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Totowa ( /ˈtoʊtəwə/) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,844, reflecting an increase of 912 (+9.2%) from the 9,892 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 285 (-2.8%) from the 10,177 counted in the 1990 Census.
Totowa was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township and Wayne Township. The name Totowa comes from the Native American name for the Passaic Falls, and literally means sinking or “falling water”.
Totowa borough is located at 40°54′12″N 74°13′17″W / 40.903266°N 74.221372°W / 40.903266; -74.221372 (40.903266,-74.221372). According to the United States Census Bureau, Totowa borough had a total area of 4.065 square miles (10.528 km), of which, 3.994 square miles (10.345 km) of it is land and 0.071 square miles (0.183 km) of it (1.74%) is water.
In 1696, George Willocks, a Scottish…
