Washington

Also known as Washington Borough, New Jersey, Washington, New Jersey, Washington, Warren County, New Jersey, Washington Borough, Warren County, New Jersey, Washington, NJ

borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Warren
Incorporated: February 20, 1868
Named after: George Washington
Type: Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: Ethel Conry ( D , elected to an unexpired term ending December 31, 2024)
Manager: Matthew C. Hall
Municipal clerk: Laurie Courter
Total: 1.97 sq mi (5.10 km )
Land: 1.97 sq mi (5.09 km )
Water: 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km ) 0.15%
Rank: 414th of 565 in state, 20th of 22 in county
Elevation: 446 ft (136 m)
Estimate 2023: 7,335
Density: 3,714.5/sq mi (1,434.2/km )
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )

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Official website

Washington Borough, NJ | Official Website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Washington
Population: 7299
Area: 5.039049
Elevation: 136
Official website: www.washingtonboro-nj.gov
Image: United Methodist Church, Washington, NJ - south view.jpg
Households: 2813

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Commons category: Washington, New Jersey
postal code: 07882
inception: 1868-02-20
water as percent of area: 0.1785
per capita income: 34995

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Article

Washington is a borough in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,299, an increase of 838 (+13.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,461, which in turn reflected a decline of 251 (−3.7%) from the 6,712 counted in the 2000 census.

Washington was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1868, from portions of Washington Township. The borough was named for George Washington, one of more than ten communities in the state of New Jersey that were named for the first president. The Borough of Washington is surrounded by Washington Township, which is one of five municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name "Washington Township".