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County in New Jersey, United States

Passaic County was created on February 7, 1837, from portions of Bergen and Essex counties. The county derives its name from "Pasaeck", which is a native Lenape word meaning "valley".

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Paterson have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in January 1961 and a record high of was recorded in September 1953. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in September. The lowest elevation is approximately 20 feet (6 m) along the Passaic River in Clifton. The southeastern, more populous half of the county is either flat near the river or mildly hilly. The northwestern section is rugged and mountainous. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, as of the 2020 Census, the county had a total area of 198.39 square miles (514 km2), of which 186.01 square miles (482 km2) was land (93.8%) and 12.38 square miles (32 km2) was water (6.2%).

As of the 2020 United States census, the county had 524,118 people, 168,059 households, and 120,593 families. The population density was There were 185,367 housing units at an average density of The county's racial makeup was 38.8% White, 9.9% African American, 5.76% Asian, 0.13% Native American, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 42.74% of the population.

As of the 2000 United States census there were 489,049 people, 163,856 households, and 119,614 families residing in the county. The population density was There were 170,048 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the county was 62.32% White, 13.22% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 3.69% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 16.24% from other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. 29.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among those who reported their ancestry, 16.6% were of Italian, 9.5% Irish, 8.1% German and 6.2% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 163,856 households, out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were married couples living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.42.

Three Congressional Districts cover the county, with most of the northern portion of the county in the 5th District, most of the southern portion of the county in the 9th District, and the central portion of the county in the 11th District.

The 16 municipalities in Passaic County (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area in square miles) are: Other, unincorporated communities in the county are listed next to their parent municipality. Most of these areas are census designated places (CDPs) that have been created by the United States Census Bureau for enumeration purposes within a Township. Other communities and enclaves that exist within a municipality are also listed next to the name. Municipality Mun. type Pop. Housingunits Totalarea Waterarea LandArea Pop. density Housingdensity School district Unincorporatedcommunities / notesBloomingdale borough 7,656 3,089 9.17 0.45 8.71 878.6 354.5 Butler (9 12) (S/R)Bloomingdale (K 8) Clifton city 84,136 31,946 11.40 0.14 11.26 7,472.0 2,837.1 Clifton Haledon borough 8,318 2,932 1.16 0.00 1.15 7,203.9 2,539.3 Manchester (9 12)Haledon (PK 8) Hawthorne borough 18,791 7,756 3.36 0.03 3.33 5,635.3 2,326.0 Hawthorne Little Falls township 14,432 4,925 2.81 0.07 2.74 5,276.2 1,800.5 Passaic Valley (9 12)Little Falls (K 8) Great NotchSingac CDP (3,618)North Haledon borough 8,417 3,213 3.50 0.04 3.45 2,436.8 930.2 Manchester (9 12)North Haledon (PK 8) Passaic city 69,781 20,432 3.24 0.10 3.15 22,179.6 6,494.2 Passaic Paterson city 159,732 47,946 8.70 0.28 8.43 18,948.0 5,688.7 Paterson Pompton Lakes borough 11,097 4,341 3.19 0.28 2.91 3,809.1 1,490.1 Pompton Lakes Prospect Park borough 5,865 1,931 0.48 0.00 0.48 12,347.2 4,065.2 Manchester (9 12)Prospect Park (PK 8) Ringwood borough 12,228 4,331 28.17 2.96 25.21 485.0 171.8 Lakeland (9 12)Ringwood (K 8) Totowa borough 10,804 3,918 4.07 0.07 3.99 2,704.9 980.9 Passaic Valley (9 12)Totowa (PK 8) Wanaque borough 11,116 4,184 9.25 1.26 7.99 1,391.2 523.7 Lakeland (9 12)Wanaque (PK 8) HaskellWayne township 54,717 19,768 25.17 1.45 23.73 2,306.0 833.1 Wayne Packanack LakePines LakePreaknessWest Milford township 25,850 10,419 80.32 5.23 75.09 344.3 138.8 West Milford CooperHewittMacopinNewfoundlandOak RidgeWoodland Park borough 11,819 4,835 3.11 0.15 2.96 3,987.9 1,631.4 Passaic Valley (9 12)Woodland Park (K 8) (formerly WestPaterson)Passaic County county 501,226 175,966 197.11 12.51 184.59 2,715.3 953.3

The Bureau of Economic Analysis calculated that the county's gross domestic product was $20.5 billion in 2021, which was ranked 13th in the state and was a 4.8% increase from the prior year.

Toys "R" Us' former US corporate headquarters was in Wayne. Valley National Bank's corporate headquarters is in Wayne. Linens ‘n Things's headquarters office was in Clifton and employed 17,500 before closing in 2009. JVC has their US office in Wayne and employ approximately 19,040.

Passaic County Community College, founded in 1971, serves students from Passaic County at campuses in Paterson, Wanaque and Wayne. William Paterson University, established in 1855, is a public university located in Wayne. Montclair State University, founded in 1908, is a public university located in Montclair, as well as portions of Little Falls and Clifton. Passaic County Technical Institute, founded in 1975, serves grades 9–12 with a higher level vocational schooling system.