Englewood is a city in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. Englewood was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of Englewood Township.Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968 , Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 77. Accessed February 14, 2012. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 29,308, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,161 (+8.0%) from the 2010 census count of 27,147, which in turn reflected an increase of 944 (+3.6%) from the 26,203 counted in the 2000 census.Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 , New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.

History

Etymology Englewood Township, the city's predecessor, is believed to have been named in 1859 for the Engle family. The community had been called the "English Neighborhood", as the first primarily English-speaking settlement on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River after New Netherland was annexed by England in 1664, though other sources mention the Engle family and the heavily forested areas of the community as the derivation of the name.Staff. "Morrow Reception Attended By 5,000; New Jersey Republican Leaders Flock to Englewood for New Year's Greeting. HIS TALK IS BROADCAST Well Wishers File Past Envoy for Three Hours in His Debut in Senatorial Race. Prominent Politicians Attend. Morrow's Speech Brief." , The New York Times, January 2, 1930. Accessed September 29, 2019. "In this little town of ours we are proud to call ourselves a neighborhood. The oldest maps show it as 'English neighborhood,' but this was later changed to Englewood." Other sources indicate that the name is derived from "wood ingle", meaning "woody nook",Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 119. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed August 30, 2015. or that the name was coined anew.Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names , New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.

Numerous other settlements in the United States were named for Englewood as settlement in North America expanded westward. J. Wyman Jones is credited with convincing residents to choose Englewood for the city's name when it was incorporated over such alternatives as "Brayton" and "Paliscena".Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, William. History of Bergen and Passaic counties, New Jersey: with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, p. 260. Everts & Peck, 1882. Accessed August 25, 2011.Horner, Shirley. "About Books" , The New York Times, May 26, 1991. Accessed August 25, 2011. "One landowner, J. Wyman Jones, known as the "father" of Englewood because he swung the vote to the name Englewood (presumably from "English neighborhood") over such names as Liberty Pole or Palisades, built a stone Victorian mansion on his 20-acre estate."

Pre-Colonial and Colonial eras Englewood, like the rest of New Jersey, was populated by Lenape Native Americans prior to European colonization. The Lenape who lived in the Englewood region were of the "turtle clan" which used a stylized turtle as its symbol. 2,000 Lenape originally lived in Englewood, but due to conflicts with the Europeans their population dwindled down to 50 by 1832.Historic Englewood , City of Englewood. Accessed December 24, 2016.

When Henry Hudson sailed up what would become known as the Hudson River in 1607, he claimed the entirety of the watershed of the river, including Englewood, for the Netherlands, making the future region of Englewood a part of New Netherland. However, the region remained largely unsettled under Dutch rule as the Dutch did little to encourage settlement north of modern Hudson County, as the imposing New Jersey Palisades blocked expansion on the west bank of the Hudson.

In 1664, after the Dutch surrendered all of New Netherland to England, the rate of settlement picked up. The English were generous with land grants, and many families, not only English but also Dutch and Huguenot, settled the area, which during the colonial era was known as the English Neighborhood. Street names in Englewood still recall the relative diversity of its earliest settlers; Brinckerhoff, Van Brunt, Lydecker, Van Nostrand and Durie (Duryea), all Dutch; Demarest (de Marais), DeMott and Lozier (Le Sueur), French Huguenot; and Moore, Lawrence, Cole and Day, English.

Historical notes From 1906 until March 16, 1907, when it burned down, Englewood was the site of Upton Sinclair's socialist-inflected intentional community, the Helicon Home Colony. Associated with the project were Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Sinclair Lewis.Brown, Peggy Ann. "Not Your Usual Boardinghouse Types: Upton Sinclair's Helicon Home Colony, 1906-1907", Department of American Studies, George Washington University, May 1993, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 2, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017. "For five months more than seventy-five men, women, and children made Helicon their home for varying lengths of time. Their efforts received wide press coverage and attracted the attention of William James and John Dewey in addition to numerous curiosity-seekers. On March 16, 1907 a fire destroyed the main building, and the colony disbanded."

Direct distance dialing, which allowed callers to reach other users outside their local calling area without operator assistance, was introduced to the public in Englewood. On November 10, 1951, Englewood Mayor M. Leslie Denning made the first customer-dialed long-distance call, to Mayor Frank Osborne of Alameda, California. As of that date, customers of the Englewood 3, Englewood 4 and Teaneck 7 exchanges, who could already dial some exchanges in the New York City area, were able to dial 11 cities across the United States by dialing the three-digit area code preceding the local number.1951: First Direct-Dial Transcontinental Telephone Call, AT&T Corporation, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 7, 2007. Accessed September 16, 2017. "Nov. 10, 1951: Mayor M. Leslie Downing of Englewood, N.J., picked up a telephone and dialed 10 digits. Eighteen seconds later, he reached Mayor Frank Osborne in Alameda, Calif. The mayors made history as they chatted in the first customer-dialed long-distance call, one that introduced area codes."Staff. "Who's on First? Why, New Jersey, of Course" , The New York Times, July 22, 1979. Accessed May 28, 2017. "More recently, on Nov. 10, 1951, Mayor Leslie Denning of Englewood telephoned Mayor Frank Osborne of Alameda, Calif., without the help of an operator and Englewood became the first city in the nation whose residents had direct‐dial coast‐to‐coast service."

Two years after his graduation from Fordham University, Vince Lombardi began his football coaching career at Englewood's St. Cecilia High School, which closed in 1986.Fabiano, Giovanna. "Englewood's St. Cecilia school to close", The Record, March 1, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 21, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2017. "St. Cecilia's students went on to St. Cecilia High School - where legendary Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi got his coaching start - before it closed its doors in 1986."

The Sugarhill Gang recorded "Rapper's Delight" in 1979, the first hip-hop single to become a Top 40 hit.Staff. "Writing cred for 'Rapper's Delight' sparks grudge" , New York Post, January 26, 2014. Accessed December 9, 2016. "Thirty-five years ago, the Sugar Hill Gang from Englewood, NJ, burst onto the scene with 'Rapper's Delight' and introduced the world to the Bronx-born music known as hip-hop. It was the first of its kind to break the Billboard Top 40 and sold more than 5 million copies."

Historic sites Sites in the city listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County , New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office, last updated November 28, 2016. Accessed December 22, 2016. John G. Benson House (at 60 Grand Avenue; added January 9, 1983)John G. Benson House , National Park Service. Accessed September 16, 2017. Thomas Demarest House (at 370 Grand Avenue; added January 9, 1983)Thomas Demarest House , National Park Service. Accessed September 16, 2017. Garret Lydecker House (at 228 Grand Avenue; added January 9, 1983)Garret Lydecker House , National Park Service. Accessed September 16, 2017. St. Paul's Episcopal Church (at 113 Engle Street; added May 5, 2014) Demott–Westervelt House (at 285 Grand Avenue; added January 9, 1983)Demott–Westervelt House, National Park Service.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 4.95 square miles (12.82 km2), including 4.93 square miles (12.76 km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2) of water (0.46%).

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Highwood.Locality Search , State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.

The city borders the Bergen County municipalities of Bergenfield, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Leonia, Teaneck and Tenafly.Areas touching Englewood , MapIt. Accessed March 24, 2020.Bergen County Map of Municipalities , Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 24, 2020.New Jersey Municipal Boundaries , New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Englewood city, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)8,3898,4748,49732.02%31.22%28.99%Black or African American alone (NH)9,8878,3737,18037.73%30.84%24.50%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)3779460.14%0.29%0.16%Asian alone (NH)1,3562,1692,8635.17%7.99%9.77%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)121180.05%0.04%0.03%Other race alone (NH)90993150.34%0.36%1.07%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)7294827602.78%1.78%2.59%Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,7037,4609,63921.76%27.48%32.89%Total26,20327,14729,308 100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Englewood had a population of 29,308. The median age was 40.3 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.2 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 10,909 households in Englewood, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.6% were married-couple households, 17.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 11,563 housing units, of which 5.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%.

+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 9,857 33.6% Black or African American 7,649 26.1% American Indian and Alaska Native 204 0.7% Asian 2,881 9.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 0.1% Some other race 4,979 17.0% Two or more races 3,720 12.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9,639 32.9%

2010 census