Teaneck, New Jersey

Teaneck, New Jersey
Township
Teaneck High School
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Location of Teaneck in Bergen County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
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Coordinates: 40.890317°N 74.011478°W / 40.890317; -74.011478
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	February 19, 1895
Government
• Type	Faulkner Act Council-Manager
• Body	Township Council
• Mayor	Mark Schwartz (term ends December 31, 2028)
• Manager	Jaclyn Hashmat (effective July 1, 2024)
• Clerk	Douglas Ruccione
Area
• Total	6.24 sq mi (16.15 km2)
• Land	6.04 sq mi (15.65 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)  3.16%
• Rank	253rd of 565 in state 7th of 70 in county
Elevation	128 ft (39 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	41,246
• Estimate  (2023)	41,697
• Rank	56th of 565 in state 2nd of 70 in county
• Density	6,828.7/sq mi (2,636.6/km2)
• Rank	70th of 565 in state 20th of 70 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07666
Area code	201
FIPS code	3400372360
GNIS feature ID	0882227
Website	www.teanecknj.gov

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Teaneck (English pronunciation: /ˈtiːnɛk/ ^ⓘ) is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 41,246, an increase of 1,470 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 39,776, which in turn reflected an increase of 516 (+1.3%) from the 39,260 counted in the 2000 census. As of 2020, Teaneck was the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, behind Hackensack, which had a population of 46,030.

Teaneck was created on February 19, 1895, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature from portions of Englewood Township and Ridgefield Township, both of which are now defunct (despite existing municipalities with similar names), along with portions of Bogota and Leonia. Independence followed the result of a referendum held on January 14, 1895, in which voters favored incorporation by a 46–7 margin. To address the concerns of Englewood Township's leaders, the new municipality was formed as a township, rather than succumbing to the borough craze sweeping across Bergen County at the time. On May 3, 1921, and again on June 1, 1926, portions of what had been Teaneck were transferred to Overpeck Township.

Teaneck lies at the junction of Interstate 95 and the eastern terminus of Interstate 80. The township is bisected into north and south portions by Route 4 and east and west by the River Subdivision of CSX Transportation. Commercial development is concentrated in four main shopping areas, on Cedar Lane, Teaneck Road, DeGraw Avenue, and West Englewood Avenue and Queen Anne Road, more commonly known as "The Plaza".

Teaneck's location at the crossroads of river, road, train and other geographical features has made it a site of many momentous events across the centuries. After the American defeat at the Battle of Fort Washington, George Washington and the troops of the Continental Army retreated across New Jersey from the British Army, traveling through Teaneck and crossing the Hackensack River at New Bridge Landing, which has since been turned into a state park and historic site commemorating the events of 1776 and of early colonial life. In 1965, Teaneck voluntarily integrated its public schools, after the Board of Education approved a plan to adopt a bussing program by a 7–2 vote on May 13, 1964. Teaneck has a diverse population, with large Jewish and African American communities, and growing numbers of Hispanic and Asian residents.