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Mahwah
is a township in
Bergen County
,
New Jersey
,
United States
. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was
24,062. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "mawewi"
which means "
Meeting Place
" or "Place Where Paths Meet"
The
area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as
Hohokus
Township
on April 9, 1849, from portions of
Franklin
Township
. On November 7, 1944, the area was incorporated by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature as the
Township
of
Mahwah
, based on the results of a referendum held that day, replacing
Hohokus
Township
.
New
Jersey Monthly magazine ranked
Mahwah as its 9th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the
"Best Places To Live" in
New Jersey
As
of the census of 2000, there were 24,062 people, 9,340
households, and 6,285 families residing in the township. The
population density was 927.9 people per square mile (358.3/km˛).
There were 9,577 housing units at an average density of 369.3/sq mi
(142.6/km˛). The racial makeup of the township was 87.93% White,
2.16% African American, 0.70% Native American, 6.31% Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.27% of the population.
In
2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water
Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey
Highlands region. Mahwah was included in the highlands preservation
area and is subject to the rules of the act and the Highlands Water
Protection and Planning Council, a division of the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection. Some of the territory in the
protected region is classified as being in the highlands
preservation area, and thus subject to additional rules
The
Mahwah Township Public Schools provides public education in Mahwah.
Schools in the district (There are four elementary schools — Betsy
Ross (K-3), George Washington School (K-3), Joyce Kilmer School
(4-5) and Lenape Meadows (PreK-3) — Ramapo Ridge Middle School for
grades 6-8 and Mahwah High School for grades 9-12.
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