Bogota
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borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Bergen
- Incorporated
- November 14, 1894
- Named after
- Bogert / Banta families
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Daniele Fede ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- Conall C. O'Malley
- Municipal clerk
- Scott Devlin
- Total
- 0.80 sq mi (2.06 km )
- Land
- 0.75 sq mi (1.95 km )
- Water
- 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km ) 5.25%
- Rank
- 522nd of 565 in state, 69th of 70 in county
- Elevation
- 43 ft (13 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 9,606
- Density
- 11,626.5/sq mi (4,489.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Bogota
- Population
- 8778
- Area
- 2.106143
- Elevation
- 17
- Official website
- www.bogotaonline.org
- Image
- BogotaBoroughHall.jpg
- Households
- 2883
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- Commons category
- Bogota, New Jersey
- postal code
- 07603
- inception
- 1894-11-14
- water as percent of area
- 5.9308
- per capita income
- 38399
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Bogota is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,778, an increase of 591 (+7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 8,187, which in turn reflected a decline of 62 (−0.8%) from the 8,249 counted in the 2000 census.
Bogota was formed on November 14, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed during 1894 alone. Portions of Bogota were taken in 1895 to form part of the newly created Township of Teaneck. Bogota was named in honor of the Bogert family, which had been the first European settlers to occupy the area, and may also be a blend of Bogert and Banta, another early family, with an "O" added to ease pronunciation.