Bergenfield, New Jersey

(Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

Walter Cornelius Christie (1863–1941) 1897 to 1891.

George Breisacher (1865–1934) 1912 to 1913.

Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882.

== History == Bergenfield was formed on the basis of a referendum held on June 25, 1894, from portions of Englewood Township and Palisades Township.

New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.

=== Fire === Started in 1905, the Bergenfield Fire Department (BFD) has three independent fire companies and a career staff.

Leonard Lindstrom 1931.

== Economy == Prestige Records, a major producer of jazz recordings that was established in 1949, had its offices in Bergenfield from the mid-1960s until its sale in 1972.

Several scenes for the Harlem Globetrotter 1954 film Go, Man, Go!

Until 1959, the New York Central Railroad operated passenger service through the borough on the West Shore Railroad.

Gillson 1960-1963 Edward C.

Patterson 1964-1967 Hugh M.

O'Dowd 1968-1971 and 1980-1987.

Rosenbaum 1972-1973 William J.

Alfred Struhs 1974 Walter S.

== Arts and culture == The infamous group suicide of the "Bergenfield Four" took place in March 1987 and received worldwide attention.

1988-1991 Charles J.

References in the arts include the Tom Russell song "Bergenfield" (1989), and the Alice Donut song "New Jersey Exit" (1988).

The team formed in Bergenfield in 1994 and is one of the longest running roller hockey clubs in the United States.

Clancy 1996-1998 Charles F.

The suicides are examined in sociological perspective in Donna Gaines' Teenage Wasteland (1998).

=== 2000 census === As of the 2000 United States census there were 26,247 people, 8,981 households, and 6,753 families residing in the borough.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,546 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,56...

== Sports == On July 22, 2007, the Team Bergenfield Roller Hockey Club, won the NARCh National Roller Hockey Championship defeating the Nor-Cal Patriots 6–5 in Estero, Florida.

The magazine ranked Bergenfield as its 231st best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live".

In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 3,463 ballots cast (53.9% vs.

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Bergenfield as its 211th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.

As of 2011, there were a total of 14,083 registered voters in Bergenfield, of which 5,139 (36.5% vs.

NeighborhoodScout named Bergenfield as the safest municipality in the nation in 2012 with more than 25,000 residents and in both 2013 and 2014 they named it as the 2nd safest to...

Carlos Aguasvivas, 2013 Timothy J.

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 7,395 votes (63.4% vs.

In January 2017, the borough council selected Rafael Marte to fill the seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Chris Tully until he resigned from office earlier tha...

In 2019, Bergenfield has dropped in their ratings, falling to number 4.

=== 2020 census === === 2010 census === The 2010 United States census counted 26,764 people, 8,852 households, and 6,816 families in the borough.

=== Politics === As of 2022, there were 18,848 registered voters in Bergenfield.

In March 2023, the borough council appointed Domingo Almonte to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held been held by Rafael Marte.

As of 2024, the mayor of Bergenfield is Democrat Arvin Amatorio, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027; a former borough council member, Amatorio unseated Republican Norma...

Members of the Borough Council are Council President Ora Kornbluth(D, 2025), Domingo Almonte (D, 2026), Salvador S.

For the 2026–2027 session, the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana (D, Paramus) and in the General Assemb...

Lodato (D, 2027) and Marc Pascual (D, 2026).