Old Tappan, New Jersey
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Old Tappan (/təˈpæn/ tə-PAN) is a borough in northern Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,888,[9][10] an increase of 138 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 5,750,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 268 (+4.9%) from the 5,482 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
Old Tappan, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 41.023305°N 73.984223°W / 41.023305; -73.984223[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Incorporated | October 18, 1894 |
Named for | Tappan tribe |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Thomas Gallagher (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Anna Haverilla[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Jean M. Donch[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.163 sq mi (10.78 km2) |
• Land | 3.315 sq mi (8.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.848 sq mi (2.20 km2) 20.37% |
• Rank | 293rd of 565 in state 19th of 70 in county[1] |
Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,888 |
• Estimate | 5,829 |
• Rank | 353rd of 565 in state 56th of 70 in county[12] |
• Density | 1,776.2/sq mi (685.8/km2) |
• Rank | 310th of 565 in state 60th of 70 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 201[15] |
FIPS code | 3400354870[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885336[1][18] |
Website | www |
Old Tappan was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 18, 1894, from portions of Harrington Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.[22] The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.[23] On April 23, 1896, additional territory was annexed from Harrington Township.[22] The borough's name is derived from the Tappan tribe of Native Americans.[24]