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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Bergen |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |governing_body = Township Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Janet Sobkowicz (term ends December 31, 2017)〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 15, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = Matthew A. Cavallo〔(Administrator / Town Clerk ), Township of Washington. Accessed August 5, 2014.〕 |leader_title2 = Clerk |leader_name2 = Elaine Erlewein〔 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = April 13, 1840 |named_for = George Washington |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 7.665 |area_land_km2 = 7.534 |area_water_km2 = 0.130 |area_total_sq_mi = 2.959 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.909 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.050 |area_water_percent = 1.70 |area_rank = 335th of 566 in state 26th of 70 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Washington township, Bergen County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 4, 2013.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Washington township ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 4, 2013.〕 |population_total = 9102 |population_rank = 254th of 566 in state 40th of 70 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 4, 2013.〕 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 3128.8 |population_density_rank = 208th of 566 in state 44th of 70 in county〔 |population_est = 9308 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 89 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 40.988306 |longd = -74.064693 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 07676〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Township of Washington, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed March 24, 2012.〕〔(Zip Codes ), State of New Jersey. Accessed August 20, 2013.〕〔(Post Office / Town Map ), Township of Washington. Accessed December 22, 2013.〕 |area_code = 201〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Washington, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed December 22, 2013.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3400377135〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed October 31, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0882311〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Washington Township, formally the Township of Washington, is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 9,102,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 164 (+1.8%) from the 8,938 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 307 (-3.3%) from the 9,245 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed March 4, 2013.〕 ==History== The Lenape Native Americans were said to inhabit the town first and many names throughout the general area were passed down from the Lenape. Pascack and Kinderkamack are just two of the names which have been passed down. After they left, the Dutch were the first settlers, establishing gardens, apple orchards and truck farms. The Township of Washington was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 13, 1840, from the territories between the Hackensack River and Saddle River that had been part of Harrington Township.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 88. Accessed March 24, 2012.〕 At the time of its creation, the township encompassed an area of , more than .〔(Our History ), Township of Washington. Accessed December 22, 2013. "We have a number of interesting places in our town, one of which is 'Seven Chimneys' – a large 18th century stone house that stands high on a grassy knoll in the southern portion of the Township. Legend has it; George Washington stayed there a short period of time, which gives our community special history and pride."〕 The township was named for George Washington, one of more than ten communities statewide named for the first president.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 21, 2015.〕〔Rondinaro, Gene. ("WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE AND THERE AND. . ." ), ''The New York Times'', February 17, 1985. Accessed October 21, 2015. "First in war, first in peace and, come tomorrow, first in the hearts of his countrymen, George Washington may be nowhere more fondly remembered than in New Jersey, where 12 communities are named for him. The profusion of such names - six Washington Townships, one each in Bergen, Burlington, Gloucester, Mercer, Morris and Warren Counties; Washington in Warren, Washington Crossing in Mercer, Washington Heights and Washington Park in Middlesex, Washingtonville in Sussex and Washington Valley in Morris - causes problems."〕 It is one of five municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name "Washington Township".〔Wilk, Tom. ("Awash in Washingtons: New Jersey has six towns named for the father of our country." ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', January 17, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2015. "In New Jersey, Washington can lay claim to another first. He’s number one in names selected for the state’s 566 municipalities. Bergen, Burlington, Gloucester, Morris and Warren counties all have a Washington Township. Warren also has a Washington Borough surrounded—naturally—by Washington Township. The largest is Gloucester County’s Washington, with 52,096 people; the smallest is the Washington in Burlington, with a population of 649. New Jersey had a sixth Washington Township in Mercer County until 2008, when voters there approved a name change to Robbinsville."〕 Another municipality, Washington Borough, is completely surrounded by Washington Township, Warren County. Growth in the area exploded after the Civil War with the completion of the New Jersey and New York Railway through the Pascack Valley, as communities were established near the railroad's stations.〔 Orvil Township was created on January 1, 1886, from the western portion of The Township of Washington and the southern portion of Hohokus Township.〔 The Borough Act resulted in a flurry of new boroughs created from portions of the township in 1894 as the "Boroughitis" phenomenon swept through Washington Township, with Westwood (May 8, 1894), Park Ridge (May 14, 1894), Eastwood (part; created June 6, 1894, borough lasted until 1896), Montvale (part; created August 31, 1894) and Woodcliff (part; created August 31, 1894, name changed to Woodcliff Lake in 1910) formed among the 26 boroughs created that year in the county.〔Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. (''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey'' ), p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed December 22, 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.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."〕 Hillsdale Township (now a borough) was created on March 25, 1898. Etna Borough, which ultimately became Emerson, was formed on April 8, 1903. River Vale (part) was the last to leave when it was created on April 30, 1906.〔〔Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. (''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period'' ), p. 312. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 21, 2015.〕 The departures have taken the township from over to its current size.〔 Seven Chimneys is a house with the described seven chimneys, located on Ridgewood Road atop a small hill. George Washington is said to have stayed at the house during the Revolutionary War. Seven Chimneys, the oldest house in the township, is an impressive example of eighteenth-century, regional, domestic architecture and is an important remnant of the community's early settlement period. The house is listed on the State Register and National Register of Historic Places. On November 3, 1968, the Bergen County Historical Society placed a historic-site marker on the property.〔 During the mid-1950s, the completion of the Garden State Parkway split the township in two. The Parkway created two access routes with Exit 166 on the southern border closest to Paramus and Exit 168 on Washington Avenue. The northernmost toll plaza was built off of East Glen. During the decade after the Parkway was completed, the township dramatically increased in population. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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