Pompton Lakes
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borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Passaic
- Incorporated
- February 26, 1895
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Michael A. Serra ( R , term ends December 31, 2023)
- Administrator
- Michael Carelli
- Municipal clerk
- Elizabeth Brandsness
- Total
- 3.16 sq mi (8.19 km )
- Land
- 2.89 sq mi (7.48 km )
- Water
- 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km ) 8.67%
- Rank
- 327th of 565 in state, 12th of 16 in county
- Elevation
- 217 ft (66 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 11,156
- Density
- 3,854.2/sq mi (1,488.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- borough of New Jersey
- Official name
- Pompton Lakes
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Passaic County
- Population
- 11127
- Area
- 8.266575
- Elevation
- 213
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Bloomingdale
- Official website
- www.pomptonlakesgov.com
- Image
- Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes NJ island.jpg
- Households
- 4216
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- Commons category
- Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
- postal code
- 07442
- inception
- 1682-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 8.7254
- per capita income
- 45617
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Encyclopedic overview
Pompton Lakes is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,127, an increase of 30 (+0.3%) from the 2010 census count of 11,097, which in turn reflected an increase of 457 (+4.3%) from the 10,640 counted in the 2000 census.
Pompton Lakes was established on February 26, 1895, from portions of Pompton Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. The borough was named for the Pompton people, a sub-tribe of Native Americans who lived in the area. It was the first borough to be formed in Passaic County as part of the "boroughitis" that had struck the state at the time. Pompton Lakes did not acquire territory from more than one township, which would have entitled the borough to a seat on the County's Board of Chosen Freeholders.
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