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Lodi
is a borough in
Bergen County
,
New Jersey
,
United States
. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was
23,971. The borough of
Lodi
is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.
Lodi
was incorporated as a
borough on December 22, 1894, from portions of the now-defunct
municipalities of
Lodi
Township
and
Saddle
River
Township
, at the height of
Bergen
County
's Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through
Bergen
County
, based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day.
As
of the census of 2000, there were 23,971 people, 9,528 households,
and 6,097 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 10,590.6 people per square mile (4,095.2/km˛). There were 9,908
housing units at an average density of 4,377.4/sq mi
(1,692.7/km˛). The racial makeup of the borough was 78.16% White,
3.55% African American, 0.17% Native American, 8.86% Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 6.25% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.98% of the population.
The
Lodi Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth
grade. Schools in the district are five elementary schools (PreK-5,
except as noted) — Columbus School, Hilltop School, Roosevelt
School, Washington School and Wilson School— Thomas Jefferson
Middle School for grades 6-8 and Lodi High School for grades 9-12.
Lodi
has two private high
schools, High Point School of Bergen County and Immaculate
Conception High School.
The
Bada Bing, is a fictional go-go bar from the HBO drama television
series The Sopranos. All interior and exterior shots of the Bada
Bing are filmed on location at Satin
Dolls, an actual go-go bar in
Lodi
on Route 17. Other
notable locations in Lodi that were used on the Sopranos include the
Party Box party supply store, Lodi High School, Lodi Pizza, a trash
collection business, and several private residences in the borough.
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