Roseland

Also known as Roseland, New Jersey, Roseland, NJ

borough in Essex County, New Jersey

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Essex
Incorporated: April 10, 1908
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: James Spango ( D , term ends December 31, 2026)
Administrator: Maureen Chumacas
Municipal clerk: Jock H. Watkins
Total: 3.64 sq mi (9.43 km )
Land: 3.62 sq mi (9.37 km )
Water: 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km ) 0.69%
Rank: 309th of 565 in state, 12th of 22 in county
Elevation: 239 ft (73 m)
Estimate 2024: 6,370
Density: 1,741/sq mi (672/km )
Demonym: Roselandite
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Roseland
Population: 6299
Area: 9.218947
Elevation: 239
Official website: www.roselandnj.org
Image: ME Railroad Bridge 20110826-jag9889.jpg
Households: 2237

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Commons category: Roseland, New Jersey
postal code: 07068
inception: 1908-03-10
water as percent of area: 0.5823
per capita income: 65920

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Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,299, an increase of 480 (+8.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,819, which in turn reflected an increase of 521 (+9.8%) from the 5,298 counted in the 2000 census.

In 2015, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Roseland as its seventh-best place to live in its "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey rankings. The borough was ranked 14th best place to live in the magazine's 2008 rankings. In 2017, New Jersey Monthly Ranked Roseland as its 106th best place to live in its 2017 Rankings. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Roseland as its 14th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2019 ranking. Roseland has both a First Aid Squad and Fire Department that serves its community. They also have tennis, pickleball, soccer courts, as well as turf fields for its residents.