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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Passaic
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Established :
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November 22, 1791
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Incorporated :
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April 11, 1831 (as township)
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Reincorporated :
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April 14, 1851 (as city)
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Named for :
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William Paterson
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• Type :
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Faulkner Act Mayor-Council
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• Body :
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City Council
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• Mayor :
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Andre Sayegh (term ends June 30, 2022)[4][5]
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• Business Administrator :
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Kathleen Long[6]
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• Municipal clerk :
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Sonia Gordon[7]
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• Total :
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146,199
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• Land :
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8.41 sq mi (21.79 km2)
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• Water :
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0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) 3.38%
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Area rank :
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224th of 565 in state7th of 16 in county[2]
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Elevation[9] :
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112 ft (34.1376 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[13] :
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145,233
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• Rank :
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180th in country (as of 2018)[14]3rd of 565 in state1st of 16 in county[15]
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• Density :
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17,346.3/sq mi (6,697.4/km2)
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• Density rank :
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9th of 566 in state2nd of 16 in county[15]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Codes :
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07501-07505, 07508-07514, 07522, 07524, 07533, 07538, 07543, 07544[16]
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Area code(s) :
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201 and 973[17]
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FIPS code :
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3403157000[2][18][19]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0885343[2][20]
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Website :
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www.patersonnj.gov
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