Wallington, New Jersey
| Wallington, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Wallington | |
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 Map highlighting Wallington's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey |
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 Census Bureau map of Wallington, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°51′11″N 74°06′23″W / 40.853084°N 74.106323°WCoordinates: 40°51′11″N 74°06′23″W / 40.853084°N 74.106323°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | December 31, 1894 |
| Named for | Walling Van Winkle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Mark W. Tomko (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator / Clerk | Witold Baginski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.034 sq mi (2.679 km2) |
| • Land | 0.983 sq mi (2.546 km2) |
| • Water | 0.051 sq mi (0.132 km2) 4.93% |
| Area rank | 496th of 566 in state 65th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 11,335 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 11,716 |
| • Rank | 217th of 566 in state 31st of 70 in county |
| • Density | 11,528.6/sq mi (4,451.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 22nd of 566 in state 7th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07057 |
| Area code(s) | 201 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3400376490 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885430 |
| Website | www |
Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,335, reflecting a decline of 248 (-2.1%) from the 11,583 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 755 (+7.0%) from the 10,828 counted in the 1990 Census.
Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895, based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894, from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through New Jersey, in which 26 boroughs were formed in Bergen County alone in 1894, with Wallington the last of the 26 to be formed by an 1894 referendum. Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield in 1898. The borough is said to have been named for Walling Van Winkle (1650–1725), who built a home in the future borough.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.034 square miles (2.679 km2), including 0.983 square miles (2.546 km2) of land and 0.051 square miles (0.132 km2) of water (4.93%).
The borough borders Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Garfield, South Hackensack and Wood-Ridge in Bergen County, and the city of Passaic in Passaic County across the Passaic River.
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