saddle River was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 22, 1894, from portions of Orvil Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. Saddle River's referendum passed on November 19, one day before the referendum passed for the formation of the neighboring borough of Upper Saddle River. An additional portion of Orvil Township was annexed in 1903.
The borough is named after the Saddle River, which flows through the borough and is a tributary of the Passaic River, which in turn was named for a stream and valley in Saddell, Argyll, Scotland.
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