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Welcome to Bergen County ...

Time Zone: Bergen County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hackensack is the Seat for Bergen County.

Bergen County is one of the original counties of New Jersey and was founded in 1683.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bergen had a population of 932,202 people. This is an increase of 2.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 906,284 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bergen represented 10.31% of the total population of New Jersey.

Below are some of the communities located in Bergen County:

  • Englewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
  • Garfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
  • Hackensack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
  • Ridgefield Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
  • Ridgewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.