Palisades Park

borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

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Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Bergen
Incorporated: March 22, 1899
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: Chong "Paul" Kim ( D , term ends December 31, 2026)
Administrator: Roberta Stern
Municipal clerk: Sophia Jang
Total: 1.28 sq mi (3.32 km )
Land: 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km )
Water: 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km ) 3.28%
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Palisades Park 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 20,292, an increase of 670 (+3.4%) from the 2010 census count of 19,622, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,549 (+14.9%) from the 17,073 counted in the 2000 census.

The borough of Palisades Park was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township. A portion of its area was annexed by the neighboring borough of Fort Lee in April 1909. The borough was named for its location atop the New Jersey Palisades.