Garfield, New Jersey
Garfield, New Jersey | |
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Dahnert's Lake County Park, located in the center of the city | |
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| Nickname: "City of Champions" | |
Location of Garfield in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Garfield, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°52′47″N 74°06′30″W / 40.879797°N 74.10825°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 15, 1898 (as Borough) April 19, 1917 (as City) |
| Named after | James Garfield |
| Government | |
| • Type | 1923 Municipal Manager Law |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Everett E. Garnto Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2028) |
| • Manager | Erin Nora Delaney |
| • Municipal clerk | Erin Nora Delaney |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2) |
| • Land | 2.11 sq mi (5.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km2) 3.65% |
| • Rank | 395th of 565 in state 45th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 32,655 |
• Estimate (2023) | 32,456 |
| • Rank | 71st of 565 in state 5th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 15,469/sq mi (5,973/km2) |
| • Rank | 18th of 565 in state 5th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07026 |
| Area code | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3400325770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0876557 |
| Website | www |
Garfield is a city in Bergen County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 32,655, an increase of 2,168 (+7.1%) from the 2010 census count of 30,487, which in turn reflected an increase of 701 (+2.4%) from the 29,786 counted in the 2000 census.