page_title: Mahwah, New Jersey
hierarchical_section_title: Mahwah, New Jersey
caption_attribution_description: English: Arch at Ramapo College
context_page_description: The Township of Mahwah is the northernmost and largest municipality by geographic area in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population of the township was 25,890, an increase of 1,828 from the 24,062 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,157 from the 17,905 counted in the 1990 Census. The name "Mahwah" is derived from the Lenape language word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".
  The area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as Hohokus Township on April 9, 1849, from portions of the former Franklin Township. While known as Hohokus Township, territory was taken to form Orvil Township, Allendale, Upper Saddle River, and Ramsey. On November 7, 1944, the area was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Mahwah, based on the results of a referendum held that day, replacing Hohokus Township. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mahwah as its ninth best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
context_section_description: The Township of Mahwah is the northernmost and largest municipality by geographic area (26.19 square miles (67.8 km²)) in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.  As of the 2010 United States Census, the population of the township was 25,890, an increase of 1,828 (+7.6%) from the 24,062 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,157 (+34.4%) from the 17,905 counted in the 1990 Census. The name "Mahwah" is derived from the Lenape language word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".
  The area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as Hohokus Township on April 9, 1849, from portions of the former Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). While known as Hohokus Township, territory was taken to form Orvil Township (on January 1, 1886; remainder of township is now Waldwick), Allendale (November 10, 1894), Upper Saddle River (November 22, 1894), and Ramsey (March 10, 1908). On November 7, 1944, the area was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Mahwah, based on the results of a referendum held that day, replacing Hohokus Township. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mahwah as its ninth best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
caption: Ramapo College arch
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