Tag: Carlstadt
Carlstadt is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,127.
Carlstadt was originally formed as a village by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1860, within Lodi Township. It was named after Dr. Carl Klein, the leader of a group of early German settlers who led the project to establish the community. The Borough of Carlstadt was incorporated on June 27, 1894, formally set off from Bergen Township, at the height of the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County.
Carlstadt is located at 40°49′35″N 74°03′44″W / 40.826424°N 74.062338°W / 40.826424; -74.062338 (40.826424,-74.062338). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.243 square miles (10.989 km), of which, 3.999 square miles (10.358 km) of it is land and 0.244 square miles (0.632 km) of it (5.75%) is water.
Carlstadt is bordered on the south by East Rutherford in Bergen County,…
