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Wanaque (pronounced WAHN-a-cue〔Hanley, Robert. ("Full and Not at All: The Difference Between 2 New Jersey Reservoirs" ), ''The New York Times'', March 5, 2002. Accessed March 10, 2011. "The primary reason is that the Wanaque (pronounced WAHN-a-cue or wa-NOCK-ee) is now supplemented by a new reservoir and pumping stations built after the 1980's drought. Yet despite those projects, trouble is looming again."〕〔Gansberg, Martin. ("For Wanaque, Growth Is a Problem" ), ''The New York Times'', May 27, 1973. Accessed March 10, 2011. "WANAQUE-The first thing that one discovers on entering this Passaic County community is that the 9,500 residents cannot agree on the pronunciation of the name of their hometown. Longtime residents use the old Indian WA-NAH-KEY when they refer to the borough, while new homeowners call it WA-NAH-CUE."〕) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,116,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 850 (+8.3%) from the 10,266 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 555 (+5.7%) from the 9,711 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 August 30, 2012.〕 Wanaque was incorporated as an independent borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three boroughs, along with Bloomingdale and Ringwood, based on the results of a referendum held on March 22, 1918.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 211. Accessed August 30, 2012.〕 The borough's name ''Wanaque'' (original pronunciation 'Wa Na Kee') is thought to have been derived from a Lenni Lenape Native American word meaning "land of sassafras".〔(Wanaque Area Local History ), accessed October 10, 2006.〕〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 20, 2015.〕〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 31. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed October 20, 2015.〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 9.253 square miles (23.965 km2), including 7.990 square miles (20.694 km2) of land and 1.263 square miles (3.271 km2) of water (13.65%).〔〔 Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Haskell, Lake Inez, Lake Washington, Meadow Brook Lake, Midvale, Ramapo Lake, Rotten Pond, Stephens Lake and Upper Midvale.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 Both Wanaque (formerly Midvale) and Haskell have their own ZIP code and are served by separate post offices. The borough borders the municipalities of Bloomingdale, Pompton Lakes and Ringwood in Passaic County; and Oakland in Bergen County.〔(Areas touching Wanaque ), MapIt. Accessed August 16, 2015.〕 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「Wanaque, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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