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Leonia

borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Bergen
Incorporated: December 5, 1894
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: William Ziegler ( D , term ends December 31, 2027)
Administrator: Marisa Mesropian
Municipal clerk: Jonathan Mandel
Total: 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km )
Land: 1.52 sq mi (3.94 km )
Water: 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km ) 6.50%
Rank: 435th of 565 in state, 56th of 70 in county
Elevation: 85 ft (26 m)
Estimate 2023: 9,303
Density: 6,109/sq mi (2,359/km )
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )

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Leonia 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 9,304, an increase of 367 (+4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,937, which in turn reflected an increase of 23 (+0.3%) from the 8,914 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is a suburb of New York City, near the western approach to the George Washington Bridge.

Leonia was formed as the result of a referendum passed on December 5, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township. The borough formed during the "boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. Portions of Leonia were taken on February 19, 1895, to form the Township of Teaneck.