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Midland
Park
is a borough
in
Bergen County
,
New Jersey
,
United States
. As of the 2000 Census, the borough's population was 6,947.
Midland
Park was incorporated as a borough on September 6, 1894, at the
height of the Boroughitis craze then sweeping through Bergen
County that led to the creation of over two dozen new municipalities
in the county in that one year alone. The new borough consisted of
portions of both
Franklin
Township
and
Ridgewood
Township
. The borough expanded in April 1920, by adding an additional part
of
Franklin
Township
. In a referendum held on June 9, 1931,
Midland
Park
acquired additional land from
Wyckoff
Township
(which until 1926 had been known as
Franklin
Township
).
As
of the census of 2000, there were 6,947 people, 2,613 households,
and 1,883 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 4,439.5 people per square mile (1,719.4/km˛). There were 2,650
housing units at an average density of 1,693.5/sq mi (655.9/km˛).
The racial makeup of the borough was 95.81% White, 0.43% African
American, 0.06% Native American, 2.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific
Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.69% of the population.
Students
in public school for grades K through 12 attend the
Midland
Park
School District
. Schools in the district are
Godwin
School
(K-2),
Highland
School
(grades 3 - 6) and
Midland
Park
High School
for grades 7 – 12.
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