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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Bergen |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Borough |governing_body = Borough Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = John Birkner, Jr. (term ends December 31, 2015)〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 15, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Clerk |leader_name1 = Karen Hughes〔(Borough Clerk ), Borough of Westwood. Accessed July 23, 2013.〕 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = May 8, 1894 |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕〔(GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision from 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 11, 2012.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 5.992 |area_land_km2 = 5.868 |area_water_km2 = 0.124 |area_total_sq_mi = 2.314 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.266 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.048 |area_water_percent = 2.07 |area_rank = 387th of 566 in state 42nd of 70 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Westwood borough, Bergen County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 3, 2013.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Westwood borough ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 3, 2013.〕 |population_total = 10908 |population_rank = 224th of 566 in state 33rd 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 3, 2013.〕 |population_density_km2 = 1858.9 |population_density_sq_mi = 4814.5 |population_density_rank = 115th of 566 in state 29th of 70 in county〔 |population_est = 11149 |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 = 66 |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 = 40.989032 |longd = -74.031872 |postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = 07675, 07677〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Westwood, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed June 11, 2012.〕〔(Zip Codes ), State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.〕 |area_code = 201〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Westwood, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3400380270〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 11, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0885442〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Westwood (known as "The Hub of the Pascack Valley"〔(Brief History of Westwood ), Borough of Westwood. Accessed March 28, 2007.〕) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,908,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 91 (-0.8%) from the 10,999 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 553 (+5.3%) from the 10,446 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 June 7, 2012.〕 Westwood is part of the New York metropolitan area and many of its residents regularly commute to New York City for work and leisure. Westwood was officially incorporated as a borough on May 8, 1894, from portions of Washington Township, early during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.〔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 June 11, 2012.〕〔Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. (''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey'' ), p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 1, 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."〕 Isaac D. Bogert served as the first mayor of the Borough.〔Burrow, Megan. ("Mayors portrait project is complete" ), ''Pascack Valley Community Life'', February 18, 2010. Accessed September 1, 2013. "Westwood Heritage Society member Jim Gines, who bears a striking resemblance to Westwood's first mayor, Isaac D. Bogert, said it was lucky that the older pictures were preserved so well."〕 In April 1909, Westwood was enlarged through the annexation of the "Old Hook" section of the borough of Emerson,〔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. 314. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 27, 2015.〕 and on September 24, 1957, portions of the borough were exchanged with Emerson.〔 ==History== The Lenni-Lenape Native Americans inhabited this part of the state and shared it with the transient hunters and trappers until the permanent settlers began to enter in mid-18th century.〔(Brief History ), Borough of Westwood. Accessed June 11, 2012.〕 In the early 19th century, the area that would later become Westwood was within the larger political boundaries of Harrington Township, which had been established by royal charter in 1775. In 1840, the western half of Harrington Township became Washington Township, with the Hackensack River as the dividing line.〔 Washington Township was an agrarian region with isolated farmsteads. Early families, including the Hoppers and Ackermans, are buried at the Old Hook Cemetery. An 18th-century mill was situated at the dammed stream near the intersection of today's Mill Street and First Avenue. This mill was on an important east west pathway and was the first on Musquapsink Brook.〔Durie, Howard I. ''Bogert's Mill, Westwood; The Earliest Pascack Mill Site,'' 1990; pp. 8, 23.〕 The mill was largely destroyed after a fire set by an arsonist and was dismantled in 1910.〔McCabe & Associates. (Master Plan: Historic Preservation Element ), Borough of Westwood, April 2007. Accessed October 27, 2015.〕 A brief description of Washington Township written in 1844 described it as a township with six stores, four schools for 135 students, six grist mills, and 14 saw mills.〔Barber, John W.; and Howe, Henry. (''Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey'' ), (1844); p. 85〕 The first wave of concentrated development took place as the result of the coming of the Hackensack and New York Railroad in 1870, which followed the route of today's Pascack Valley Line. On March 5, 1870, service began between Westwood and New York City (via Jersey City and a ferry ride). Several small hotels were built near the depot, and in 1872 several houses in the latest European-influenced styles began to be built along Centre Avenue.〔Joseph Oettinger, Jr. ''Westwood Time Line 1861-1905,'' 2006.〕 Old maps show that growth occurred simultaneously on the land both to the east and west of the tracks. The commercial buildings included lumber and coal sheds, stores, and a bakery. There was a chapel on the corner of Third and Park Avenues. The triangular park that has played an important role as a place of community gatherings is also shown on the 1876 map.〔Walker’s ''1876 Atlas of Bergen County''〕 By the 1880s, Westwood had four factories, several distilleries, a new school, a laundry and grocery store, and a new Reformed Church. In 1890, following a meeting of interested residents, those favoring the incorporation of Westwood as an independent borough conducted a petition drive. In 1894, Westwood separated from Washington Township and became an independent borough. Elected as the borough's first mayor was Isaac D. Bogert.〔Rogers, Georgia and Knopf, Edward. ''History of Westwood, Bergen County and New Jersey'' (Westwood, NJ: The Westwood Press, Inc., 1942); p. 32〕 In 1899, a water plant constructed by Cornelius S. DeBraun provided service to the houses that had been built along the borough's newly laid streets.〔 By the time of the 1905 New Jersey Census, there were 234 dwellings housing a population of 1,044.〔Meeker, Ellis R. ''New Jersey: A Historical, Commercial and Industrial Review.'' (Elizabeth, N.J.: Commonwealth Publishing Co., 1906).〕 Lincoln High School was constructed around the turn of the 20th century, which also saw the introduction of electricity, telephones, and automobiles to the town. Underwood & Underwood Stereoscope Company opened a plant during the first decades of the 20th century, and many congregations established their first chapels, which were replaced in later years as the congregations grew in numbers and wealth.〔 Following a typical pattern of development throughout the 20th century, the results are a mature railroad suburb almost covered with housing units, commercial, municipal and ecclesiastical buildings. 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