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{{Short description|County in New Jersey, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Bergen County
| state              = New Jersey
| type               = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| official_name      =
| flag               = Flag of Bergen County, New Jersey.gif
| seal               = Bergen County Seal.png
| ex image           = Rockefeller Overlook, Palisades Interstate Parkway, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey - 20200907 - 02.jpg
| ex image cap       = Atop the [[Hudson Palisades]] in [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]], overlooking the [[Hudson River]], the [[George Washington Bridge]], and the [[skyscraper]]s of [[Midtown Manhattan]]
| ex image size      = 300px
| founded year       = 1683
| founded date       =
| named for          = [[Bergen, Norway]] or [[Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands]]<ref name=Hutchinson/>
| leader_title       = [[Bergen County Executive|County executive]]
| leader_name        = James J. Tedesco III ([[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|D]], term ends December 31, 2026)
| seat               = [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]]<ref name=CountyMap/>
| city type          = municipality
| largest city       = Hackensack (population)<br />[[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]] (area)
| area_total_sq_mi   = 246.45
| area_land_sq_mi    = 232.79
| area_water_sq_mi   = 13.66
| area percentage    =  5.5
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=CensusArea/>
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_total   = 955732
| population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/>
| population_est     = 952997
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| density_sq_mi      = 4105.6
| coordinates        = {{Coord|40.96|-74.07|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NJ_source:UScensus1990}}
| time zone          = Eastern
| demonym            = Bergenite<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/towns/rutherford|title=Rutherford News from The Record and South Bergenite|work=northjersey.com|access-date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323031229/http://www.northjersey.com/towns/rutherford|archive-date=March 23, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| footnotes = Range in [[altitude]]:<br />'''Highest elevation:''' {{convert|1,152|ft|m|abbr=on}} ([[Bald Mountain (New Jersey)|Bald Mountain]], in the [[Ramapo Mountains]], in [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]]).<br /> '''Lowest elevation:''' {{convert|0|ft|m|abbr=on}} ([[sea level]]), at the [[Hudson River]] in [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]].
| district = 5th
| district2 = 9th
| web = www.co.bergen.nj.us
|flag size=122px}}
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q112915|type=shape|text=Interactive map of Bergen County, New Jersey}}

'''Bergen County''' is the [[List of counties in New Jersey|most populous]] [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref name=Largest2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the county's population was 955,732,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest [[United States census|decennial count]] ever and an increase of 50,616 (+5.6%) from the 905,116 recorded at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name=Census2010/> which in turn had reflected an increase of 20,998 (2.4%) from the 884,118 counted at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref name=CPH232/> Located in the northeastern corner of New Jersey and its [[Gateway Region]], Bergen County and its many [[inner suburb]]s constitute a highly developed part of the [[New York City metropolitan area]], bordering the [[Hudson River]]; the [[George Washington Bridge]], which crosses the Hudson, connects Bergen County with [[Manhattan]]. The county is part of the [[North Jersey]] region of the state.

The county is divided into 70 municipalities; made up of 56 [[borough (New Jersey)|boroughs]], nine townships, three cities, and two villages. Its most populous place, with 46,030 residents as of the 2020 census, is [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]],<ref name=LWD2020/> which is also its [[county seat]].<ref name=CountyMap>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catctytable.html New Jersey County Map], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed December 22, 2022.</ref> [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]] covers the largest area of any municipality, at {{convert|26.19|sqmi}}.<ref name=CPH232/>

Bergen County is one of the largest commercial hubs in both New Jersey and the United States, generating over $6 billion in annual revenues from retailers in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]] alone, despite [[blue laws in the United States#New Jersey|blue laws]] keeping most stores in the county and especially Paramus itself (which has much stricter blue laws then the rest of the county) open only six days per week.<ref name=BergenCountyCommercialMecca>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/03/more-shopping-money-is-spent-in-this-nj-town-than-on-rodeo-drive-take-that-cali.html?outputType=amp |title=Inside the N.J. town where retail spending beats Hollywood and tourism rivals Disney |author=Allison Pries |date=March 10, 2019 |publisher=NJ Advance Media|access-date=July 24, 2023}}</ref> The county is one of the [[List of highest-income counties in the United States#2020 Census|wealthiest counties in the United States]], with a [[median household income]] of $109,497 (compared to $89,703 in New Jersey and $69,021 nationwide) and a [[per capita income]] of $55,710 (vs. $46,691 in the state and $37,638 in the U.S.) as of the 2017–2021 [[American Community Survey]].<ref name=Census2020BergenNJUS>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bergencountynewjersey,NJ,US/ QuickFacts Bergen County, New Jersey; New Jersey; United States], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 25, 2023.</ref> Bergen County has some of the highest home prices in New Jersey, with the median home price in 2022 exceeding $600,000.<ref name=BergenCountyMostExpensiveHomePrices>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/mahwah/bergen-co-has-highest-average-home-prices-nj-report |title=Bergen Co. Has Among Highest Average Home Prices In NJ: Report |author=Logan Williamson |publisher=Patch Media|date=January 6, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref> The county's [[park system]] covers more than {{convert|9000|acres}}.<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/outdoor-activities/about-outdoor-activities Outdoor Activities], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 20, 2024. "Totaling nearly 9,000 acres, Bergen County boasts an exceptional park system where residents can ski, skate, jog, cycle, golf, picnic, camp overnight, tour a zoo, visit a Revolutionary War battle site, take a guided nature hike, swim, and a number of sports."</ref>

== Etymology ==
The origin of the name of Bergen County is a matter of debate. It is believed that the county is named after one of the earliest settlements, [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (1661–1862)|Bergen]], in modern-day [[Hudson County, New Jersey]]. However, the origin of the township's name is debated. Several sources attribute the name to [[Bergen, Norway]], while others attribute it to [[Bergen op Zoom]] in the [[Netherlands]].<ref name=Hutchinson>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=8 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 30, 2017.</ref> Some sources say that the name is derived from one of the earliest settlers of [[New Amsterdam]] (now [[New York City]]), [[Hans Hansen Bergen]], a native of [[Norway]], who arrived in [[New Netherland]] in 1633.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/genealogicaland02compgoog |title=Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey|author=Francis Bazley Lee|year=1907|pages=[https://archive.org/details/genealogicaland02compgoog/page/n304 202]–203 | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/princetonsixtyth00prin |page=[https://archive.org/details/princetonsixtyth00prin/page/13 13] |title=Princeton, Sixty-three: Fortieth-year Book of the Members of the Class of 1863|year=1904 | publisher=For the class, Printed, not published}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Bergen Passaic 1872.jpg|thumb|Bergen and [[Passaic County|Passaic]] counties, 1872]]
[[File:Bergen County1896.jpg|thumb|Bergen County, 1896]]
[[File:BergenCounty 1918.jpg|thumb|Bergen County, 1918]]

At the time of first [[ethnic groups in Europe|European]] contact, Bergen County was inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] people, particularly the [[Lenape|Lenape Nation]], whose subgroups included the [[Tappan (Native Americans)|Tappan]], [[Hackensack Indians|Hackensack]], and [[Rumachenanck (Native Americans)|Rumachenanck]] (later called the Haverstraw), as named by the [[Dutch colonization of the Americas|Dutch colonists]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/indians.html|last=Wright|first=Kevin W.|access-date=August 13, 2008|title=The Indigenous Population of Bergen County|publisher=Bergen County Historical Society|archive-date=January 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120051116/http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/indians.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some of their descendants are included among the [[Ramapough Mountain Indians]], recognized as a tribe by the state in 1980.<ref>Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 3031, State of New Jersey, filed January 8, 1980.</ref> Their ancestors had moved into the mountains to escape encroachment by Dutch and [[British colonialism|English colonists]]. Their descendants reside mostly in the northwest of the county, in nearby Passaic County and in [[Rockland County, New York]], tracing their Lenape ancestry to speakers of the [[Munsee language]], one of three major dialects of their language.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pritchard|first=Evan T.|title=Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York|pages=265–271|year=2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c5hky9f5PgoC|isbn=1-57178-107-2|publisher=Council Oak Books}}</ref> Over the years, they absorbed other ethnicities by intermarriage.<ref>Romano, Jay. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/01/nyregion/3-indian-tribes-stir-casino-fears.html?pagewanted=all "3 Indian Tribes Stir Casino Fears"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 1, 1993. Accessed August 9, 2012. "Dr. Herbert C. Kraft, professor of anthropology at Seton Hall University in South Orange, said that determining whether the Ramapoughs are descendants of American Indians is 'a very fuzzy problem. My bias has always been that there are Indians among them but that they intermarried with various other groups,' Dr. Kraft said. Included in those other groups, he said, were white settlers and freed blacks."</ref>

In the 17th century, the Dutch considered the area comprising today's Bergen and Hudson counties as part of [[New Netherland]], their colonial [[province]] of the [[Dutch Republic]]. The Dutch claimed it after [[Henry Hudson]] (sailing for the [[Dutch East India Company]]) explored [[Newark Bay]] and anchored his ship at [[Weehawken Cove]] in 1609.<ref>Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, William. [https://books.google.com/books?id=zDEUAAAAYAAJ#page=23 ''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey:With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men''], p. 23. Everts & Peck, 1882. Accessed January 24, 2013.</ref> From an early date, the Dutch began to import [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] [[slaves]] to fill their labor needs. Bergen County eventually was the largest slaveholding county in the state, with nearly 20% of its population consisting of slaves in 1800.<ref>[http://sites.bergen.org/ourstory/Resources/slave&war/sl_secondary.htm "Bergen County Slavery"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802182458/http://sites.bergen.org/ourstory/Resources/slave%26war/sl_secondary.htm |date=August 2, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed July 13, 2012.</ref> The African slaves were used for labor at the ports to support shipping, as well as for domestic servants, trades, and farm labor.

Early settlement attempts by the Dutch colonists included [[Pavonia, New Netherland|Pavonia]] (1633), [[Vriessendael]] (1640), and [[Achter Col, New Netherland|Achter Col]] (1642), but the Native Americans repelled these settlements in [[Kieft's War]] (1643–1645) and the [[Peach War]] (1655).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey|page=8|author1=T. Robins Brown |author2=Schuyler Warmflash |isbn=0-8135-2867-4|year=2001|publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WuTMRvoAGgMC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=East Jersey Under the Proprietary Governments, 2nd. Ed.|last=Whitehead|first=William A.|year=1875|publisher=Martin R. Dennis|page=22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PnIbucoALGkC}}</ref> European settlers returned to the western shores of the [[Hudson River]] in the 1660 formation of [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (1661–1862)|Bergen Township]] (now part of [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]), which would become one of the earliest permanent European settlements in present-day New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.jerseycityonline.com/history/jc_history.htm "Jersey City: America's Golden Door"], Jersey City online, accessed March 19, 2007. "Jersey City, the second largest city in New Jersey, is the site of the first permanent European community in the state."</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Stone Houses of Bergen County ''Thematic Resource'' | work = National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form | publisher = [[National Park Service]] | date = November 26, 1982 | url = {{NRHP url|id=64000499}} | access-date = June 23, 2011 }}</ref>

During the [[Second Anglo-Dutch War]], on August 27, 1664, New Amsterdam's governor [[Peter Stuyvesant]] surrendered to the [[English Navy]].<ref>[http://www.thirteen.org/dutchny/interactives/document-dutch-articles-of-surrender/5/ Document: Articles of Capitulation, 1664], [[WNET]], August 13, 2009. Accessed July 18, 2012. "On August 27, 1664, four English warships arrived in New Amsterdam to claim the colony under the orders of James, Duke of York. New Amsterdam had limited defenses, ammunition and manpower, so Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant was forced to surrender without a shot in September."</ref> The English organized the [[Province of New Jersey]] in 1665, later splitting the territory into [[East Jersey]] and [[West Jersey]] in 1674. On November 30, 1675, the settlement Bergen and surrounding plantations and settlements were called ''Bergen County'' in an act passed by the province's General Assembly.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Bergen County, New Jersey|publisher=New Jersey pub. and engraving Company|last=Van Valen|first=James M.|year=1900|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofbergenc00vanva/page/48 48]|quote=The province of East Jersey was not divided into counties until 1682. Although the General Assembly of the whole colony by an Act passed on November 30, 1675 had declared Bergen and the plantations and settlements in its vicinity to be a county, in name Bergen county, though the Act does not say so in so many words.|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofbergenc00vanva}}</ref> In 1683, Bergen (along with the three other original counties of East Jersey) was officially recognized as an independent county by the Provincial Assembly.<ref>[http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Forum/bcinfo/ History of Bergen County], accessed August 23, 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060710180648/http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Forum/bcinfo/ |date=July 10, 2006 }}</ref><ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 29. Accessed July 18, 2012.</ref>

Initially, Bergen County comprised only the land between the Hudson River and the [[Hackensack River]], extending north to the border between East Jersey and New York.<ref name="earlyborder">{{cite book|title=History of Bergen County, New Jersey|author1=Van Valen |author2=James M. |year=1900|publisher=New Jersey pub. and engraving co.|url=https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog|quote=bergen county history.}}</ref> In January 1709, the boundaries were extended to include all of the current territory of [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] (formed in 1840) and portions of the current territory of [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]] (formed in 1837). The 1709 borders were described as follows:<ref name="earlyborder" />

:"Beginning at [[Constable's Hook]], so along the bay and Hudson's River to the partition point between New Jersey and the [[province of New York]]; along this line and the [[line between East and West Jersey]]<sup>†</sup> to the [[Pequannock River|Pequaneck River]]; down the Pequaneck and [[Passaic River|Passaic]] Rivers to [[Newark Bay|the sound]]; and so following the sound to Constable's Hook the place of beginning."
::† The line between East and West Jersey here referred to is not the line finally adopted and known as the Lawrence line, which was run by John Lawrence in September and October 1743. It was the compromise line agreed upon between Governors [[Daniel Coxe]] and [[Robert Barclay]] in 1682, which ran a little north of [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]] to the Passaic River; thence up the Pequaneck to forty-one degrees of north [[latitude]]; and thence by a straight line due east to the New York State line. This line being afterward objected to by the East Jersey proprietors, the latter procured the running of the Lawrence line.<ref name="earlyborder" />

Bergen was the location of several battles and troop movements during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]]'s location on the bluffs of the [[New Jersey Palisades]], opposite [[Fort Washington (New York)|Fort Washington]] in [[Manhattan]], made it a strategic position during the war. In November 1776, the [[Battle of Fort Lee]] took place as part of a British plan to capture [[George Washington]] and to resoundingly defeat the [[Continental Army]], whose forces were divided and located in Fort Lee and Hackensack. After abandoning the defenses in Fort Lee and leaving behind considerable supplies, the Continental forces staged a hasty retreat through present-day [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]], [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]], and [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]], and across the Hackensack River at [[New Bridge Landing]], one of the few sites where the river was crossed by a bridge. They destroyed the bridge to delay the British assault on Washington's headquarters in the village of Hackensack. The next day, George Washington retreated to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and left Hackensack via Polifly Road. British forces pursued, and Washington continued to retreat across New Jersey. The retreat allowed American forces to escape capture and regroup for subsequent successes against the British elsewhere in New Jersey later that winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/steubenhsehistory.html#anchor483832|title=Steuben House History – New Bridge in the Revolution|author=Kevin W. Wright|access-date=December 27, 2006|publisher=Bergen County Historical Society}}</ref>

Soon after the Battle of Princeton in January 1777, British forces realized that they were not able to spread themselves thin across New Jersey. Local militia retook Hackensack and the rest of Bergen County. Bergen County saw skirmishes throughout the war as armies from both sides maneuvered across the countryside.

The [[Baylor Massacre]] took place in 1778 in [[River Vale, New Jersey|River Vale]], resulting in severe losses for the Continentals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/baylormassacre.html|publisher=Bergen County Historical Society|title=Overkill: Revolutionary War Reminiscences of River Vale|author=Kevin Wright|access-date=December 27, 2006|archive-date=December 9, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209033906/http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/baylormassacre.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1837, [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]] was formed from parts of Bergen and [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]] counties. In 1840, [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] was formed from Bergen. These two divisions took roughly 13,000 residents (nearly half of the previous population) from the county's rolls.<ref name=Story/><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|pages=71–72|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of New Jersey]] |publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]]|year=2006|isbn=0-8135-3325-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmLPKplSCawC&pg=RA1-PA72 |author1=Maxine N. Lurie |author2=Marc Mappen |name-list-style=amp |title= Bergen County}}</ref>

In 1852, the [[Erie Railroad]] began operating major rail services from [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] on the [[Hudson River]] to points north and west via leased right-of-way in the county. This became known as the [[Erie Main Line]], and is still in use for passenger service today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html|title=Erie History|publisher=Erie Lackawanna Historical Society, Inc.|quote=In 1833 the Paterson & Hudson River Rail Road was chartered to build between Paterson, N. J., and Jersey City, and the Paterson & Ramapo Railroad north to the New York state line at Suffern. The two lines provided a shortcut between New York City and the New York & Erie at Suffern, even though they did not connect directly – passengers walked the mile between the two. The New York & Erie fought the situation until 1852, when it leased the two railroads, built a connecting track, and made that the main route, supplanting the original line to Piermont.|access-date=December 28, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712230348/http://www.erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html|archive-date=July 12, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Erie later leased two other railroads built in the 1850s and 1860s, later known as the [[Pascack Valley Line]] and the [[Northern Branch]], and in 1881 built a cutoff, now the Bergen County Line. There were two other rail lines in the county, ultimately known as the [[West Shore Railroad]] and the [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway|New York, Susquehanna, and Western]].

In 1894, state law was changed to allow easy formation of municipalities with the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of government. This led to the "[[boroughitis]]" phenomenon, in which many new municipalities were created in a span of a few years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/part1.html|title=A Centennial Review of Bergen County Borough Fever 1894–95|author=Kevin Wright|publisher=Bergen County Historical Society|access-date=January 15, 2007|archive-date=August 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813113833/http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/part1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> There were 26 boroughs that were formed in the county in 1894 alone, with two more boroughs (and one new township) formed in 1895.<ref name=Boroughitis>Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EdoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11 ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey''], p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 17, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County&nbsp;... As it was twenty-six boroughs were in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."</ref> Ultimately 56 boroughs were incorporated in Bergen County, the highest number for any county in New Jersey.
[[File:Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion, Oradell NJ.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion]] in [[Oradell, New Jersey|Oradell]], {{Circa|1909}}]]
On January 11, 1917, the [[Kingsland Explosion]] took place at a [[munitions]] factory in what is today [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]].<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1917/01/12/archives/exploding-shells-rain-four-hours-5000000-loss-last-of-great.html "Exploding Shells Rain Four Hours – $5,000,000 Loss – Last of Great Consignment to Russia Blows Up in Kingsland, N.J. – 1,400 Workers Escape – Projectiles Bombard the Countryside and Hundreds Flee in Terror to Frozen Marshes – No Hint of a Plot – Fire Believed to Have Started from a Spark – Falling Shell Wrecks an Auto."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 12, 1917. Accessed January 24, 2013.</ref> The explosion is believed to have been an act of [[sabotage]] by German agents, as the munitions in question were destined for [[Russia]], part of the U.S.'s effort to supply allies before entrance into [[World War I]].<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/11/18/102375368.pdf "Find German Agents in Munition Works – Report Says Teutons Were Employed in Kingsland Plant Before Explosion – Twelve Men Suspected – Fires in Other Great Plants Believed to Have Been Set by Disloyal Employes"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 18, 1917. Accessed January 24, 2013.</ref> After the U.S. entry into the war in April 1917, [[Camp Merritt, New Jersey|Camp Merritt]] was created in eastern Bergen County for troop staging. Beginning operations in August 1917, it housed 50,000 soldiers at a time, staging them for deployment to [[Europe]] via [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]]. Camp Merritt was decommissioned in November 1919.<ref>Wright, Kevin. [http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/campmerritt.html "Camp Merritt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229160558/http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/campmerritt.html |date=December 29, 2010 }}, Bergen County Historical Society. Accessed January 24, 2013.</ref>

The [[George Washington Bridge]] was completed in 1931, linking [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] to [[Manhattan]]. This connection spurred rapid development in the post-World War II era, developing much of the county to [[suburban]] levels. Two lanes were added to the upper level in 1946 and a [[double-decked bridge|second deck of traffic]] on the bridge was completed in 1962, expanding its capacity to becoming the world's only 14-lane [[suspension bridge]].<ref>[http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/gwb-80.html "George Washington Bridge 80th Anniversary; The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey celebrates the 80th anniversary of the October 25, 1931 opening of the George Washington Bridge."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228215800/http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/gwb-80.html |date=December 28, 2012 }}, [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. Accessed January 24, 2013.</ref> The bridge is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, carrying 104 million vehicles in 2019.<ref name=GWBWorldsBusiestBridge>{{cite web|url=https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2020/11/george-washington-bridge-104-million-vehicles-annually-worlds-busiest-bridge/amp/|title=Number of the Day - 104M|publisher=NJ Spotlight|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref>

In 1955, the [[United States Army]] established a [[Nike Missile]] station at [[Campgaw Mountain]] (in the west of the county) for the defense of the [[New York Metropolitan Area]] from [[strategic bomber]]s. In 1959, the site was upgraded to house [[Nike-Hercules Missile]]s with increased range, speed, and payload characteristics. The missile site closed in June 1971.<ref>Bender, Donald E. [http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/nikemissile.html "Cold War at Campgaw Mountain: Mike Missile Battery NY-93/94"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208144746/http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/nikemissile.html |date=December 8, 2006 }}, Bergen County Historical Society. Accessed January 24, 2012.</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:2013-05-05 15 13 14 View north along the Shore Trail near the Forest View Trail in Palisades Interstate Park.jpg|thumb|275px|View north along the Shore Trail near the Forest View Trail in [[Palisades Interstate Park Commission|Palisades Interstate Park]]]]
[[File:FLNP View of High Mountain.JPG|thumb|275px|[[Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve]]]]
[[File:Passaicwatershedmap.png|thumb|The [[Hackensack River]] and [[Passaic River]] watersheds.]]
Bergen County is located at the northeastern corner of the state of New Jersey and is bordered by [[Rockland County, New York]], to the north; by [[Manhattan]] and [[the Bronx]] in [[New York City]], as well as by [[Westchester County, New York]], across the [[Hudson River]] to the east; and within New Jersey, by [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] as well as a small border with [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]] to the south, and by [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]] to the west.<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/700087/touches.html Areas touching Bergen County], MapIt. Accessed May 11, 2015.</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], as of the 2020 Census, the county had a total area of {{convert|246.45|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|232.79|sqmi}} was land (94.5%) and {{convert|13.66|sqmi}} was water (5.5%).<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_34.txt 2020 Census Gazetteer File for Counties in New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 1, 2023.</ref>

Bergen County's highest elevation is [[Bald Mountain (New Jersey)|Bald Mountain]] near the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line in [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]], at {{convert|1164|ft}} above sea level.<ref>[http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13320 New Jersey County High Points], Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 2, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=115:2:3669732537166954600:fsp_sort_10_desc::RP&fsp_region_id=24501625899159207676|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|access-date=December 27, 2007|title=GNIS Search: Bergen County Summits over 1000 feet}}</ref> The county's lowest point is [[sea level]], along the Hudson River, which in this region is a [[tidal estuary]].

The sharp cliffs of the [[The Palisades (Hudson River)|New Jersey Palisades]] lift much of the eastern boundary of the county up from the Hudson River. The relief becomes less pronounced across the middle section of the county, much of it being located in the [[Hackensack River]] valley or the [[Pascack Valley]]. In the northwestern portion of the county, Bergen County becomes hilly again and shares the [[Ramapo Mountains]] with Rockland County, New York.

The damming of the Hackensack River and a tributary, the [[Pascack Brook]], produced three [[reservoir (water)|reservoirs]] in the county, [[Woodcliff Lake Reservoir]] (which impounds one billion gallons of water), [[Lake Tappan]] (3.5 billion gallons), and [[Oradell Reservoir]], which allows [[United Water]] to provide drinking water to 750,000 residents of [[northern New Jersey]], mostly in Bergen and Hudson counties.<ref>Hanley, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/12/nyregion/mcgreevey-seeks-purity-standards-for-2-bergen-reservoirs.html "McGreevey Seeks Purity Standards for 2 Bergen Reservoirs"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 12, 2013. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Mr. McGreevey proposed Category 1 status today for Lake Tappan, a 3.5-billion-gallon reservoir created in 1967; for Woodcliff Lake, a 100-year-old, one-billion-gallon reservoir about 10 miles west of here; and for about 30 streams that flow into the two reservoirs. About 750,000 people in Bergen and Hudson Counties get water from them."</ref> The Hackensack River drains the eastern portion of the county through the [[New Jersey Meadowlands]], a [[wetlands]] area in the southern portion of the county. The central portion is drained by the [[Saddle River (Passaic River)|Saddle River]] and the western portion is drained by the [[Ramapo River]]. Both of these are tributaries of the [[Passaic River]], which forms a section of the southwestern border of the county.

===Climate===
{{climate chart
|[[Hackensack, New Jersey]]
|19|38|3.65
|22|41|3.21
|30|50|4.36
|40|62|4.50
|50|72|4.19
|60|81|4.41
|65|86|4.60
|63|84|4.44
|55|76|4.28
|42|64|4.40
|34|54|4.02
|25|43|4.00
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|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web
  |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNJ0190
  |title=Monthly Averages for Hackensack, New Jersey
  |access-date=October 13, 2012
  |publisher=The Weather Channel
}}</ref>}}

Southeastern Bergen County lies at the edge of the [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa'') according to the [[Köppen climate classification]] because its coldest month (January) averages above 26.6&nbsp;°F / -3&nbsp;°C.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idcide.com/weather/nj/ramsey.htm |title=Ramsey Weather &#124; Ramsey NJ &#124; Conditions, Forecast, Average |publisher=Idcide.com |access-date=January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idcide.com/weather/nj/hackensack.htm |title=Hackensack Weather &#124; Hackensack NJ &#124; Conditions, Forecast, Average |publisher=Idcide.com |access-date=January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idcide.com/weather/nj/fairview.htm |title=Fairview Weather &#124; Fairview NJ &#124; Conditions, Forecast, Average |publisher=Idcide.com |access-date=January 14, 2012}}</ref> In part due to Bergen's coastal location, its lower [[elevation]], and the partial shielding of the county from colder air by the three ridges of the [[Watchung Mountains]] as well as by the higher [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachians]], the climate of Bergen County is milder than in New Jersey counties further inland such as [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]. Bergen County has a moderately sunny climate, averaging between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of [[sunshine]] annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-sunshine-map.htm |title=united states annual sunshine map |publisher=HowStuffWorks, Inc |access-date=March 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429042722/http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-sunshine-map.htm |archive-date=April 29, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref>

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Hackensack have ranged from a low of {{convert|19|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-15|°F}} was recorded in February 1934 and a record high of {{convert|106|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|3.21|in}} in February to {{convert|4.60|in}} in July.<ref name="weather"/>

Average monthly temperatures at the interchange of Route 17 and MacArthur Boulevard in Mahwah range from 28.5&nbsp;°F in January to 73.8&nbsp;°F in July. Using the 0&nbsp;°C January isotherm, most of Bergen has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') except for higher areas in the [[Ramapo Mountains]], which are ''Dfb'', and along the Hudson River from Fort Lee downward, where ''Cfa'' exists.<ref>[http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ Time Series Values for Individual Locations], PRISM. Accessed March 29, 2023.</ref> Due to its location and elevation span, Bergen is the only county in New Jersey to have all three of the state's Köppen climate zones.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 12601
|1800= 15156
|1810= 16603
|1820= 18178
|1830= 22412
|1840= 13223 | 1840n=*
|1850= 14725
|1860= 21618
|1870= 30122
|1880= 36786
|1890= 47226
|1900= 78441
|1910=138002
|1920=210703
|1930=364977
|1940=409646
|1950=539139
|1960=780255
|1970=897148
|1980=845385
|1990=825380
|2000=884118
|2010=905116
|2020=955732
| estyear=2022
| estimate=952997
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/counties/totals/co-est2022-pop-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 4, 2023.</ref>
|footnote=Historical sources:<br>1790–1990<ref>Forstall, Richard L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sezaSI_LPA8C&pg=PA108 ''Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses''], pp.&nbsp;108–109. [[United States Census Bureau]], March 1996. {{ISBN|978-0-934213-48-6}}. Accessed October 2, 2013.</ref> 1970–2010<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=32 ''New Jersey: 2010 – Population and Housing Unit Counts; 2010 Census of Population and Housing''], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed May 11, 2015.</ref><br>2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bergencountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 10, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Territorial change in previous decade
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]], the county had 955,732 people, 343,733 households, and 242,272 families. The population density was {{convert|3900|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 367,383 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1576|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The county racial makeup was 56.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 16.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 10.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 21.41% of the population.<ref name=Census2020/>

There were 343,733 households, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 13.9% had a male householder with no wife present and 29.5% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.25.<ref name=Census2020/>

About 21.3% of the county's population was under age 18, 8.0% was from age 18 to 24, 36.7% was from age 25 to 44, and 17.0% was age 65 or older. The median age was 42.1 years. The gender makeup was 48.53% male and 51.14% female. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.<ref name=Census2020/>

The median household income was $108,827, and the median family income was $122,981. About 5.6% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2020/>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 905,116 people, 335,730 households, and 238,704 families in the county. The [[population density]] was 3,884.5 per square mile (1,499.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 352,388 housing units at an average density of 1,512.3 per square mile (583.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 71.89% (650,703) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.80% (52,473) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.23% (2,061) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 14.51% (131,329) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.03% (229) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.04% (45,611) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.51% (22,710) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 16.05% (145,281) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 335,730 households, 32% had children under the age of 18; 56.1% were married couples living together; 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.9% were non-families. Of all households, 24.6% were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.2.<ref name=Census2010/>

22.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 29% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.8 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===Community diversity===
Given its location as a suburban extension of [[Manhattan]] across the [[George Washington Bridge]],<ref name=ManhattanSuburb>Gambrell, Dorothy. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-01-29/where-americas-wealthiest-suburbanites-live-and-where-they-dont "Where America's Wealthiest Suburbanites Live—and Where They Don't"], ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'', January 31, 2014. Accessed July 18, 2017.</ref> Bergen County has evolved a globally [[cosmopolitanism|cosmopolitan]] ambience of its own, demonstrating a robust and growing demographic and cultural diversity with respect to metrics including nationality, religion, race, and [[domestic partnership|domiciliary partnership]]. [[South Korea]], [[Poland]], and [[India]] are the three most common nations of birth for [[foreign born|foreign-born]] Bergen County residents.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/county/Bergen_County-NJ.html Bergen County, New Jersey Data], [[City-Data]]. Accessed June 16, 2014.</ref>

====Italian American====
[[Italian American]]s have long had a significant presence in Bergen County; in fact, Italian is the most commonly identified first ancestry among Bergen residents (18.5%), with 168,974 Bergen residents were recorded as being of Italian heritage in the 2013 [[American Community Survey]].<ref name=ACS2013>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP02/0500000US34003 DP02: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States from the 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213022604/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP02/0500000US34003 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 7, 2015.</ref>

To this day, many residents of the [[New Jersey Meadowlands|Meadowlands]] communities in the county's south are of Italian descent, most notably in [[South Hackensack, New Jersey|South Hackensack]] (36.3%), [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]] (33.8%), [[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]] (31.2%), [[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]] (30.9%) and [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]] (30.8%).<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Italian.html Italian Ancestry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512200911/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Italian.html |date=May 12, 2007 }}, [[Epodunk]]. Accessed September 3, 2007.</ref> [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]] (29.8%), [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] (29.4%), [[Moonachie, New Jersey|Moonachie]] (28.5%), [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]], [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the southeastern Bergen towns were Italian American strongholds for decades, but their Italo-American demographics have diminished in recent years as more recent immigrants have taken their place.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18650 Lodi, NJ Ancestry & Family History.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111202931/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18650 |date=November 11, 2007 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> At the same time, the Italian American population has grown in many of the communities in the northern half of the county, including [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]],<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18743 Franklin Lakes, NJ Ancestry & Family History.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111234005/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18743 |date=November 11, 2007 }}, Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> [[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]],<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18761 Ramsey, NJ Ancestry & Family History.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111194208/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18761 |date=November 11, 2007 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]],<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18756 Montvale, NJ Ancestry & Family History.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112001510/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18756 |date=November 12, 2007 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> and [[Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey|Woodcliff Lake]].<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18745 Woodcliff Lake, NJ Ancestry & Family History.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111184350/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18745 |date=November 11, 2007 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref>

====Latin American====
{{see also|Puerto Rican migration to New York City|Hispanics and Latinos in New Jersey}}
The diverse [[Race and ethnicity in the United States|Hispanic and Latin American]] population in Bergen is growing in many areas of the county but is especially concentrated in a handful of municipalities, including [[Fairview, New Jersey|Fairview]] (37.1%), [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] (25.9%), [[Ridgefield Park, New Jersey|Ridgefield Park]] (22.2%), [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]] (21.8%), [[Bogota, New Jersey|Bogota]] (21.3%), [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]] (20.1%), [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey|Cliffside Park]] (18.2%), [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] (18.0%), and [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]] (17.0%).<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3422560&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=fairview&_cityTown=fairview&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=&reg=&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Fairview borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212050352/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3422560&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=fairview&_cityTown=fairview&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=&reg=&_keyword=&_industry= |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], Accessed March 29, 2007</ref> Traditionally, many of the [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] residents were of [[Colombian people|Colombian]] and [[Cubans|Cuban]] ancestry, although that has been changing in recent years. Englewood's Colombian community is the largest in Bergen County and among the top ten by percent of population in the United States (7.17%); Hackensack, Fairview, Bergenfield, Bogota, and Lodi also have notable populations.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Colombian.html Colombian Ancestry by City.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011163422/http://epodunk.com/ancestry/Colombian.html |date=October 11, 2007 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> The Cuban population is largest in Fairview, Ridgefield Park, [[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield]], and Bogota, although the Cuban community is much bigger in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] to the south.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html Cuban Ancestry by City.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122040230/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html |date=November 22, 2012 }} [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> Since 2000, an increasing number of immigrants from other countries (including [[Peru]], [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Chile]]) as well as from the [[U.S. territory]] of [[Puerto Rico]] have entered the county. The diverse backgrounds of the local Latino community are best exemplified in Fairview, where 10% of the overall population hails from [[Central America]], 7% from [[South America]], and 9% from other Latin American countries, mainly those in the Caribbean. The borough of Fairview has the highest percentage of people of Salvadoran and [[Salvadoran American]] ancestry in the county, 12.4%.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18588 Fairview, NJ Ancestry & Family History]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111202926/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18588|date=November 11, 2007}}. [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> The city of Hackensack has the highest percentage of people of Ecuadorian and [[Ecuadorian American]] ancestry in the county, 10.01%, with a total of approximately 4,500 living within city limits.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} Overall, Bergen County's Latino population has demonstrated a robust increase recently, growing from 145,281 as of the 2010 census count<ref name=Census2010>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/34003,34,00 State & County QuickFacts – Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 5, 2017.</ref> to an estimated 165,442 as of 2013.<ref name="http"/>

====Western European American====
[[Irish American]]s and [[German American]]s are the next largest individual ethnic groups in Bergen County, numbering 115,914 (12.7% of the county's total population) and 80,288 (8.8%) respectively in 2013.<ref name=ACS2013/> As is the case with Italian Americans, these two groups developed sizable enclaves long ago and are now well established in all areas of the county. In 2023, [[Waldwick, New Jersey|Waldwick]] (30.43%), [[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey|Ho-Ho-Kus]] (26.72%), and [[Hillsdale, New Jersey|Hillsdale]] (24.94%) were reported as having the highest percentages of Irish American residents in the county.<ref>Bichao, Sergio. [https://nj1015.com/how-irish-is-your-new-jersey-town/ Places in New Jersey with the most Irish-Americans], [[New Jersey 101.5]], March 17, 2023. Accessed August 31, 2023.</ref> The Council of Irish Associations of Greater Bergen County, based in [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]], has hosted an annual Saint Patrick's Day parade in the county since 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bergencountyirish.org/history|title=History of the Council|publisher=The Council of Irish Associations of Greater Bergen County|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref>

====Jewish American====
{{further|Jews in New York City}}
Bergen County is home to the largest [[Jewish]] population in New Jersey.<ref name=NYCJewstoBergen1>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/NewJersey.html Virtual Jewish World: New Jersey, United States], [[Jewish Virtual Library]]. Accessed May 27, 2016. "The largest concentration of Jews is in Bergen County (83,700)..."</ref> Many municipalities in the county are home to a significant number of [[American Jews|Jewish Americans]], including [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]], [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]], [[Tenafly, New Jersey|Tenafly]], [[Closter, New Jersey|Closter]], [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]], [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]], [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]], [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]], [[Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey|Woodcliff Lake]], [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], and [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]].<ref name="ARDA" /> Teaneck, Fair Lawn, Englewood, and Bergenfield in particular have become havens for Bergen County's growing [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] communities, with a rising number of [[synagogue]]s as well as supermarkets and restaurants offering [[kosher foods]].<ref name=JewishSurvey>Sheingold, Dave. [https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-37965666/survey-seeks-better-count-of-north-jersey-jews "Survey seeks better count of North Jersey Jews"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307150945/https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-37965666/survey-seeks-better-count-of-north-jersey-jews |date=March 7, 2018 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 15, 2014</ref> The largest [[Israeli American]] communities in Bergen County were in Fair Lawn (2.5%), Closter (1.4%), and Tenafly (1.3%) in 2000, representing three of the four largest in the state.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Israeli.html Israeli Ancestry by City.], [[EPodunk]]. Accessed July 22, 2014.</ref> Altogether, 83,700 Bergen residents identified themselves as being of [[Jewish]] heritage in 2000, a number expected to show an increase per a 2014 survey of Jews in the county.<ref name = ARDA/><ref name=JewishSurvey/> The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey is based in Paramus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jfnnj.org/contact-us/|title=Contact Us - Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey|publisher=Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey|access-date=September 1, 2023}}</ref>

====Korean American====
{{Main|Koreatown, Palisades Park|Koreatown, Fort Lee|List of U.S. cities with significant Korean-American populations}}
{{See also|Koreatown, Manhattan|Koreatown, Long Island|Korean Americans in New York City}}
[[File:BroadAveColumbiaKoreatownPalisadesPk.png|thumb|Broad Avenue in [[Koreatown, Palisades Park|Koreatown]], [[Palisades Park, New Jersey|Palisades Park]]<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5PSYZMs8TzEC&q=fort+lee+koreatown+pyong+min&pg=PA237|title=Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues Second Edition, Edited by Pyong Gap Min|publisher=Pine Forge Press – An Imprint of Sage Publications, Inc|year=2006|access-date=January 24, 2013|isbn=9781412905565}}</ref>]]

[[South Korea]]ns constituted the most prevalent [[foreign born|foreign-born]] nationality in Bergen County, which was home to [[List of U.S. cities with significant Korean-American populations#Top ten municipalities as ranked by Korean-American percentage of overall population in 2010|all of the nation's top ten municipalities by percentage of Korean population in 2010]].<ref name=BergenCountyKoreanPercentage>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/mahwah-library-hosts-korean-tea-ceremony-to-celebrate-new-year-1.1275756|title=Mahwah library hosts Korean tea ceremony to celebrate new year|author=James O'Neill|work=northjersey.com|date=February 22, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2015}}</ref>

The top ten municipalities in the United States as ranked by [[Korean Americans|Korean American]] percentage of overall population in 2010 are illustrated in the following table. [[Palisades Park, New Jersey|Palisades Park]] has [[Koreans]] that comprise the majority (nearly 52%) of the population:<ref name=PalisadesParkCensusData/><ref>Semple, Kirk. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/nyregion/monument-in-palisades-park-nj-irritates-japanese-officials.html "In New Jersey, Memorial for 'Comfort Women' Deepens Old Animosity"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 18, 2012. Accessed May 11, 2015</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Municipality
! County
! State
! Percentage
|-
| align=center | 1
| [[Koreatown, Palisades Park|Palisades Park]]<ref name=PalisadesParkCensusData>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3455770 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Palisades Park borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213095459/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3455770 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 18, 2017.</ref>
| '''Bergen County'''
| '''New Jersey'''
| align=right | {{Nts|51.5}}%
|-
| align=center | 2
| [[Leonia, New Jersey|Leonia]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|26.5}}%
|-
| align=center | 3
| [[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|25.7}}%
|-
| align=center | 4
| [[Koreatown, Fort Lee|Fort Lee]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|23.5}}%
|-
| align=center | 5
| [[Closter, New Jersey|Closter]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|21.2}}%
|-
| align=center | 6
| [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|20.3}}%
|-
| align=center | 7
| [[Norwood, New Jersey|Norwood]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|20.1}}%
|-
| align=center | 8
| [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|19.6}}%
|-
| align=center | 9
| [[Cresskill, New Jersey|Cresskill]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|17.8}}%
|-
| align=center | 10
| [[Demarest, New Jersey|Demarest]]
| Bergen County
| New Jersey
| align=right | {{Nts|17.3}}%
|-
|}

One of the fastest-growing immigrant groups in Bergen County<ref name = BergenCountyComfortWomen1>Sullivan, S. P. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2013/06/japanese-american_congressman_visits_nj_comfort_women_memorial.html "http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2013/06/japanese-american_congressman_visits_nj_comfort_women_memorial.html"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 8, 2013. Accessed July 18, 2017.</ref> is the Korean American community, which is concentrated along the [[Hudson River]] – especially in the area near the George Washington Bridge – and represented more than half of the state's entire Korean population as of 2000.<ref name=QTP13for2000>[https://archive.today/20200212095335/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/QTP13/0500000US34003 QT-P13 – Ancestry: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) – Sample Data for Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 9, 2012.</ref> As of the 2010 Census, persons of Korean ancestry made up 6.3% of Bergen County's population<ref name="northjersey1">{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/story-archives/bergen-county-will-absorb-added-mailing-cost-of-heavier-absentee-ballot-1.489726|title=Bergen County will absorb added mailing cost of heavier absentee ballot|author=John C. Ensslin|work=northjersey.com|date=October 18, 2012|access-date=June 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Richard Newman">{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/167951555_Korean_company_to_buy_Fort_Lee_bank_buying_local_lender.html |title=Korean company to buy Fort Lee bank |author=Richard Newman |work=northjersey.com |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=August 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003045735/http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/167951555_Korean_company_to_buy_Fort_Lee_bank_buying_local_lender.html |archive-date=October 3, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> (increasing to 6.9% by the 2011 [[American Community Survey]] to an estimated 63,247 individuals),<ref name="United States Census Bureau">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_1YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210151/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_1YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates 2011 – American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates – Geographies – Bergen County, New Jersey|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> which is the highest percentage for any county in the United States;<ref name="Richard Newman"/> while the concentration of Koreans in [[Koreatown, Palisades Park|Palisades Park]], within Bergen County, is the [[List of U.S. cities with significant Korean-American populations#Municipalities with density of at least 500 Korean Americans per square mile in 2010|highest density and percentage]] of any municipality in the United States,<ref name=NYTimesPalPark>[[Richard Pérez-Peña|Pérez-Peña, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/nyregion/16palisades.html "Palisades Park Journal – As Koreans Pour In, a Town Is Remade"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 15, 2010. Accessed July 18, 2017.</ref> at 51.5% of the population.<ref name=PalisadesParkCensusData/> Per the 2010 Census, Palisades Park was home to the highest total number (10,115)<ref name=PalisadesParkCensusData/> of individuals of Korean ancestry among all municipalities in the state,<ref name=Korean>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Korean.html Korean Ancestry by City] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206002820/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Korean.html |date=December 6, 2007 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed March 17, 2007.</ref> while neighboring [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] had the second largest cluster (8,318),<ref name=FortLeeQuickFacts>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/3424420lk.html|title=Fort Lee borough, New Jersey QuickLinks|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519045050/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/3424420lk.html|archive-date=May 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and fourth highest proportion (23.5%, trailing [[Leonia, New Jersey|Leonia]] (26.5%) and [[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield]] (25.7%)). All of the nation's top ten municipalities by percentage of Korean population in 2010 were located in Bergen County,<ref name=BergenCountyKoreanPercentage/> including Palisades Park, Leonia, Ridgefield, Fort Lee, [[Closter, New Jersey|Closter]], [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]], [[Norwood, New Jersey|Norwood]], [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]], [[Cresskill, New Jersey|Cresskill]], and [[Demarest, New Jersey|Demarest]], closely followed by [[Old Tappan, New Jersey|Old Tappan]]. Virtually all of the municipalities with the highest Korean concentrations are located in the eastern third of the county, near the Hudson River, although [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] has emerged as a Korean American nexus in western Bergen County,<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3463000 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Ridgewood village, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213090741/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3463000 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 18, 2017.</ref> and [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]]<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3455950 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Paramus borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213061705/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3455950 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 18, 2017.</ref> and [[River Edge, New Jersey|River Edge]]<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3463360 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for River Edge borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213063019/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3463360 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 18, 2017.</ref> in central Bergen County. Beginning in 2012, county election ballots were printed in the Korean language,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/voting-information-vote-by-mail.html|title=State of New Jersey Department of State|publisher=State of New Jersey|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> in addition to English and Spanish, given the U.S. Census Bureau's directive that Bergen County's Korean population had grown large enough to warrant language assistance during elections.<ref name=KoreanBallots>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/Korean_language_ballots_coming_to_Bergen_County.html|title=Korean language ballots coming to Bergen County|author1=Karen Sudol |author2=Dave Sheingold |name-list-style=amp |work=northjersey.com|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2017, the Korean population of [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]] was estimated to have more than doubled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3422470|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates - Fair Lawn borough, New Jersey|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213114343/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3422470|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

South Korean ''[[chaebol]]s'' have established [[North America]]n [[headquarters]] operations in Bergen County, including [[Samsung]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Samsung_Electronics_America_Inc.8c8cfbc91c0d265a.html|title=Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Company Profile|publisher=Hoover's Inc|access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> [[LG Corp]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/englewood-cliffs/2017/02/07/lg-breaks-ground-englewood-cliffs-hq/97400212/|title=LG breaks ground on Englewood Cliffs HQ| author=Michael W. Curley Jr. |publisher=NorthJersey.com - part of the USA TODAY network|date=February 7, 2017|access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> and [[Hanjin Shipping]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/stranded-container-ship-gets-go-ahead-to-dock-in-elizabeth-1.1663365|title=Stranded container ship gets go-ahead to dock in Elizabeth|author=Richard Newman|publisher=NorthJersey.com - part of the USA TODAY network|date=September 20, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> In April 2018, the largest Korean-themed supermarket in Bergen County opened in Paramus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/money/2018/04/27/h-mart-korean-themed-supermarket-opens-paramus/559041002/|title=H Mart: Korean-themed supermarket opens in Paramus|author=Joan Verdon|publisher=NorthJersey.com - part of the USA TODAY network|date=April 28, 2018|access-date=April 28, 2018}}</ref> In January 2019, Christopher Chung was sworn in as the first Korean-American mayor of Palisades Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/palisades-park/2019/01/02/palisades-park-nj-korean-american-mayor-makes-bergen-county-nj-history/2389106002/|title=Palisades Park makes history in Bergen County, swears in first Korean-American mayor|author=Kristie Cattafi|publisher=NorthJersey.com - part of the USA TODAY network|date=January 3, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref>

The political stature of Koreatown appears to be increasing significantly as well. Bergen County's growing Korean community<ref>{{cite web|author=John C. Ensslin|date=2011-12-20|title=North Jersey Korean-Americans relieved but worried about transition|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/bergen_news/North_Jersey_Korean-Americans_relieved_but_worried_about_transition.html|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2011-06-26|title=Korean War vets honored at Cresskill church|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/Korean_War_vets_honored__at_Cresskill_church.html|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref><ref name="© 2012 North Jersey Media Group">{{cite web|date=2011-01-15|title=Hackensack attorney appointed to court|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/113719969_Kim_named_Central_Municipal_Court_judge.html|url-status=dead|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120003001/http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/113719969_Kim_named_Central_Municipal_Court_judge.html|archive-date=2011-01-20}}</ref><ref name="northjersey.com">{{cite web|author=Monsy Alvarado|date=2012-03-30|title=North Jersey Korean leaders to form political action committee after Phillip Kwon rejection|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/North_Jersey_Korean_leaders_to_form_political_action_committee_after_Philip_Kwon.html|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-03-30}}</ref> was cited by county executive Kathleen Donovan in the context of attorney Jae Y. Kim's appointment to Central Municipal Court [[judge]]ship in nearby [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] in January 2011.<ref name="© 2012 North Jersey Media Group" /> Subsequently, in March 2012, leaders from Bergen County's Korean community announced they would form a grassroots [[political action committee]] to gain an organized voice in politics in the wake of the rejection of attorney Phillip Kwon to the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] by a state legislative body,<ref name="northjersey.com" /> and in July 2012, Kwon was appointed instead as deputy general counsel of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|author=SHAWN BOBURG AND JOHN REITMEYER|date=2012-07-26|title=Update: Philip Kwon, rejected N.J. Supreme Court nominee, scores a top Port Authority job|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/Philip_Kwon_hired_at_high-ranking_job_at_Port_Authority.html?c=y&page=1|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-07-29}}</ref> Jacqueline Choi was then sworn in as Bergen County's first female Korean American assistant [[prosecutor]] in September 2012.<ref name="Monsy Alvarado">{{cite web|author=Monsy Alvarado|date=2012-09-04|title=Bergen County swears in first female Korean-American assistant prosecutor|url=http://www.northjersey.com/leonia/Bergen_County_swears_in_first_female_Korean-American_assistant_prosecutor.html|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-09-04}}</ref> According to ''The Record'', the U.S. Census Bureau has determined that the county's Korean American population has grown enough to warrant language assistance during elections,<ref name="Karen Sudol and Dave Sheingold">{{cite web|author1=Karen Sudol|author2=Dave Sheingold|date=2011-10-12|title=Korean language ballots coming to Bergen County|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/Korean_language_ballots_coming_to_Bergen_County.html|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref> and Bergen County's Koreans have earned significant political respect.<ref>{{cite web|author=John C. Ensslin|date=2012-08-20|title=After decades of work, Bergen County Koreans have earned political respect|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/166724576_After_decades_of_work__Bergen_County_Koreans_have_earned_political_respect.html?c=y&page=1|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Rebecca D. O'Brien|date=2012-10-14|title=New Jersey's Korean community awakens politically|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/174039211.html|work=northjersey.com|access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Monsy Alvarado|date=2012-10-09|title=Korean-Americans to sponsor three debates|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/173234571_Korean-Americans_to_sponsor_three_debates.html|work=northjersey.com|access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref> As of May 2014, Korean Americans had garnered at least four borough council seats in Bergen County.<ref>{{cite web|author=Monsy Alvarado|date=May 12, 2014|title=South Korean officials, Menendez lead Englewood discussion on improving joint economy|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/south-korean-officials-menendez-lead-englewood-discussion-on-improving-joint-economy-1.1014570|work=northjersey.com|access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref> In November 2016, Ellen Park was elected to the borough council in nearby [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael W. Curley Jr.|date=November 18, 2016|title=Park, Woo to join Englewood Cliffs council after final vote tally|url=http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2016/11/18/results-expected-today-englewood-cliffs-elections/94068226/|publisher=NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY network|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref> while namesake Daniel Park was elected to the borough council in nearby [[Tenafly, New Jersey|Tenafly]] in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephanie Simone|date=November 14, 2013|title=Daniel Park is seeing green for Tenafly|url=http://archive.northjersey.com/news/daniel-park-is-seeing-green-for-tenafly-1.605968?page=all|publisher=NorthJersey.com - part of the USA TODAY network|access-date=January 18, 2017|archive-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131191857/http://archive.northjersey.com/news/daniel-park-is-seeing-green-for-tenafly-1.605968?page=all|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Polish American====
[[Polish Americans]] are well represented in western Bergen County and are growing as a community, with 59,294 (6.5%) of residents of [[Polish people|Polish]] descent residing in the county as of the 2013 American Community Survey.<ref name=ACS2013/> The community's cultural and commercial heart has long been centered in [[Wallington, New Jersey|Wallington]], where 45.5% of the population is of Polish descent; this is the largest concentration among New Jersey municipalities and the seventh-highest in the United States.<ref name=Polish>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Polish.html Polish Ancestry by City] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602174141/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Polish.html |date=June 2, 2011 }}, [[Epodunk]], accessed April 5, 2007</ref> The adjacent city of [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]] has also become a magnet for Polish immigrants, with 22.9% of the population identifying themselves as being of Polish ancestry, the third highest concentration in the state.<ref name=Polish/>

====African American====
The county's [[African American]] community is almost entirely concentrated in three municipalities: Englewood (10,215 residents, accounting for 38.98% of the city's total population), Teaneck (11,298; 28.78%), and Hackensack (10,518; 24.65%). Collectively, these three areas account for nearly 70% of the county's total African American population of 46,568, and in fact, blacks have had a presence in these towns since the earliest days of the county. In sharp contrast, African Americans comprise less than 2% of the total in most of Bergen's other municipalities.<ref>Vial, Debra Lynn. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161008195704/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22458321.html "Troubling Encounters along Suburban Byways; Minorities Feel Targeted by Local Police"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 9, 1999. Accessed September 4, 2016. "About 70 percent of Bergen County's African American residents live in Hackensack, Teaneck, and Englewood, according to current population estimates. In some 20 of the other towns, from River Vale to Ho-Ho-Kus, black residents make up less than 1 percent of the population. In 27 others, they are less than 2 percent."</ref> In Englewood, the African American population is concentrated in the Third and Fourth wards of the western half of the city, while the northeastern section of Teaneck has been an African American enclave for several decades.<ref>Fallon, Scott; and Lesser, Benjamin. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610175940/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-93134494.html "Making elections fair to minorities"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 21, 2005</ref> In 2014, Teaneck selected its first female African-American mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/teaneck-selects-its-first-female-african-american-mayor-faces-continuing-fiscal-troubles-1.1044354|title=Teaneck selects its first female African American mayor, faces continuing fiscal troubles|author=Aaron Morrison|work=northjersey.com|date=July 1, 2014|access-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref> Hackensack's long-established African American community is primarily located in the central part of the city, especially in the area near Central Avenue and First Street.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140610175946/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-105615552.html "Picture this: Black History Store"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 21, 2005. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> Bergen County's black population has declined from 52,473 counted in the 2010 Census<ref name=Census2010/> to an estimated 50,478 in 2012.<ref name="http"/> Other county municipalities with a sizeable minority of African Americans include [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]] (7.7%), [[Bogota, New Jersey|Bogota]] (9.4%), [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]] (6.5%), [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] (7.5%) and [[Ridgefield Park, New Jersey|Ridgefield Park]] (6.4%).<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP3.CY10/0500000US34003 GCT-P3; Race and Hispanic or Latino: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213155303/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP3.CY10/0500000US34003 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2016.</ref>

====Indian American====
{{see also|Indians in the New York City metropolitan area}}
[[Indian American]]s represent a rapidly growing demographic in Bergen County, enumerating over 40,000 individuals in 2013,<ref name="http"/> a significant increase from the 24,973 counted in the 2010 Census,<ref name=Census2010/> and represent the second largest Asian ethnic group in Bergen County, after Korean Americans. The biggest clusters of Indian Americans are located in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_3YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211851/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_3YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=Geographies – Hackensack city, New Jersey ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates 2011–2013 – American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3463000&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-_sse=on|title=Ridgewood village, New Jersey ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006–2008|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210223431/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3463000&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-_sse=on|archive-date=February 10, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3422470&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on|title=Fair Lawn borough, New Jersey ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006–2008|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210234103/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3422470&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on|archive-date=February 10, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3455950&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on|title=Paramus borough, New Jersey ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006–2008|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212214312/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3455950&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]],<ref name="Housing Characteristics 2014">[https://archive.today/20200212100959/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400372360 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Teaneck township, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 25, 2014.</ref> [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP05|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213347/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP05|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates – 2008–2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Mahwah township, Bergen County, New Jersey|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]],<ref name="DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1 2007">[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3405170&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Bergenfield borough, New Jersey: 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212041732/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3405170&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 17, 2007.</ref> [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]],<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3441100&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Lodi borough, New Jersey: 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212042619/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3441100&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 17, 2007.</ref> and [[Elmwood Park, New Jersey|Elmwood Park]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3421300&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Elmwood Park borough, New Jersey: 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212042708/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3421300&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 17, 2007.</ref> Within the county's Indian population is America's largest [[Malayali]] community,<ref>[http://40days.homestead.com/Day_22_-_People.pdf Day 22 – Malayali] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073622/http://40days.homestead.com/Day_22_-_People.pdf|date=March 4, 2016}}. Accessed January 6, 2023."In the U.S., the Malayali-speaking diaspora maintain a Youtube Malayalam Television News program. The highest concentrations of Malayali are found in Bergen County, New Jersey and Rockland County, New York."</ref> and [[Kerala]]-based Kitex Garments, India's largest children's clothing manufacturer, opened its first U.S. office in [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]] in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/indian-baby-clothes-maker-opens-montvale-office-to-target-u-s-1.1428531|title=Indian baby clothes maker opens Montvale office to target U.S.|author=Hugh R. Morley|work=northjersey.com|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011062914/http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/indian-baby-clothes-maker-opens-montvale-office-to-target-u-s-1.1428531|archive-date=October 11, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] resident [[Gurbir Grewal]], a member of Bergen County's growing Indian American [[Sikh]] community, was sworn into the position of county [[prosecutor]] in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2016/12/02/bergen-prosecutor-talks-computer-crimes-heroin-epidemic/94760088/|title=Bergen prosecutor talks computer crimes, heroin epidemic|author=Allison Pries and John Ensslin|publisher=NorthJersey.com, part of the USA Today Network|date=December 2, 2016|access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> and an architecturally notable Sikh ''[[gurudwara]]'' resides in Glen Rock,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://glenrockgurudwara.org/|title=Glen Rock Gurudwara|access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref> while a similarly prominent [[Hinduism|Hindu]] ''[[Hindu temple|mandir]]'' has been built in Mahwah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindusamajmandir.org/About-us.html|title=Hindu Samaj Temple of Mahwah|publisher=Hindu Samaj Mandir|access-date=June 16, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165221/http://www.hindusamajmandir.org/About-us.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The public library in Fair Lawn began a highly attended [[Hindi|Hindi language (हिन्दी)]] storytelling program in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/in-bergen-passaic-libraries-languages-add-diversity-to-story-time-1.1039686|title=In Bergen, Passaic libraries, languages add diversity to story time|author=Monsy Alvarado|work=northjersey.com|date=June 22, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052647/http://www.northjersey.com/news/in-bergen-passaic-libraries-languages-add-diversity-to-story-time-1.1039686|archive-date=March 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The affluent municipalities of northern Bergen County are witnessing significant growth in their Indian American communities, including Glen Rock, into which up to 90% of this constituency was estimated by one member in 2014 to have moved within the preceding two-year period alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/community-events-and-announcements/glen-rock-residents-seek-diwali-observance-at-district-schools-1.1144470|title=Glen Rock residents seek Diwali observance at district schools|author=Richard De Santa|work=northjersey.com|date=December 1, 2014|access-date=December 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035458/http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/community-events-and-announcements/glen-rock-residents-seek-diwali-observance-at-district-schools-1.1144470|archive-date=March 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In February 2015, the board of education of the [[Glen Rock Public Schools]] voted to designate the Hindu holy day [[Diwali]] as an annual school holiday, making it the first district in the county to close for the holiday,<ref>Harris, Chris. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/glen-rock-schools-to-close-for-diwali-1.1276918 "Glen Rock schools to close for Diwali"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224221006/http://www.northjersey.com/news/glen-rock-schools-to-close-for-diwali-1.1276918 |date=February 24, 2015 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 24, 2015. Accessed September 4, 2016. "Schools in the borough will be closed on Nov. 11, since the Board of Education voted to add Diwali, a Hindu holy day, to the district's calendar. District officials claim Glen Rock, which has a burgeoning Indian community, is the first district in Bergen County to formally recognize Diwali with an instruction-free day."</ref> while thousands celebrated the first county-wide celebration of Diwali under a unified sponsorship banner in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/thousands-attend-countywide-celebration-of-diwali-the-hindu-festival-of-lights-1.1681840|title=Thousands attend countywide celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights|author=Monsy Alvarado|publisher=NorthJersey.com, part of the USA Today Network|date=October 23, 2016|access-date=October 23, 2016|quote="This is the first time in Bergen County that all religious organizations and community organizations are participating under this banner, the Indian Heritage Center," said Dinesh Khosla, president and one of the founders of the temple in Mahwah. "Ten families started the temple 20 years ago and we have over 3,000 members now."|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024085937/http://www.northjersey.com/news/thousands-attend-countywide-celebration-of-diwali-the-hindu-festival-of-lights-1.1681840|archive-date=October 24, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> An annual "[[Holi]] in the Village" festival of colors has been launched in Ridgewood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgewood/2018/04/21/ridgewood-holi-festival-fun-everyone/505022002/|title=Ridgewood Holi festival is fun for everyone|author=Jai Agnish|publisher=northjersey.com - part of the USA TODAY network|date=April 21, 2018|access-date=April 21, 2018}}</ref>

====Russian (and other former Soviet) American====
{{see also|Russian Americans in New York City}}
[[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]], [[Tenafly, New Jersey|Tenafly]], [[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]], and Fort Lee are hubs for [[Russian Americans]], including a growing community of [[Russian Jews]].<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Russian.html Russian Ancestry by City.], [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]] is home to an architecturally prominent [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://3saints.com/|title=Moscow Patriarchate, Patriarchal Parish in the USA|publisher=Russian Orthodox Church of Three Saints, Garfield, NJ|access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref> Likewise, [[Ukrainian American]]s, [[Georgian American]]s, and [[Uzbek American]]s have more recently followed the path of their Russian American predecessors to Bergen County, particularly to Fair Lawn. The size of Fair Lawn's Russian American presence has prompted an [[April Fool's]] satire titled, "[[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] Moves Against Fair Lawn".<ref>Rooney, Matt. [http://savejersey.com/2014/04/putin-russia-invasion-new-jersey-christie/ "Putin Moves Against Fair Lawn"], Save Jersey, April 1, 2014. Accessed May 30, 2016. "In a move certain to carry dire geopolitical consequences for the world, the Russian Federation has moved troops into the 32,000-person borough of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, only days after annexing Crimea and strengthening its troop positions along the Ukrainian border."</ref> The [[Armenian American]] population in Bergen is dispersed throughout the county, but its most significant concentration is in the southeastern towns near the George Washington Bridge. The victims of the [[Armenian genocide]] are recognized annually at the [[Bergen County Court House|Bergen County Courthouse]] in Hackensack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/05/10/april-24-observed-at-bergen-county-courthouse/|title=April 24 Observed at Bergen County Courthouse|publisher=TheArmenianWeekly – Hairenik Association|date=May 10, 2013|access-date=July 22, 2014}}</ref>

====Filipino American====
{{see also|Filipinos in New Jersey|Filipinos in the New York metropolitan area}}
[[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]], along with [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]],<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212101452/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400328680 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Hackensack city, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 8, 2014.</ref> [[New Milford, New Jersey|New Milford]], [[Dumont, New Jersey|Dumont]],<ref name=TyphoonHaiyan/> [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]], and [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]],<ref name="Housing Characteristics 2014"/> have become growing hubs for [[Filipino American]]s. Taken as a whole, these municipalities are home to a significant proportion of Bergen County's Philippine population.<ref name="DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1 2007" /><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3451660&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for New Milford borough, New Jersey: 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212042805/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3451660&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 17, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3418400&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Dumont borough, New Jersey: 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212044046/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3418400&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 17, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=06000US3400372360&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Teaneck township, New Jersey: 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212212827/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=06000US3400372360&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 17, 2007.</ref> A census-estimated 20,859 Filipino Americans resided in Bergen County as of 2013,<ref name="http">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_1YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150104214440/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_1YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2015|title=Geographies – Bergen County, New Jersey – ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates – 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> embodying an increase from the 19,155 counted in 2010.<ref name=BergenCountyQuickLinks>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/34003lk.html|title=Bergen County, New Jersey QuickLinks|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030040635/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/34003lk.html|archive-date=October 30, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Between 2000 and 2010, the Filipino-American population of Bergenfield grew from 11.7%, or 3,081 residents, to 17.1%, or 4,569,<ref name=FilipinoLawyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/filipino-born-lawyer-savors-council-victory-1.1128811|title=Filipino-born lawyer savors council victory in Bergenfield|author=Nicholas Pugliese|date=November 7, 2014|access-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203033750/http://www.northjersey.com/news/filipino-born-lawyer-savors-council-victory-1.1128811|archive-date=December 3, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and increasing further to 5,062 (18.4%) by 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/1600000US3405170|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates - Bergenfield borough, New Jersey|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213092415/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/1600000US3405170|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bergenfield is informally known as the ''[[Filipinos in New Jersey|Little Manila]]'' of Bergen County, with a significant concentration of Filipino residents and businesses.<ref>Stevens, Jean. "Popular roast pig finds a following in North Jersey", ''[[Herald News]]'', September 12, 2007. "One might find more lechon in Passaic these days. The city may be North Jersey's next so-called Little Manila, following Bergenfield, Bloomfield and Belleville." Accessed April 29, 2018.</ref><ref>Pizarro, Max. [http://observer.com/2009/07/rivas-and-soriano-champion-corzine-and-christie-respectively-in-bergenfield/ "Rivas and Soriano champion Corzine and Christie respectively in Bergenfield"], [[PolitickerNJ]], July 12, 2009. Accessed April 29, 2018. "'I think people see him as an everyday man who is upset about the situation we are facing in New Jersey,' the reverend said today as he made the rounds with Christie from one vendor's booth to the next in a town dubbed Bergen's little Manila, home to 15,000 Filipino-Americans."</ref> In the late 1990s, Bergenfield became the first municipality on the [[East Coast of the United States]] to elect a Filipino mayor, Robert C. Rivas.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} The annual Filipino American Festival is held in Bergenfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asianjournal.com/news/2nd-filipino-american-festival-in-bergenfield-ready-to-go/|title=2nd Filipino American Festival in Bergenfield ready to go|publisher=Asian Journal – The Filipino Community Newspaper since 1991|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214020515/http://asianjournal.com/news/2nd-filipino-american-festival-in-bergenfield-ready-to-go/|archive-date=December 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Philippine-American Community of Bergen County (PACBC) organization is based in Paramus,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pacbc.org/contact|title=Helping to build our diverse community!|publisher=Philippine-American Community of Bergen County (PACBC)|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-date=June 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607055542/http://pacbc.org/contact|url-status=dead}}</ref> while other Filipino organizations are based in Fair Lawn<ref name=TyphoonHaiyan/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://faafl.org/|title=Filipino-American Association of Fair Lawn – "Committed to Community"|access-date=August 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084420/http://faafl.org/|archive-date=August 19, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=FilipinoAmericanFestival>{{cite web|url=http://www.filipinoamericanfestival.com/about-us-29/mission-statement|title=Mission Statement|publisher=The Filipino American Festival, Inc|access-date=December 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211080857/http://www.filipinoamericanfestival.com/about-us-29/mission-statement|archive-date=December 11, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and Bergenfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mmg9tqt/filipino-american-tennis-association|title=Filipino American Tennis Association|access-date=August 17, 2014}}</ref> Bergen County's culturally active Filipino community repatriated significant financial assistance to victims of [[Typhoon Haiyan]], which ravaged the [[Philippines]] in November 2013.<ref name=TyphoonHaiyan>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/community/North_Jersey_Filipinos_marshal_aid_for_typhoon_relief.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131116222507/http://www.northjersey.com/community/North_Jersey_Filipinos_marshal_aid_for_typhoon_relief.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2013|title=North Jersey Filipinos marshal aid for typhoon relief|author1=Mary Diduch|author2=Christopher Maag|name-list-style=amp|work=northjersey.com|date=November 10, 2013|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2017, Fair Lawn's Filipino population was estimated to have more than doubled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3422470|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates - Fair Lawn borough, New Jersey|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213114343/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3422470|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021, the multinational [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] [[Jollibee]] restaurant chain based in [[Metro Manila]], planned to open its first Bergen County location in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/business/2021/06/jollibee-is-opening-2-more-restaurants-in-nj.html|title=Jollibee is opening 2 more restaurants in N.J.|author=Christopher Burch|publisher=[[NJ Advance Media]]|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref>

====Chinese American====
{{see also|Chinese Americans in New York City}}
The [[Chinese American]] population is also spread out, with sizable populations in Fort Lee, Paramus, [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]], River Edge, and Englewood Cliffs.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3421510&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for Englewood Cliffs borough, New Jersey: 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212042652/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-geo_id=16000US3421510&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 17, 2007.</ref> Fort Lee and Paramus have the highest total number of Chinese among Bergen municipalities, while Englewood Cliffs has the highest percentage (8.42%). Several school districts throughout the county have added [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] to their curricula.

====Japanese American====
{{see also|Japanese in New York City}}
The Japanese community, which includes a significant number of Japanese nationals, has long had a presence in Fort Lee, with over a quarter of the county's total Japanese population living in that borough alone. Adjacent [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]] has also developed an active [[Japanese American]] community, particularly after the construction of the largest Japanese-oriented commercial center on the [[East Coast of the United States|U.S. East Coast]] in this borough. As of March 2011, about 2,500 Japanese Americans lived in Fort Lee and Edgewater combined; this is the largest concentration of Japanese Americans in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/japanese-americans_in_fort_lee.html|title=Japanese-Americans in Fort Lee, Edgewater describe frantic calls to loved ones in quake's wake|author=Stirling, Stephen|date=March 12, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2014}}</ref> The remainder of Bergen County's Japanese residents are concentrated in northern communities, including Ridgewood. The Japanese-American Society of New Jersey is based in Fort Lee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jasofnj.com/english/|title=JAS of New Jersey|publisher=The Japanese-American Society of New Jersey|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

====Balkan American====
[[Greek American]]s have had a fairly sizable presence in Bergen for several decades, and according to 2000 census data, the Greek community numbered 13,247 county-wide.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=536&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A536&_keyword=&_industry= Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights – Selected Population Group: Greek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206171816/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=536&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A536&_keyword=&_industry= |date=December 6, 2007 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 9, 2007.</ref> Greek restaurants are abundant in Bergen County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/restaurant-reviews/last-word-in-classic-greek-1.1152234|title=Restaurant review: Syros Taverna in Englewood|author=Elisa Ung|work=northjersey.com|date=December 12, 2014|access-date=December 13, 2014}}</ref> The largest concentrations of Greeks by percentage in the county are in [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]] (7.2%), [[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]] (5.2%), [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] (3.7%), and [[Palisades Park, New Jersey|Palisades Park]] (3.5%).<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Greek.html Greek Ancestry by City.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220022932/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Greek.html |date=February 20, 2007 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> [[Macedonian American]]s and [[Albanian American]]s have arrived relatively recently in New Jersey<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2012-legal-permanent-residents|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR11.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR10.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR09.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2009 Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> but have quickly established Bergen County enclaves, roughly in tandem, in Garfield, Elmwood Park, and Fair Lawn.

====Iranian American====
A relatively recent community of [[Iranian American]]s has emerged in Bergen County,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-iranians-celebrate-persian-new-year-with-music-dance-in-englewood-1.747010|title=N.J. Iranians celebrate Persian New Year with music, dance in Englewood|author=Monsy Alvarado|work=northjersey.com|date=March 20, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001657/http://www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-iranians-celebrate-persian-new-year-with-music-dance-in-englewood-1.747010|archive-date=March 22, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/iranian-americans-gather-for-yalda-a-holiday-with-special-meaning-this-year/|title=Iranian-Americans gather for Yalda, a holiday with special meaning this year|author=Christine Sloan|work=[[CBS News]]|date=December 21, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2023|df=mdy-all}}</ref> including those in [[professional]] occupations scattered throughout the county.

====Same-sex couples====
{{main|Same-sex marriage in New Jersey}}
[[Domestic partnership|Same-sex couples]] headed one in 160 households in 2010,<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212228/http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html |date=February 3, 2013 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 14, 2011. Accessed November 16, 2013.</ref> prior to the commencement of same-sex marriages in New Jersey on October 21, 2013.<ref name=DroppedAppeal>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/Christie_administration_withdraws_appeal_of_ruling_allowing_gay_marriage_in_NJ.html?page=all|title=Christie drops appeal of ruling allowing gay marriage in NJ|author1=Melissa Hayes |author2=Kibret Markos |author3=Chris Harris |author4=Scott Fallon |work=northjersey.com|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=November 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209185716/http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/Christie_administration_withdraws_appeal_of_ruling_allowing_gay_marriage_in_NJ.html?page=all|archive-date=February 9, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On June 28, 2016, Bergen County officials for the first time raised the rainbow-colored [[gay pride]] flag at the county administration building in Hackensack to commemorate the [[LGBT rights in the United States|gay rights]] movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen-county-officials-raise-gay-pride-flag-1.1623133|title=Bergen County officials raise gay-pride flag|author=Todd South|work=northjersey.com|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref>

====Muslims====
Bergen County also has a moderate-sized [[Muslim]] population, which numbered 6,473 as of the 2000 census.<ref name=ARDA>[http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/34003_2000.asp County Membership Report for Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091504/http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/34003_2000.asp |date=September 29, 2007 }}, [[Association of Religion Data Archives]]. Accessed April 6, 2007.</ref> Teaneck and Hackensack have emerged as the two most significant Muslim enclaves in the county, with the American Muslim Union's 18th annual brunch gathering held in Teaneck in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/muslim-unity-is-teaneck-event-s-focus-1.1523392|title=Muslim unity is Teaneck event's focus|author=Jean Rimbach|work=northjersey.com|date=March 6, 2016|access-date=March 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>Troncone, Tom. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610181453/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-99565322.html "A passion for politics"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 27, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> Bergen's Muslim population primarily consists of [[Arab American]]s, [[South Asian]] Americans, African Americans, and more recently, Macedonian Americans and Albanian Americans, although many members of these groups practice other religions.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070202043434/http://www.allied-media.com/Arab-American/Arab%20american%20Demographics.htm Arab American Demographics], Allied Media Corp. Archived from [http://www.allied-media.com/Arab-American/Arab%20american%20Demographics.htm the original] on February 2, 2007. Accessed April 9, 2007.</ref> While Arab Americans have not established a significant presence in any particular municipality, in total there are 11,755 county residents who indicated [[Arab]] ancestry in the 2000 census.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=504&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A504&_keyword=&_industry= Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights – Selected Population Group: Arab] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206103710/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=504&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A504&_keyword=&_industry= |date=December 6, 2007 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 9, 2007.</ref> The overwhelming majority of Bergen's Arab American population (64.3%) is constituted by persons of [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] (2,576),<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=509&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A509&_keyword=&_industry= Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights – Selected Population Group: Lebanese] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206134510/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=509&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A509&_keyword=&_industry= |date=December 6, 2007 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 9, 2007.</ref> [[Demographics of Syria|Syrian]] (2,568),<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=512&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A512&_keyword=&_industry= Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights – Selected Population Group: Syrian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206171815/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=512&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A512&_keyword=&_industry= |date=December 6, 2007 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 9, 2007.</ref> and [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] (2,417)<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=506&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A506&_keyword=&_industry= Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights – Selected Population Group: Egyptian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206084406/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US34003&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003&_street=&_county=bergen+county&_cityTown=bergen+county&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=506&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_A1050%3A506&_keyword=&_industry= |date=December 6, 2007 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 9, 2007.</ref> descent. The county's [[diner]]s provide late-night and pre-dawn dining options during the Islamic holy month of [[Ramadan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/diners-help-put-n-j-spin-on-ramadan-observance-1.1374114|title=Diners help put N.J. spin on Ramadan observance|author=Hannan Adely|work=northjersey.com|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Paramus4and17.jpg|thumb|The traffic intersection of [[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]] and [[New Jersey Route 4|Route 4]] in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]] is one of the busiest in the world.<ref name="busiest">James, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/nyregion/up-front-worth-noting-ikea-wonders-where-the-crowds-are.html "Up Front: Worth Noting – Ikea Wonders Where the Crowds Are"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 3, 2003. Accessed May 11, 2015. "The intersection of Routes 4 and 17 in Paramus is one of the busiest in the world. Consider this: about 210,000 cars squeeze through the intersection every day on their way to a variety of destinations, including the adjacent Garden State Plaza shopping mall and the George Washington Bridge."</ref>]]

{{As of|2010|5}}, the county had a total of {{convert|2988.59|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|2402.78|mi}} are maintained by the municipality, {{convert|438.97|mi}} by Bergen County, {{convert|106.69|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], {{convert|11.03|mi}} by the [[Palisades Interstate Parkway Commission]], {{convert|27.94|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] and {{convert|1.18|mi}} by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Bergen County has a highly developed road network, including the northern termini of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] (a portion of [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) and the [[Garden State Parkway]], the eastern terminus of [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]], and a portion of [[Interstate 287]].

Other roadways that serve Bergen County include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJDOT SLD Sheet Viewer |url=https://njsld.org/NJDOT/SLD/SheetViewer |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=njsld.org}}</ref>

;U.S. highways

* [[U.S. Route 1/9|1/9]]
* [[U.S. Route 9W|9W]]
* [[U.S. Route 46|46]]
* [[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|202]]
* [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey#Kearny to Ridgefield Park|95W]] (Western spur along I-95 / NJ Turnpike)

;State highways

* [[New Jersey Route 3|3]]
* [[New Jersey Route 4|4]]
* [[New Jersey Route 5|5]]
* [[New Jersey Route 7|7]] (Runs along the southern county border in [[North Arlington, New Jersey|North Arlington]])
* [[New Jersey Route 17|17]]
* [[New Jersey Route 63|63]]
* [[New Jersey Route 67|67]]
* [[New Jersey Route 93|93]]
* [[New Jersey Route 120|120]]
* [[New Jersey Route 208|208]]

;Other highways

* [[Palisades Interstate Parkway]]

[[File:2021 George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, and the Palisades in winter 1.jpg|thumb|The [[George Washington Bridge]], connecting [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] (above) in Bergen County across the [[Hudson River]] to [[New York City]], is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge.<ref name="panynj.gov">{{cite web |url=http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/george-washington-bridge.html |access-date=September 13, 2013|title=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – George Washington Bridge|publisher=The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey}}</ref><ref name="Bod Woodruff, Lana Zak, and Stephanie Wash">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/george-washington-bridge-painters-dangerous-job-top-worlds/story?id=17771877|title=GW Bridge Painters: Dangerous Job on Top of the World's Busiest Bridge|author1=Bod Woodruff |author2=Lana Zak |author3=Stephanie Wash |name-list-style=amp |work=ABC News|date=November 20, 2012|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> The twin 47-story residential [[skyscraper]]s in the background atop the [[Hudson Palisades]] in winter are Bergen County's tallest as of 2023.<ref name=BergenCountySkyscraper>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/fortlee/Luxury_Fort_Lee_high-rise_transforms_Bergen_County_skyline.html|title=Luxury Fort Lee high-rise transforms Bergen County skyline|author=Linh Tat|work=northjersey.com|date=November 19, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2014}}</ref>]]
'''Bridges and Tunnels'''

The [[George Washington Bridge]], connecting [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] in Bergen County across the Hudson River to the [[Upper Manhattan]] section of [[New York City]], is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge.<ref name="panynj.gov" /><ref name="Bod Woodruff, Lana Zak, and Stephanie Wash" /> Access to New York City is alternatively available for motorists through the [[Lincoln Tunnel]] and [[Holland Tunnel]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]]. Access across the Hudson River to Westchester County in New York is available using the Tappan Zee Bridge in neighboring Rockland County, New York.

{{As of|2010|5}}, the county had a total of {{convert|2988.59|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|2402.78|mi}} are maintained by the municipality, {{convert|438.97|mi}} by Bergen County, {{convert|106.69|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], {{convert|11.03|mi}} by the [[Palisades Interstate Parkway Commission]], {{convert|27.94|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] and {{convert|1.18|mi}} by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2019. Accessed December 25, 2020.</ref><ref name=":1">[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000445__-.pdf Palisades Parkway Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], August 2014. Accessed December 25, 2020</ref><ref name=":2">[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000095__-.pdf Interstate 95 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], August 2014. Accessed December 25, 2020</ref>
[[File:Train 1253 leaves Glen Rock Boro Hall Bergen County Line.jpg|thumb|[[Glen Rock–Boro Hall station]]. The [[borough (New Jersey)|borough]] of [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] is served by both the [[Bergen County Line]] (above) and the [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]] of the [[NJ Transit]] [[public transport]]ation system.]]
'''Public Transportation'''

Train service is available on three lines from [[NJ Transit]]: the [[Bergen County Line]], the [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]], and the [[Pascack Valley Line]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=PASC Pascack Valley Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107055044/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=PASC |date=January 7, 2017 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 7, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNBN Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220025133/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNBN |date=February 20, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 7, 2013.</ref> They run north–south to [[Hoboken Terminal]] with connections to the [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] train. NJ Transit also offers connecting service to [[New York Penn Station]] and [[Newark Penn Station]] at [[Secaucus Junction]]. Connections are also available at Hoboken Terminal to the [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] and [[New York Waterways]] ferry service to the [[Brookfield Place (New York City)|World Financial Center]] and other destinations. Despite the name, the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail does not yet run into Bergen County, although a northward extension from Hudson County to [[Englewood Hospital and Medical Center]], known as the [[Northern Branch Corridor Project]], has been advanced to the draft [[environmental impact statement]] stage by NJ Transit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/nj_transit_studying_extension.html|title=NJ Transit advances light rail extension to Bergen County|author=Mike Frassinelli|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|date=May 9, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> The proposed [[Passaic-Bergen Rail Line]], with two station stops in Hackensack, has not advanced since its 2008 announcement. The [[Access to the Region's Core]] rail tunnel project would have allowed many Bergen County railway commuters a one-seat ride into [[Manhattan]] but was canceled in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ridgewoodfrontporch.com/2009/01/16/nj-to-manhattan-rail-tunnel-approved-bergen-county-commuters-to-have-direct-train-access-to-new-york-city/|title=NJ to Manhattan Rail Tunnel Approved – Bergen County Commuters to Have Direct Train Access to New York City|access-date=October 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110110348/http://ridgewoodfrontporch.com/2009/01/16/nj-to-manhattan-rail-tunnel-approved-bergen-county-commuters-to-have-direct-train-access-to-new-york-city/|archive-date=January 10, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/poll_finds_more_nj_residents_s.html|title=Majority of N.J. residents support Gov. Christie's decision to kill Hudson River tunnel, poll finds|author=Mike Frassinelli|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|date=October 29, 2010|access-date=October 30, 2010}}</ref>

Local and express bus service is available from [[NJ Transit]] and private companies such as [[Academy Bus Lines]], [[Coach USA]], [[DeCamp Bus Lines]] and [[Red and Tan Lines]], offering transport within Bergen County, elsewhere in New Jersey, and to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] and [[George Washington Bridge Bus Station]] in New York City. In studies conducted to determine the best possible routes for the [[Bergen BRT]] (bus rapid transit) system, it has been determined the many malls and other "activity generators" in the vicinity of the intersection of routes 4 and 17 would constitute the core of any system.<ref name = 17BRT>[http://65.244.122.199/planning/planning/Bergen%20Rapid%20Transit_Final%20_rev%209-11-06.pdf Route 17 Bergen Rapid Transit Study: Final Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225113905/http://65.244.122.199/planning/planning/Bergen%20Rapid%20Transit_Final%20_rev%209-11-06.pdf |date=December 25, 2013 }}, STV Incorporated, September 2006. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref><ref name=NNJMMS>{{cite web|title=Northeast New Jersey Metro Mobility Study|publisher=NJT, NJTPA, Coach USA|year=2009| url=http://www.nenjmms.com/|access-date =April 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/capital/tcp12/sec3/county/bergen.pdf FY 2012 Transportation Capital Program: New Jersey Department of Transportation Projects]</ref><ref>[http://65.244.122.199/planning/MasterPlan/BergenVisionSummary.pdf Vision Bergen: Blueprint For Our Future Networking Transportation To Make It Work Route 17] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225120147/http://65.244.122.199/planning/MasterPlan/BergenVisionSummary.pdf |date=December 25, 2013 }}, [[Parsons Brinkerhoff]], June 2011. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> While no funding has for construction of the project has been identified, a study begun in 2012 will define the optimal routes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ensslin|first=John C.|title=Bergen signs on to find new links for buses, trains|newspaper=The Record|date=November 26, 2011|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/134522808_Bergen_signs_on_to_find_new_links_for_buses__trains.html|access-date=April 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203173749/http://www.northjersey.com/news/134522808_Bergen_signs_on_to_find_new_links_for_buses__trains.html|archive-date=December 3, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=TSTC>{{cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Zoe|title=New Jersey gradually clearing away obstacles to bus rapid transit|work=Mobilizing the Region|publisher=Tri-State Transportation Campaign|date=July 10, 2009|url=http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/10/nj-gradually-clearing-away-obstacles-to-bus-rapid-transit/|access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Bergen County Bus Rapid Transit Implementation Study | publisher = Bergen County and NJT | year = 2013 | url = http://www.bergenbrt.com | access-date = February 28, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130316004635/http://www.bergenbrt.com/ | archive-date = March 16, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

'''Airports'''

There is one airport in the county, [[Teterboro Airport]] in [[Teterboro, New Jersey|Teterboro]], which is operated by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref>[http://www.panynj.gov/airports/teb-about.html About Teterboro], [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. Accessed October 7, 2013.</ref> The three busiest commercial airports in the New York City metropolitan area, namely [[JFK International Airport]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], and [[LaGuardia Airport]], are all located within 25 miles of Bergen County.

For the main surface-street routes through the county, see [[List of county routes in Bergen County, New Jersey]].

==Education==
===Tertiary education===
[[File:St. Peter's University Englewood Cliffs campus.jpg|right|thumb|The former [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]] campus of [[Saint Peter's University]] and [[Englewood Cliffs College]], as seen from Manhattan]]
Bergen County is home to several colleges and universities:
* [[Bergen Community College]] – [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], with other centers in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] and [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]]<ref>[https://bergen.edu/about-us/locations/ Locations], [[Bergen Community College]]. Accessed June 22, 2022. "From North Arlington to Mahwah, and everywhere in between, students living throughout Bergen County begin their path to a degree at the College's three primary locations: the main campus (Paramus), Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands (Lyndhurst) and the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center (Hackensack)."</ref>
* Eastwick College – [[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]] and Hackensack<ref>[https://eastwick.edu/campuses/ Bergen County College Campuses in NJ], Eastwick College. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref>
* [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]] – [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]] and Hackensack<ref>[https://www.fdu.edu/campuses/metropolitan-campus/about-metropolitan-campus/ About Metropolitan Campus], [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>
* [[Felician University]] – [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] and [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]]<ref>[https://felician.edu/about-felician-university/directions-and-maps/ Directions and Maps], [[Felician College]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>
* [[Ramapo College]] – [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]]<ref>[https://www.ramapo.edu/about/ About], [[Ramapo College]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>

[[Saint Peter's University]] formerly operated a campus in [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]]. This campus, on the site of the former [[Englewood Cliffs College]], was active from 1975 until its official closure in August 2018.<ref>Casino, Khier. [http://www.saintpeterstribune.com/news/saint-peter-s-at-the-meadowlands-opens-to-nontraditional-students/article_b390408e-bb79-11e8-b884-bf2e2fff13dc.html Saint Peter’s at the Meadowlands Opens to Nontraditional Students], ''[[Saint Peter's University|Saint Peter's Tribune]]'', September 18, 2018. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> [[Berkeley College]] formerly operated a campus in Paramus but announced the closure of this campus in spring 2022, thereafter consolidating it with the college's campus in [[Woodland Park, New Jersey|Woodland Park]] (in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]]).{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

===School districts===
The county has the following school districts:<ref name=NJDOE>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Bergen+County Search for Public School Districts in Bergen County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34003_bergen/DC20SD_C34003.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604215904/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34003_bergen/DC20SD_C34003.pdf |archive-date=2021-06-04 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bergen County, NJ|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 6, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34003_bergen/DC20SD_C34003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref><!--They are organized on here by the grades they actually have instruction for, with grades that are send-received away to other school districts not included. This differs from the Census Bureau's arrangement where the school districts are sorted by grades that include the ones they send/receive away to other school districts.-->

;K-12:
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Bergenfield Public School District]]
*[[Bogota Public Schools]]
*[[Cliffside Park School District]]
*[[Cresskill Public Schools]]
*[[Dumont Public Schools]]
*[[Edgewater Public Schools]]
*[[Elmwood Park Public Schools]]
*[[Emerson School District]]
*[[Englewood Public School District]]
*[[Fair Lawn Public Schools]]
*[[Fort Lee School District]]
*[[Garfield Public Schools]]
*[[Glen Rock Public Schools]]
*[[Hackensack Public Schools]]
*[[Hasbrouck Heights School District]]
*[[Leonia Public Schools]]
*[[Lodi Public Schools]]
*[[Lyndhurst School District]]
*[[Mahwah Township Public Schools]]
*[[Midland Park School District]]
*[[New Milford School District]]
*[[North Arlington School District]]
*[[Palisades Park Public School District]]
*[[Paramus Public Schools]]
*[[Park Ridge Public Schools]]
*[[Ramsey Public School District]]
*[[Ridgefield Park Public Schools]]
*[[Ridgefield School District (New Jersey)|Ridgefield School District]]
*[[Ridgewood Public Schools]]
*[[Rutherford School District]]
*[[Saddle Brook Public Schools]]
*[[Teaneck Public Schools]]
*[[Tenafly Public Schools]]
*[[Waldwick Public School District]]
*[[Wallington Public Schools]]
*[[Westwood Regional School District]] – Regional
*[[Wood-Ridge School District]]
{{div col end}}

;Secondary (9-12, except as noted):
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Bergen County Technical Schools]]
*[[Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District]]
*[[Northern Highlands Regional High School]]
*[[Northern Valley Regional High School District]]
*[[Pascack Valley Regional High School District]]
*[[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District]]
*[[River Dell Regional School District]] – (7–12)
{{div col end}}

;Elementary (K-8, except as noted):
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Allendale School District]]
*[[Alpine Public School District]]
*[[Carlstadt Public Schools]]
*[[Closter Public Schools]]
*[[Demarest Public Schools]]
*[[East Rutherford School District]]
*[[Englewood Cliffs Public Schools]]
*[[Fairview Public Schools]]
*[[Franklin Lakes Public Schools]]
*[[Harrington Park School District]]
*[[Haworth Public Schools]]
*[[Hillsdale Public Schools]]
*[[Ho-Ho-Kus School District]]
*[[Little Ferry Public Schools]]
*[[Maywood Public Schools]]
*[[Montvale Public Schools]]
*[[Moonachie School District]]
*[[Northvale Public Schools]]
*[[Norwood Public School District]]
*[[Oakland Public Schools]]
*[[Old Tappan Public Schools]]
*[[Oradell Public School District]] (K–6)
*[[River Edge Elementary School District]] (K–6)
*[[River Vale Public Schools]]
*[[Rochelle Park School District]]
*[[Saddle River School District]] (K–5)
*[[South Hackensack School District]]
*[[Upper Saddle River School District]]
*[[Woodcliff Lake Public Schools]]
*[[Wyckoff School District]]
{{div col end}}

The [[Rockleigh Borough School District]] is a non-operating school district.<ref name=NJDOE/> [[Teterboro Borough School District]] was a non-operating school district; it is now in the Hasbrouck Heights district.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st34_nj/c34003_bergen/DC10SD_C34003_001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823214040/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st34_nj/c34003_bergen/DC10SD_C34003_001.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-23 |url-status=live|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bergen County, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2022-08-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st34_nj/c34003_bergen/DC10SD_C34003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

County-wide school districts include [[Bergen County Technical Schools]] and [[Bergen County Special Services School District]]. [[South Bergen Jointure Commission]] also has special education services for the south of the county.

Bergen has some 45 [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[List of high schools in New Jersey#Bergen County|high schools]] and at least 23 [[List of high schools in New Jersey#Bergen County 2|private high schools]]. Three of the top ten municipal high schools out of 339 schools in New Jersey were located in Bergen County, according to a 2014 ranking by ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine, including [[Northern Highlands Regional High School]] in [[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]] (#3), [[Pascack Hills High School]] in [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]] (#7), and [[Glen Rock High School]] in [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] (#8).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-schools-alphabetical-list.html|title=Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014|publisher=[[New Jersey Monthly]]|date=September 2, 2014|access-date=June 11, 2015}}</ref> The magazine's list did not include the [[Bergen County Academies]], which as the county's public [[magnet school|magnet]] high school in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] has continued to be recognized by various rankings as one of the best high schools in the United States.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-northeast.html#249a6650-b94d-42b6-9b23-9944cbc7a5fe "25 Best High Schools in the Northeast: 2. Bergen County Academies"], ''[[The Daily Beast]]''. Accessed June 11, 2015.</ref> In 2014, BCA had an average [[High School Proficiency Assessment|HSPA]] score of 294 out of 300 and an average [[SAT]] score of 2103 out of 2400.<ref>Kaimann, Frederick. [http://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/index.ssf/2014/08/new_jerseys_2014_top_performing_public_high_schools_for_academics_the_arts.html "New Jersey's Top Performing Public High Schools for Academics & the Arts in 2014"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 18, 2014. Accessed June 11, 2015.</ref>

There is a [[Nihonjin gakkō|school for Japanese citizen students]], the [[New Jersey Japanese School]], in [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]], in the northwestern portion of Bergen County. In 1987, there were five [[juku]] (Japanese-style cram schools) in the county, with two of them in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]].<ref name=Goldmanpupilsprep>{{cite news|last=Goldman|first=David|title=Pupils prep for Japan's schools|newspaper=[[The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey)|The Record]]|place=[[Hackensack, New Jersey]]|date=1987-04-02|page=B-3}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94250579/ Clipping from] [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

==Arts and culture==
The [[Bergen Performing Arts Center]] (PAC) is based in [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]], while numerous museums are located throughout the county. In September 2014, the Englewood-based Northern New Jersey Community Foundation announced an initiative known as ArtsBergen, a centralizing body with the goal of connecting artists and arts organizations with one another in Bergen County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/artists-look-for-strength-in-numbers-1.1088101|title=Englewood-based group to create regional arts council|author=Stephanie Noda|work=northjersey.com|date=September 15, 2014|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref>

===Educational and cultural===
[[File:Meadowlands Lyndhurst.jpg|thumb|The [[New Jersey Meadowlands]] in [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]].]]
[[File:New Meadowlands Stadium Mezz Corner.jpg|thumb|[[MetLife Stadium]], in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], was the most expensive stadium ever built,<ref name="Esteban">{{cite web|url=http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/10/27/11-most-expensive-stadiums-in-the-world/|title=11 Most Expensive Stadiums In The World|publisher=Total Pro Sports|author=Esteban|date=October 27, 2011|access-date=September 2, 2012|archive-date=August 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827201315/http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/10/27/11-most-expensive-stadiums-in-the-world/|url-status=dead}}</ref> at approximately $1.6 billion.<ref name="belson1">{{cite news |first=Ken |last=Belson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/sports/football/09stadium.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=New Stadium, a Football Palace, Opens Saturday With Lacrosse |date=April 8, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref>]]
[[File:Palisades Sill from Palisades Parkway.jpg|thumb|Northward view of the [[Hudson River]] from the cliffs of the [[New Jersey Palisades]] in [[Palisades Interstate Park]].]]
[[File:Lake Tappan.jpg|thumb|The [[Lake Tappan]] [[reservoir]] straddles the Bergen County municipalities of [[Old Tappan, New Jersey|Old Tappan]] and [[River Vale, New Jersey|River Vale]], as well as a smaller portion within adjacent [[Rockland County, New York]].]]
[[File:Scarlet Oak Pond.jpg|thumb|Scarlet Oak Pond, [[Ramapo Valley County Reservation]], Mahwah.]]
[[File:HudsonWaterfrontGWBtoJC.JPG|thumb|Southward view of the [[Hudson Waterfront]] from the [[George Washington Bridge]], with [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]] in the foreground, and the skyline of [[Downtown Jersey City]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] in the background.]]
* [[New Jersey Naval Museum]], Hackensack. At the museum, the [[USS Ling|USS ''Ling'']] is moored in the [[Hackensack River]] and is available for tours as a [[museum ship]].<ref>Sullivan, S.P. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2012/09/photos_aboard_the_uss_ling_wwii_submarine_on_the_hackensack_river.html "Photos: Aboard the USS Ling, WWII submarine, on the Hackensack River"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 20, 2012. Accessed May 29, 2016. "These days, the Ling is tended by the Submarine Memorial Association, a not-for-profit entity that maintains the New Jersey Naval Museum."</ref>
* [[Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey]], located at [[Teterboro Airport]] in Teterboro.<ref>Maag, Christopher. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/transportation/n-j-aviation-hall-of-fame-in-teterboro-draws-fans-of-all-ages-to-open-cockpit-weekend-1.609209 "N.J. Aviation Hall of Fame in Teterboro draws fans of all ages to 'open-cockpit weekend"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 2, 2013. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>
* [[Bergen Museum of Art & Science]], Hackensack.<ref>[http://www.bergenmuseum.com/about About Us], [[Bergen Museum of Art & Science]]. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>
* Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus – located on the campus of [[Bergen Community College]].<ref>[https://www.njkidsonline.com/articles/blast-off-at-in-person-buehler-challenger-space-camp Blast off at In-Person Buehler Challenger Space Camp], NJ Kids Online. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref>
* [[Meadowlands Environment Center]], Lyndhurst.<ref>[http://www.njsea.com/njmc/about/meadowlands-environment-center.html Meadowlands Environment Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530112503/http://www.njsea.com/njmc/about/meadowlands-environment-center.html |date=May 30, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority]]. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>
* [[Tenafly Nature Center]], Tenafly<ref>[http://www.tenaflynaturecenter.org/History History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624093335/http://www.tenaflynaturecenter.org/History |date=June 24, 2016 }}, [[Tenafly Nature Center]]. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>
* [[Puffin Foundation]], Teaneck<ref>[http://www.puffinfoundation.org/about-us.html About Us], Puffin Foundation. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>
* [[Maywood Station Museum]], Maywood<ref>[http://www.maywoodstation.com/index-1.html About Us], [[Maywood Station Museum]]. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>
* [[Bergen Performing Arts Center]], Englewood<ref>[https://www.bergenpac.org/about-bergenpac About], Bergen Performing Arts Center. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>

===Commercial and entertainment===
* [[MetLife Stadium]], which replaced [[Giants Stadium]], in East Rutherford, is the home of the [[New York Giants]] and the [[New York Jets]] of the [[National Football League]]. At a construction cost of approximately $1.6 billion,<ref name="belson1"/> it was the most expensive stadium ever built until being passed by [[SoFi Stadium]] in 2020.<ref name="Esteban"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Report: Owners approve lending Rams another $500 million for stadium |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/05/19/report-owners-approve-lending-rams-another-500-million-for-stadium/ |website=profootballtalk.nbcsports.com |date=May 20, 2020 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[Meadowlands Arena]], East Rutherford (formerly known as the Izod Center, the Continental Airlines Arena and the Brendan Byrne Arena). Opened in 1981, it was formerly home to the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League]], the [[New Jersey Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]], and the [[Seton Hall University]] Pirates men's basketball team. The arena closed on April 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whatever happened to the Continental Airlines Arena/Izod Center?|url=https://nj1015.com/meadowlands-izod-continental-brendan-byrne-arena-today/|website=[[New Jersey 101.5]]|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Meadowlands Racetrack]], East Rutherford
* [[Garden State Plaza]], Paramus, is one of the largest and highest revenue-producing [[shopping mall]]s in the United States.
* [[The Shops at Riverside]], shopping mall, Hackensack (formerly known as Riverside Square Mall)
* [[Paramus Park]], shopping mall, Paramus
* [[The Outlets at Bergen Town Center]], shopping mall, Paramus (formerly known as the Bergen Mall)
* [[Fashion Center]], shopping mall, Paramus
* [[H Mart]], Asian shopping plaza and supermarket, Ridgefield
* [[Mitsuwa Marketplace]], Japanese shopping plaza and supermarket, Edgewater
* [[American Dream Meadowlands]], retail and entertainment complex that opened on October 25, 2019.<ref name=NJ.com5.20.19>{{cite web|author=Pries, Allison|date=May 20, 2019|publisher=NJ.com|title=American Dream opening delayed &ndash; again. But now there will be birds, bunnies and Instagram moments.|url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/05/american-dream-opening-delayed-again-but-now-there-will-be-birds-bunnies-and-instagram-moments.html|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520225259/https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/05/american-dream-opening-delayed-again-but-now-there-will-be-birds-bunnies-and-instagram-moments.html}}</ref>

==Government==
===County government===
[[File:Bergen County Court House.jpg|thumb|The [[Bergen County Court House|Bergen County Courthouse]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], the county seat. The courthouse was constructed in the [[American Renaissance]] style and opened in 1912.]]
Bergen has had a [[Bergen County Executive|county executive]] form of government since voters chose the first executive in 1986,<ref>Hanley, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/30/nyregion/the-political-campaign-bergen-after-271-years-to-elect-first-executive.html "The Political Campaign; Bergen, After 271 Years, To Elect First Executive"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 30, 1986. Accessed October 26, 2017. "Bergen County's 271-year-old form of government - which critics have called fragmented, weak and obscure - vanishes with the election of the county's first Executive next Tuesday.... Under the executive form of government, the board will have new power to adopt ordinances and be a counterbalance to the powers of the executive.... Since 1975, four counties - Atlantic, Essex, Hudson and Mercer -have switched to the executive form of {{sic|gove|rment}}"</ref> joining [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] and [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]] counties as one of the 5 of 21 New Jersey counties with an elected executive.<ref>Rinde, Meir. [http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/10/26/explainer-what-s-a-freeholder-understanding-nj-s-complex-government-system/ "Explainer: What's a Freeholder? NJ's Unusual County Government System"], NJ Spotlight, October 27, 2015. Accessed October 26, 2017. "Five counties &ndash; Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Mercer &ndash; opted for popularly elected county executives in addition to freeholder boards."</ref> The executive oversees the county's business, while the seven-member [[Bergen County Board of Commissioners]] has a legislative and oversight role. The Commissioners are elected at-large to three-year terms in office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November in a three-year cycle. All members of the governing body are elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general elections.<ref name=BergenCountyDirectory/><ref name=Commissioners>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/county-officials/commissioners Board of County Commissioners], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref> In 2018, Commissioners were paid $28,312 and the Commissioner chairman was paid an annual salary of $29,312.<ref>Gallo, Bill. [https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/what_you_are_paying_your_county_freeholders_in_201.html "What are you paying your county freeholders? (Some gave themselves raises for 2018)"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], July 23, 2018. Accessed July 25, 2018. "Freeholder chairman: $29,312; Other freeholders: $28,312"</ref> Day-to-day oversight of the operation of the county and its departments is delegated to the County Administrator, [[Thomas Duch|Thomas J. Duch]].<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/departments-and-services/finance-and-administration Department of Administration & Finance], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed June 17, 2022.</ref> Duch took the position in June 2021, succeeding [[Julien X. Neals]] who was appointed as a federal judge.<ref>Sobko, Katie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2021/06/09/julien-neals-thomas-duch-bergen-county-administrator-federal-judge/7619285002/ "Bergen County replaces outgoing administrator Julien Neals with Garfield official"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 9, 2021. Accessed June 17, 2022. "Less than a day after the current Bergen County administrator was appointed to a federal judge role, a successor was named and will be ready to step in when the office is vacated. Thomas Duch, of Wyckoff, will replace outgoing administrator Julien Neals."</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the [[Bergen County Executive]] is James J. Tedesco III ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]]), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/county-officials/bergen-county-executive?nid=461 County Executive], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref> Bergen County's Commissioners are (with terms for Chair and Vice Chair ending every December 31):<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/county-officials/commissioners Board of County Commissioners], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/budget-and-capital-planning/county-budgets?download=1199:2021-budget#page=8 2022 County Data Sheet], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/Important%20Links/BC_2022_Directory_Online.pdf#page=5 ''2022 County and Municipal Directory''], Bergen County, New Jersey, March 2022. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref><ref name=Template2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote], Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Template2021>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Template2020>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results], Bergen County, New Jersey, December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Template2019>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/SOV%20Book%20Report%20as%20of%2012-10-2019.pdf Bergen County November 5, 2019 General Election Statement of Vote], Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 10, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Commissioner 
! Party, Residence, Term 
|-
| Chair Germaine M. Ortiz 
| D, [[Emerson, New Jersey|Emerson]], 2025<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bios/germaine-m-ortiz Commissioner Vice Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso 
| D, [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]], 2025<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bios/mary-j-amoroso Commissioner Mary J. Amoroso], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|- 
| Rafael Marte 
| D, [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]], 2026
|-
| Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. 
| D, [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]], 2025<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bios/thomas-j-sullivan Vice Chairman Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Steven A. Tanelli 
| D, [[North Arlington, New Jersey|North Arlington]], 2024<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bios/steven-a-tanelli Commissioner Steven A. Tanelli], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|-
| [[Joan Voss]] 
| D, [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]], 2026<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bios/dr-joan-m-voss Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan M. Voss], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Tracy Silna Zur 
| D, [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]], 2024<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bios/tracy-silna-zur Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|}

Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the [[New Jersey State Constitution]], each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the [[County Clerk]] and [[Probate Court|County Surrogate]] (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]] (elected for a three-year term).<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref> Bergen County's constitutional officials are:<ref name=BergenCountyDirectory/><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/county-officials/constitutional-officers Constitutional Officers], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Representative
|-
| County Clerk
| John S. Hogan (D, [[Northvale, New Jersey|Northvale]], 2026),<ref>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/About About the Clerk], Bergen County Clerk. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Sheriff
| Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2024)<ref>[https://www.bcsd.us/sheriff-anthony-cureton Sheriff Anthony Cureton], Bergen County Sheriff's Office. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Surrogate
| Michael R. Dressler (D, [[Cresskill, New Jersey|Cresskill]], 2026).<ref>[http://www.bergencountysurrogate.com/michaeldressler.html Michael R. Dressler], Bergen County Surrogate's Court. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory/><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/county-officials/constitutional-officers Constitutional Officers], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.</ref>
|}

The Bergen County Prosecutor is Mark Musella.<ref>[https://www.bcpo.net/meet-the-prosecutor/ Meet the Prosecutor], Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Accessed June 22, 2022. "Mark Musella was sworn in as Bergen County Prosecutor on May 20, 2019."</ref> Musella succeeded acting prosecutor Dennis Calo, who was sworn into office in January 2018 after [[Gurbir Grewal]] of [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] left office to become [[New Jersey Attorney General]].<ref>Janoski, Steve. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2018/01/16/dennis-calo-takes-over-bergen-county-prosecutors-office-replacing-gurbir-grewal-takes-attorney-gener/1038536001/ "Dennis Calo named acting Bergen County prosecutor, replacing Gurbir Grewal"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 16, 2018. Accessed February 25, 2018. "Dennis Calo, an assistant Bergen County prosecutor, will serve as the county's top cop after the departure of Gurbir S. Grewal, the former county prosecutor who was sworn in Tuesday as state attorney general. Calo was named acting county prosecutor on Tuesday, said Liz Rebein, the agency's spokeswoman. Calo will hold the position until Gov. [[Phil Murphy]] appoints someone else or elevates Calo, allowing him to shed the 'acting' title."</ref> Bergen County constitutes Vicinage 2 of the [[New Jersey Superior Court]], which is seated at the Bergen County Justice Center in Hackensack; the Assignment Judge for Vicinage 2 is Bonnie J. Mizdol.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/bergen.html Bergen County], New Jersey Courts. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>

In March 2023, Rafael Marte was selected to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Ramon Hache until he resigned from office earlier that month.<ref>Cattafi, Kristie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2023/03/13/bergen-county-commissioners-rafael-marte-of-bergenfield-fills-vacancy/69999499007/ "Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 13, 2023. Accessed March 16, 2023. "A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night, filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents. Rafael Marte will serve until Dec. 31, taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache, a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer."</ref>

In 2014, Freeholder James Tedesco challenged incumbent [[Kathleen Donovan]] on a platform that highlighted his own plan to merge the Bergen County Police Department with the sheriff's office, as well as Donovan's connections to recent scandals in the New Jersey state government, including the nationally reported [[Fort Lee lane closure scandal|"Bridgegate" scandal]] and alleged campaign finance abuse among her staff.<ref>Ensslin, John C.; and O'Neill, James N. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/tedesco-upsets-donovan-in-race-for-bergen-county-executive-1.1126379?page=all "Tedesco upsets Donovan in race for Bergen County executive"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 4, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2015. "Democrat James Tedesco, in a come-from-behind upset, won a hard-fought race for Bergen County Executive Tuesday, dealing Republican incumbent Kathleen Donovan her first loss at the county level in 25 years."</ref> Election results showed Tedesco with 54.2% of the vote (107,958), ahead of Donovan with 45.8% (91,299),<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150329105747/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-230132814.html "Results of Municipal and County Race"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 5, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2015.</ref> in a race in which Tedesco's campaign spending nearly $1 million, outspending Donovan by a 2–1 margin; that sweep mirrored that by neighboring Passaic County Democrats, who also defeated the three Republicans elected there in 2010, in the election in 2013, although voters in Passaic County would elect their first Republican candidate since 2013 to the then-renamed Board of County Commissioners in 2021. No Republican has won county-wide office in Bergen County since 2013.<ref>Ensslin, John C. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/tedesco-outspent-donovan-2-to-1-in-bergen-county-executive-race-final-tally-shows-1.1146716 "Tedesco outspent Donovan 2-to-1 in Bergen County Executive race, final tally shows"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 4, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2015. "Tedesco spent $990,980, compared with $429,213 spent by Donovan in her unsuccessful bid for a second four-year term, reports compiled by the state Election Law Enforcement Commission showed."</ref>

In November 2010, Republican County Clerk Kathleen Donovan won the race for County Executive, defeating [[Dennis McNerney]] in his bid for a third term. Three incumbent Freeholders, Chairman James Carroll, Freeholder Elizabeth Calabrese, and Freeholder John Hogan were all defeated by Republican challengers Franklin Lakes Mayor Maura DeNicola, former River Edge Councilman John Felice, and Cliffside Park resident John Mitchell. Incumbent Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire also failed in his bid for a third term as Emerson Police Chief Mike Saudino defeated him. As a result of the 2010 elections, Republicans controlled Bergen County government for the first time in nearly a decade, with County Executive Kathleen Donovan and a 5–2 majority on the Board of Chosen Freeholders.<ref>Gartland, Michael. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/106568363_Bergen_County_executive_results.html "Donovan leads Republican sweep in Bergen"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 2, 2010. Accessed October 2, 2013. "In the headline battle, Republican County Clerk Kathleen Donovan unseated incumbent County Executive Dennis McNerney, 116,597 to 103,720 votes, with 547 of 553 precincts reporting&nbsp;... But the GOP will take control of the board in January, when three new freeholders—Maura DiNicola, John Felice and John Mitchell—are sworn in, giving the GOP a 5–2 majority on the board. A Republican also captured the Bergen County sheriff's post, with Emerson Police Chief Michael Saudino ousting incumbent Leo McGuire."</ref> Saudino would later face backlash over his remarks disparaging [[Black Americans]] and [[Sikhs]]—including remarks about Gurbir Grewal, who was the Bergen County prosecutor at the time—and resigned his position in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Corasaniti|first=Nick|date=2018-09-21|title=Michael Saudino, a New Jersey Sheriff, Resigns Over Racist Remarks|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/nyregion/bergen-county-sheriff-resigns.html|access-date=2021-10-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===Law enforcement===
Negotiations to merge the Bergen County Police Department with the Sheriff's Office began in 2015, and were finally completed in 2021. The county Police Department was created in 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2015/01/tedesco_signs_agreement_to_move_bcpd_under_sheriff_saudino.html|title=Bergen County begins merger of its police force and sheriff department|last=Kleimann|first=James|website=nj.com|date=January 2, 2015|access-date=January 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hackensack/news/done-and-done-former-bergen-county-police-now-officially-sheriffs-officers/804968/|title=Done and Done, Former Bergen County Police now officially sheriffs officers|last=DeMarco|first=Jerry|website=dailyvoice.com/|date=March 12, 2021|access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref>

The Bergen County court system consists of a number of municipal courts handling [[traffic court]] and other minor matters, plus the Bergen County Superior Court which handles more serious offenses. Law enforcement at the county level includes the Bergen County Sheriff's Office and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Bergen County's first female [[police chief]] took office in September 2015, as police chief of Bergenfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pix11.com/2015/09/01/history-made-first-female-police-chief-named-in-bergen-county/|title=History made: First female police chief named in Bergen County|author=Dan Mannarino|publisher=WPIX|date=September 1, 2015|access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, a [[brand]]ing campaign was launched to highlight county government services, with its centerpiece being the official [[seal (emblem)|seal]] of Bergen County, depicting a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] settler shaking hands with a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]. The county's contemporaneous executive James Tedesco made an approximately $5,000 private donation to initiate the effort in the form of a nine-foot rendering of this seal woven into the carpet of the county executive's office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/exec-tedesco-helps-pay-for-new-carpet-with-bergen-county-seal-in-his-office-1.1392162|title=Branding Bergen County: Official Bergen seal to be centerpiece of campaign|author=John C. Ensslin|work=northjersey.com|date=August 14, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2015}}</ref>

{{NJhighlands|A portion of the northwestern area of the county, comprising the municipalities of [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]] and [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]],|preservation=some}}

===Federal representatives===
The county is part of two [[List of United States congressional districts#New Jersey|Congressional Districts]]: the 5th District covering the northern portion of the county and the 9th most of the south.<ref>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.</ref> {{NJ Congress 05}} {{NJ Congress 09}}

===State representatives===
The 70 municipalities of Bergen County are represented by six separate [[New Jersey Legislature|state legislative districts]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/leg-cong-district-info/2011-legislative-districts-by-county-062311.pdf 2011 Legislative Districts by County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed October 2, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/district-map NJ Legislative Districts 2011-2020 District Map], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" 
|+
!'''District'''
!'''Senator'''<ref name=Roster>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster Legislative Roster 2022–2023 Session], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>
!'''Assembly'''<ref name=Roster/>
!'''Municipalities'''
|-
|[[New Jersey's 35th legislative district|35th]]
|nowrap|[[Nellie Pou]] (D)
|nowrap|[[Shavonda E. Sumter]] (D)<br />[[Benjie E. Wimberly]] (D)
|[[Elmwood Park, New Jersey|Elmwood Park]] and [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]]. The remainder of the district covers portions of [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 36th legislative district|36th]]
|nowrap|[[Paul Sarlo]] (D)
|nowrap|[[Clinton Calabrese]] (D)<br />[[Gary Schaer]] (D)
|[[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]], [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey|Cliffside Park]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]], [[Fairview, New Jersey|Fairview]], [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]], [[North Arlington, New Jersey|North Arlington]], [[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield]], [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]], [[Wallington, New Jersey|Wallington]], and [[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]]. The remainder of the district covers portions of Passaic County.
|-
|[[New Jersey's 37th legislative district|37th]]
|nowrap|[[Gordon M. Johnson]] (D)
|nowrap|[[Ellen Park]] (D)
[[Gordon M. Johnson|Shama Haider]] (D)
|[[Bogota, New Jersey|Bogota]], [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]], [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]], [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]], [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], [[Leonia, New Jersey|Leonia]], [[Palisades Park, New Jersey|Palisades Park]], [[Ridgefield Park, New Jersey|Ridgefield Park]], [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]], and [[Tenafly, New Jersey|Tenafly]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 38th legislative district|38th]]
|nowrap|[[Joseph Lagana]] (D)
|nowrap|[[Chris Tully]] (D)<br />[[Lisa Swain]] (D)
|[[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]], [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]], [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]], [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]], [[Little Ferry, New Jersey|Little Ferry]], [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]], [[Maywood, New Jersey|Maywood]], [[Moonachie, New Jersey|Moonachie]], [[New Milford, New Jersey|New Milford]], [[Oradell, New Jersey|Oradell]], [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], [[River Edge, New Jersey|River Edge]], [[Rochelle Park, New Jersey|Rochelle Park]], [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]], [[South Hackensack, New Jersey|South Hackensack]], and [[Teterboro, New Jersey|Teterboro]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 39th legislative district|39th]]
|nowrap|[[Holly Schepisi]] ([[Republican Party (New Jersey)|R]])
|nowrap|[[Robert Auth]] (R)<br />[[John Azzariti]] (R)
|[[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]], [[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]], [[Closter, New Jersey|Closter]], [[Cresskill, New Jersey|Cresskill]], [[Demarest, New Jersey|Demarest]], [[Dumont, New Jersey|Dumont]], [[Emerson, New Jersey|Emerson]], [[Harrington Park, New Jersey|Harrington Park]], [[Haworth, New Jersey|Haworth]], [[Hillsdale, New Jersey|Hillsdale]], [[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey|Ho-Ho-Kus]], [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]], [[Midland Park, New Jersey|Midland Park]], [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]], [[Northvale, New Jersey|Northvale]], [[Norwood, New Jersey|Norwood]], [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]], [[Old Tappan, New Jersey|Old Tappan]], [[Park Ridge, New Jersey|Park Ridge]], [[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]], [[River Vale, New Jersey|River Vale]], [[Rockleigh, New Jersey|Rockleigh]], [[Saddle River, New Jersey|Saddle River]], [[Upper Saddle River, New Jersey|Upper Saddle River]], [[Waldwick, New Jersey|Waldwick]], [[Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Washington Township]], [[Westwood, New Jersey|Westwood]], and [[Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey|Woodcliff Lake]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 40th legislative district|40th]]
|nowrap|[[Kristin Corrado]] (R)
|nowrap|[[Christopher DePhillips]] (R)<br />[[Al Barlas]] (R)
|[[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]], [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]], and [[Wyckoff, New Jersey|Wyckoff]]. The remainder of the district covers portions of [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]] and Passaic County.
|}

== Politics ==
The county is characterized by a divide between mostly [[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]] communities in the north and northwest of the county, and mostly [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]] communities in its center and southeast. That dichotomy largely remained in place for quite a while, until [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]. Mirroring the national "suburban revolt" against President Donald Trump, Democratic candidate [[Joe Biden]] made significant gains in the northern portion of the county, winning in many affluent and typically Republican voting communities, such as River Vale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Ramsey, Allendale, Hillsdale, and Montvale, winning in Upper Saddle River by a mere 2 vote margin. He also won somewhat less affluent suburban towns such as Mahwah, Waldwick, and Midland Park, along with surpassing the margins of victory obtained by Hillary Clinton in municipalities like Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Ridgewood, and wealthier southern Bergen towns like Rutherford (although the results in most of the rest of southern Bergen largely stayed the same compared to 2016 - either Biden or Trump barely won the more blue-collar towns of Carlstadt (Trump, by 57 votes)/East Rutherford (Biden, 485)/Lyndhurst (Trump, 68)/Moonachie (Biden, 48)/North Arlington (Trump, just 5)/South Hackensack (Biden, 88), while Trump's margins of defeat shrank in Garfield/Lodi, and his margin of victory grew in Wallington, all compared to 2016).<ref>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf 2020 President: Bergen County], Bergen County Clerk's Office, December 3, 2020. Accessed July 8, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf 2016 President: Bergen County], Bergen County Clerk's Office, November 18, 2016. Accessed July 8, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/o/2012-General-Election.pdf 2012 President: Bergen County], Bergen County Clerk's Office. Accessed July 8, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/n/2008-General-Election-Results.pdf 2008 President: Bergen County], Bergen County Clerk's Office, November 13, 2008. Accessed July 8, 2021.</ref> As of October 1, 2021, there were a total of 688,213 registered voters in Bergen County, of whom 265,251 (38.5%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democrats]], 150,812 (21.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republicans]], and 265,186 (38.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|unaffiliated]]. There were 6,965 voters (1.0%) registered to other parties.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2021/2021-10-voter-registration-by-county.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary as of October 1, 2021], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref> Among the county's 2010 Census population, 61.4% were registered to vote, including 77.4% of those ages 18 and over.<ref name="VoterRegistration">[http://njelections.org/2014-results/2014-1031-voter-registration-by-county.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222065450/http://www.njelections.org/2014-results/2014-1031-voter-registration-by-county.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206113818/http://www.njelections.org/2014-results/2014-1031-voter-registration-by-county.pdf |archive-date=2014-12-06 |url-status=live|date=December 22, 2014}}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, as of October 31, 2014. Accessed May 11, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST05/0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County / County Equivalent from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213113830/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST05/0400000US34 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 11, 2015.</ref>

In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], [[Joe Biden]] won the county by the largest margin for a Democrat since [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]], and marked the first time the county voted to the left of the state since 1904. In the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 231,211 votes here (54.8%), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 175,529 votes (41.6%) and other candidates with 19,827 votes (4.6%), among the 426,567 ballots cast by the county's 588,362 registered voters, for a turnout of 73%.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107140339/http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-bergen.pdf |date=January 7, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], December 21, 2016. Accessed October 23, 2017.</ref> In the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 212,754 votes here (54.8%), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 169,070 votes (43.5%) and other candidates with 3,583 votes (0.9%), among the 388,425 ballots cast by the county's 551,745 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.4%).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204006/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203505/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref> In the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]], Barack Obama received 225,367 votes here (53.9%), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 186,118 votes (44.5%) and other candidates with 3,248 votes (0.8%), among the 418,459 ballots cast by the county's 544,730 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.8%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2013.</ref>

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In the [[2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 127,386 ballots cast (48.0%) in the county, ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 121,446 votes (45.8%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 12,452 votes (4.7%), and other candidates with 1,262 votes (0.5%), among the 265,223 ballots cast by the county's 530,460 registered voters, yielding a 50.0% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County]</ref> In the [[2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 136,178 ballots cast (60.2%), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 87,376 votes (38.7%) and other candidates with 2,515 votes (1.1%), among the 226,069 ballots cast for governor by the county's 527,491 registered voters, yielding a 42.9% turnout. This is the only time Bergen County voted for a Republican in a gubernatorial election in the 21st century.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf 2013 Governor: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed October 3, 2014.</ref> In the [[2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2017 gubernatorial election]], Democrat Phil Murphy received 56.7% of the vote (129,265 votes) to Republican Kim Guadagno's 41.6% (94,904 votes); the county's third-largest pro-Democratic margin ever, behind both 1989 ([[James Florio|Jim Florio's]] first run; 165,104 - 59.2%), and 1973 ([[Brendan Byrne|Brendan Byrne's]] first run; 196,661 - 64%).<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1973-general-election.pdf |access-date=2023-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215234116/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1973-general-election.pdf |archive-date=December 15, 2014 }}</ref> In the [[2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2021 gubernatorial election]], Democratic Governor Phil Murphy received 52.5% of the vote (145,150 votes) to Republican Jack Ciattarelli's 46.9% (129,644 votes).

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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021|2021]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.1% ''126,272''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.3%''' ''140,220''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.6% ''94,904''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.7%''' ''129,265''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.2%''' ''136,178''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.6% ''87,376''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.2% ''121,446''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.5%''' ''127,386''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005|2005]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.2% ''108,017''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.6%''' ''142,319''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2001|2001]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.5% ''111,221''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.1%''' ''140,215''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1997|1997]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.3%''' ''148,934''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.5% ''118,834''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1993|1993]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.8%''' ''157,710''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.4% ''147,387''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1989|1989]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.2% ''109,184''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.2%''' ''165,104''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1985|1985]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.5%''' ''181,238''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.8% ''70,525''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1981|1981]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''169,556''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.0% ''141,018''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1977|1977]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.6% ''111,858''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.8%''' ''153,434''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1973|1973]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.0% ''106,904''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.6%''' ''196,661''
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== Municipalities ==
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[[File:Constitution Park Fort Lee New Jersey.JPG|thumb|Constitution Park in Fort Lee. [[High-rise]] residential complexes are a prominent feature of this [[borough (New Jersey)|borough]], with [[List of tallest buildings in Fort Lee|several over 300 feet tall]].]]

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In the last decades of the 19th century, Bergen County, to a far greater extent than any other county in the state, began dividing its townships up into incorporated [[Borough (New Jersey)|boroughs]]; this was chiefly due to the "[[boroughitis]]" phenomenon, triggered by a number of loopholes in state laws that allowed boroughs to levy lower taxes and send more members to the county's board of freeholders. There was a 10-year period in which many of Bergen County's townships disappeared into the patchwork of boroughs that exist today, before the state laws governing municipal incorporation were changed.<ref name=Boroughitis/>

The county has 70 municipalities, the highest number of any county in the state, with 56 of them being boroughs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pettigano|first=Michael V.|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2018/01/31/boroughitis-bergen-county-nj-70-towns/1080349001/|title=Here's why Bergen County has so many towns|work=[[Northjersey.com]]|date=2018-01-31|access-date=2023-06-29}}</ref>

The 70 municipalities in Bergen County (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area) are:<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34003 GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212203722/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34003 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 11, 2015.</ref>

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! Municipality<br />(with map key)
! Municipal<br />type
! Population
! Housing<br />Units
! Total<br />Area
! Water<br />Area
! Land<br />Area
! Pop.<br />Density
! Housing<br />Density
! Communities<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 11, 2015.</ref>
|-
|[[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]] || borough || 6,505 || 2,388 || 3.12 || 0.02 || 3.10 || 2,100.7 || 771.2 ||
|-
|[[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]] || borough || 1,849 || 670 || 9.23 || 2.82 || 6.41 || 288.4 || 104.5 ||
|-
|[[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]] || borough || 26,764 || 9,200 || 2.89 || 0.01 || 2.88 || 9,306.5 || 3,199.1 ||
|-
|[[Bogota, New Jersey|Bogota]] || borough || 8,187 || 2,888 || 0.81 || 0.05 || 0.76 || 10,702.5 || 3,775.4 ||
|-
|[[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]] || borough || 6,127 || 2,495 || 4.24 || 0.24 || 4.00 || 1,532.1 || 623.9 ||
|-
|[[Cliffside Park, New Jersey|Cliffside Park]] || borough || 23,594 || 10,665 || 0.96 || 0.00 || 0.96 || 24,508.7 || 11,078.5 || [[Grantwood, New Jersey|Grantwood]] (part)
|-
|[[Closter, New Jersey|Closter]] || borough || 8,373 || 2,860 || 3.30 || 0.13 || 3.16 || 2,646.0 || 903.8 ||
|-
|[[Cresskill, New Jersey|Cresskill]] || borough || 8,573 || 3,114 || 2.07 || 0.01 || 2.06 || 4,154.5 || 1,509.0 ||
|-
|[[Demarest, New Jersey|Demarest]] || borough || 4,881 || 1,659 || 2.08 || 0.01 || 2.07 || 2,361.8 || 802.7 ||
|-
|[[Dumont, New Jersey|Dumont]] || borough || 17,479 || 6,542 || 1.99 || 0.00 || 1.98 || 8,814.7 || 3,299.2 ||
|-
|[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] || borough || 8,913 || 4,018 || 4.05 || 0.34 || 3.71 || 2,403.2 || 1,083.4 ||
|-
|[[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]] || borough || 11,513 || 6,282 || 2.42 || 1.49 || 0.94 || 12,312.0 || 6,718.0 ||
|-
|[[Elmwood Park, New Jersey|Elmwood Park]] || borough || 19,403 || 7,385 || 2.76 || 0.11 || 2.65 || 7,327.9 || 2,789.1 ||
|-
|[[Emerson, New Jersey|Emerson]] || borough || 7,401 || 2,552 || 2.40 || 0.20 || 2.20 || 3,358.9 || 1,158.2 ||
|-
|[[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]] || city || 27,147 || 10,695 || 4.94 || 0.02 || 4.91 || 5,524.6 || 2,176.5 ||
|-
|[[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]] || borough || 5,281 || 1,924 || 3.33 || 1.24 || 2.09 || 2,528.1 || 921.0 ||
|-
|[[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]] || borough || 32,457 || 12,266 || 5.20 || 0.06 || 5.14 || 6,315.4 || 2,386.7 || [[Radburn, New Jersey|Radburn]]
|-
|[[Fairview, New Jersey|Fairview]] || borough || 13,835 || 5,150 || 0.84 || 0.00 || 0.84 || 16,421.8 || 6,112.9 ||
|-
|[[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] || borough || 35,345 || 17,818 || 2.89 || 0.35 || 2.54 || 13,910.9 || 7,012.7 ||
|-
|[[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]] || borough || 10,590 || 3,692 || 9.85 || 0.47 || 9.38 || 1,129.1 || 393.6 ||
|-
|[[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]] || city || 30,487 || 11,788 || 2.16 || 0.06 || 2.10 || 14,524.8 || 5,616.1 ||
|-
|[[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] || borough || 11,601 || 4,016 || 2.74 || 0.02 || 2.71 || 4,275.2 || 1,480.0 ||
|-
|[[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] || city || 43,010 || 19,375 || 4.35 || 0.17 || 4.18 || 10,290.0 || 4,635.4 ||
|-
|[[Harrington Park, New Jersey|Harrington Park]] || borough || 4,664 || 1,624 || 2.06 || 0.23 || 1.83 || 2,545.9 || 886.5 ||
|-
|[[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]] || borough || 11,842 || 4,627 || 1.51 || 0.00 || 1.51 || 7,865.4 || 3,073.2 ||
|-
|[[Haworth, New Jersey|Haworth]] || borough || 3,382 || 1,136 || 2.36 || 0.41 || 1.94 || 1,739.2 || 584.2 ||
|-
|[[Hillsdale, New Jersey|Hillsdale]] || borough || 10,219 || 3,567 || 2.96 || 0.01 || 2.95 || 3,464.8 || 1,209.4 ||
|-
|[[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey|Ho-Ho-Kus]] || borough || 4,078 || 1,462 || 1.75 || 0.01 || 1.74 || 2,350.3 || 842.6 ||
|-
|[[Leonia, New Jersey|Leonia]] || borough || 8,937 || 3,428 || 1.63 || 0.10 || 1.54 || 5,819.5 || 2,232.2 ||
|-
|[[Little Ferry, New Jersey|Little Ferry]] || borough || 10,626 || 4,439 || 1.70 || 0.23 || 1.48 || 7,200.1 || 3,007.8 ||
|-
|[[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] || borough || 24,136 || 10,127 || 2.29 || 0.02 || 2.26 || 10,657.6 || 4,471.7 ||
|-
|[[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]] || township || 20,554 || 8,787 || 4.89 || 0.34 || 4.56 || 4,509.3 || 1,927.7 || [[Kingsland, New Jersey|Kingsland]]
|-
|[[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]] || township || 25,890 || 9,868 || 26.19 || 0.50 || 25.69 || 1,007.7 || 384.1 || [[Cragmere Park, New Jersey|Cragmere Park]], [[Darlington, New Jersey|Darlington]], <br />[[Fardale, New Jersey|Fardale]], [[Masonicus, New Jersey|Masonicus]], [[Pulis Mills, New Jersey|Pulis Mills]]
|-
|[[Maywood, New Jersey|Maywood]] || borough || 9,555 || 3,769 || 1.29 || 0.00 || 1.29 || 7,428.0 || 2,930.0 ||
|-
|[[Midland Park, New Jersey|Midland Park]] || borough || 7,128 || 2,861 || 1.56 || 0.01 || 1.56 || 4,583.2 || 1,839.6 ||[[Wortendyke, New Jersey|Wortendyke]]
|-
|[[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]] || borough || 7,844 || 2,872 || 4.01 || 0.01 || 4.00 || 1,961.2 || 718.1 ||
|-
|[[Moonachie, New Jersey|Moonachie]] || borough || 2,708 || 1,053 || 1.68 || 0.01 || 1.66 || 1,626.5 || 632.5 ||
|-
|[[New Milford, New Jersey|New Milford]] || borough || 16,341 || 6,362 || 2.31 || 0.03 || 2.27 || 7,186.0 || 2,797.7 ||
|-
|[[North Arlington, New Jersey|North Arlington]] || borough || 15,392 || 6,573 || 2.62 || 0.06 || 2.56 || 6,010.3 || 2,566.6 ||
|-
|[[Northvale, New Jersey|Northvale]] || borough || 4,640 || 1,635 || 1.30 || 0.00 || 1.30 || 3,582.3 || 1,262.3 ||
|-
|[[Norwood, New Jersey|Norwood]] || borough || 5,711 || 2,007 || 2.73 || 0.01 || 2.73 || 2,093.5 || 735.7 ||
|-
|[[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]] || borough || 12,754 || 4,470 || 8.73 || 0.27 || 8.45 || 1,508.6 || 528.7 ||
|-
|[[Old Tappan, New Jersey|Old Tappan]] || borough || 5,750 || 1,995 || 4.20 || 0.87 || 3.33 || 1,725.8 || 598.8 ||
|-
|[[Oradell, New Jersey|Oradell]] || borough || 7,978 || 2,831 || 2.58 || 0.15 || 2.42 || 3,291.5 || 1,168.0 ||
|-
|[[Palisades Park, New Jersey|Palisades Park]] || borough || 19,622 || 7,362 || 1.28 || 0.02 || 1.25 || 15,681.6 || 5,883.6 ||
|-
|[[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]] || borough || 26,342 || 8,915 || 10.52 || 0.05 || 10.47 || 2,516.0 || 851.5 || [[Arcola, New Jersey|Arcola]]
|-
|[[Park Ridge, New Jersey|Park Ridge]] || borough || 8,645 || 3,428 || 2.60 || 0.02 || 2.58 || 3,348.6 || 1,327.8 ||
|-
|[[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]] || borough || 14,473 || 5,550 || 5.59 || 0.07 || 5.52 || 2,621.9 || 1,005.4 ||
|-
|[[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield]] || borough || 11,032 || 4,145 || 2.85 || 0.30 || 2.55 || 4,323.7 || 1,624.5 || [[Grantwood, New Jersey|Grantwood]] (part)
|-
|[[Ridgefield Park, New Jersey|Ridgefield Park]] || village || 12,729 || 5,164 || 1.92 || 0.20 || 1.72 || 7,385.6 || 2,996.2 ||
|-
|[[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] || village || 24,958 || 8,743 || 5.82 || 0.07 || 5.75 || 4,339.0 || 1,520.0 ||
|-
|[[River Edge, New Jersey|River Edge]] || borough || 11,340 || 4,261 || 1.90 || 0.04 || 1.85 || 6,116.3 || 2,298.2 ||
|-
|[[River Vale, New Jersey|River Vale]] || township || 9,659 || 3,521 || 4.28 || 0.26 || 4.01 || 2,408.1 || 877.8 ||
|-
|[[Rochelle Park, New Jersey|Rochelle Park]] || township || 5,530 || 2,170 || 1.06 || 0.02 || 1.04 || 5,313.8 || 2,085.2 ||
|-
|[[Rockleigh, New Jersey|Rockleigh]] || borough || 531 || 86 || 0.98 || 0.01 || 0.97 || 548.1 || 88.8 ||
|-
|[[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]] || borough || 18,061 || 7,278 || 2.94 || 0.14 || 2.81 || 6,437.4 || 2,594.1 ||
|-
|[[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]] || township || 13,659 || 5,485 || 2.72 || 0.03 || 2.69 || 5,080.2 || 2,040.0 ||
|-
|[[Saddle River, New Jersey|Saddle River]] || borough || 3,152 || 1,341 || 4.98 || 0.06 || 4.92 || 640.2 || 272.4 ||
|-
|[[South Hackensack, New Jersey|South Hackensack]] || township || 2,378 || 879 || 0.74 || 0.02 || 0.72 || 3,311.7 || 1,224.1 ||
|-
|[[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]] || township || 39,776 || 14,024 || 6.23 || 0.22 || 6.01 || 6,622.2 || 2,334.8 ||
|-
|[[Tenafly, New Jersey|Tenafly]] || borough || 14,488 || 4,980 || 5.18 || 0.58 || 4.60 || 3,148.6 || 1,082.3 ||
|-
|[[Teterboro, New Jersey|Teterboro]] || borough || 67 || 27 || 1.16 || 0.00 || 1.16 || 57.9 || 23.3 ||
|-
|[[Upper Saddle River, New Jersey|Upper Saddle River]] || borough || 8,208 || 2,776 || 5.28 || 0.02 || 5.26 || 1,560.0 || 527.6 ||
|-
|[[Waldwick, New Jersey|Waldwick]] || borough || 9,625 || 3,537 || 2.09 || 0.02 || 2.07 || 4,656.8 || 1,711.3 ||
|-
|[[Wallington, New Jersey|Wallington]] || borough || 11,335 || 4,946 || 1.03 || 0.05 || 0.98 || 11,528.6 || 5,030.5 ||
|-
|[[Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] || township || 9,102 || 3,341 || 2.96 || 0.05 || 2.91 || 3,128.8 || 1,148.5 ||
|-
|[[Westwood, New Jersey|Westwood]] || borough || 10,908 || 4,636 || 2.31 || 0.05 || 2.27 || 4,814.5 || 2,046.2 ||
|-
|[[Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey|Woodcliff Lake]] || borough || 5,730 || 1,980 || 3.61 || 0.20 || 3.41 || 1,682.7 || 581.5 ||
|-
|[[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]] || borough || 7,626 || 3,051 || 1.10 || 0.00 || 1.10 || 6,951.6 || 2,781.2 ||
|-
|[[Wyckoff, New Jersey|Wyckoff]] || township || 16,696 || 5,827 || 6.61 || 0.06 || 6.55 || 2,550.1 || 890.0 ||
|-
|'''Bergen County''' || county || 905,116 || 352,388 || 246.67 || 13.66 || 233.01 || 3,884.5 || 1,512.3
|}

===Historical municipalities===
Over the history of the county, there have been various municipality secessions, annexations and renamings. The following is a partial list of former municipalities, ordered by year of incorporation.<ref name=Story/>

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* [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (1661–1862)|Bergen Township]], 1683–1862
* [[Hackensack Township, New Jersey|Hackensack Township]], 1693
* [[New Barbadoes Township, New Jersey|New Barbadoes Township]], 1710–1921
* [[Saddle River Township, New Jersey|Saddle River Township]], 1716–1955
* [[Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], 1771–1926
* [[Harrington Township, New Jersey|Harrington Township]], 1775–1916
* [[Lodi Township, New Jersey|Lodi Township]], 1825–1935
* [[Hohokus Township, New Jersey|Hohokus Township]], 1849
* [[Union Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Union Township]], 1852
* [[Midland Township, New Jersey|Midland Township]], 1871
|
* [[Englewood Township, New Jersey|Englewood Township]], 1871–1899
* [[Palisades Township, New Jersey|Palisades Township]], 1871–1922
* [[Ridgefield Township, New Jersey|Ridgefield Township]], 1871
* [[Ridgewood Township, New Jersey|Ridgewood Township]], 1876
* [[Orvil Township, New Jersey|Orvil Township]], 1886–1919
* [[Boiling Springs Township, New Jersey|Boiling Springs Township]], 1885
* [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (1893–1902)|Bergen Township]], 1893–1902
* [[Eastwood, New Jersey|Eastwood Borough]], 1894–1896
* [[Overpeck Township, New Jersey|Overpeck Township]], 1897–1938
|}

==Economy==
[[File:Tree Map of Employment by Industries in Bergen County, Nj (2015).svg|thumb|upright=1.4|Employment by industries]]
[[File:Humc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Hackensack University Medical Center]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] is the largest employer in Bergen County.]]
The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] calculated that the county's [[gross domestic product]] was $72.8&nbsp;billion in 2021, which was ranked first in the state and was a 7.6% increase from the prior year.<ref>[https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/lagdp1222.pdf Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021], [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]], released December 8, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref>

===Largest employers===
According to the Bergen County Economic Development Corporation, the largest employers in Bergen County as of November 2012, as ranked with at least 1,000 employees in the county, were as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/documentcenter/view/142|title=Bergen County Top Employers List|publisher=Bergen County Economic Development Corporation|date=November 30, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013100545/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/documentcenter/view/142|archive-date=October 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Hackensack University Medical Center]], Hackensack, 8,000
* [[Valley Health System]], Ridgewood, 4,660
* Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc., Elmwood Park, 2,900
* [[Medco Health Solutions]], Franklin Lakes, 2,800 (no longer an independent company)
* County of Bergen, Hackensack, 2,390
* [[Quest Diagnostics]], Teterboro/Lyndhurst, 2,200
* [[KPMG]], Montvale, 2,100
* [[Englewood Hospital and Medical Center]], Englewood, 2,002
* Englewood Hospital Home Health Care Services, Englewood, 1,985
* [[Unilever Bestfoods]], Englewood Cliffs, 1,900
* [[Stryker Corporation]], Allendale/Mahwah, 1,812
* [[Bergen Regional Medical Center]], Paramus, 1,746
* [[Holy Name Medical Center]], Teaneck, 1,695
* [[Becton Dickinson]], Franklin Lakes, 1,500
* [[Crestron Electronics]], Rockleigh/Cresskill, 1,500
* [[BMW]] of North America, Woodcliff Lake, 1,000

[[File:Ridgewood NJ Downtown.JPG|thumb|250px|Downtown [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]], one of many [[Walkability|pedestrian-oriented]] municipal commercial centers in Bergen County]]

In January 2015, [[Mercedes-Benz]] USA announced that it would be moving its headquarters from the borough of Montvale in Bergen County to the [[Atlanta, Georgia]], area as of July. The company had been based in northern New Jersey since 1972 and has had 1,000 employees on a {{convert|37|acres|adj=on}} campus in Montvale. Despite incentive offers from the State of New Jersey to remain in Bergen County, Mercedes-Benz cited proximity to its [[Alabama]] manufacturing facility and a growing customer base in the southeastern United States, in addition to as much as $50 million in tax incentives from Georgia governmental agencies, in explaining its decision to move. However, Mercedes-Benz USA also stated its intent to maintain its Northeast regional headquarters in Montvale and to build a "state-of-the-art" assemblage training center in the borough as well.<ref>Lynn, Kathleen. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/mercedes-usa-leaving-montvale-for-atlanta-1.1186781?page=all "Mercedes-Benz is latest to leave NJ, moving from Montvale to Atlanta"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 6, 2015. Accessed January 21, 2015.</ref>

===Building permits===
In 2011, Bergen County issued 1,903 new building permits for residential construction, the largest number in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web | title = 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book Available for Order | publisher = Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | url = http://cenewscenter.rutgers.edu/articles/2013/03/2012-new-jersey-legislative-district-data-book-available-order | access-date = December 29, 2016 | archive-date = October 25, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171025184455/http://cenewscenter.rutgers.edu/articles/2013/03/2012-new-jersey-legislative-district-data-book-available-order | url-status = dead }}</ref>

====Retail====
The [[retail industry]], anchored in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], is a mainstay of the Bergen County economy, with a combined payroll of $1.7 billion as of 2012.<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/2727 Community Profile of Bergen County, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427161335/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/2727 |date=April 27, 2015 }}, Bergen County Economic Development Corporation. Accessed January 7, 2014.</ref> The largest retail entities are described below in further detail:

===Garden State Plaza===
[[File:9.3.07GardenStatePlazaMallbyLuigiNovi.JPG|thumb|250px|Interior of the [[Garden State Plaza]] in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], whose 07652 [[zip code]] produces over $5 billion in [[retail]] sales annually, the top in the United States<ref name=Retail1>{{cite web|url=http://www.bergen.com/guide/shopping/billion-dollar-bergen-retail-reigns-supreme-throughout-the-county-1.832035|title=Billion-Dollar Bergen: Retail reigns supreme throughout the county|author=Laura Adams|work=northjersey.com|date=February 4, 2011|access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Retail2>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/realestate/113835354_More_than_shopping.html|title=Paramus appeal goes beyond retail|author=Violet Snow|work=northjersey.com|date=January 16, 2011|access-date=June 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212111637/http://www.northjersey.com/realestate/113835354_More_than_shopping.html|archive-date=December 12, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>]]
The [[Garden State Plaza]] megamall is located in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]]. The mall is owned and managed by [[Paris]]-based real estate management company [[Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield]], and located at the intersection of [[New Jersey Route 4|Route 4]] and [[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]] near the [[Garden State Parkway]], about {{convert|15|mi}} west of [[Manhattan]].<ref name=NJ.com>Queally, James; Sherman, Ted; Grant, Jason (November 5, 2013). [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/garden_state_plaza_mall_shooting_suspect_killed_himself_in_store_source_says.html "Garden State Plaza shooting suspect killed self in mall, authorities say"]. NJ.com.</ref> Opened in 1957 as the first suburban shopping mall in New Jersey,<ref name=NorthJersey>{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/money/shopping/2019/05/05/garden-state-plazas-makeover-sign-changing-times/1103187001/|author=Anzidei, Melanie|title=Westfield Garden State Plaza's transformation a sign of changing times in retail|date=May 5, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name=NYT1959>[https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/20/archives/garden-state-shopping-center-due-to-open-may-1-in-paramus-it-will.html "Garden State Shopping Center Due to Open May 1 in Paramus; It Will Be Largest in Jersey --Bergen Mall Being Built Less Than a Mile Away"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 20, 1957. p. 49. Accessed February 27, 2021. "The Garden State Plaza Shopping Center, being built in Paramus, N.J., will open on May 1, it was announced yesterday. The center will be the largest in the state."</ref> it contains {{convert|2,118,718|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of leasable space,<ref name=GSP>[http://westfield.com/corporate/property-portfolio/united-states/gardenstateplaza.html Westfield Garden State Plaza] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801221019/http://westfield.com/corporate/property-portfolio/united-states/gardenstateplaza.html |date=August 1, 2008 }}, [[Westfield Group]]. Accessed June 6, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=NJ0400 Westfield Garden State Plaza] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201643/http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=NJ0400 |date=September 30, 2007 }}, [[International Council of Shopping Centers]]. Accessed June 6, 2008</ref> and housing over 300 stores,<ref name=NJ.com/> it is the second-largest mall in New Jersey, the third-largest mall in the [[New York metropolitan area]], and one of the highest-revenue producing malls in the United States.<ref>D'Innocenzio, Anne; and Porter, David, via [[Associated Press]]. [https://6abc.com/american-dream-mall-east-rutherford-the-meadowlands-nickelodeon-universe/5647589/ "American Dream, 2nd largest mall in US, opens in New Jersey"], [[WPVI-TV]], October 26, 2019. Accessed February 18, 2022.</ref>

===American Dream Meadowlands===
[[File:AmericanDreamExterior.jpg|thumb|250px|The exterior of the [[American Dream Meadowlands]] megamall in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]]]
[[American Dream Meadowlands|American Dream]], located {{convert|8|mi}} south of [[Garden State Plaza]], is another large retail and entertainment complex, situated in the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]].<ref name=NYTimes10.2.15>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/nyregion/dream-of-a-mall-starts-to-rise-out-of-a-meadowlands-nightmare.html?_r=0|title=Huge Mall Rising at Troubled Site in North Jersey|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 2, 2015|author=Bagli, Charles V.|access-date=July 27, 2016|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006025140/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/nyregion/dream-of-a-mall-starts-to-rise-out-of-a-meadowlands-nightmare.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> The first and second of four opening stages occurred on October 25, 2019, and on December 5, 2019.<ref name=NorthJersey7.3.19>{{cite web|author=Anzidei, Melanie|date=July 3, 2019|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/07/03/american-dream-open-oct-25-officials-say/1639522001/|title=It's finally happening: American Dream mall will open Oct. 25|newspaper=[[NorthJersey.com]]|access-date=August 5, 2019|archive-date=July 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703201850/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/07/03/american-dream-open-oct-25-officials-say/1639522001/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/12/indoor-ski-slope-at-american-dream-is-open-heres-a-first-look-inside.html|title=Indoor ski slope at American Dream is open. Here's a first look inside.|publisher=[[NJ.com]]|author=Pries, Allison Pries|date=December 5, 2019|language=en|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716173414/https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/12/indoor-ski-slope-at-american-dream-is-open-heres-a-first-look-inside.html}}</ref> The remaining opening stages occurred on October 1, 2020, and thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Pries, Allison|date=October 1, 2020|title=American Dream mega-mall reopens Thursday. What to know about stores, parking, water park.|url=https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/10/american-dream-mega-mall-reopens-thursday-what-to-know-about-stores-parking-water-park.html|access-date=October 1, 2020|publisher=[[NJ.com]]|language=en|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001223232/https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/10/american-dream-mega-mall-reopens-thursday-what-to-know-about-stores-parking-water-park.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As of January 2023, the megamall hosts over 200 stores and other commercial establishments.

===Blue laws===
Bergen County enforces one of the last remaining U.S. [[blue laws in the United States#New Jersey|blue laws]] that cover most retail sales, other than food and gasoline (among other limited items). The law enforced in the county is actually a state law that each county could reject by voter [[referendum]], with 20 of the state's 21 counties having voted to reject the legal option to enforce the law.<ref>Hanley, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/27/nyregion/bergen-stores-try-to-repeal-blue-laws.html?pagewanted=all "Bergen Stores Try to Repeal Blue Laws"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 27, 1993. Accessed December 29, 2010.</ref> Thus one of the largest and most popular commercial shopping cores of the [[New York metropolitan area]]<ref>[http://www.globest.com/retail/advisor/1_54/advisor/16788-1.html Paramus 07652] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517172031/http://www.globest.com/retail/advisor/1_54/advisor/16788-1.html |date=May 17, 2008 }}, GlobeSt. Retail, October 3, 2005.</ref> is almost completely closed on Sunday. Grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations, hotels, restaurants, pharmacies, entertainment venues, and any other exempted establishments that do not sell clothing, shoes, furniture, electronics, hardware, and home appliances are among the businesses allowed to operate. Furthermore, Bergen County has significant populations of [[Jew]]ish (2000 estimate of 83,700) and [[Muslim]] (2000 estimate of 6,473) residents whose observant members would not be celebrating the [[Sunday Sabbath]] with most of their [[Christians|Christian]] neighbors.<ref>[http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/34003_2000.asp Bergen County, New Jersey: Religious Affiliations, 2000]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091504/http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/34003_2000.asp|date=September 29, 2007}}. [[Association of Religion Data Archives]]. Accessed December 14, 2006.</ref> The substantial [[Orthodox Jew]]ish minority is placed in the position of being unable to shop either on Sunday (due to the blue laws) or on Saturday (due to religious observance).<ref>[http://www.jstandard.com/articles/1441/1/Teaneck-considers-a-blue-move "Teaneck considers a blue move"], ''[[Jewish Standard]]'', August 17, 2006</ref><ref>Aberback, Brian. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610181451/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-127654995.html "Teaneck drops blue laws effort"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 19, 2006. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Teaneck — Legal concerns have sunk the Township Council's plan to ask voters whether the town should be exempted from the Sunday blue laws."</ref>

However, repeated attempts by voters to repeal the law have failed. A large part of the reason for maintaining the laws has been a desire by many Bergen County residents for relative tranquility and less traffic on one day of the week.<ref name=NYTBlue>[[Anthony DePalma (author)|DePalma, Anthony]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/04/realestate/in-new-jersey-paramus-blue-laws-crimp-office-leasing.html "In New Jersey — Paramus Blue Laws Crimp Office Leasing"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 4, 1984. Accessed July 25, 2018. "Officials tried to regulate the effects of the tremendous growth on the borough by insisting that at least one day a week, Paramus be allowed to enjoy some of its former peace and quiet. In 1957, a law was passed banning all ''worldly employment'' on Sundays, forcing all the new stores and malls built in the celery fields to close for the day."</ref> This desire for relative peace is most apparent in Paramus, where most of the county's largest [[shopping mall]]s are located, along the intersecting highways of [[New Jersey Route 4|Route 4]] and [[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]], which are jam-packed on many Saturdays. Paramus has enacted blue laws of its own that are even more restrictive than those enforced by Bergen County,<ref>Firschein, Merry. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610175944/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-130555415.html Paramus mayor faces challenge], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 31, 2006. Accessed December 24, 2013. "Both candidates said they would stand strong against any weakening of the blue laws, which keep most stores closed on Sunday, and would work to keep Paramus' laws the most restrictive in the state."</ref> banning all forms of "worldly employment" on Sundays, including white collar workers in office buildings.<ref name=NYTBlue /> Despite these strict blue laws, Paramus (07652) has become the top retail [[ZIP Code]] in the United States, with the municipality generating over US$6 billion in annual retail sales.<ref name=ParamusNumberOneRetailZipCode>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/03/more-shopping-money-is-spent-in-this-nj-town-than-on-rodeo-drive-take-that-cali.html|title=Inside the N.J. town where retail spending beats Hollywood and tourism rivals Disney|author=Allison Pries|date=March 10, 2019|access-date=March 10, 2019|quote=The former farming community already sees more retail sales than any other zip code in the country...More than $6 billion in retail sales happen in Paramus each year.}}</ref> Local blue laws in Paramus were first proposed in 1957, while the Bergen Mall (since renamed as [[The Outlets at Bergen Town Center]]) and [[Garden State Plaza]] were under construction. The legislation was motivated by fears that the two new malls would aggravate the already severe highway congestion caused by local retail businesses along the borough's highways seven days a week and to preserve one day on which the roads were less congested.<ref>Tompkins, John. [https://www.nytimes.com/1957/06/02/archives/sunday-selling-plaguing-jersey-local-businesses-pushing-fight.html "Sunday Selling Plaguing Jersey – Local Businesses Pushing Fight Against Activities of Stores on Highways – Other Group Active Local Option Opposed"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 2, 1957, p. 165. Accessed August 9, 2012.</ref> In November 2012, Governor Chris Christie issued an executive order to temporarily suspend the blue law due to the effects of [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>Verdon, Joan. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/178121571_Judge_sides_with_governor__county_over_blue_laws.html "Judge sides with county executive over Bergen blue laws"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214146/http://www.northjersey.com/news/178121571_Judge_sides_with_governor__county_over_blue_laws.html |date=October 4, 2013 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 9, 2012. Accessed October 7, 2013.</ref> The blue law was suspended on November 11 but was back in effect one week later.<ref>Sullivan, S. P. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2012/11/bergen_county_execs_office_makes_clear_blue_laws_back_this_weekend.html "Bergen County exec makes clear: Blue laws are back this weekend"], [[NJ.com]], November 16, 2012. Accessed October 7, 2013.</ref>

===Minimum wage===
In November 2017, County Executive James Tedesco raised the [[minimum wage]] for full-time Bergen County workers to $15 per hour gradually increasing over a 6-year period, an increase from the prevailing state minimum wage at the time of $8.44 hourly. The raise constituted the first such hike in the minimum wage paid to employees of any New Jersey county.<ref>Cowen, Richard. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2017/11/21/minimum-wage-bergen-county-workers-now-15-hour/885116001/ "Minimum wage for Bergen County workers is now $15 an hour"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 21, 2017. Accessed July 25, 2018. "Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco gave thanks for county workers on Tuesday when he signed an executive order that raises the minimum wage for full-time employees to $15 an hour. Tedesco, riding the progressive wave that swept Phil Murphy into office earlier this month, did his part to help the governor-elect deliver on one of his key campaign promises: to nearly double the minimum wage all around the state, which now stands at $8.44."</ref>

==Parks and recreation==

===State parks===
* [[Ramapo Mountain State Forest]], Mahwah
* [[Palisades Interstate Park]], Fort Lee, Englewood Cliffs, Tenafly, Alpine

===State-owned historical sites===
* [[New Bridge Landing]], River Edge, Teaneck and New Milford<ref>[http://www.newbridgelanding.org/ Welcome] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427223541/http://www.newbridgelanding.org/ |date=April 27, 2016 }}, [[New Bridge Landing]]. Accessed May 29, 2016. "New Bridge Landing was the site of a pivotal bridge crossing the Hackensack River, where General George Washington led his troops in retreat from British forces. Thearea is now a New Jersey historic site in portions of New Milford, River Edge and Teaneck in Bergen County, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[The Hermitage (New Jersey)|The Hermitage]], Ho-Ho-Kus<ref>[http://www.thehermitage.org/history/history_brief.html A Brief History of The Hermitage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517022203/http://www.thehermitage.org/history/history_brief.html |date=May 17, 2016 }}, The Hermitage Museum. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>
* [[Steuben House]], River Edge (at New Bridge Landing)<ref>Wright, Kevin W. [http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/steubenhsehistory.html Steuben House History], Bergen County Historical Society. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>

===County parks===
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* Bergen Equestrian Center, Leonia<ref>[https://bergenequestrian.com Home Page], Bergen Equestrian Center. Accessed July 28, 2022. "The Bergen Equestrian Center established in 1974 is a multi service horse facility on 22 acres of landscaped grounds providing a home for over 75 horses at Overpeck County Park in Leonia, New Jersey, (minutes away from the GWB.)"</ref>
* [[Belmont Hill County Park]], Garfield<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/parks-recreation-areas/belmont-hill-county-park Belmont Hill County Park], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>
* [[Campgaw Mountain Reservation]], Mahwah, offers activities including skiing, snowboarding and hiking in an area covering {{convert|1373|acres}}<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/parks-recreation-areas/campgaw-mountain-reservation Campgaw Mountain Reservation], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed July 28, 2022. "Campgaw Mountain Reservation offers unique opportunities such as archery, disc golf, skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing in a wooded setting. Hiking is available along the marked trails in this 1,373-acre wooded park."</ref>
* [[Dahnert's Lake County Park]], Garfield
* [[Darlington County Park]], Mahwah
* [[McFaul Environmental Center]], Wyckoff
* [[Ramapo Valley County Reservation]], Mahwah
* [[Overpeck County Park]], Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park
* [[Riverside County Park]], Lyndhurst, North Arlington
* [[Pascack Brook County Park]], Westwood
* [[Saddle Ridge Riding Area]], Franklin Lakes
* [[Saddle River County Park]], Paramus, Glen Rock, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, Ridgewood
* [[Samuel Nelkin County Park]], Wallington
* [[Van Saun County Park]], Paramus, including the Bergen County [[Zoological park|Zoological Park]], the county's only zoo. The zoo was slated for an expansion as of 2016 which would nearly double its size from 12 to 23 acres and significantly diversify its population of animal [[species]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/plan-would-double-size-of-bergen-county-zoo-over-next-15-years-1.1612519|title=Plan would double size of Bergen County Zoo over next 15 years|author=Todd South|work=northjersey.com|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Wood Dale County Park]], Woodcliff Lake

===County-owned historical sites===
* [[Baylor Massacre]] site, River Vale – location of a surprise attack on September 27, 1778, against the 3rd Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons under the command of [[George Baylor|Colonel George Baylor]] during the American Revolutionary War.<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Baylor-Massacre-Burial-Site-6 Baylor Massacre Burial Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160406/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Baylor-Massacre-Burial-Site-6 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "On September 28, 1778 during America's Revolutionary War, there was a brutal surprise attack by British forces on the Third Continental Light Dragoons. It is known today as the Baylor Massacre. Now a County-owned historic park and burial ground, the Baylor Massacre Site is located in River Vale in northern Bergen County."</ref>
* [[Camp Merritt (New Jersey)|Camp Merritt]], Cresskill<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Camp-Merritt-Memorial-Monument-8 Camp Merritt Memorial Monument] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160254/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Camp-Merritt-Memorial-Monument-8 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Camp Merritt Memorial Monument marks the center of an important World War I embarkation camp, where more than one million U.S. soldiers passed through on their way to and from the battlefields of Europe. In August 1919, Bergen County purchased land for the monument at the intersection of Madison Ave. and Knickerbocker Road in Cresskill."</ref>
* [[Campbell-Christie House]], River Edge – a historic Dutch sandstone home that was moved from [[New Milford, New Jersey|New Milford]] to preserve the home from destruction.<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/CampbellChristie-House-7 Campbell-Christie House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160252/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/CampbellChristie-House-7 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "The Campbell-Christie House, an 18th century sandstone structure, is located in Historic New Bridge Landing Park, River Edge. This historic building originally stood at the intersection of Henley Ave. & River Rd. in New Milford. In 1977 in order to save it from demolition Bergen County purchased and financed its move and restoration."</ref>
* [[Easton Tower]], Paramus<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Easton-Tower-9 Easton Tower] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828062643/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Easton-Tower-9 |date=August 28, 2017 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Easton Tower is a unique site in Bergen County. This picturesque stone and wood frame structure was built along the Saddle River in 1900 as part of a landscaped park in the Arcola area of Paramus."</ref>
* [[Garretson Farm]], Fair Lawn – a stone home dating to the 1720s that is one of the county's oldest surviving structures.<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Garretson-Farm-10 Garretson Farm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160256/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Garretson-Farm-10 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Garretson Farm, near the Passaic River in Fair Lawn, is one of the oldest homesteads in Bergen County. The stone house and farm were occupied by six generations of the Garretson family, from 1720 through the middle of the 20th century. The house is one of the oldest buildings in Bergen County reflecting approximately 300 years of architectural changes."</ref>
* [[Gethsemane Cemetery]], Little Ferry<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Gethsamene-Cemetery-12 Gethsamene Cemetery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160401/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Gethsamene-Cemetery-12 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Gethsemane Cemetery, located west of the Hackensack River in southwest Bergen County, NJ, was founded in 1860 as a 'burial ground for the colored population of the Village of Hackensack.'"</ref>
* Washington Spring Garden, located in [[Van Saun Park]], Paramus<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/index.aspx?NID=1341 Washington Spring] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108222111/http://co.bergen.nj.us/index.aspx?nid=1341 |date=January 8, 2017 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. " Washington Spring, located in Van Saun County Park, is associated with General George Washington and the movement of his Continental Army through Bergen County during the Revolutionary War."</ref>
* [[Wortendyke Barn]], Park Ridge<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/facilities/facility/details/Wortendyke-Barn-17 Wortendyke Barn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160404/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/facilities/facility/details/Wortendyke-Barn-17 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Resting like a jewel is suburban New Jersey is the Wortendyke Barn Museum, a National Register landmark that is all that remains of the original 460-acre Wortendyke Farm."</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Registered Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey]]
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==References==
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==Sources==
* Bogert, Frederick W. ''Bergen County, New Jersey, History and Heritage, Volume II, The Colonial Days, 1630–1775'', Bergen County, N.J., The Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1983.
* Cornelius Burnham Harvey (ed.), [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00harv ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen counties, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.
* W. Woodford Clayton with William Nelson, [https://archive.org/details/historyofbergen00clay ''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''] Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882.
* James M. Van Valen, [https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900.
* Westervelt, Frances A. ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923.'' New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1923.

==External links==
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* [http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/ Bergen County official website]
* [http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/ Bergen County Historical Society]

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