Bergen County, New Jersey

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Bergen County, New Jersey is a populous county in the northeastern corner of the state, part of the New York City metropolitan area and known for its suburban communities and proximity to Manhattan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of New Jersey
adjacentToWaterBody Hudson River
New York Bay
areaCode 201
551
borders Bronx County, New York NERFINISHED
Essex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Hudson County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Manhattan, New York City
Passaic County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Rockland County, New York NERFINISHED
contains Bergen Community College
Bergen Performing Arts Center
Garden State Parkway segment
George Washington Bridge New Jersey approaches
Hackensack River
Interstate 287 segment
Interstate 80 segment
New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) segment
Palisades Interstate Park
Ramapo River
Saddle River
Teterboro Airport
country United States
countyExecutive James J. Tedesco III
countySeat Hackensack, New Jersey
establishedAsCounty November 7, 1683
FIPSCode 34003
founded 1683
GNISID 0882190
governmentType County executive–board of commissioners
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/
knownFor ethnically diverse population
high median household income
proximity to Manhattan
suburban communities
largestMunicipalityByArea Mahwah, New Jersey
largestMunicipalityByPopulation Hackensack, New Jersey
locatedIn Northeastern New Jersey
namedAfter Bergen, Norway
Dutch town of Bergen (in present-day Jersey City)
partOf New York metropolitan area
New York–Jersey City–White Plains, NY–NJ Metropolitan Division
New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area
population over 950,000
populationRankInNewJersey most populous county in New Jersey
region Gateway Region
state New Jersey
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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