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Rutherford
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borough in New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Bergen
- Incorporated
- September 21, 1881
- Named after
- John Rutherfurd
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Mayor and Council
- Mayor
- Frank Nunziato ( D , term ends December 31, 2023)
- Administrator
- Robert J. Kakoleski
- Municipal clerk
- Margaret "Missy" Scanlon
- Total
- 2.89 sq mi (7.49 km )
- Land
- 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km )
- Water
- 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km ) 3.88%
- Rank
- 342nd of 565 in state, 29th of 70 in county
- Elevation
- 66 ft (20 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 18,852
- Density
- 6,772.4/sq mi (2,614.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Rutherford
- Population
- 18834
- Area
- 7.618119
- Elevation
- 20
- Official website
- www.rutherfordboronj.com
- Image
- Rutherford, New Jersey (2010).jpg
- Households
- 6835
- Dialing code
- 201
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- Commons category
- Rutherford, New Jersey
- postal code
- 07070
- water as percent of area
- 4.6145
- per capita income
- 48764
- date of incorporation
- 1881-09-21
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Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 18,834, an increase of 773 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 18,061, which in turn reflected a decline of 49 (−0.3%) from the 18,110 counted in the 2000 census.
Rutherford was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 21, 1881, from portions of Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day. The borough was named for John Rutherfurd, a U.S. Senator who owned land in the area.