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Elmwood Park, NJ

Prior to 1916, the area which is now Elmwood Park was known as Dundee Lake, a section of Saddle River Township.  Residents of the Dundee Lake area voted on April 18, 1916 to secede from Saddle River Township, to form the Borough of East Paterson. In 1917, residents of the Rosemont section of Saddle River Township voted to be annexed to East Paterson . In November of 1972, residents voted to change the name of the Borough to Elmwood Park. The new name became official on January 1, 1973. As of the 2000, census there were 18,925 people, 7,089 households, and 5,075 families residing in the Borough.

The Borough of Elmwood Park was originally incorporated in 1916, and is governed by a Mayor and six-member Council whose members oversee the Borough's administrative agencies. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to serve a term of four years. Members of the Council serve overlapping terms, with two members elected at large each year to serve for three years.

The Elmwood Park Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (Gantner Avenue School, Gilbert Avenue School, and Sixteenth Avenue School — Memorial Middle School with students in grades 6-8 and Elmwood Park Memorial High School with students in grades 9-12. Each of the schools went through construction, which was finished in 2007.

How Do Elmwood Park's Schools Add Up?...

Gantner Avenue School

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How Am I Supposed To Get To Work?...

NJ Transit Rail

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Now That I Live Here, Who Do I Call For Info?...

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