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 Haledon, NJ

Haledon (pronounced HALE-dun^]) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,318, reflecting an increase of 66 (+0.8%) from the 8,252 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,301 (+18.7%) from the 6,951 counted in the 1990 Census.

Haledon was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1908, replacing the now-defunctManchester Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 21, 1908.

 

Geography

Haledon is located at 40°56′13″N 74°11′20″W (40.936989,-74.188867). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.156 square miles (2.993 km²), of which, 1.155 square miles (2.991 km²) of it is land and 0.001 square miles (0.003 km²) of it (0.08%) is water. The borough is home of a Passaic River inlet known as Molly Ann Brook.