Englewood Township, New Jersey, Former township in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Englewood Township was an administrative area in central Bergen County, stretching between Palisades Township to the north and Ridgefield Township to the south. The territory was largely rural and sparsely populated before being divided into separate municipalities.
New Jersey legislators established Englewood Township on March 22, 1871, when Hackensack Township was split into three separate administrative areas. The township had a brief existence and was dissolved in 1899, when its remaining territory merged with parts of Ridgefield Township to form the City of Englewood.
The region began as a Native American settlement before Dutch, English, and French Huguenot families arrived and built their own communities. The names of local areas and neighborhoods still reflect this mix of different groups who lived here.
Those interested in the area's history can visit the neighboring municipalities that emerged from the original township, such as Bergenfield, Teaneck, and Englewood Cliffs. These towns provide clues to the former division and show how the region developed and urbanized over time.
Bergenfield broke away in 1894, followed by Teaneck and Englewood Cliffs in 1895, a rapid succession of separations that set the stage for the township's final dissolution. Only five years later, what remained of the township vanished from the map when it merged with Ridgefield Township.
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