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Union Township, Bergen County, New Jersey

Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Township
Township of Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst portion of New Jersey Meadowlands.
Lyndhurst portion of New Jersey Meadowlands.
Nickname(s): "Bear Country"
Map highlighting Lyndhurst's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Map highlighting Lyndhurst's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°47′53″N 74°06′48″W / 40.798004°N 74.11325°W / 40.798004; -74.11325Coordinates: 40°47′53″N 74°06′48″W / 40.798004°N 74.11325°W / 40.798004; -74.11325
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated February 19, 1852 (as Union Township)
Renamed May 15, 1917 (as Lyndhurst)
Named for Lord Lyndhurst
Government
 • Type Walsh Act
 • Body Township Committee
 • Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso (term ends May 17, 2017)
 • Clerk Angela White
Area
 • Total 4.894 sq mi (12.676 km2)
 • Land 4.558 sq mi (11.806 km2)
 • Water 0.336 sq mi (0.870 km2)  6.86%
Area rank 279th of 566 in state
15th of 70 in county
Elevation 10 ft (3 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 20,554
 • Estimate (2015) 22,286
 • Rank 126th of 566 in state
13th of 70 in county
 • Density 4,509.3/sq mi (1,741.1/km2)
 • Density rank 128th of 566 in state
32nd of 70 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC−4)
ZIP code 07071
Area code(s) 201
FIPS code 3400342090
GNIS feature ID 0882225
Website www.lyndhurstnj.org

Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 20,554, reflecting an increase of 1,171 (+6.0%) from the 19,383 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,121 (+6.1%) from the 18,262 counted in the 1990 Census.

Lyndhurst was originally formed as Union Township on February 19, 1852, from portions of Harrison Township. While it was still Union Township, portions of territory were taken to form Rutherford (as of September 21, 1881), Boiling Springs Township (April 17, 1889; now known as East Rutherford) and North Arlington (March 11, 1896). On May 15, 1917, the area was reincorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Lyndhurst, based on the results of a referendum held one week earlier. The township is named for Lord Lyndhurst.

On January 11, 1917, a fire started in Building 30 of the Canadian Car and Foundry Company, in what is now Lyndhurst, in a plant that was producing munitions for sale to the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire during World War I. After a spill of flammable liquid started a fire in a building where shells were cleaned, about 500,000, three-inch (76 mm) explosive shells were discharged in about four hours, destroying the entire facility. It was said to have been a spectacle more magnificent than the explosion at Black Tom in Jersey City, New Jersey.


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