Tag: West Caldwell
West Caldwell is a township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey. It is located approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Manhattan and 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Newark. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 10,759. The population declined by 474 (-4.2%) from the 11,233 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 811 (+7.8%) from the 10,422 counted in the 1990 Census.
West Caldwell was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1904, from portions of Caldwell Township (now known as Fairfield Township). In 1981, West Caldwell became a township to take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked West Caldwell as its 60th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the “Best Places To Live” in New Jersey.
Caldwell, West Caldwell, and several neighboring towns were all originally one town known as the Horseneck Tract. In the early 18th…
