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Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson〔("The Borough’s Name Change" ), Accessed September 4, 2015. "The Nov. 2008 referendum passed by a slim margin, with 2,136 voters in favor and 2,111 opposed. As a simple majority is all that is required for passage, the governing body did as required by state statute and approved Resolution R08-253 on Dec. 17, 2008 making the official name the Borough of Woodland Park, effective Jan. 1, 2009."〕) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,819,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 832 (+7.6%) from the 10,987 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5 (+0.0%) from the 10,982 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.〕 What is now Woodland Park was formed as a borough under the name "West Paterson", by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 25, 1914, from portions of Little Falls Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1914.〔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 October 25, 2012.〕 On November 4, 2008, the citizens of West Paterson voted to change the official name of the borough from West Paterson to Woodland Park.〔Appel, Heather. ("West Paterson no more" ), ''The Record'', November 5, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 16, 2009. Accessed September 4, 2015. "Voters in West Paterson tonight approved a name change to Woodland Park. A referendum to change the borough's name to Woodland Park passed by a margin of just 33 votes, according to preliminary results Tuesday night."〕 The new name retains the initials "W.P." and is a reference to the community's wooded areas. At a November 10, 2008, community meeting attended by 200 residents, a number of residents demanded that a recount be held if the official results showed that the measure had passed. In case the recount demand was unsuccessful, the group discussed filing a petition to change the name back to West Paterson, including discussion of how to raise the $33,000 needed to cover the cost of a special election in spring 2009 for voters to reconsider the name.〔Appel, Heather. ("Recount wanted in vote to change town's name" ), ''Herald News'', November 10, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2008.〕 By November 25, 2008, the provisional vote counts had been tallied, and the name change won by 25 votes. The Mayor and Council approved Resolution R08-253 at the council meeting on December 17, changing the borough's name to the Borough of Woodland Park, effective January 1, 2009.〔(The Borough's Name Change ), Borough of Woodland Park. Accessed August 14, 2011. "As a simple majority is all that is required for passage, the governing body did as required by state statute and approved Resolution R08-253 on Dec. 17, 2008 making the official name the Borough of Woodland Park, effective Jan. 1, 2009."〕〔(Woodland Park officially wins out ), ''The Record'', December 18, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2009〕 A referendum held on November 3, 2009 affirmed the name change. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.115 square miles (8.068 km2), including 2.964 square miles (7.676 km2) of land and 0.151 square miles (0.392 km2) of water (4.85%).〔〔 Slippery Rock Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River that flows north as it drains part of the western flank of First Watchung Mountain. Traveling south from its confluence with the Passaic River, it passes through the city of Paterson and the borough of Woodland Park. The borough borders the Passaic County municipalities of Clifton, Little Falls, Paterson and Totowa.〔(Areas touching West Paterson ), 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「Woodland Park, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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