Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical)

Washington Township was a Township that existed in Bergen County, New Jersey.

The Township was created on April 13, 1840, from the territories west of the Hackensack River that had been part of Harrington Township.^[1]

Orvil Township was created on January 1, 1886 from the western portion of Washington Township and the southern portion of Hohokus Township.^[1]

The Borough Act resulted in a flurry of new Boroughs created from portions of the township in 1894 as the Boroughitis phenomenon swept through Washington Township: Westwood (May 8, 1894), Park Ridge (May 14, 1894), Eastwood (part; created June 6, 1894, borough lasted until 1896), Montvale (part; created August 31, 1894) and Woodcliff (part; created August 31, 1894, name changed to Woodcliff Lake in 1910). Hillsdale Township (now a Borough) was created on March 25, 1898. Etna Borough, which ultimately became Emerson, was formed on [{April 8]], 1903.

River Vale, New Jersey (part) was the last to leave when it was created on April 30, 1906.^[1]

The remainder of the Township became today's Washington Township.

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^ ^a ^b ^c "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 88.

"History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
"Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.