Cresskill, New Jersey
| Cresskill, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Cresskill | |
Blackledge-Gair House
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 Map highlighting Cresskill's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey |
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 Census Bureau map of Cresskill, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°56′23″N 73°57′31″W / 40.939786°N 73.958581°WCoordinates: 40°56′23″N 73°57′31″W / 40.939786°N 73.958581°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | May 8, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Benedict Romeo (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Vacant |
| • Clerk | Barbara A. Nasuto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.074 sq mi (5.371 km2) |
| • Land | 2.064 sq mi (5.345 km2) |
| • Water | 0.010 sq mi (0.027 km2) 0.50% |
| Area rank | 407th of 566 in state 48th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 8,573 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 8,812 |
| • Rank | 267th of 566 in state 44th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 4,154.5/sq mi (1,604.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 146th of 566 in state 36th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07626 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400315820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0875723 |
| Website | www |
Cresskill is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,573, reflecting an increase of 827 (+10.7%) from the 7,746 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 188 (+2.5%) from the 7,558 counted in the 1990 Census. This town got its name from "Cress", referring to the watercress which grew in its streams, and "Kill", referring to the stream passing through.
Cresskill was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 8, 1894, from portions of Palisades Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. A portion of the borough was annexed by Alpine in 1904.
Railroads provided access from Cresskill to customers in New York City, including a chicken hatchery that was the world's largest by 1897. Railroad access helped make Cresskill the home of Camp Merritt, the major debarkation point for more than a million American troops being sent abroad to fight in World War I. To commemorate the fact, a large obelisk memorial (referred to by locals as "The Monument"), or "The Circle Monument" was dedicated in 1924, set in the middle of the Camp Merritt Memorial Circle at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Knickerbocker Road (CR 505).
Sites in the borough listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:
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