Passaic County, New Jersey
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 43 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 4 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Paterson, Passaic, Wayne.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP27 of 43 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
43 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Ailsa Farms | Wayne | 1976 |
| Arch Street Bridge over the Passaic River | Paterson City | 2018 |
| Aycrigg Mansion | City of Passaic | 1982 |
| Belle Vista | Paterson | 1976 |
| Botany Worsted Mills Historic District | Passaic | 1991 |
| Botto, Pietro, House NHL | Haledon | 1974 |
| Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | Paterson | 1977 |
| Clinton Furnace | Newfoundland | 1976 |
| Cooke, Frederick William, Residence | Paterson | 1982 |
| Danforth Memorial Library | Paterson | 1984 |
| Dey Mansion | Wayne | 1970 |
| Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District | Passaic | 1999 |
| Eastside Park Historic District | Paterson | 2004 |
| Ferguson, John W., House | Paterson | 1980 |
| Garritse-Doremus-Westervelt House | Clifton City | 2023 |
| Goffle Brook Park | Hawthorne | 2002 |
| Great Falls of Paterson/S.U.M. Historic District NHL | Paterson | 1970 |
| Great Falls of the Passaic and Society for Useful Manufactures Historic District (Boundary Increase) | Paterson | 1986 |
| Hinchliffe Stadium NHL | Paterson City | 2004 |
| Kossuth Street School | Haledon | 1980 |
| Long Pond Ironworks | West Milford | 1974 |
| Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District | Paterson | 2015 |
| Passaic Elks Club | Passaic | 2005 |
| Paterson City Hall | Paterson | 1995 |
| Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District | Paterson | 1999 |
| People's Bank and Trust Company Building | Passaic | 2018 |
| Public School Number Two | Paterson | 1978 |
| Rea, John W., House | Hawthorne | 1999 |
| Reinhardt Mills | Paterson City | 2003 |
| Ringwood Manor NHL | Ringwood Borough | 1966 |
| Schuyler-Colfax House | Wayne | 1973 |
| Skylands | Ringwood | 1990 |
| Speer, Reynier, House | Little Falls | 1985 |
| St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church | Passaic | 1982 |
| St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church | Paterson | 1978 |
| St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church | Passaic | 1979 |
| Straight Street Bridge over the Passaic River | Paterson City | 2018 |
| Thompson, Daniel, and Ryle, John, Houses | Paterson | 1981 |
| U.S. Animal Quarantine Station | Clifton | 1981 |
| Van Houten-Van Allen House | Borough of Totowa | 2025 |
| Van Riper-Hopper House | Wayne | 1972 |
| Vreeland, John and Anna, House | Clifton | 1982 |
| Westside Park | Paterson | 1973 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBPassaic was formed in 1837 (1837-02-07) from Bergen, Essex.
PASSAIC created from BERGEN and ESSEX.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusPassaic County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,734 | 29,013 | 68,860 | 155,202 | 259,174 | 309,353 | 337,093 | 406,618 | 447,585 | 489,049 | 524,118 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park | National Historical Park | 16.8 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS23 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 23 of 23 listed
| Name |
|---|
| A M White Lodge Cemetery |
| Ahavath Joseph Jewish Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Cedar Heights Cemetery |
| Cedar Lawn Cemetery |
| Crest Haven Memorial Park |
| Dey - Hogencamp Cemetery |
| East Ridgelawn Cemetery |
| Erskine Grave Site |
| Holy Sepulchre Cemetery |
| King Solomon Memorial Park |
| Laurel Grove Cemetery |
| Menorah Cemetery |
| Midvale Cemetery |
| Mount Nebo Cemetery |
| Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Paterson Dutch Cemetery |
| Preakness Reformed Dutch Cemetery |
| Ryerson-DeGray Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Turner Cemetery |
| Vermeulen Cemetery |
| Vreeland Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
| Name |
|---|
| Monks |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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