Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990
Atlantic County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Absecon city 5.72 377.3 364.3 411.7 755.2 1,065.4 1,199.1 1,275.9
Atlantic City city 11.35 5,832.4 5,647.0 5,432.3 5,246.2 4,216.7 3,541.8 3,346.8
Brigantine city 6.43 55.5 62.7 197.0 653.3 1,048.4 1,293.6 1,765.8
Buena borough* 7.60 NA NA 347.4 426.7 432.0 479.2 584.3
Buena Vista township** 41.42 84.8 82.6 50.8 94.5 102.3 168.0 184.8
Corbin City city 7.89 32.4 27.9 30.2 34.3 32.7 32.2 52.2
Egg Harbor township 67.27 45.0 45.6 74.2 83.1 146.9 288.1 364.9
Egg Harbor City city 11.10 313.3 323.3 345.8 397.8 387.7 416.0 412.9
Estell Manor city 53.56 7.9 7.6 7.1 9.3 10.1 15.8 26.2
Folsom borough 8.27 26.5 27.7 35.3 58.3 213.7 228.8 263.7
Galloway township 90.36 37.8 38.3 45.8 62.4 91.6 134.7 258.2
Hamilton township 111.26 28.7 30.2 33.9 54.1 57.9 85.4 143.9
Hammonton town 41.25 185.6 185.9 203.9 238.9 277.9 298.1 296.0
Linwood city 3.83 395.3 386.2 502.6 1,004.4 1,608.1 1,604.2 1,792.7
Longport borough 0.38 600.0 797.4 1,626.3 2,834.2 3,223.7 3,286.8 3,221.1
Margate City city 1.41 2,066.0 2,316.3 3,344.0 6,719.1 7,500.7 6,509.9 5,979.4
Mullica township 56.57 25.2 26.5 31.9 52.0 59.9 92.7 104.2
Northfield city 3.45 812.8 825.5 1,013.9 1,695.4 2,506.1 2,259.4 2,117.4
Pleasantville city 5.81 1,993.1 1,901.9 2,054.7 2,611.4 2,410.8 2,312.4 2,758.5
Port Republic city 7.73 48.3 52.0 54.7 72.6 75.8 108.3 128.3
Somers Point city 4.03 514.4 494.3 615.4 1,117.6 1,965.0 2,563.3 2,783.1
Ventnor City city 2.14 3,118.7 3,693.9 3,812.1 4,059.8 4,852.8 5,469.2 5,142.5
Weymouth township 12.20 56.1 55.3 61.5 64.6 81.8 103.3 160.4
ATLANTIC COUNTY 561.01 220.2 218.8 233.5 283.8 308.7 342.4 399.9
* Incorporated from Buena Vista Township, 1948.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Bergen County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Allendale borough 3.13 552.7 657.5 769.6 1,307.3 1,993.6 1,885.3 1,885.0
Alpine borough 6.37 81.8 98.3 101.1 144.6 211.0 243.2 269.4
Bergenfield borough 2.89 3,050.5 3,555.4 6,106.2 9,412.8 10,034.6 8,847.1 8,463.0
Bogota borough 0.76 9,659.2 9,665.8 10,081.6 10,480.3 11,789.5 10,978.9 10,294.7
Carlstadt borough 3.95 1,373.4 1,428.9 1,415.4 1,529.6 1,702.3 1,561.0 1,394.9
Cliffside Park borough 0.96 15,903.1 17,595.8 17,829.2 18,377.1 19,678.1 22,358.3 21,242.7
Closter borough 3.18 786.8 818.6 1,061.6 2,442.5 2,705.7 2,567.3 2,545.3
Cresskill borough 2.11 911.8 1,064.5 1,674.9 3,455.0 3,932.7 3,606.2 3,582.0
Demarest borough 2.07 489.4 562.8 862.8 2,044.0 2,479.7 2,397.6 2,318.8
Dumont borough 1.98 2,960.1 3,816.2 6,572.2 9,536.4 10,179.3 9,259.6 8,680.3
East Rutherford borough 3.81 1,858.3 1,907.6 1,952.2 2,039.1 2,240.4 2,060.1 2,074.0
Edgewater borough 0.85 4,810.6 4,738.8 4,649.4 4,838.8 5,867.1 5,444.7 5,883.5
Elmwood Park borough* 2.65 1,803.4 1,863.0 5,806.0 7,299.6 7,740.0 6,934.7 6,650.2
Emerson borough 2.22 627.9 669.8 785.6 3,085.1 3,796.4 3,510.4 3,121.6
Englewood city 4.92 3,618.9 3,854.9 4,704.3 5,296.1 5,078.3 4,817.3 5,050.8
Englewood Cliffs borough 2.09 387.1 424.9 462.2 1,393.8 2,841.1 2,726.3 2,695.7
Fair Lawn borough 5.17 1,158.6 1,761.5 4,619.9 7,044.7 7,345.3 6,233.8 5,908.7
Fairview borough 0.84 10,794.0 10,440.5 10,310.7 11,189.3 12,735.7 12,522.6 12,777.4
Fort Lee borough 2.53 3,462.1 3,742.3 4,604.0 8,622.5 12,107.1 12,825.7 12,647.0
Franklin Lakes borough 9.46 94.4 127.2 213.6 350.5 798.1 927.0 1,043.7
Garfield city 2.13 13,962.0 13,166.2 12,934.3 13,733.8 14,458.7 12,583.6 12,547.9
Glen Rock borough 2.72 1,606.3 1,903.3 2,626.8 4,741.2 4,783.5 4,226.8 4,001.1
Hackensack city 4.12 5,963.1 6,378.4 7,092.0 7,408.0 8,739.8 8,747.3 8,992.5
Harrington Park borough 1.86 672.6 746.8 878.5 1,925.3 2,602.7 2,436.6 2,485.5
Hasbrouck Heights borough 1.51 3,747.0 4,447.7 6,080.1 8,639.7 9,040.4 8,057.0 7,607.9
Haworth borough 1.95 534.4 727.7 826.7 1,648.7 1,928.2 1,799.5 1,735.4
Hillsdale borough 2.98 993.0 1,153.7 1,384.9 2,930.9 3,949.0 3,521.8 3,271.8
Ho-Ho-Kus borough 1.75 528.6 929.1 1,288.0 2,278.9 2,484.6 2,359.4 2,248.6
Leonia borough 1.51 3,543.0 3,816.6 4,886.1 5,552.3 5,858.9 5,315.9 5,539.7
Little Ferry borough 1.53 2,715.7 2,970.6 3,238.6 4,035.9 5,924.2 6,143.1 6,528.8
Lodi borough 2.26 5,110.2 5,111.5 6,810.6 10,399.1 11,134.1 10,600.0 9,891.6
Lyndhurst township 4.65 3,733.8 3,753.5 4,296.8 4,702.6 4,888.0 4,371.2 3,927.3
Mahwah township 25.94 136.3 150.7 188.1 284.3 416.3 467.5 690.2
Maywood borough 1.29 2,634.1 3,141.1 6,718.6 8,883.7 8,594.6 7,670.5 7,343.4
Midland Park borough 1.57 2,317.2 2,882.2 3,289.2 4,804.5 5,196.8 4,701.3 4,488.5
Montvale borough 3.97 313.1 338.0 467.5 931.7 1,845.6 1,843.3 1,749.6
* East Peterson Borough name changed to Elmwood Park Borough, January 1, 1973
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Bergen County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Moonachie borough 1.72 851.7 903.5 1,032.0 1,774.4 1,715.7 1,573.3 1,637.8
New Milford borough 2.31 1,106.5 1,391.8 2,600.0 8,142.9 8,289.6 7,305.6 6,922.1
North Arlington borough 2.58 3,202.7 3,838.8 6,189.9 6,774.0 7,014.0 6,429.1 5,345.0
Northvale borough 1.32 866.7 878.0 1,102.3 2,190.9 3,922.0 3,822.7 3,456.8
Norwood borough 2.75 493.8 549.8 651.6 1,037.1 1,599.3 1,604.7 1,766.5
Oakland borough 8.60 85.5 108.4 211.3 1,098.4 1,676.7 1,563.1 1,395.0
Old Tappan borough 3.23 185.8 188.5 256.3 721.4 1,212.7 1,290.4 1,317.0
Oradell borough 2.44 967.2 1,148.4 1,502.0 3,068.4 3,648.8 3,548.4 3,288.5
Palisades Park borough 1.21 5,838.8 6,728.1 7,962.8 9,870.2 11,033.9 11,348.8 12,013.2
Paramus borough 10.48 252.8 351.9 598.1 2,217.4 2,708.1 2,526.1 2,391.9
Park Ridge borough 2.60 857.3 968.8 1,226.5 2,457.3 3,349.6 3,275.0 3,116.2
Ramsey borough 5.54 588.1 643.7 843.0 1,719.7 2,269.1 2,328.3 2,387.7
Ridgefield borough 2.61 1,789.7 2,019.5 3,184.7 4,133.3 4,332.6 3,944.1 3,829.9
Ridgefield Park village 1.73 6,222.0 6,518.5 6,932.4 7,341.6 8,086.7 7,363.0 7,198.8
Ridgewood village 5.78 2,108.7 2,586.2 3,024.4 4,392.9 4,765.9 4,361.2 4,178.5
River Edge borough 1.88 1,175.5 1,748.4 4,895.7 7,055.3 6,835.1 5,910.1 5,639.9
River Vale township 4.08 213.5 272.5 416.4 1,376.5 2,177.2 2,325.7 2,306.4
Rochelle Park township 1.05 1,683.8 2,391.4 4,269.5 5,827.6 6,076.2 5,336.2 5,321.0
Rockleigh borough 0.97 88.7 81.4 113.4 443.3 317.5 197.9 278.4
Rutherford borough 2.81 5,307.8 5,503.9 6,196.1 7,285.8 7,402.8 6,785.8 6,331.0
Saddle Brook township 2.72 891.2 1,165.1 2,924.6 5,086.0 5,873.2 5,177.9 4,888.2
Saddle River borough 4.98 131.9 163.9 201.4 356.6 489.4 554.8 592.4
South Hackensack township 0.71 1,822.5 1,747.9 2,116.9 2,593.0 3,397.2 3,139.4 2,966.2
Teaneck township 6.05 2,729.4 4,177.7 5,582.1 6,956.2 7,000.8 6,447.4 6,252.1
Tenafly borough 4.61 1,229.7 1,608.0 2,093.5 3,094.1 3,216.3 2,939.7 2,890.7
Teterboro borough 1.11 23.4 36.0 25.2 19.8 17.1 17.1 19.8
Upper Saddle River borough 5.29 65.6 96.4 133.5 674.9 1,502.6 1,504.3 1,360.7
Waldwick borough 2.09 826.8 1,184.2 1,896.2 5,021.5 5,891.4 5,168.4 4,668.4
Wallington borough 1.01 8,973.3 8,892.1 8,821.8 9,169.3 10,182.2 10,634.7 10,720.8
Washington township 2.91 138.1 168.7 415.1 2,286.6 3,634.7 3,281.8 3,177.0
Westwood borough 2.32 2,095.3 2,322.4 2,916.4 3,899.1 4,786.6 4,618.1 4,502.6
Woodcliff Lake borough 3.33 261.6 311.4 426.4 823.4 1,653.5 1,694.9 1,592.5
Wood-Ridge borough 1.10 4,690.0 5,217.3 5,711.8 7,240.0 7,555.5 7,208.2 6,823.6
Wyckoff township 6.55 458.2 587.3 853.4 1,710.7 2,448.7 2,366.4 2,346.9
BERGEN COUNTY 234.14 1,556.7 1,747.3 2,299.6 3,328.0 3,826.6 3,605.8 3,525.2
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Burlington County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Bass River township 75.86 9.2 7.9 9.1 9.7 10.7 17.7 20.8
Beverly city 0.57 5,024.6 4,721.1 5,410.5 5,964.9 5,447.4 5,121.1 5,215.8
Bordentown city 0.92 4,788.0 4,590.2 5,975.0 5,406.5 4,880.4 4,827.2 4,718.5
Bordentown township 8.51 96.1 128.7 238.9 697.5 858.2 842.5 902.8
Burlington city 3.00 3,614.7 3,635.0 4,017.0 4,229.0 4,003.3 3,415.3 3,278.3
Burlington township 13.47 192.1 187.1 255.5 467.0 788.5 855.8 924.6
Chesterfield township 21.61 58.7 81.7 93.5 116.6 147.6 178.9 238.4
Cinnaminson township 7.60 299.6 329.5 413.7 1,092.4 2,231.8 2,114.7 1,918.8
Delanco township 2.49 943.4 957.0 1,126.5 1,610.8 1,669.5 1,498.0 1,331.7
Delran township 6.64 303.5 290.1 368.5 802.3 1,515.8 2,230.6 1,984.6
Eastampton township 5.73 87.8 86.9 120.8 244.7 398.6 665.6 866.0
Edgewater Park township 2.89 430.1 405.2 442.6 991.7 2,564.7 3,208.7 2,902.4
Evesham township 29.53 57.4 56.0 71.8 154.0 456.4 728.3 1,195.7
Fieldsboro borough 0.27 1,825.9 1,988.9 2,181.5 2,159.3 2,277.8 2,211.1 2,144.4
Florence township 9.71 805.8 744.5 767.8 837.0 881.6 935.5 1,057.3
Hainesport township 6.53 150.7 131.4 274.6 500.9 457.9 495.6 497.5
Lumberton township 12.87 70.3 78.2 103.0 220.1 306.5 406.8 521.0
Mansfield township 21.72 78.7 75.6 87.8 95.9 119.6 116.2 178.4
Maple Shade township 3.85 1,329.1 1,437.7 1,703.9 3,362.9 4,276.4 5,331.2 4,989.9
Medford township 39.31 48.7 56.9 72.1 123.2 210.9 448.3 522.2
Medford Lakes borough* 1.21 NA 113.2 381.0 2,376.9 3,960.3 4,097.5 3,687.6
Moorestown township 14.77 490.7 524.6 617.7 846.1 1,054.6 1,055.9 1,091.1
Mount Holly township 2.88 2,282.3 2,393.1 2,849.3 4,608.0 4,414.2 3,756.3 3,694.1
Mount Laurel township 21.81 88.4 100.4 129.2 240.7 514.5 807.6 1,387.9
New Hanover township 22.28 29.0 44.1 815.4 1,280.4 1,230.3 639.9 428.5
North Hanover township 17.14 39.4 42.6 67.4 163.1 575.1 528.0 583.1
Palmyra borough 1.98 2,509.1 2,615.2 2,930.3 3,553.5 3,519.7 3,578.3 3,563.6
Pemberton borough 0.60 1,305.0 1,510.0 1,990.0 2,083.3 2,240.0 1,996.7 2,278.3
Pemberton township 61.74 31.2 38.6 77.0 222.3 320.0 481.4 507.6
Riverside township 1.52 4,645.4 4,652.6 4,736.2 5,575.0 5,652.0 5,224.3 5,246.1
Riverton borough 0.66 3,762.1 3,566.7 4,183.3 5,036.4 5,169.7 4,648.5 4,204.5
Shamong township 44.81 10.6 11.3 15.9 17.3 29.4 101.2 128.7
Southampton township 44.09 37.1 41.1 53.1 71.8 113.0 199.8 231.4
Springfield township 30.04 44.1 43.2 52.0 65.1 74.7 89.6 100.8
Tabernacle township 49.45 9.3 9.9 20.9 32.8 42.5 126.1 148.8
Washington township 100.12 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.4 6.7 8.1 8.0
Westampton township 11.04 44.5 51.9 64.9 100.9 242.8 306.4 543.8
Willingboro township 7.70 79.6 83.4 110.6 1,540.4 5,634.5 5,183.4 4,713.1
Woodland township 95.92 10.1 14.3 15.9 19.8 21.2 23.8 21.5
Wrightstown borough 1.75 100.6 137.7 685.1 2,769.1 1,553.7 1,732.0 2,196.0
BURLINGTON COUNTY 804.56 114.4 118.7 166.2 274.6 395.2 443.3 491.0
* Incorporated from Medford Township, 1939.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Camden County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Audubon borough 1.49 5,462.6 5,463.8 6,396.6 7,006.7 7,249.7 6,398.0 6,177.9
Audubon Park borough* 0.15 NA NA 12,393.3 11,420.0 9,946.7 8,493.3 7,666.7
Barrington borough 1.61 1,398.8 1,446.6 1,646.6 4,933.5 5,223.0 4,607.5 4,207.5
Bellmawr borough 3.03 370.6 412.5 1,720.5 3,911.9 5,154.5 4,528.4 4,159.4
Berlin borough 3.58 546.1 489.7 653.4 999.4 1,395.8 1,616.2 1,584.4
Berlin township 3.25 472.9 544.9 619.4 1,034.8 1,751.4 1,645.5 1,681.8
Brooklawn borough 0.47 3,729.8 4,083.0 4,812.8 5,327.7 6,106.4 4,538.3 3,840.4
Camden city 8.82 13,458.0 13,326.1 14,121.9 13,283.3 11,627.1 9,627.0 9,919.7
Cherry Hill township* 24.25 236.5 239.6 427.1 1,299.9 2,655.5 2,836.5 2,859.7
Chesilhurst borough 1.72 173.3 179.1 182.6 223.3 465.7 924.4 887.2
Clementon borough 1.89 1,378.3 1,516.4 1,688.4 1,992.6 2,376.7 3,049.7 2,963.5
Collingswood borough 1.83 6,952.5 6,931.7 8,633.9 9,491.8 9,520.2 8,654.6 8,354.6
Gibbsboro borough 2.20 282.7 324.1 411.8 973.2 1,197.3 1,140.9 1,083.2
Gloucester township 23.24 593.6 589.2 617.8 667.4 632.8 564.6 2,314.8
Gloucester City city 2.20 2,645.5 2,817.3 3,614.5 7,995.9 12,050.5 20,525.5 5,749.5
Haddon township 2.69 3,419.3 3,608.9 4,601.9 6,356.5 6,762.8 5,901.5 5,515.6
Haddonfield borough 2.83 3,129.7 3,442.4 3,708.5 4,664.7 4,635.3 4,359.4 4,108.8
Haddon Heights borough 1.56 3,457.7 3,560.9 4,671.2 5,935.9 6,003.2 5,359.6 5,038.5
Hi-Nella borough 0.23 695.7 882.6 1,030.4 2,060.9 5,195.7 5,434.8 4,543.5
Laurel Springs borough 0.47 2,857.4 2,859.6 3,276.6 4,314.9 5,459.6 4,785.1 4,980.9
Lawnside borough 1.40 985.0 907.1 1,118.6 1,539.3 1,969.3 2,172.9 2,029.3
Lindenwold borough 3.94 640.4 647.7 883.0 1,861.7 3,096.2 4,618.3 4,754.8
Magnolia borough 0.99 1,537.4 1,567.7 1,902.0 4,241.4 5,952.5 4,930.3 4,910.1
Merchantville borough 0.60 5,986.7 6,131.7 6,971.7 6,791.7 7,375.0 6,620.0 6,825.0
Mount Ephraim borough 0.88 2,635.2 2,593.2 5,055.7 6,189.8 6,392.0 5,526.1 5,133.0
Oaklyn borough 0.61 6,300.0 6,342.6 8,014.8 7,832.8 7,583.6 6,923.0 7,262.3
Pennsauken township 10.54 1,604.8 1,683.6 2,160.1 3,204.1 3,452.9 3,204.5 3,295.8
Pine Hill borough 3.92 355.1 392.1 649.5 1,004.8 1,309.2 2,215.3 2,513.8
Pine Valley borough 0.95 42.1 28.4 41.1 21.1 24.2 24.2 20.0
Runnemede borough 2.09 1,165.6 1,356.5 2,017.7 4,017.2 5,012.0 4,526.8 4,326.3
Somerdale borough 1.36 846.3 860.3 1,041.9 3,558.1 4,786.8 4,338.2 4,000.0
Stratford borough 1.58 606.3 620.3 858.2 2,726.6 6,203.2 5,066.5 4,819.0
Tavistock borough 0.25 80.0 52.0 60.0 40.0 48.0 36.0 140.0
Voorhees township 11.60 121.1 125.0 157.2 326.2 535.7 1,113.7 2,117.2
Waterford township 36.18 66.9 76.0 82.8 105.3 112.6 224.6 302.4
Winslow township 57.68 82.2 84.4 88.5 158.5 194.2 347.3 521.6
Woodlynne borough 0.22 13,081.8 13,004.5 12,618.2 14,218.2 14,095.5 11,718.2 11,577.3
CAMDEN COUNTY 222.27 1,136.5 1,151.9 1,354.6 1,765.8 2,055.3 2,124.5 2,262.2
* Incorporated from Audubon Borough, 1947.
** The name of Delaware Township was changed to Cherry Hill Township
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Cape May County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Avalon borough 4.22 81.3 74.2 101.4 164.7 304.0 512.3 428.7
Cape May city 2.47 1,067.6 1,045.7 1,460.3 1,812.6 1,778.1 1,964.8 1,889.9
Cape May Point borough 0.29 358.6 434.5 682.8 906.9 703.4 879.3 855.2
Dennis township 61.34 26.3 30.6 32.3 37.9 43.0 65.0 90.9
Lower township 28.22 51.2 60.0 97.0 224.4 359.8 606.1 737.8
Middle township 71.26 48.1 54.6 64.5 94.3 122.4 159.6 207.3
North Wildwood city 1.76 1,164.2 1,091.5 1,794.3 2,044.3 2,223.9 2,678.4 2,850.6
Ocean City city 6.92 798.4 675.1 872.8 1,100.9 1,528.2 2,015.8 2,241.6
Sea Isle City city 2.21 384.6 349.8 449.3 630.3 774.7 1,196.4 1,218.1
Stone Harbor borough 1.41 257.4 271.6 475.2 591.5 772.3 841.8 727.0
Upper township 63.16 26.2 26.5 30.4 40.2 54.0 106.3 169.1
West Cape May borough 1.19 880.7 784.9 753.8 865.5 844.5 916.8 862.2
West Wildwood borough 0.26 684.6 561.5 911.5 796.2 903.8 1,384.6 1,742.3
Wildwood city 1.29 4,131.8 3,992.2 4,244.2 3,635.7 3,186.0 3,808.5 3,476.0
Wildwood Crest borough 1.15 641.7 574.8 1,540.9 2,618.3 3,028.7 3,607.8 3,157.4
Woodbine borough 8.00 270.5 263.9 302.1 352.9 328.1 351.1 334.8
CAPE MAY COUNTY 255.15 112.1 109.9 141.1 184.6 226.4 312.7 372.7
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Cumberland County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Bridgeton city 6.22 2,524.0 2,571.1 2,954.7 3,370.7 3,285.4 3,021.7 3,045.3
Commercial township 32.45 88.5 87.0 99.8 100.0 113.0 144.0 154.9
Deerfield township 16.84 89.8 88.1 104.4 121.9 146.3 149.8 174.2
Downe township 50.74 31.0 30.5 35.2 36.9 35.0 35.5 33.5
Fairfield township 42.29 43.7 46.7 69.3 92.6 118.0 134.6 134.8
Greenwich township 18.16 53.9 51.2 53.2 59.8 53.0 53.6 50.2
Hopewell township 29.89 59.0 68.5 82.3 120.0 132.8 146.0 141.0
Lawrence township 37.46 47.3 46.8 54.6 70.4 62.2 56.5 64.9
Maurice River township 93.39 24.8 24.2 30.3 33.2 40.1 49.0 71.2
Millville city 42.34 347.3 349.7 378.9 451.0 504.6 586.1 613.9
Shiloh borough 1.20 334.2 322.5 355.8 461.7 477.5 503.3 340.0
Stow Creek township 18.44 43.2 39.0 51.9 54.8 56.9 74.0 77.9
Upper Deerfield township 31.10 65.9 65.0 167.3 194.2 213.8 219.0 222.7
Vineland city 68.67 314.6 355.9 430.7 548.8 690.2 782.8 797.7
CUMBERLAND COUNTY 489.19 138.6 145.1 175.7 211.9 240.7 263.4 282.2
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Essex County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Belleville township 3.34 8,076.0 8,433.2 9,586.5 10,480.5 11,266.2 10,588.9 10,243.4
Bloomfield township 5.32 7,157.3 7,823.9 9,268.2 9,749.4 9,779.9 8,983.5 8,470.1
Caldwell Borough township 1.19 4,322.7 4,144.5 5,268.9 5,833.6 7,291.6 6,406.7 6,343.7
Cedar Grove township 4.22 1,135.8 1,234.1 1,900.9 3,460.4 3,692.4 2,985.8 2,856.2
East Orange city 3.92 17,352.0 17,588.0 20,239.8 19,708.9 19,252.8 19,866.8 18,763.3
Essex Fells township 1.41 790.8 1,039.7 1,146.8 1,541.8 1,802.1 1,675.9 1,517.0
Fairfield township 10.45 94.6 133.2 182.4 316.7 658.8 764.3 728.7
Glen Ridge township 1.28 5,753.9 5,727.3 5,953.1 6,501.6 6,654.7 6,136.7 5,528.1
Irvington township 2.95 19,231.5 18,755.3 20,068.1 20,128.5 20,251.9 20,845.1 20,684.1
Livingston township 13.88 250.4 430.3 715.6 1,666.0 2,170.5 2,020.2 1,917.1
Maplewood township 3.85 5,537.9 6,010.1 6,545.7 6,227.8 6,475.8 5,961.0 5,623.9
Millburn township 9.38 917.1 1,242.2 1,552.2 2,004.2 2,248.3 2,083.5 1,986.1
Montclair township 6.30 6,669.4 6,318.6 6,972.5 6,845.9 6,991.0 6,082.7 5,988.7
Newark city 23.81 18,577.8 18,049.6 18,428.2 17,018.9 16,040.7 13,828.1 11,559.1
North Caldwell township 2.99 499.0 525.8 595.7 1,392.3 2,251.8 1,950.5 2,242.8
Nutley township 3.36 6,122.6 6,533.9 8,033.3 8,783.6 9,497.9 8,630.4 8,065.2
Orange City township 2.21 16,017.6 16,161.5 17,211.3 16,194.1 14,735.7 14,088.7 13,540.7
Roseland borough 3.62 292.3 429.8 557.7 774.6 1,230.1 1,472.4 1,339.0
South Orange Village townsh 2.86 4,765.7 4,804.9 5,325.2 5,655.6 5,933.9 5,546.9 5,730.8
Verona Borough township 2.75 2,604.0 3,257.1 3,971.3 5,011.6 5,478.9 5,151.3 4,944.4
West Caldwell township 5.05 576.4 684.8 924.0 1,646.3 2,359.0 2,258.8 2,063.8
West Orange township 12.11 2,008.8 2,119.1 2,362.1 3,294.4 3,609.8 3,262.6 3,229.0
ESSEX COUNTY 126.26 6,540.4 6,570.5 7,108.8 7,246.9 7,317.4 6,680.0 6,163.5
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Gloucester County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Clayton borough 7.17 327.9 323.6 421.6 657.0 724.3 838.6 858.4
Deptford township 17.48 257.8 271.1 417.8 1,022.8 1,386.3 1,342.8 1,380.8
East Greenwich township 14.75 137.7 143.8 158.4 184.5 222.4 280.9 356.5
Elk township 19.63 82.7 84.4 105.7 134.2 137.9 162.4 193.9
Franklin township 55.95 63.7 61.9 90.4 133.2 160.7 221.6 258.8
Glassboro borough 9.21 521.1 534.7 637.0 1,113.2 1,404.8 1,582.4 1,695.3
Greenwich township 9.31 253.6 275.3 338.6 436.6 609.7 580.5 548.0
Harrison township 19.15 95.4 94.3 116.2 125.8 139.0 187.2 246.2
Logan township 22.75 81.8 71.6 97.7 84.6 80.9 135.3 226.2
Mantua township 15.89 168.5 153.1 223.3 502.9 606.9 578.5 634.0
Monroe township 46.54 87.3 92.6 118.8 201.9 302.3 465.0 573.8
National Park borough 1.00 1,828.0 1,977.0 2,419.0 3,380.0 3,730.0 3,552.0 3,413.0
Newfield borough 1.70 517.6 522.9 594.1 764.1 874.7 919.4 936.5
Paulsboro borough 1.96 3,633.2 3,577.0 4,001.0 4,143.4 4,124.5 3,542.9 3,355.6
Pitman borough 2.30 2,352.6 2,394.3 3,026.1 3,758.3 4,459.6 4,236.5 4,071.7
South Harrison township 15.80 43.0 43.4 54.9 61.6 77.6 94.1 121.5
Swedesboro borough 0.73 2,908.2 3,106.8 3,368.5 3,354.8 3,132.9 2,782.2 2,772.6
Washington township 21.37 96.8 95.8 116.8 230.4 736.6 1,304.5 1,963.5
Wenonah borough 0.97 1,283.5 1,351.5 1,557.7 2,164.9 2,437.1 2,374.2 2,403.1
West Deptford township 15.89 249.0 272.9 342.7 701.8 876.5 1,132.9 1,219.6
Westville borough 0.96 3,606.3 3,734.4 4,928.1 5,157.3 5,385.4 4,985.4 4,763.5
Woodbury city 2.08 3,928.8 3,993.3 5,255.3 5,987.0 5,965.4 4,977.4 5,242.3
Woodbury Heights borough 1.23 810.6 924.4 1,116.3 1,400.8 2,943.9 2,813.0 2,757.7
Woolwich township 20.92 57.2 57.0 64.2 59.0 54.8 54.0 69.7
GLOUCESTER COUNTY 324.78 215.6 219.9 279.3 410.6 525.9 608.8 708.4
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Hudson County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Bayonne city 5.62 15,832.6 14,092.2 13,737.2 13,205.5 12,943.6 11,574.2 10,933.1
East Newark borough 0.10 26,860.0 22,730.0 21,730.0 18,720.0 19,220.0 19,230.0 21,570.0
Guttenberg town 0.19 34,394.7 32,631.6 29,294.7 26,936.8 30,284.2 38,631.6 43,515.8
Harrison town 1.22 12,787.7 11,615.6 11,057.4 9,625.4 9,681.1 10,034.4 11,004.1
Hoboken city 1.27 46,662.2 39,460.6 39,902.4 38,142.5 35,732.3 33,433.1 26,296.9
Jersey City city 14.87 21,298.9 20,253.7 20,108.7 18,567.7 17,508.4 15,032.4 15,369.0
Kearny town 9.14 4,454.7 4,318.1 4,371.1 4,099.8 4,112.1 3,909.7 3,815.5
North Bergen township 5.19 7,844.7 7,652.0 8,007.7 8,167.1 9,200.6 9,059.5 9,328.3
Secaucus town 5.89 1,519.5 1,656.0 1,655.3 2,063.5 2,245.8 2,329.2 2,387.3
Union City city 1.27 46,188.2 44,230.7 43,729.9 41,086.6 45,122.0 43,774.0 45,678.7
Weehawken township 0.85 17,420.0 16,897.6 17,447.1 15,887.1 15,744.7 15,491.8 14,570.6
West New York town 1.02 36,379.4 38,665.7 36,944.1 34,850.0 39,830.4 38,425.5 37,377.5
HUDSON COUNTY 46.64 14,880.0 14,046.5 13,947.4 13,156.7 13,094.3 11,998.5 11,858.9
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Hunterdon County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Alexandria township 27.54 39.7 43.1 49.7 59.2 77.2 101.6 130.5
Bethlehem township 20.83 35.3 38.0 41.1 52.3 66.5 146.2 149.0
Bloomsbury borough 0.91 702.2 773.6 793.4 920.9 965.9 949.5 978.0
Califon borough 0.97 550.5 589.7 642.3 801.0 1,000.0 1,054.6 1,106.2
Clinton town 1.37 680.3 778.1 816.1 845.3 1,271.5 1,394.2 1,499.3
Clinton township 30.20 61.5 77.8 96.9 124.8 169.5 243.2 358.1
Delaware township 36.52 46.7 48.1 55.6 68.0 89.0 104.5 123.5
East Amwell township 28.64 42.2 42.5 53.2 69.2 89.7 121.1 151.3
Flemington borough 1.07 2,550.5 2,445.8 2,857.9 3,020.6 3,660.7 3,861.7 3,782.2
Franklin township 22.86 48.1 53.0 54.9 77.7 94.2 100.3 124.7
Frenchtown borough 1.28 928.9 967.2 1,019.5 1,046.9 1,139.8 1,228.9 1,193.8
Glen Gardner borough 1.56 355.1 343.6 419.2 504.5 560.3 534.6 1,067.3
Hampton borough 1.54 559.1 561.0 633.1 737.0 900.0 1,048.1 983.8
High Bridge borough 2.41 771.8 739.0 769.3 891.3 1,081.3 1,425.3 1,612.4
Holland township 23.71 41.9 48.5 56.6 105.2 151.3 193.7 206.3
Kingwood township 35.41 34.4 35.4 37.3 52.0 64.8 78.3 93.9
Lambertville city 1.14 3,963.2 3,900.9 3,927.2 3,744.7 3,823.7 3,547.4 3,444.7
Lebanon borough 0.88 625.0 725.0 854.5 1,000.0 1,005.7 931.8 1,177.3
Lebanon township 31.67 40.1 45.4 62.2 89.7 133.7 172.4 179.3
Milford borough 1.15 811.3 811.3 880.0 968.7 1,069.6 1,189.6 1,107.0
Raritan township 37.85 48.2 57.0 74.3 120.1 183.2 219.1 412.6
Readington township 47.60 59.1 61.0 85.7 129.1 161.5 228.0 281.5
Stockton borough 0.55 1,010.9 869.1 887.3 945.5 1,125.5 1,169.1 1,143.6
Tewksbury township 31.64 35.4 37.9 45.5 60.3 93.5 129.4 151.8
Union township 18.98 60.7 68.7 82.0 90.5 123.9 209.2 267.5
West Amwell township 21.73 36.3 44.9 55.8 77.5 98.6 105.8 103.6
HUNTERDON COUNTY 429.68 80.8 85.6 99.5 125.9 162.3 203.4 250.8
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Mercer County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
East Windsor township 15.65 58.9 54.0 82.0 146.8 749.9 1,344.5 1,428.3
Ewing township 15.33 452.8 661.8 1,098.5 1,737.0 2,141.6 2,272.8 2,229.9
Hamilton township 39.44 687.7 766.2 1,043.5 1,649.0 2,018.5 2,099.4 2,194.5
Hightstown borough 1.24 2,429.0 2,811.3 2,993.5 3,481.5 4,379.8 3,694.4 4,133.9
Hopewell borough 0.69 2,126.1 2,431.9 2,708.7 2,794.2 3,291.3 2,900.0 2,852.2
Hopewell township 58.12 67.2 64.3 81.4 134.5 172.6 187.4 199.4
Lawrence township 22.14 284.2 294.6 383.9 617.2 883.8 890.9 1,164.7
Pennington borough 0.96 1,390.6 1,554.2 1,752.1 2,149.0 2,240.6 2,196.9 2,642.7
Princeton borough 1.84 3,800.0 4,195.1 6,646.7 6,462.0 6,690.8 6,540.8 6,530.4
Princeton township 16.39 167.1 198.4 329.9 635.2 832.9 834.8 805.2
Trenton city 7.65 16,125.0 16,300.3 16,733.2 14,923.8 13,697.5 12,042.4 11,591.5
Washington township 20.46 65.8 66.7 90.1 105.4 161.8 170.4 284.2
West Windsor township 26.00 65.8 83.1 96.9 154.5 247.3 328.5 616.2
MERCER COUNTY 225.90 828.1 873.1 1,016.7 1,178.7 1,345.6 1,362.2 1,442.3
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Middlesex County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Carteret borough 4.36 3,059.4 2,746.8 2,988.5 4,702.3 5,306.7 4,724.3 4,363.5
Cranbury township 13.42 95.2 100.0 133.9 149.1 167.9 143.6 186.3
Dunellen borough 1.04 4,950.0 5,153.8 6,049.0 6,576.9 6,800.0 6,339.4 6,276.9
East Brunswick township 22.00 123.2 168.5 259.0 907.5 1,553.0 1,714.1 1,979.5
Edison township* 30.17 332.3 380.2 541.9 1,484.9 2,224.7 2,326.6 2,939.3
Helmetta borough 0.85 942.4 784.7 682.4 916.5 1,123.5 1,123.5 1,424.7
Highland Park borough 1.84 4,723.4 4,892.4 5,283.2 6,004.9 7,817.9 7,280.4 7,216.8
Jamesburg borough 0.84 2,438.1 2,533.3 2,746.4 3,396.4 5,457.1 4,897.6 6,302.4
Metuchen borough 2.74 2,097.8 2,393.1 3,605.5 5,124.5 5,850.7 5,022.6 4,673.0
Middlesex borough 3.50 1,001.1 1,075.1 1,698.0 3,005.7 4,296.6 3,851.4 3,730.0
Milltown borough 1.57 1,907.0 2,238.9 2,411.5 3,461.8 4,121.0 4,545.2 4,438.2
Monroe township 42.21 68.6 71.9 96.7 138.1 216.5 375.7 527.2
New Brunswick city 5.22 6,619.7 6,356.3 7,435.1 7,689.5 8,023.9 7,939.1 7,990.6
North Brunswick township 12.04 300.8 378.9 535.7 838.8 1,386.3 1,845.5 2,598.6
Old Bridge township** 38.00 67.5 100.1 193.8 599.3 1,282.0 1,355.7 1,486.2
Perth Amboy city 4.78 9,103.8 8,628.0 8,646.4 7,951.3 8,116.7 8,148.7 8,779.7
Piscataway township 18.78 312.3 385.7 542.1 1,059.1 1,939.2 2,248.3 2,507.4
Plainsboro township 12.01 84.8 77.0 92.6 97.5 137.2 466.7 1,183.4
Sayreville borough 16.13 536.8 507.5 640.9 1,398.2 2,015.4 1,858.0 2,169.0
South Amboy city 1.55 5,468.4 5,033.5 5,433.5 5,433.5 6,024.5 5,369.0 5,072.9
South Brunswick township 40.96 67.3 76.4 97.7 250.9 343.2 418.1 629.7
South Plainfield borough 8.36 603.7 643.4 957.9 2,138.6 2,528.9 2,453.6 2,450.8
South River borough 2.82 3,815.2 3,799.3 4,009.9 4,750.7 5,470.9 5,092.6 4,855.3
Spotswood borough 2.32 397.0 517.7 1,002.2 2,494.8 3,401.3 3,379.3 3,440.9
Woodbridge township 23.04 1,096.6 1,180.2 1,552.0 3,422.1 4,294.4 3,909.5 4,040.2
MIDDLESEX COUNTY 310.55 682.3 698.0 851.7 1,395.0 1,877.2 1,916.1 2,163.2
* Name of Raritan Township was changes to Edison Township
** Madison Township name changed to Old Bridge Township, November 4, 1975.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Monmouth County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Aberdeen township* 5.56 448.9 473.6 699.3 1,323.6 3,179.9 3,099.8 3,064.4
Allenhurst borough 0.26 2,203.8 2,000.0 2,915.4 3,057.7 3,892.3 3,507.7 2,919.2
Allentown borough 0.61 1,157.4 1,255.7 1,526.2 2,283.6 2,627.9 3,216.4 2,996.7
Asbury Park city 1.43 10,476.2 10,221.7 11,953.8 12,144.1 11,561.5 11,898.6 11,747.6
Atlantic Highlands boroug 1.24 1,612.9 1,883.1 2,486.3 3,321.8 4,114.5 3,991.9 3,733.1
Avon-by-the-Sea borough 0.42 2,904.8 2,883.3 3,928.6 4,064.3 5,150.0 5,564.3 5,154.8
Belmar borough 1.02 3,422.5 3,367.6 4,545.1 5,088.2 5,668.6 6,638.2 5,761.8
Bradley Beach borough 0.59 5,603.4 5,878.0 6,628.8 7,125.4 7,055.9 8,088.1 7,584.7
Brielle borough 1.78 384.3 539.9 746.1 1,471.3 2,019.1 2,285.4 2,475.3
Colts Neck township** 31.44 39.5 37.4 57.7 69.2 185.1 250.9 272.2
Deal borough 1.22 655.7 751.6 872.1 1,548.4 1,968.0 1,600.0 966.4
Eatontown borough 5.91 327.9 297.5 515.1 1,748.6 2,473.6 2,149.4 2,335.0
Englishtown borough 0.57 1,398.2 1,429.8 1,761.4 2,005.3 1,838.6 1,712.3 2,224.6
Fair Haven borough 1.67 1,353.3 1,491.6 2,131.7 3,400.0 3,677.8 3,400.6 3,155.7
Farmingdale borough 0.53 1,186.8 1,149.1 1,424.5 1,809.4 2,166.0 2,543.4 2,758.5
Freehold borough 2.00 3,447.0 3,476.0 3,775.0 4,570.0 5,272.5 5,010.0 5,371.0
Freehold township 38.53 44.6 63.8 89.3 124.0 342.2 498.4 641.3
Hazlet township*** 5.63 278.5 295.2 490.8 2,723.6 3,950.1 4,087.6 3,903.4
Highlands borough 0.77 2,437.7 2,696.1 3,842.9 4,592.2 5,085.7 6,736.4 6,297.4
Holmdel township 17.91 66.5 67.1 77.1 165.2 341.5 471.6 643.9
Howell township 60.92 51.6 66.3 109.9 183.1 357.1 411.4 640.0
Interlaken borough 0.35 1,557.1 2,248.6 2,380.0 3,337.1 3,377.1 2,962.9 2,600.0
Keansburg borough 1.07 2,046.7 2,714.0 5,195.3 6,405.6 9,084.1 9,918.7 10,344.9
Keyport borough 1.41 3,503.5 3,650.4 4,175.9 4,567.4 5,109.9 5,257.4 5,380.1
Little Silver borough 2.76 401.8 529.3 940.2 1,884.8 2,177.5 2,010.1 2,072.8
Loch Arbour village**** 0.10 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,970.0 3,950.0 3,690.0 3,800.0
Long Branch city 5.21 3,531.5 3,341.3 4,431.9 5,034.2 6,098.7 5,723.4 5,500.6
Manalapan township 30.60 47.8 62.1 102.5 130.4 459.1 618.1 873.1
Manasquan borough 1.38 1,681.2 1,695.7 2,302.9 2,914.5 3,602.2 3,879.7 3,890.6
Marlboro township 30.58 65.1 164.0 207.9 262.9 401.3 574.2 914.8
Matawan borough 2.27 997.4 1,215.0 1,647.1 2,245.4 4,024.7 3,893.0 4,083.7
Middletown township 41.11 224.0 268.0 394.1 965.1 1,328.7 1,522.1 1,658.6
Millstone township 36.75 38.9 39.9 57.1 69.4 69.0 106.8 137.9
Monmouth Beach borough 1.07 427.1 545.8 753.3 1,273.8 1,908.4 3,100.9 3,086.9
Neptune township 8.20 1,295.7 1,244.8 1,660.1 2,620.4 3,397.9 3,459.3 3,432.7
Neptune City borough 0.90 2,508.9 2,657.8 3,414.4 4,458.9 6,113.3 5,862.2 5,552.2
* Matawan Township name changed to Aberdeen Township, January 1, 1978.
** Name of Atlantic Township was changed to Colts Neck Township
*** Name of Raritan Township changed to Hazlet Township
****Incorporated from Ocean Township, 1958.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Monmouth County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Ocean township 11.04 262.0 380.4 610.0 1,052.7 1,688.7 2,135.0 2,269.7
Oceanport borough 3.22 581.4 981.1 2,356.5 1,533.2 2,330.1 1,828.6 1,908.7
Red Bank borough 1.79 6,492.7 6,130.7 7,119.0 6,973.2 7,177.1 6,721.2 5,941.9
Roosevelt borough* 1.96 NA 356.1 367.3 389.8 415.3 426.0 451.0
Rumson borough 5.22 397.1 560.5 774.7 1,227.0 1,421.6 1,460.3 1,283.7
Sea Bright borough 0.64 1,404.7 1,217.2 1,560.9 1,778.1 2,092.2 2,831.3 2,645.3
Sea Girt borough 1.06 364.2 565.1 1,111.3 1,696.2 2,082.1 2,500.0 1,980.2
Shrewsbury borough 2.21 387.8 478.7 729.9 1,457.9 1,500.0 1,340.3 1,400.9
Shrewsbury township 0.10 10,520.0 13,470.0 13,880.0 12,040.0 11,640.0 9,950.0 10,980.0
South Belmar borough 0.25 3,544.0 3,820.0 5,176.0 6,148.0 5,960.0 6,264.0 5,928.0
Spring Lake borough 1.31 1,332.1 1,259.5 1,532.8 2,230.5 2,974.0 3,217.6 2,671.0
Spring Lake Heights boroug 1.32 925.0 815.2 1,362.1 2,506.8 3,486.4 4,109.1 4,046.2
Tinton Falls borough** 15.61 NA NA 242.3 468.5 537.8 495.8 791.9
Union Beach borough 1.87 1,012.3 1,110.2 1,944.4 3,134.8 3,461.0 3,397.9 3,292.0
Upper Freehold township 46.85 39.9 39.3 46.8 50.4 54.5 58.7 69.9
Wall township 30.61 115.6 143.2 241.3 389.7 539.0 619.1 661.4
West Long Branch borough 2.89 583.4 702.4 947.8 1,846.7 2,368.5 2,553.6 2,660.9
MONMOUTH COUNTY 471.74 312.2 341.9 477.8 709.1 979.4 1,067.0 1,172.5
* Incorporated from Millstone Township, 1937.
** New Shrewsbury Borough name changed to Tinton Falls Borough, November 4, 1975.
incorporated from Shrewsbury Township, 1950.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Morris County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Boonton town 2.37 2,897.0 2,843.5 3,022.4 3,367.5 3,907.6 3,637.1 3,520.3
Boonton township 8.59 72.5 95.1 134.5 232.6 357.4 381.0 415.1
Butler borough 2.08 1,630.8 1,611.1 1,947.1 2,602.9 3,389.9 3,661.5 3,553.8
Chatham borough 2.41 1,605.4 2,028.2 3,066.8 3,949.0 3,969.3 3,542.3 3,322.4
Chatham township 9.34 119.4 216.9 302.5 635.0 866.5 951.1 1,002.2
Chester borough* 1.54 NA 422.1 489.6 697.4 843.5 930.5 788.3
Chester township 29.30 49.6 29.8 44.3 71.9 145.6 177.4 203.3
Denville township 12.10 178.7 257.6 500.4 878.7 1,160.7 1,188.4 1,141.5
Dover town 2.68 3,742.9 3,914.6 4,169.4 4,863.4 5,611.6 5,478.0 5,639.9
East Hanover township 8.18 115.6 193.0 263.0 535.3 945.5 1,139.2 1,213.4
Florham Park borough 7.43 170.8 216.6 321.0 972.0 1,089.4 1,259.6 1,146.8
Hanover township 10.66 236.0 263.8 352.3 875.1 1,003.8 1,111.3 1,082.4
Harding township 20.42 59.1 76.6 96.5 131.4 159.1 158.5 178.3
Jefferson township 40.72 30.8 38.0 67.4 169.1 346.8 403.1 437.7
Kinnelon borough 18.37 23.3 40.6 73.5 241.2 413.7 423.0 461.1
Lincoln Park borough 6.73 272.1 324.8 501.6 898.7 1,342.3 1,308.5 1,631.2
Madison borough 4.19 1,785.4 1,895.9 2,486.2 3,609.1 3,988.1 3,665.2 3,782.8
Mendham borough 6.02 212.3 223.1 286.4 393.9 619.4 813.8 812.3
Mendham township 17.86 56.2 60.4 77.3 126.3 207.0 251.3 254.0
Mine Hill township 2.99 475.6 515.4 652.5 1,124.4 1,189.6 1,112.0 1,114.7
Montville township 18.85 130.9 170.1 220.6 359.3 628.4 758.1 827.6
Morris township 15.78 352.7 387.0 471.0 766.3 1,230.3 1,171.5 1,264.4
Morris Plains borough 2.60 658.8 776.2 1,041.2 1,808.8 2,130.8 2,040.4 2,007.3
Morristown town 2.94 5,169.0 5,193.9 5,824.5 6,024.5 6,007.5 5,651.0 5,506.5
Mountain Lakes borough 2.67 798.5 825.8 1,050.9 1,512.0 1,774.9 1,555.4 1,440.8
Mount Arlington borough 2.12 144.3 215.1 301.4 587.7 1,693.4 2,005.2 1,712.3
Mount Olive township 30.44 40.6 50.1 85.3 125.1 341.5 615.9 699.1
Netcong borough 0.77 2,723.4 2,801.3 2,966.2 3,590.9 3,711.7 4,619.5 4,300.0
Parsippany-Troy Hills towns 23.89 277.6 459.4 640.0 1,069.8 2,306.9 2,087.4 2,029.2
Passaic township 12.07 178.0 220.7 284.1 458.7 612.5 602.7 648.4
Pequannock township 7.04 298.9 405.7 746.3 1,499.0 2,038.4 1,956.8 1,824.4
Randolph township 20.96 102.7 102.5 203.7 348.0 634.4 850.6 953.0
Riverdale borough 2.08 505.8 533.7 650.0 1,248.1 1,312.0 1,216.3 1,139.4
Rockaway borough 2.09 1,498.6 1,681.3 1,823.9 2,590.0 3,054.1 3,278.5 2,987.1
Rockaway township 42.19 75.3 57.4 104.7 245.5 449.3 470.5 463.9
Roxbury township 21.35 181.7 208.7 267.3 467.6 737.9 884.2 956.9
Victory Gardens borough** 0.15 NA NA NA 5,425.0 5,135.0 5,215.0 8,760.0
Washington township 44.82 36.0 41.7 47.9 74.3 155.3 254.4 347.9
Wharton borough 2.18 1,689.4 1,767.9 1,767.4 2,296.3 2,539.0 2,516.1 2,479.4
MORRIS COUNTY 468.95 234.9 267.4 349.5 556.4 815.4 866.9 898.5
* Incorporated from Chester Township, 1930.
** Incorporated from Randolph Township, 1951.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Ocean County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Barnegat township* 33.62 30.8 31.1 34.9 37.8 45.8 258.8 363.9
Barnegat Light borough 0.72 200.0 312.5 315.3 398.6 769.4 859.7 937.5
Bay Head borough 0.59 727.1 845.8 1,369.5 1,396.6 1,835.6 2,271.2 2,078.0
Beach Haven borough 0.98 729.6 761.2 1,071.4 1,062.2 1,518.4 1,749.0 1,505.1
Beachwood borough 2.76 142.8 235.5 453.3 1,001.8 1,590.6 2,785.1 3,378.3
Berkeley township 42.89 18.9 27.6 37.3 99.6 184.6 539.8 870.1
Brick township 26.28 44.4 52.1 163.6 617.4 1,327.9 2,031.4 2,529.4
Dover township 41.09 95.4 124.1 185.2 418.5 1,051.5 1,549.0 1,858.6
Eagleswood township 16.37 29.3 33.4 37.8 46.4 49.9 61.2 90.2
Harvey Cedars borough 0.55 96.4 134.5 192.7 243.6 570.9 660.0 658.2
Island Beach borough** NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Island Heights borough 0.60 755.0 653.3 1,325.0 1,916.7 2,328.3 2,625.0 2,450.0
Jackson township 100.03 17.2 21.5 35.1 59.4 182.7 256.4 332.2
Lacey township 83.99 8.2 9.0 11.5 23.1 55.0 168.6 263.6
Lakehurst borough 0.92 1,029.3 898.9 1,650.0 3,021.7 2,870.7 3,160.9 3,345.7
Lakewood township 24.82 317.0 342.5 435.5 645.4 1,016.6 1,549.7 1,815.0
Lavallette borough 0.80 358.8 393.8 708.8 1,040.0 1,886.3 2,590.0 2,873.8
Little Egg Harbor township 49.10 11.1 11.8 13.1 17.3 60.5 172.8 271.5
Long Beach township 5.31 66.9 80.0 158.2 294.0 548.0 656.9 641.6
Manchester township 82.59 12.2 11.1 21.3 45.8 91.4 338.9 435.6
Mantoloking borough 0.39 94.9 148.7 184.6 410.3 817.9 1,110.3 856.4
Ocean township 20.80 18.6 20.5 25.0 44.3 106.8 179.4 260.4
Ocean Gate borough 0.44 395.5 550.0 1,027.3 1,604.5 2,456.8 3,147.7 4,722.7
Pine Beach borough 0.62 116.1 262.9 798.4 1,588.7 2,250.0 2,896.8 3,151.6
Plumsted township 40.02 30.4 39.5 52.3 82.0 102.8 116.8 150.0
Point Pleasant borough 3.53 583.0 589.8 1,135.7 2,884.4 4,523.5 5,027.5 5,149.3
Point Pleasant Beach boroug 1.44 1,280.6 1,429.9 2,013.9 2,689.6 3,390.3 3,760.4 3,550.0
Seaside Heights borough 0.48 831.3 1,143.8 1,795.8 1,987.5 2,600.0 3,754.2 4,929.2
Seaside Park borough 0.65 878.5 1,004.6 1,518.5 1,621.5 2,203.1 2,761.5 2,878.5
Ship Bottom borough 0.69 401.4 573.9 772.5 1,039.1 1,563.8 2,068.1 1,959.4
South Toms River borough 1.15 352.2 387.0 427.8 1,393.9 3,461.7 3,438.3 3,364.3
Stafford township 47.57 21.8 26.3 28.3 40.6 77.4 218.3 280.1
Surf City borough 0.72 105.6 179.2 404.2 581.9 1,568.1 2,181.9 1,909.7
Tuckerton borough 3.65 391.5 361.6 364.9 420.8 527.7 677.3 835.1
OCEAN COUNTY 636.18 51.9 59.2 88.9 169.9 327.2 543.2 680.9
* Union Township name changed to Barnegat Township, January 1, 1977.
** Incorporated in 1933 from Berkeley, Lacey & Ocean Township; now included in Berkeley Township.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Passaic County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Bloomingdale borough 8.80 289.0 296.1 369.4 601.5 886.0 894.0 855.7
Clifton city 11.30 4,148.2 4,321.0 5,708.9 7,264.1 7,295.3 6,583.0 6,348.8
Haledon borough 1.15 4,184.3 4,611.3 5,394.8 5,357.4 5,884.3 5,745.2 6,044.3
Hawthorne borough 3.40 3,490.6 3,708.8 4,357.6 5,216.2 5,639.1 5,352.9 5,024.7
Little Falls township 2.75 1,876.7 1,952.0 2,329.1 3,538.2 4,264.4 4,180.4 4,106.9
North Haledon borough 3.44 627.0 802.6 1,032.0 1,751.7 2,213.4 2,377.0 2,321.8
Passaic city 3.10 20,309.4 19,804.5 18,613.5 17,407.4 17,781.9 16,923.5 18,722.9
Paterson city 8.44 16,411.5 16,546.9 16,509.0 17,021.7 17,159.2 16,347.2 16,693.2
Pompton Lakes borough 2.97 1,045.1 1,073.7 1,567.0 3,180.1 3,837.4 3,589.2 3,548.5
Prospect Park borough 0.48 12,310.4 11,904.2 10,920.8 10,835.4 10,783.3 10,712.5 10,527.1
Ringwood borough 24.97 41.6 39.1 70.2 167.5 416.2 505.6 505.5
Totowa borough 3.99 1,152.9 1,285.7 1,515.0 2,731.1 2,902.3 2,869.2 2,550.6
Wanaque borough 8.00 389.9 392.9 527.8 890.8 1,079.5 1,253.1 1,213.9
Wayne township 23.82 187.6 288.3 496.3 1,232.3 2,063.0 1,951.0 1,974.2
West Milford township 75.43 25.2 33.2 48.4 108.1 229.4 301.6 337.1
West Paterson borough 2.96 1,047.6 1,116.9 1,328.0 2,568.2 3,950.0 3,815.2 3,710.1
PASSAIC COUNTY 185.00 1,573.5 1,611.1 1,755.6 2,117.7 2,399.8 2,331.1 2,449.0
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Salem County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Alloway township 32.84 48.0 51.9 54.6 67.8 77.6 81.6 85.1
Carneys Point township* 17.49 221.8 274.7 384.0 434.2 401.1 480.0 482.7
Elmer borough 0.86 1,417.4 1,562.8 1,697.7 1,750.0 1,851.2 1,824.4 1,826.7
Elsinboro township 12.26 33.0 54.1 55.0 99.5 98.2 105.2 95.4
Lower Alloways Creek townsh 46.77 22.7 24.0 27.9 27.6 29.9 33.1 39.7
Mannington township 34.77 45.6 47.6 48.5 58.2 55.0 50.0 48.7
Oldmans township 19.90 71.9 86.5 83.3 146.4 104.9 92.8 84.6
Penns Grove borough 0.93 6,338.7 6,976.3 7,171.0 6,640.9 6,158.1 6,193.5 5,621.5
Pennsville township 23.10 127.0 221.3 319.3 451.0 575.6 599.5 597.1
Pilesgrove township 34.90 52.0 46.2 55.6 72.2 77.5 80.5 93.1
Pittsgrove township 45.42 46.0 47.5 61.8 83.3 101.7 153.1 178.8
Quinton township 24.17 48.2 54.3 75.3 101.0 106.2 119.4 103.9
Salem city 2.61 3,083.1 3,301.9 3,467.4 3,425.7 2,930.3 2,666.3 2,637.2
Upper Pittsgrove township 40.15 47.3 47.9 54.9 67.6 71.8 78.2 78.2
Woodstown borough 1.59 1,152.2 1,274.8 1,474.8 1,850.3 1,973.0 2,044.0 1,983.6
SALEM COUNTY 337.76 105.0 120.5 141.1 167.3 172.0 184.3 193.3
* Upper Penns Neck Township name changed to Carneys Point Township, November 10, 1975.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Somerset County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Bedminster township 26.49 51.9 60.6 60.9 87.7 98.0 93.2 267.5
Bernards township 23.99 95.6 188.1 312.1 375.9 554.6 538.6 716.9
Bernardsville borough 12.94 257.8 263.1 305.7 426.2 514.1 518.9 509.8
Bound Brook borough 1.70 4,336.5 4,480.0 4,925.9 6,037.1 6,147.1 5,711.8 5,580.6
Branchburg township 20.25 53.5 60.8 96.7 184.7 283.6 387.5 537.7
Bridgewater township 32.44 103.3 152.1 253.8 486.7 932.0 899.4 1,002.1
Far Hills borough 4.86 115.2 118.1 123.5 144.4 160.5 139.3 135.2
Franklin township* 46.77 129.1 134.7 205.3 424.6 649.8 670.5 914.7
Green Brook township 4.58 118.8 166.6 252.2 790.8 939.3 1,013.1 973.8
Hillsborough township 54.67 41.8 48.4 70.9 138.7 202.3 348.7 526.9
Manville borough 2.48 2,194.0 2,445.6 3,466.5 4,433.5 5,253.6 4,547.6 4,260.9
Millstone borough 0.75 249.3 336.0 385.3 545.3 840.0 706.7 600.0
Montgomery township 32.61 81.2 103.0 117.1 118.1 194.8 225.7 294.8
North Plainfield borough 2.79 3,498.2 3,794.3 4,575.6 6,090.7 7,812.2 6,848.7 6,745.5
Peapack and Gladstone borou 5.80 219.5 233.4 250.0 311.0 331.7 351.4 364.0
Raritan borough 2.04 2,328.9 2,372.1 2,515.2 3,008.3 3,279.9 3,003.9 2,842.2
Rocky Hill borough 0.67 764.2 603.0 801.5 788.1 1,368.7 1,070.1 1,034.3
Somerville borough 2.36 3,497.9 3,694.9 4,903.0 5,278.8 5,784.7 5,073.3 4,928.8
South Bound Brook borough 0.78 2,260.3 2,471.8 3,724.4 4,648.7 5,801.3 5,552.6 5,365.4
Warren township 19.68 71.1 108.7 168.5 273.7 436.6 498.2 550.3
Watchung borough 6.00 151.0 193.0 303.0 552.0 791.7 881.7 851.7
SOMERSET COUNTY 304.65 213.2 243.5 324.2 471.0 649.2 664.8 788.7
* East Millstone Township disincorporated and consolidated with Franklin Township in 1949
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Sussex County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Andover borough 1.76 272.2 290.9 318.2 417.0 461.9 506.8 397.7
Andover township 20.10 24.7 29.4 52.3 108.3 151.2 224.2 270.5
Branchville borough 0.59 1,127.1 1,211.9 1,372.9 1,632.2 1,544.1 1,474.6 1,442.4
Byram township 20.85 11.8 17.9 36.5 77.5 220.2 359.8 386.0
Frankford township 34.11 31.5 36.5 44.9 63.6 81.4 136.4 149.9
Franklin borough 4.49 930.1 892.9 860.6 807.1 943.4 999.1 1,108.5
Fredon township 17.65 23.3 27.1 33.1 45.6 77.7 129.2 156.5
Green township 16.13 33.4 33.5 36.9 52.9 83.3 151.9 167.9
Hamburg borough 1.16 1,000.0 962.1 1,125.0 1,320.7 1,569.0 1,579.3 2,212.1
Hampton township 24.64 23.6 24.8 27.1 47.6 84.9 158.9 180.1
Hardyston township 32.16 29.4 32.2 39.8 68.6 108.8 141.6 164.0
Hopatcong borough 10.92 48.9 60.4 107.4 310.5 828.9 1,422.3 1,427.3
Lafayette township 18.02 40.8 44.6 46.4 61.0 66.7 89.6 105.5
Montague township 44.01 13.2 14.1 13.7 20.0 25.7 46.9 64.3
Newton town 3.10 1,742.3 1,784.8 1,864.8 2,117.1 2,353.9 2,499.4 2,426.1
Ogdensburg borough 2.28 499.1 511.0 512.7 531.6 974.6 1,200.4 1,193.9
Sandyston township 42.60 14.3 15.3 19.5 23.9 30.6 34.9 40.7
Sparta township 37.39 35.2 46.2 80.8 179.6 289.4 356.6 405.4
Stanhope borough 1.87 582.4 588.2 722.5 970.1 1,625.7 1,945.5 1,814.4
Stillwater township 27.24 25.9 24.9 30.0 49.2 79.2 142.7 156.1
Sussex borough 0.60 2,358.3 2,463.3 2,568.3 2,760.0 3,396.7 4,030.0 3,668.3
Vernon township 68.31 18.7 20.6 22.7 31.5 88.7 238.6 310.5
Walpack township 24.03 7.4 8.6 8.5 10.3 16.0 6.2 2.8
Wantage township 67.12 30.9 35.4 37.9 49.3 64.5 108.3 141.3
SUSSEX COUNTY 521.10 52.8 56.3 65.4 93.5 147.2 220.5 251.3
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Union County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Berkeley Heights township 6.26 303.4 350.5 553.7 1,393.1 2,089.1 2,004.6 1,913.7
Clark township 4.34 307.1 434.0 1,002.8 2,809.9 4,338.5 3,847.7 3,370.7
Cranford township 4.82 2,308.3 2,668.0 3,859.3 5,482.2 5,682.8 5,098.1 4,695.6
Elizabeth city 12.32 9,301.1 8,921.4 9,157.2 8,741.7 9,144.0 8,620.2 8,928.7
Fanwood borough 1.34 1,254.5 1,723.9 2,409.0 5,942.5 6,656.7 5,796.3 5,309.7
Garwood borough 0.66 5,066.7 5,487.9 7,003.0 8,221.2 7,969.7 7,200.0 6,404.5
Hillside township 2.69 6,543.1 6,898.1 7,809.3 8,291.4 8,043.1 7,970.3 7,823.0
Kenilworth borough 2.14 1,048.1 1,145.3 2,300.0 3,915.4 4,282.7 3,841.6 3,539.3
Linden city 10.80 1,927.8 2,192.0 2,837.4 3,697.3 3,834.2 3,503.3 3,398.2
Mountainside borough 4.02 240.0 285.6 509.0 1,573.4 1,870.6 1,770.6 1,656.0
New Providence borough 3.68 521.2 645.1 918.5 2,783.4 3,748.9 3,376.6 3,108.4
Plainfield city 6.04 5,699.0 6,203.5 7,014.2 7,505.0 7,758.6 7,542.2 7,709.8
Rahway city 3.99 4,012.8 4,385.5 5,335.8 6,942.1 7,296.7 6,697.5 6,347.1
Roselle borough 2.64 4,932.2 5,150.4 6,697.3 7,966.7 8,554.9 7,818.6 7,694.7
Roselle Park borough 1.22 7,351.6 7,918.9 9,456.6 10,283.6 11,702.5 10,964.8 10,495.9
Scotch Plains township 9.07 461.5 550.5 999.9 2,038.7 2,456.3 2,290.4 2,333.0
Springfield township 5.15 723.3 805.4 1,400.8 2,809.1 3,056.3 2,709.7 2,605.8
Summit city 6.05 2,406.0 2,671.9 2,963.5 3,913.6 3,904.1 3,482.8 3,265.6
Union township 9.11 1,808.1 2,714.6 4,171.7 5,653.0 5,826.2 5,508.7 5,491.1
Westfield town 6.73 2,347.8 2,742.6 3,156.5 4,672.7 5,010.4 4,524.1 4,289.7
Winfield township* 0.18 NA NA 15,105.6 13,655.6 12,133.3 9,916.7 8,755.6
UNION COUNTY 103.26 2,965.2 3,190.0 3,868.0 4,899.0 5,276.6 4,897.4 4,782.3
* Incorporated from Linden City and Clark Township, 1941.
Table 9. New Jersey Municipality Densities: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
Warren County Area Population Density
MUNICIPALITY Sq. Mi. 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Allamuchy township 20.54 33.3 33.4 35.8 47.4 55.4 124.6 169.6
Alpha borough 1.72 1,380.2 1,337.8 1,230.8 1,398.8 1,644.8 1,537.2 1,470.9
Belvidere town 1.33 1,558.6 1,548.9 1,809.0 1,982.0 2,046.6 1,860.9 2,006.8
Blairstown township 31.02 45.6 46.7 50.6 57.9 70.6 140.6 171.9
Franklin township 23.98 50.6 64.2 63.8 72.1 82.3 97.6 100.3
Frelinghuysen township 22.95 30.3 31.2 33.9 36.8 48.7 62.5 77.5
Greenwich township 10.55 108.2 106.6 115.4 132.4 140.5 164.7 180.0
Hackettstown town 3.70 821.1 888.9 1,052.4 1,425.9 2,560.0 2,391.9 2,194.6
Hardwick township 17.57 18.8 20.9 21.1 21.1 31.2 53.9 70.3
Harmony township 23.81 55.1 61.5 74.0 85.6 92.2 108.9 111.4
Hope township 18.50 29.9 34.9 36.8 45.0 61.6 79.4 92.9
Independence township 19.84 48.6 52.7 58.9 76.1 103.7 142.6 198.6
Knowlton township 24.78 42.3 43.7 50.8 58.2 70.1 83.7 102.6
Liberty township 11.80 35.5 37.4 44.8 64.4 104.2 146.6 211.3
Lopatcong township 7.08 179.2 204.8 245.3 381.8 444.1 705.9 713.6
Mansfield township 19.92 57.2 63.0 75.2 106.9 178.0 290.2 359.1
Oxford township 5.93 290.6 261.0 251.1 279.4 293.8 279.8 301.9
Pahaquarry township 19.39 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.7 1.3 1.0
Phillipsburg town 3.22 5,979.8 5,687.6 5,875.5 5,746.0 5,543.2 5,169.9 4,893.5
Pohatcong township 13.32 148.2 152.3 190.7 266.0 294.6 289.5 269.6
Washington borough 1.96 2,250.0 2,368.9 2,450.0 2,919.9 3,032.1 3,280.1 3,303.1
Washington township 17.58 57.3 75.1 100.4 173.8 203.9 241.4 305.3
White township 27.37 43.8 48.8 56.1 66.9 85.0 100.4 131.6
WARREN COUNTY 357.82 136.4 138.8 150.4 174.9 204.6 233.5 256.0
NOTE: Population Density = Resident Population divided by Land Area in Square Miles.
SOURCE: Population are from U.S. Decennial Census 1930 through 1990.
Area Square Miles are based on the 1990 Census of Population and Housing.