Belvidere

Also known as Belvidere, New Jersey, Belvidere, NJ

town in New Jersey

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Warren
Incorporated: April 7, 1845
Named after: Italian language "beautiful to see"
Type: Town
Body: Town Council
Mayor: Kathleen B. Miers ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
Administrator municipal clerk: Teresa A. Yeisley
Total: 1.48 sq mi (3.84 km )
Land: 1.45 sq mi (3.75 km )
Water: 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km ) 2.36%
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Belvidere is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 2,520, a decrease of 161 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 2,681, which in turn reflected a decline of 90 (−3.2%) from the 2,771 counted in the 2000 census.

Belvidere was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1845, from portions of Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The town's name means "beautiful to see" in Italian.