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Full name | Borough of Edgewater, New Jersey | Official name | Borough of Edgewater, New Jersey | Settlement type | Borough (New Jersey) | Country | United States | State | New Jersey | County | Bergen | Incorporated | December 7, 1894 as Undercliff | Renamed | November 8, 1899 as Edgewater | Type | Borough (New Jersey) | Mayor | James Delaney (D; 2011 - present) | Administrator | Gregory S. Franz | Total Area | 2.42 sq mi (6.3 km2) | Land Area | 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) | Water Area | 1.57 sq mi (4.1 km2) | Elevation | 33 ft (10.1 m) | Total Population | 11513 (2010 Census) | Density (pop.) | auto/km2 (0/sq mi) | Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ZIP code | 07020 | Area code | 201/551 | FIPS code | 34-20020 | GNIS feature ID | 0876101 |
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Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 11,513. Its history has featured the founding of the first colony in Bergen County, contribution to the Revolutionary War, a period as a "sleepy, pastoral little town" with resort hotels in the 19th century; industrialization in the early 20th century and transition to a residential community in the late 20th century.
Edgewater was originally formed on December 7, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township as the Borough of Undercliff, at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County. The name was changed to Edgewater on November 8, 1899.
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