Old Tappan
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borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Bergen
- Incorporated
- October 18, 1894
- Named after
- Tappan tribe
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Thomas Gallagher ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- Anna Haverilla
- Municipal clerk
- Jean M. Donch
- Total
- 4.16 sq mi (10.78 km )
- Land
- 3.32 sq mi (8.59 km )
- Water
- 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km ) 20.37%
- Rank
- 293rd of 565 in state, 19th of 70 in county
- Elevation
- 52 ft (16 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 6,074
- Density
- 1,776.2/sq mi (685.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
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Encyclopedic overview
Old Tappan ( English pronunciation: /tæˈpæːn/ ) is a borough in northern Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,888, an increase of 138 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 5,750, which in turn reflected an increase of 268 (+4.9%) from the 5,482 counted in the 2000 census.
Old Tappan was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 18, 1894, from portions of Harrington Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. On April 23, 1896, additional territory was annexed from Harrington Township. The borough's name is derived from the Tappan tribe of Native Americans.
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