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Hillsdale
is a borough in
Bergen County
,
New Jersey
,
United States
. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was
10,087.
The
area that is now Hillsdale was originally formed as
Hillsdale
Township
on March 25, 1898, from portions of
Washington
Township
. Portions of the township were taken on April 30, 1906, to create
River Vale. Hillsdale was reincorporated as a borough by an Act of
the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1923, based on the results of
a referendum held on April 24, 1923.
As
of the census of 2000, there were 10,087 people, 3,502
households, and 2,850 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 3,383.2 people per square mile (1,306.9/km˛).
There were 3,547 housing units at an average density of 1,189.7/sq mi
(459.6/km˛). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.41% White,
0.85% African American, 0.07% Native American, 5.08% Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.25% of the population.
The
Hillsdale Public Schools system consists of
Ann
Blanche
Smith
School
,
Meadowbrook
Elementary School
and
George
G.
White
Middle School
.
Public
school students in grades 9 - 12 attend
Pascack
Valley
High School
along with students from neighboring River Vale, as part of the
Pascack
Valley
Regional
High
School District
.
St. John's
Academy
is a Catholic school
serving children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
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