Edgewater, New Jersey

{{short description|Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US}} {{Use American English|date=March 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Edgewater, New Jersey |official_name = |settlement_type = Borough |nickname = |motto =

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|subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States}}}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New Jersey}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Bergen |government_type = Borough |government_footnotes = <ref name=DataBook/> |governing_body = Borough Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Michael McPartland (D, term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=Mayor/><ref>[https://data.nj.gov/Government-Finance/NJ-Mayors-Directory/gkt3-i954/data_preview NJ Mayors Directory], New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed February 1, 2026.</ref> |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = Gregory S. Franz<ref>[https://www.edgewaternj.org/354/Borough-Administrator Borough Administrator], Borough of Edgewater. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref>Clunn, Nick. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160920040130/http://www.northjersey.com/news/edgewater-on-the-move-literally-1.181397 "Edgewater on the move, literally"], ''The Record'', June 20, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 20, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "The brick building, which is topped by a cupola and adorned with white columns, was built by developer i.Park for $12 million, Borough Administrator Gregory Franz said."</ref> |leader_title2 = Municipal clerk |leader_name2 = Annamarie O'Connor<ref>[https://www.edgewaternj.org/259/Borough-Clerk Borough Clerk], Borough of Edgewater. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref> |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = December 7, 1894, as ''Undercliff'' |established_title1 = Renamed |established_date1 = November 8, 1899, as ''Edgewater''

|unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='34'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 11, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 6.29 |area_land_km2 = 2.52 |area_water_km2 = 3.78 |area_total_sq_mi = 2.43 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.97 |area_water_sq_mi = 1.46 |area_water_percent = 60.33 |area_rank = 376th of 565 in state 39th of 70 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>

|population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> |population_total = 14336 |population_rank = 184th of 565 in state 24th of 70 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 14764.2 |population_density_rank = 19th of 565 in state 6th of 70 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/> |population_est = 14678 |pop_est_as_of = 2023 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>

|timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = −05:00 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = −04:00 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|id=885203|name=Borough of Edgewater|access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 3 |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer.html U.S. Gazetteer Files for 2000, 2010 and 2012-2016], United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2017.</ref> |coordinates = {{coord|40.82465|-73.973793|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = 07020<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=edgewater&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Edgewater, NJ], United States Postal Service. Accessed September 12, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes], State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.</ref> |area_code = 201<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Edgewater Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Edgewater, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 15, 2013.</ref>{{force singular}} |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3400320020<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0885203<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> |website = {{URL|https://www.edgewaternj.org}} |footnotes = }} '''Edgewater''' is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,336,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 2,823 (+24.5%) from the 2010 census count of 11,513,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 3,836 (+50.0%) from the 7,677 counted in the 2000 census<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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.</ref>

The borough's history has featured the founding of the first colony in Bergen County, contribution to the Revolutionary War, a period as a "sleepy, pastoral little town"<ref>Hall, Donald E. / Edgewater Cultural & Historical Committee [https://books.google.com/books?id=aivT42nBM50C&pg=PA63 ''Images of America: Edgewater''], p. 63. Arcadia Publishing, 2005. Charleston, South Carolina. {{ISBN|9780738537252}}. Accessed October 6, 2015.</ref> with resort hotels in the 19th century,<ref name="adams25"/> industrialization in the early 20th century, and a transition to a rapidly growing residential community in the late 20th century.<ref name=Thinking2003/>

Edgewater was incorporated as a municipality on December 7, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township as the '''Borough of Undercliff''', based on the results of a referendum that passed two days earlier.<ref name=Story/> The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.<ref>Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EdoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11 ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey''], p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 15, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."</ref> The borough's name was changed to Edgewater on November 8, 1899.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/njgws/techincal-publications-and-reports/bulletins-and-reports/bulletins/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. Accessed May 1, 2026.</ref>{{Rp|77, 87}}<ref>"History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 353.</ref> The borough was named for its location on the Hudson River.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [https://dspace.njstatelib.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/f34172ca-795f-45d6-9977-5436014e7469/content#page=12 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed Accessed May 1, 2026.</ref>

==History== Algonquian people, primarily Lenape, lived in the area prior to Dutch colonisation in the 17th century. David Pietersz Devries (also transliterated as David Pietersen de Vries), the first European settler, bought {{convert|500|acres|0|abbr=on}} of land from the Tappan tribe and established the settlement of Vriessendael in what is now Edgewater.<ref>Ruttenber, Edward Manning. [https://archive.org/details/ruttenberindians00ruttrich ''History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River: Their Origin, Manners and Customs, Tribal and Sub-tribal Organizations, Wars, Treaties, Etc.''], {{ISBN|0-910746-98-2}} (Hope Farm Press, 3rd ed, 2001)</ref> A historical plaque placed in Veteran's Field by the Bergen County Historical Society names Vriessendael as the first known colony in Bergen County with a founding date of 1640. Parts of Vriessendael were destroyed in 1643 during Kieft's War in reprisal for the massacres of Lenape people taking refuge at Pavonia and Corlears Hook.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Skinner |first=Alanson |date=February 1, 1908 |title=The Massacre of the Lenapé Indians in 1643 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1MxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA53 |journal=Proceedings of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences |volume=2 |pages=53–57 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Fiske |first=John |title=The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America |work=Dinsmore Documentation |pages=159–161}}</ref> In pioneer days, River Road was known as the Hackensack Turnpike,<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 9.</ref> and Ox <nowiki>[</nowiki>''sic''<nowiki>]</nowiki> Hill Road was an important route to the top of the Palisades Cliff.<ref name="adams"/> While Oxen Hill Road still exists as a thoroughfare, another Colonial hallmark and major local industry<ref name="adams"/> has only recently disappeared: shad fishing. The Undercliff section in the northern section of Edgewater was originally a colony of fishermen.<ref>Adams, ''Hudson River Guidebook'', p. 101</ref> In the 1980s there were still about 100 commercial fishermen in New Jersey harvesting shad from their annual spring run from the Atlantic Ocean up the Hudson River to spawn. Now there are none.<ref name="westergaard">Westergaard, Barbara. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ww7BJbdR4lEC ''New Jersey: A Guide to the State''], p. 86. Rutgers University Press, 2006. {{ISBN|9780813536859}}. Accessed October 6, 2015.</ref>

Etienne Burdett began ferry service between north Edgewater and the island of Manhattan in 1758. His gambrel-roofed house in what is now the Edgewater Colony stood until 1899.<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 13</ref> The ferry service at Burdett's Landing, which was located at the southern base of the bluff of Fort Lee, proved valuable to the American cause during the Revolutionary War. The ferry functioned as the link for supplies, information and transportation between Fort Lee on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River and Fort Washington on the New York side.<ref>Adams, ''Hudson River Guide'', pp. 103, 104</ref> In the century following the Revolutionary war, north Edgewater developed into a resort area with large hotels built in the mid- and late 19th century.<ref name="adams25">{{cite book | last = Adams | first = Arthur G. | title = The Hudson River Guidebook | publisher = Fordham University Press | year = 1996 | location = New York | url =https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam| url-access = registration | isbn = 9780823216796 | page = [https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam/page/104 104]}}</ref> It was in the 19th century that Burdett's Landing became known as "Old Stone Dock", as cobblestones quarried from the Palisades Cliffs by Russell & Read were shipped across the Hudson to fill the demand for paving Manhattan streets.<ref name="Hall, Edgewater, p. 25">Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 25.</ref> Concern over the destruction caused by quarrying operations led to the formation of the Palisades Interstate Park in 1900, which was effective in preserving the cliffs.<ref>[http://www.njpalisades.org/history.html History], Palisades Interstate Park Commission. Accessed December 4, 2013. "The two states had formed the Palisades Interstate Park Commission nine years earlier, in 1900, to preserve the famous Palisades cliffs from several large quarries that were blasting them for gravel and building material."</ref> Although the first chemical plant was founded in 1843 in the south section of the borough,<ref name="colorant"/> throughout the 19th century the town retained a bucolic character.<ref name="Hall, Edgewater, p. 25"/> Early in the 20th century the addition of landfill to the Hudson River changed the borough's appearance. Until that time, the Hudson River lay closer to River Road from just above Veteran's field southward to what is now the Binghamton Ferry Plaza.<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 8.</ref> left|thumb|Trolley terminal and ferry house, early 20th century

The 20th century brought great change to Edgewater with industrialization, which overwhelmed the borough<ref name="Hall, Edgewater, p. 49">Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 49</ref> and filled {{convert|3|mi}} of the shoreline with its operations. Transportation of factory goods was facilitated when the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway cut the Edgewater Tunnel through the Palisades in 1894 to connect the borough to its main line.<ref name=Thinking1995/> Edgewater was also well situated for shipping, with deep water piers on the Hudson River and access to abundant labor from Manhattan.<ref name="colorant"/> Generally, industrial development occurred in the southern end of the borough, while the northern end remained residential.<ref name="adams"/> As industrialization increased in the borough, picnic grounds lost their appeal and resort hotels faded.<ref name="Hall, Edgewater, p. 21">Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 21</ref> By 1918, there were 8,044 workers employed by Edgewater's manufacturing facilities, producing primarily chemicals, dyes, and confectionery products such as oils and sugars. Prominent industries of Edgewater included a Ford assembly plant, Alcoa, Valvoline, and the American Can Company.<ref name="colorant"/><ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 28 and pp. 33-37</ref> Railroad trains served various factories, traversing tracks laid in River Road.<ref name="Hall, Edgewater, p. 49"/> During the first 30 years of the century, Edgewater's population quadrupled, and the transient workforce increased tenfold.<ref name="Hall, Edgewater, p. 21"/> Eventually the factories closed. The reasons were varied, but they included the globalization of industry, obsolete facilities<ref name="colorant"/> and the replacement of railroad shipping by trucking,<ref name="westergaard"/> which could not run its large tractor trailer trucks on Edgewater's narrow streets.<ref name=Thinking1995/>

Joseph Mitchell's essay ''The Rivermen'', which was published in ''The New Yorker'' and is included in his book ''The Bottom of the Harbor'', provides an evocative portrait of life in Edgewater in the early 20th century.<ref>Mitchell, Joseph. [https://books.google.com/books?id=0UHaxkZCPLoC ''The Bottom of the Harbor''], Random House, 2008. {{ISBN|9780307377630}}. Accessed October 9, 2013.</ref>

[[File:Edgewater Industrial 1930 Fortune.jpg|thumb|left|{{center|1930 ''Fortune'' magazine photo of industrial and chemical operations in south Edgewater.<ref name="colorant">Baptista, Robert J. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071017173722/http://colorantshistory.org/ShadysideChemInd.html "The Chemical Industry of Shadyside (Edgewater), New Jersey"]}}, ColorantsHistory.Org, updated December 16, 2012. Accessed March 16, 2015.</ref> Today this land is a Superfund site.}}]]

The late 20th century history of Edgewater was one of change from an industrialized town to a residential one. With the closing of the factories, development initially came to Edgewater in the 1960s<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 70</ref> and grew exponentially in the early 1980s, as developers began projects to convert the industrial sites that had historically led to Edgewater not being considered as an option for development.<ref>Daniels, Lee A. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/11/business/condominium-rises-along-hudson-in-edgewater-nj.html "Condominimum Rises Along Hudson in Edgewater, N.J."], ''The New York Times'', June 11, 1982. Accessed December 4, 2013. "For years this small municipality (population: 4,600; size: three and a half miles by a quarter mile) seemed destined to be bypassed by the slow but steady march of high-rise office and residential development along the west bank of the Hudson River from West New York to Fort Lee."</ref> As condominiums were built along the Hudson where industry had formerly operated,<ref name="Hall, Edgewater, p. 101">Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 101</ref> the population of Edgewater grew rapidly. The population had been mostly in the 4,000 to 5,000 range from 1930 to 1990, then increased by 50% to 7,677 in 2000 and again by 50% to 11,513 in the 2010 Census.<ref name=Census2010/> Borough council members and residents acknowledge that population growth has exacerbated the problem of increased traffic.<ref name=Thinking2003/><ref name=Thinking1995/> With the transition from industrial to residential, crime statistics were down, with the police chief describing how bar fights between factory workers were commonplace in the early 1970s,<ref name=Thinking1995>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/30/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-edgewater-factory-town-is-now-bedroom-community.html "If You're Thinking of Living In: Edgewater; Factory Town Is Now Bedroom Community"], ''The New York Times'', July 30, 1995. Accessed December 4, 2013. "'When I joined the Edgewater Police Department 24 years ago, our work was mainly breaking up bar fights between factory workers,' said Donald A. Martin, chief of the 22-person police force. 'There was a bar on every corner and it was really a wild place. Now, the factories and bars are gone and the crime rate has dropped to near zero.'"</ref> while real estate values are up. Because of the expense of buying property, some currently refer to Edgewater as part of the Gold Coast.<ref name="colorant"/> A photographic history of Edgewater describes the population and demographics change and its possible consequence this way: <blockquote>Now a good number of residents live on the river in condominiums and rental apartments and town houses on land that was once the province of heavy industry. Some see this as the creation of a town divided, with the newcomers living on the east side of River Road by the Hudson River and the old-timers living on the west side of River Road.<ref name="Hall, Edgewater, p. 101"/></blockquote> [[File:HudsonWaterfrontGWBtoJC.JPG|thumb|275px|A southward view of Edgewater (foreground) from the George Washington Bridge, with the skyline of Jersey City in the background]] Although the borough is unrecognizable as the industrial town it once was, growing pains have left marks. When the old Alcoa plant site from 1916 began to be converted to condominiums, construction was forced to halt for cleanup of industrial contaminants, including excessively high concentrations of PCBs.<ref name=Thinking1995/> In another case, construction of a condominium/shopping center in south Edgewater was interrupted for six months by safety measures to protect workers from chemical exposure in the lead- and arsenic-riddled soil.<ref name=Thinking2003/> Next to this structure, behind a chain link fence lies a Superfund site.<ref name="colorant"/> Operational Hess Oil tanks, beside the derelict Alcoa rolling mill, once the second-largest in the world, are a reminder of the borough's industrial phase. The building, occupying 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) of space, was designed in 1914 and was used to roll ingots of aluminum into sheets that were used to create everything from toothpaste tubes to aircraft frames, before the facility was abandoned in 1967 due to lack of space needed to expand the facility.<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 28</ref><ref>Barbanel, Josh. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/08/archives/a-new-ft-lee-some-say-it-is-happening-in-edgewater-a-new-ftlee-some.html "A 'New Ft. Lee'? Some Say It Is Happening In Edgewater"], ''The New York Times'', April 8, 1979. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20131205043904/http://www.northjersey.com/photos/photonp072210_1058.html?photo=2&c=y "A Look Back - Aluminum factory was Edgewater mainstay"], NorthJersey.com, backed up by archive.is as of December 5, 2013. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Alcoa's huge aluminum plant was an Edgewater landmark and a centerpiece of its industrial era.... But with no room to expand, it closed in 1967 and sat vacant for three decades until it was demolished in the late 1990s in a project that included a cleanup of the PCBs that contaminated the site."</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.46 square miles (6.36 km2), including 0.97 square miles (2.52 km2) of land and 1.48 square miles (3.84 km2) of water (60.33%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[File:Edgewater River Walk2.JPG|thumb|left|{{center|The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway in north Edgewater with a view of the Hudson River and George Washington Bridge in the background}}]] The borough is a narrow strip of land along the Hudson River, with {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} of waterfront.<ref name=Thinking1984>DePalma, Anthony. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/13/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-edgewater.html "If You're Thinking of Living in: Edgewater"], ''The New York Times'', May 13, 1984. Accessed December 18, 2023. "Edgewater, pop. 4,600, entered 1984 without a single doctor's office in town. There is no supermarket, no hospital, no place to buy a pair of socks".</ref> The Palisades Cliff rises dramatically and forms a natural border on its western side, running roughly parallel to the Hudson, with Fort Lee and Cliffside Park atop the cliff, north and south, respectively. Edgewater abuts Fort Lee Historic Park in the borough of Fort Lee on the north.

River Road, which overlooks the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline, runs into and out of the town from the north and south, lying just above the level of the Hudson. Three roads lead up the Palisades Cliff: Route 5, with one switchback, ascends to Palisades Avenue, which leads north into Fort Lee and south into Cliffside Park. Gorge Road and Edgewater Road, the latter still referred to by many local residents by its Colonial-era name as Oxen Hill Road, lead up the Palisades to Cliffside Park.<ref name=Thinking1984/>

The borough borders Cliffside Park and Fort Lee in Bergen County; North Bergen in Hudson County; and the New York City borough of Manhattan across the Hudson River.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720211/touches.html Areas touching Edgewater], MapIt. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1900= 1006 |1910= 2655 |1920= 3530 |1930= 4089 |1940= 4028 |1950= 3952 |1960= 4113 |1970= 4987 |1980= 4628 |1990= 5001 |2000= 7677 |2010= 11513 |2020= 14336 | estimate=14678 | estyear=2023 | estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], United States Census Bureau, released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref> {{increase}} |footnote=Population sources: 1900–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed October 9, 2013. See Undercliff for 1900 data.</ref> 1900–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698398/page/n342  ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], United States Census Bureau, p. 335. Accessed May 18, 2012. Population is not listed for 1900.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], United States Census Bureau, p. 714. Accessed May 18, 2012.</ref> 1900–2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=BergenCensus>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/Departments__Services/Planning__Engineering/Census_Data/Table00_HistPopTo2020.pdf Historical Population Trends in Bergen County 1900-2020], Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Planning and Engineering, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212101033/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400320020 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Edgewater borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 15, 2011.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/edgewater1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Edgewater borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032440/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/edgewater1.pdf |date=2012-04-02 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed May 18, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/edgewaterboroughnewjersey/ QuickFacts Edgewater borough, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 28, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }} {{As of|2011|March}} about 2,500 Japanese-Americans lived in Edgewater and Fort Lee; this is the largest concentration of Japanese-Americans in New Jersey.<ref>Stirling, Stephen. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/japanese-americans_in_fort_lee.html "Japanese-Americans in Fort Lee, Edgewater describe frantic calls to loved ones in quake's wake"], ''The Star-Ledger'', March 11, 2011. Updated Saturday, March 12, 2011. Accessed June 19, 2013. "According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, about 2,500 Japanese-Americans, the largest concentration in the state, reside in Fort Lee and Edgewater."</ref> In the 2013–2017 American Community Survey, 35.7% of residents were identified as Asian, including 2,205 (18.1%) who were Korean, 630 (5.2%) were Asian Indian and 574 (4.7%) were Japanese.<ref>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3420020 DP05 ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Edgewater borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213091807/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3420020 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 28, 2019.</ref>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Edgewater borough, Bergen County, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Edgewater borough, Bergen County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=060XX00US3400320020&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Edgewater borough, Bergen County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3400320020&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Edgewater borough, Bergen County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3400320020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |4,661 |5,343 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,934 |60.71% |46.41% |style='background: #ffffe6; |41.39% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |243 |519 |style='background: #ffffe6; |772 |3.17% |4.51% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.39% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |8 |8 |style='background: #ffffe6; |13 |0.10% |0.07% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09% |- |Asian alone (NH) |1,765 |4,076 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,071 |22.99% |35.40% |style='background: #ffffe6; |35.37% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |2 |6 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.03% |0.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01% |- |Other race alone (NH) |27 |43 |style='background: #ffffe6; |87 |0.35% |0.37% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |169 |240 |style='background: #ffffe6; |499 |2.20% |2.08% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.48% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |802 |1,278 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,959 |10.45% |11.10% |style='background: #ffffe6; |13.66% |- |'''Total''' |'''7,677''' |'''11,513''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''14,336 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Edgewater had a population of 14,336.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A20020&in=state%3A34|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A20020&in=state%3A34|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The median age was 39.6 years. 19.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.1 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP" />

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A20020&in=state%3A34|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DP" />

There were 6,742 households, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.9% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP" /><ref name="Census2020DHC" />

There were 7,315 housing units, of which 7.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.<ref name="Census2020DP" /><ref name="Census2020PL" />

===2010 census===

The 2010 United States census counted 11,513 people, 5,637 households, and 3,021 families in the borough. The population density was {{convert|12312.0|/sqmi}}. There were 6,282 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6718.0|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 53.29% (6,135) White, 4.95% (570) Black or African American, 0.14% (16) Native American, 35.47% (4,084) Asian, 0.06% (7) Pacific Islander, 3.35% (386) from other races, and 2.74% (315) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.10% (1,278) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> Korean Americans accounted for 19.6% of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 5,637 households, 23.6% had children under the age of 18; 43.2% were married couples living together; 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.4% were non-families. Of all households, 39.3% were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.76.<ref name=Census2010/> Same-sex couples headed 38 households in 2010, an increase from the 32 counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212228/http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples"], ''The Record'', August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed September 27, 2014.</ref>

17.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 43.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $83,602 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,791) and the median family income was $114,375 (+/− $19,887). Males had a median income of $82,248 (+/− $13,946) versus $57,971 (+/− $9,987) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $58,220 (+/− $5,463). About 7.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212085037/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400320020 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Edgewater borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 18, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census=== [[File:Mitsuwa New Jersey.jpg|thumb|Japanese grocery chain Mitsuwa store in Edgewater]] As of the 2000 United States census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,677 people, 3,836 households, and 1,971 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|9,060.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,277 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5,047.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. As of the 2000 census, the racial makeup of the borough was 67.12% White, 10.45% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 3.52% African American, 0.21% Native American, 23.12% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.94% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603420020.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Edgewater borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228050836/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603420020.pdf |date=2014-02-28 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200210233406/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400320020 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Edgewater borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref>

There were 3,836 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.70.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 15.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 46.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $63,455, and the median income for a family was $72,692. Males had a median income of $50,795 versus $49,238 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $42,650. About 6.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the 2000 Census, 11.83% of Edgewater's residents identified themselves as being of Korean ancestry, which was the ninth highest in the United States and seventh highest of any municipality in New Jersey, for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Korean.html Korean Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206002820/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Korean.html |date=December 6, 2007 }}, EPodunk. Accessed December 10, 2007.</ref> 3.22% of residents identified themselves as being of Japanese ancestry, which was the third highest of any municipality in New Jersey, behind Fort Lee (6.09%) and Demarest (3.72%).<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Japanese.html Japanese Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110232413/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Japanese.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, EPodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref> In the 2010 Census, those reporting Korean ancestry had increased to 19.6% of the population (2,258 residents), while the percentage of Japanese residents had risen to 4.9% (560 residents).<ref name=Census2010/> ==Economy== Edgewater was the location of the Lever Brothers research center where chemist Vincent Lamberti, a holder of over 118 patents, spent most of his 40 years for the company, and where he invented Dove soap, the first soap not made with animal fat.<ref name=TheRecord>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161104225035/http://www.northjersey.com/news/farewell-to-the-father-of-dove-soap-researcher-vincent-lamberti-86-of-upper-saddle-river-dies-1.841570 "Farewell to the father of Dove soap: Researcher Vincent Lamberti, 86, of Upper Saddle River, dies"], ''The Record'', April 4, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 4, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref><ref name=YaleAlumni>[https://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/obituaries/1326 "In Remembrance: Vincent Lamberti '47, '51PhD"]. ''Yale Alumni Magazine''. April 2014.</ref>

Edgewater has five main shopping areas. From north to south they are Town Centre, the Binghamton Shopping Plaza, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Edgewater Commons and City Place. All are located on the river side of River Road and bordered by the River Walk. As recently as 1984 the town had no supermarket.<ref name=Thinking1984/> With development in subsequent years, by 2017, groceries could be purchased at Whole Foods Market in Town Centre, Trader Joe's at the Binghamton Plaza, Japanese-labeled groceries at Mitsuwa Marketplace<ref>Lasky, Julie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/realestate/edgewater-nj-a-riverside-borough-with-quirks.html "Edgewater, N.J.: A Riverside Borough, With Quirks"], ''The New York Times'', June 7, 2017. Accessed December 18, 2023. "Their home is two minutes away (on foot) and also near major retailers like Whole Foods and Staples.... Mitsuwa Marketplace, a Japanese food hall and superstore, is part of a shopping complex on River Road that caters to the area’s large East Asian population. Slightly north, one finds not only a Trader Joe’s but also a docked ferryboat — or what is left of it — the Binghamton, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... "</ref> and at Acme Markets in Edgewater Commons.<ref>Burch, Christopher. [https://www.nj.com/business/2022/02/burlington-to-open-another-nj-department-store-this-spring.html "Burlington to open another N.J. department store this spring"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 12, 2022. Accessed December 18, 2023. "Burlington, which used to be called Burlington Coat Factory, will occupy a 25,056-square-foot building next to Target in Edgewater Commons. The shopping center also houses businesses like ACME, Marshalls, McDonald’s, Old Navy, T.J. Maxx and Starbucks."</ref> Company-operated shuttle buses that ran on Wednesdays and Thursdays, bringing shoppers to Mitsuwa from Manhattan, were terminated in 2014.<ref>[http://www.mitsuwa.com/locations/edgewater/shuttle-bus-service/ NJ Transit Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902015527/http://www.mitsuwa.com/locations/edgewater/shuttle-bus-service/ |date=2015-09-02 }}, Mitsuwa Marketplace. Accessed August 30, 2015. "Mitsuwa shuttle bus service terminated on December 31, 2014. Transportation from NY area to Mitsuwa Marketplace is available by NJ Transit."</ref>

==Arts and culture== thumb|Edgewater Free LibraryBorough Hall, the Binghamton Ferry and the Edgewater Public Library are listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.<ref name="register" /> Constructed in 1904, Borough Hall was granted $406,000 by Senate and General Assembly of New Jersey in August 2009 for restoration of the building.<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/AL09/99_.PDF Approp. P.L. 2009, CHAPTER 99] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606121657/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/AL09/99_.PDF |date=June 6, 2011 }}, New Jersey Legislature, August 6, 2009. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref> Among other renovations, the missing gargoyles were returned to the 1902 edifice.<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160310124030/http://www.northjersey.com/news/new-presence-at-borough-hall-1.977486 "New presence at Edgewater Borough Hall"], ''Edgewater View'', January 1, 2010, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 10, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref><ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 50</ref>

thumb|left|upright|Plaque at site of Binghamton FerryThe Binghamton ferryboat, formerly anchored near the Edgewater Marketplace, was built in 1904–1905 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia.<ref name="westergaard"/> The only double-ended steam-powered ferry boat still on the Hudson River, the Binghamton ferried passengers from New Jersey to Barclay Street in Manhattan for many years<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 76</ref>, retiring in 1967 before being converted into a restaurant in 1975.<ref name=Thinking1995/> The restaurant closed in 2007, and after a decade of accumulating damage from fire and flooding: particularly from Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the ferryboat was dismantled in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shkolnikova |first=Svetlana |title=Demolition of historic Binghamton ferry begins |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/edgewater/2017/07/26/demolition-historic-binghamton-ferry-begins/509823001/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref>

One of the remaining Carnegie libraries in New Jersey,<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 112</ref> built with $15,000 in funds from the Carnegie Foundation,<ref name=View2010>Almenas, Maxim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306144027/http://www.northjersey.com/news/as-centennial-nears-restoration-is-planned-1.916139 "Edgewater plans restoration for its library as centennial nears"], ''Edgewater View'', December 17, 2010, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "As the public library gets closer to its 100th anniversary on Jan 1, it has initiated an ambitious restoration project to return the building to its original luster.... Linda Corona, the library director, said the building is the only Carnegie library currently operating as such in Bergen County."</ref> the Edgewater Free Library was dedicated on February 8, 1916.<ref name=View2010/><ref name="newsletter">[http://www.07020.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=32&d=1126236341 "95 Years of Library Service"], Edgewater Free Public Library. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref> Edgewater opened its library in 1910, prior to the donation from the Carnegie Foundation, with 817 books on its shelves.<ref name="newsletter"/>

In addition to these sites, the Eleanor Van Gelder School is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.<ref name="register">[http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/Bergen.pdf#page=3 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Bergen County], New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, updated July 21, 2015. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref>

===The River Walk=== thumb|River Walk near Edgewater Commons shopping centerThe promenade along the Hudson is part of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. In 1988, construction of a waterfront walkway was mandated by state law that would allow walkers a path along the Hudson River from Bayonne up to the George Washington Bridge.<ref>Almenas, Maxim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022208/http://www.northjersey.com/news/meeting-to-discuss-walkway-project-1.330326 "Meeting to discuss walkway project"], ''Edgewater View'', June 4, 2010, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Bergen County's Department of Planning and Economic Development, who hosted the meeting, presented a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the recommendations of local residents from the first meeting as to how the walkway, which would run from Fort Lee Historic Park to Bayonne in Hudson County, could benefit the entire community from an esthetic and economic point of view."</ref> Although property owners were required to build and maintain it, many gaps remain.<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/15/realestate/a-river-walk-s-piecemeal-birth.html "A River Walk's Piecemeal Birth"], ''The New York Times'', August 15, 1999. Accessed January 6, 2015.</ref> Of the {{convert|18.5|mi|km}} called for, only {{convert|11|mi}} are complete, and many of the gaps occur in Edgewater.<ref>Shortell, Tom. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/06/officials_welcome_opening_of_1.html "Officials welcome opening of half-mile stretch of Hudson River Walkway"], ''The Jersey Journal'', June 15, 2009. Accessed September 12, 2011. "About seven miles of the walkway's 18.5-linear length, mostly in Bayonne and Edgewater, still have to be completed, said Helen Manogue, president of the president of the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy."</ref> The completed stretches offer paths for walking along the Hudson River with views of Manhattan.

===Edgewater parrots=== thumb|left|Monk parakeets near Memorial Park Edgewater is the home of a free-flying colony of monk parakeets, also known as Quaker parrots, which are native to South America. These small, green parrots have lived in Edgewater since at least 1980 and were numbered at 200 to 230 in a 2008 article in ''The New York Times''<ref name="nyt">Holmberg, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/nyregion/new-jersey/07parrotsnj.html "Defending the Parrots of Edgewater"], ''The New York Times'', December 5, 2008. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref> and about 200 in 2019.<ref name=Record2019/> They are easily seen in Memorial Park and its vicinity at River Road and Route 5. The parrots build large nests of twigs and down which become permanent residences.<ref>Hayes, Melissa. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110216/http://www.northjersey.com/news/parrots-nests-cleared-from-power-sources-1.167943?page=all "Parrots' nests cleared from power sources"], ''The Record'', April 7, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref> Nests four-feet long can be seen near the intersection. How the birds came to Edgewater is unknown, though a widely accepted story traces their origin to an escape from a damaged crate at John F. Kennedy Airport in the 1960s,<ref name="nyt"/> or alternatively they had been pets that escaped from their owners.<ref name=Record2019/>

The birds have built nests against transformers on utility poles. Citing the risk of fire, the utility PSE&G has destroyed such nests. This has brought the utility into conflict with parrot advocates. In 2008, PSE&G agreed not to take down nests during breeding season.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name=Record2019>Pries, Allison. [https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/12/wild-parrots-escaped-into-this-nj-town-30-years-ago-and-they-never-left.html "Wild parrots escaped into this N.J. town 30 years ago and they never left"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 1, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019. "The Quaker, or Monk, parrots took up residence in Edgewater more 30 years ago. Just how they got there is up for debate. Some say it was through an accidental release in a New York City shipping yard. Others think they were escaped pets.... There are now about 200 Quaker parrots living in Edgewater and over the decades they have spread to Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Englewood and other nearby towns, Schotanus said."</ref>

==Parks and recreation== thumb|Community Center with Little League field and track in foreground. Palisades Cliff in background. {{convert|22|acre|m2|adj=on}} Veterans' Field<ref name=Thinking2003>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/12/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-edgewater-a-former-factory-town-transformed.html "If You're Thinking of Living in/Edgewater; A Former Factory Town, Transformed"], ''The New York Times'', October 12, 2003. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref> offers residents recreational opportunities and provides space for a Community Center and American Legion Post 116. Veterans' Field is located on River Road (County Route 505) in the north section of Edgewater, lying along the Hudson River. It has indoor and outdoor basketball courts, three softball fields, a 1/3 mile-long track which accommodates runners, walkers and skaters; tennis courts, a Little League field and a playground. It is also the site of a large American flag which can easily be seen from across the river in Manhattan. A plaque commemorating the New Netherland plantation of David Pietersen de Vries, Vriessendael, is located at the entrance to the field on the west. Although the field extends well to the east, it did not exist in de Vries's day. In 1922, landfill was dumped into the Hudson River from the construction site of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, which gives Veteran's Field its current dimensions.<ref name=Thinking2003/> In September 2011, Veteran's Field was closed due to soil contamination in the fill brought to the site.<ref>Almenas, Maxim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160312191925/http://www.northjersey.com/news/contaminants-close-veterans-park-1.199171 "Edgewater's Veterans Park closed for contaminants"], ''Edgewater View'', September 22, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 12, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Borough officials closed off Veterans Field Park indefinitely on Sept. 16 due to contaminants found at the 27.5 acre site."</ref>

==Government== thumb|Edgewater Borough Hall on River Road

===Local government=== Edgewater is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 160.</ref><ref>[http://www.edgewaternj.org/247/Edgewater-Council Edgewater Mayor & Council], Borough of Edgewater. Accessed May 10, 2022. "The Borough of Edgewater was chartered in 1894 as a Borough Council form of government in which the Mayor is elected to a 4-year term and 6 council members are elected at large to serve staggered 3-year terms."</ref> The borough form of government used by Edgewater is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the mayor of Edgewater is Democrat Michael McPartland, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.<ref name=Mayor>[http://www.edgewaternj.org/341/Mayors-Office Mayor's Office], Borough of Edgewater. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref> Members of the Edgewater Borough Council are Anthony Bartolomeo (D, 2024), Rinaldy "Ray" Gutierrez (D, 2026), Dolores Lawlor (D, 2024), Donald A. Martin (D, 2025), Vincent J. Monte (D, 2025) and Jose Luis Vidal (D, 2026).<ref>[http://www.edgewaternj.org/370/Your-Council-Members Your Council Members], Borough of Edgewater. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/10564/Copy-of-04042024-0213_introbudget_2024 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Edgewater. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=39 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], Bergen County, New Jersey, April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2023>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/District%20Canvass%20NEW.pdf Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results], Bergen County, New Jersey, November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote], Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In January 2015, Dolores Lawlor was selected from the borough council from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2015 of Kevin Doran, who resigned from office earlier that month after announcing that he was moving out of the borough.<ref>Shkolnikova, Svetlana. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160611204829/http://www.northjersey.com/news/lawlor-to-finish-term-for-doran-1.1197847 "Lawlor to finish term for Doran on Edgewater council"], ''Edgewater View'', January 16, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 11, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Dolores Lawlor, a member of the Edgewater Housing Authority and a former member of the Board of Health and the board of the Edgewater Colony residential complex, will complete the unexpired term of former councilman Kevin Doran, who resigned earlier this month with one year left in his three-year term.... Doran stepped down from his seat at the borough's reorganization meeting on Jan. 2 after purchasing a larger home for his growing family in Holmdel Township."</ref>

Democrat Agnes "Nancy" Merse, whose term as mayor was to expire on December 31, 2011, died due to complications from cancer on March 10, 2011.<ref>Firschein, Merry. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306154801/http://www.northjersey.com/news/edgewater-mayor-s-public-service-remembered-at-her-funeral-1.1171455 "Edgewater mayor's public service remembered at her funeral"], ''The Record'', March 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref> Councilmember James Delaney was chosen in April 2011 to fill Merse's vacancy as mayor.<ref>Almenas, Maxim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306204705/http://www.northjersey.com/news/delaney-selected-as-new-mayor-1.900840 "Delaney selected as new mayor in Edgewater"], ''Edgewater View'', April 8, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "After the Edgewater Democratic Committee presented three names of possible candidates to replace the late Mayor Nancy Merse, the governing body selected Councilman James Delaney to serve as mayor."</ref> Michael H. Henwood was chosen to fill Delaney's vacant council seat, and served the remainder of that term until December 2011 before he was elected to serve a full term in office.<ref>Firschein, Merry. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402110118/http://stage.www.northjersey.com/news/120681264_Councilman__appointed_in_Edgewater.html "Councilman appointed in Edgewater"], ''The Record'', April 26, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 4, 2014. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Michael H. Henwood has been appointed to a one-year position on the Borough Council. Henwood fills the unexpired term of James Delaney, a councilman who was chosen mayor earlier this month after Mayor Nancy Merse died. He was appointed last week."</ref>

The Edgewater administrative offices and police department moved from 916 River Road to the new Borough Hall, 55 River Road, in 2011, with a dedication ceremony on October 16. The new building includes {{convert|25000|sqft}} of space, offering relief from cramped conditions with 150% more floor space, and expanded parking facilities.<ref>Almenas, Maxim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222635/http://www.northjersey.com/news/borough-hall-gets-dedication-1.212874 "Edgewater borough hall to be dedicated"], ''Edgewater View'', October 7, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 3, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation=== Edgewater is located in the 9th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 36th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

===Politics=== {{PresHead|place=Edgewater|source= 2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Bergen County], New Jersey Department of State. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County], New Jersey Department of State, published December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025. Note that these are the correct results for the 2020 general election.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County], New Jersey Department of State, updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2012<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results], New Jersey Department of State, updated March 15, 2013. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2008<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results Bergen County], New Jersey Department of State, updated December 23, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2004<ref>[https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election Bergen County], New Jersey Department of State, updated December 13, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref>}}  {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|1,711|3,079|125|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|1,582|3,787|61|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|1,134|2,932|125|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|1,031|2,392|36|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|1,224|2,694|23|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|1,237|2,405|28|New Jersey}} |} As of March 2011, there were a total of 5,120 registered voters in Edgewater, of which 2,250 (43.9% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 514 (10.0% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 2,352 (45.9% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 44.5% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 54.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,392 votes (68.1% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,031 votes (29.4% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 36 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,511 ballots cast by the borough's 5,877 registered voters, for a turnout of 59.7% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207211248/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=December 7, 2013 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207211038/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=December 7, 2013 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,694 votes (67.5% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,224 votes (30.7% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 23 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,989 ballots cast by the borough's 5,714 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.8% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_35.html 2008 General Election Results for Edgewater] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714195347/http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_35.html |date=2011-07-14 }}, ''The Record''. Accessed September 12, 2011.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,405 votes (65.1% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,237 votes (33.5% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 28 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,696 ballots cast by the borough's 5,135 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.0% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

{{U.S. GovHead|place=Edgewater|source=<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=nj.gov}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. GovRow|2025|Democratic|1,009|2,252|24|New Jersey}} {{U.S. GovRow|2021|Democratic|811|1,586|18|New Jersey}} {{U.S. GovRow|2017|Democratic|412|1,222|28|New Jersey}} {{U.S. GovRow|2013|Republican|704|687|19|New Jersey}} {{U.S. GovRow|2009|Democratic|692|1,282|94|New Jersey}} {{U.S. GovRow|2005|Democratic|577|1,543|46|New Jersey}} {{U.S. GovFoot}}

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 49.9% of the vote (704 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 48.7% (687 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (19 votes), among the 1,446 ballots cast by the borough's 5,148 registered voters (36 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 28.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 1,282 ballots cast (61.3% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 692 votes (33.1% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 82 votes (3.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 12 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,092 ballots cast by the borough's 5,482 registered voters, yielding a 38.2% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207010131/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=2013-12-07 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

{{U.S. SenHead|place=Edgewater|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=nj.gov}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Democratic|1,426|3,034|127|New Jersey}} {{U.S. SenRow|2018|Democratic|871|2,068|82|New Jersey}} {{U.S. SenRow|2012|Democratic|850|2,248|60|New Jersey}} {{U.S. SenRow|2006|Democratic|677|1,677|60|New Jersey}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Edgewater|Seat=2|source=<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=nj.gov}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2020|Democratic|1,493|3,697|76|New Jersey}} {{U.S. SenRow|2014|Democratic|480|1,278|65|New Jersey}} {{U.S. SenRow|2013|Democratic|245|731|10|New Jersey}} {{U.S. SenRow|2008|Democratic|1,040|2,434|54|New Jersey}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{clear}}

==Education== thumb|left|{{center|Eleanor Van Gelder Elementary School}} The Edgewater Public Schools serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/1270.pdf#page=8 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Edgewater School District''], New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The Edgewater Public School System, including the Eleanor Van Gelder Elementary School and the George Washington School, constitute the District's reporting entity.... The Edgewater Public School System is comprised of two elementary schools (Special Education Pre-K to Grade 6), serving approximately 982 students."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 685 students and 68.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404440&DistrictID=3404440 District information for Edgewater School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404440 School Data for the Edgewater Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are George Washington School<ref>[https://www.edgewaterschools.org/o/gws George Washington School], Edgewater Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.</ref> with 320 students in grades PreK–2 and Eleanor Van Gelder School<ref>[https://www.edgewaterschools.org/o/evgs Eleanor Van Gelder School], Edgewater Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.</ref> with 356 students in grades 3–6.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/03-1270.pdf School Performance Reports for the Edgewater Public Schools], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1270 New Jersey School Directory for the Edgewater Public Schools], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students from the borough are sent to the Leonia Public Schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship.<ref>[https://lhs.leoniaschools.org/overview Leonia High School Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420165810/https://lhs.leoniaschools.org/overview |date=April 20, 2020 }}, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The high school continues to increase in numbers as approximately 780 students from both Edgewater and Leonia are enrolled in grades 9-12 at Leonia High School."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/2620/050.html Leonia Public Schools 2016 School Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917213900/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/2620/050.html |date=September 17, 2017 }}, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The high school continues to increase in numbers as now approximately 725 students from both Edgewater and Leonia are enrolled in grades 9-12 at Leonia High School."</ref> Schools in the district attended by Edgewater students (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408520 School Data for the Leonia Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are Leonia Middle School<ref>[https://lms.leoniaschools.org/ Leonia Middle School], Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.</ref> with 675 students in grades 6–8 (Edgewater students attend for grades 7–8) and Leonia High School<ref>[https://lhs.leoniaschools.org/ Leonia High School], Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.</ref> with 814 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.leoniaschools.org/apps/pages/ourschools Our Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118145706/https://www.leoniaschools.org/apps/pages/ourschools |date=January 18, 2025 }}, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2620 New Jersey School Directory for the Leonia Public Schools], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/03-2620.pdf School Performance Reports for the Leonia Public School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.</ref>

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us "About Us"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014000910/http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us |date=October 14, 2013 }}. Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions "Admissions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034226/https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions |date=March 5, 2017 }}. Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed December 21, 2016.</ref>

Holy Rosary Church in Edgewater is one of the sponsors of the Christ the Teacher School, an interparochial Catholic K–8 school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, in Fort Lee.<ref name=Christteachhome2006>{{cite web|url=http://christtheteacherschool.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103063939/http://christtheteacherschool.org/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-01-03|title=Home|publisher=Christ the Teacher School|date=2006-01-03|access-date=2020-06-22|quote=Christ the Teacher Interparochial School is a co-sponsored school[...]Madonna School building.}} Also see: {{cite web|url=https://www.christtheteacherschool.org/documents/2018/7/Registration%20Form%20PreK-8|title=CHRIST THE TEACHER SCHOOL Registration Form Grades K-8|publisher=Christ the Teacher School|access-date=2020-06-22}} which lists the associated parishes.</ref>

==In popular culture== Edgewater was used as a filming location for the 1997 feature film ''Cop Land'', starring Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta.<ref>Gabriel, Trip. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/10/movies/stallone-seeks-a-serious-turn-for-the-better.html "Stallone Seeks a Serious Turn for the Better"], ''The New York Times'', August 10, 1997. Page 2 of 6. Accessed December 17, 2011. "He gained the weight with the aid of the Canadian Pancake House on Second Avenue in Manhattan, where he often had breakfast last fall before showing up on the set in Edgewater, N.J. His waist size ballooned to a 39."</ref>

==Transportation== [[File:2018-07-21 18 59 14 View west along New Jersey State Route 5 just west of Bergen County Route 505 (River Road) in Edgewater, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|View west along Route 5 in Edgewater]]

===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|11.19|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|6.38|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|4.03|mi}} by Bergen County and {{convert|0.78|mi}} by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed December 1, 2013.</ref>

County Route 505 is the main north–south road in the borough.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000505__-.pdf#page=2 County Route 505 Straight Line Diagram], New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated December 2012. Accessed December 28, 2022.</ref> Route 5 also passes through and ends at CR 505.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000005__-.pdf#page=2 Route 5 Straight Line Diagram], New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2017. Accessed December 28, 2022.</ref>

Interstate 95 (both the New Jersey Turnpike and George Washington Bridge), U.S. Routes 1/9, U.S. Route 46 and the Palisades Interstate Parkway are all nearby and accessible via CR 505 in Fort Lee.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Bergen.pdf Bergen County Map], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed December 28, 2022.</ref>

===Public transportation=== thumb|{{center|Edgewater Landing on upriver side}}New Jersey Transit buses include the 156, 158 and 159 routes serving the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 188 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal; and local service on the 751 and 755 routes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County], NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806135221/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf |date=August 6, 2019 }}, NJ Transit. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>

Ferry service to West Midtown Ferry Terminal in Manhattan is offered by NY Waterway at Edgewater Landing, located where Route 5 comes into River Road. Parking at the terminal is not available; however a shuttle bus operated by the borough is available to transport passengers to the landing.<ref>[http://www.nywaterway.com/EdgewaterBus.aspx Edgewater Ferry Landing Shuttle], NY Waterway. Accessed September 12, 2011.</ref> In Manhattan there is free transfer to a network of buses operated by NY Waterways.<ref>[http://www.nywaterway.com/ManhattanBus.aspx Manhattan Buses], NY Waterway. Accessed September 12, 2011.</ref>

Several ferries operated in Edgewater in the past,<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p. 55</ref> with the old Edgewater Ferry Terminal historically located about 100 yards from the current ferry terminal. The last ferry in the 20th century crossed the river in 1950.<ref name=Thinking2003/> The borough was also the site of the trolley terminal for numerous electric lines in New Jersey.<ref name="adams">{{cite book | last = Adams | first = Arthur G. | title = The Hudson River Guidebook | publisher = Fordham University Press | year= 1996 | location = New York | url =https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam| url-access = registration | isbn = 9780823216796 | page = [https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam/page/101 101]}}</ref> Situated across River Road from the old Ferry Terminal, it met passengers arriving from Manhattan. Its service included transportation to the top of Palisades Cliff.<ref>Hall, ''Edgewater'', p.49</ref> The trolley stopped running in 1938.<ref>{{cite book | last = Adams| first = Arthur G.|title =The Hudson River Guidebook| url = https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam| url-access = registration| publisher = Fordham University Press|year = 1996|isbn = 0-8232-1679-9 | page = [https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam/page/139 139]}}</ref>

Bike lanes on River Road were completed in July 2012, in connection with a road re-paving project.<ref>Cruz, Vanessa. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/20356140/article-If-you-build-it--they-will-ride-Bicyclists-can-now-share-River-Road-with-motorists- "If you build it, they will ride; Bicyclists can now share River Road with motorists"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113232406/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/20356140/article-If-you-build-it--they-will-ride-Bicyclists-can-now-share-River-Road-with-motorists- |date=November 13, 2012 }}. ''The Union City Reporter'', October 4, 2012. p. 4. Accessed January 15, 2012.</ref>

==Sister cities== On November 16, 2020, Mayor Michael McPartland proclaimed a sister city relationship with Loma De Cabrera, Dominican Republic.<ref>[https://www.edgewaternj.org/DocumentCenter/View/7158/11-16-2020-Mayor--Council-Regulardocx Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes for November 16, 2020], Borough of Edgewater. Accessed August 30, 2022. "Now Therefore Be It Resolved, that the Borough of Edgewater hereby recognizes the Town of Loma De Cabrera, Dominican Republic and its Mayor Manuel Rodriguez, as the “Sister City” to the Borough of Edgewater."</ref>

==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Edgewater, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Edgewater include:

{{div col}} * Ryan Allen (1943–2018), opera singer<ref>Fabrikant, Mel. [http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20110927132412853 "Edgewater Resident, Ryan Allen, to Appear in New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's Tosca at BergenPAC"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406221539/http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20110927132412853 |date=April 6, 2012 }}, ''The Paramus Post'', September 27, 2011. Accessed December 12, 2011.</ref> * Amerie (born 1978), R&B singer<ref name=Blender>Weiner, Jonah. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100728233046/http://www.blender.com/guide/67984/miss-thing.html "Miss Thing: Boasting a smash single, a hit album and the finest legs in pop, Amerie is R&B's It girl. What's more, she's lethal with an assault rifle"], ''Blender'', June 2005, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 28, 2010. Accessed September 13, 2017. "She says she dreams of starring in an action movie ('I'd love to play Angelina Jolie's arch-nemesis in Tomb Raider 3'), but her real extracurricular obsession involves elves, faeries and codpieces. When she's not playing 12-hour Sims marathons at her house in Edgewater, New Jersey—the tony suburb that is also home to Tyson Beckford and Q-Tip—she's working on writing her own Lord of the Rings–style series."</ref> * Greg Amsinger (born 1979), sportscaster for MLB Network<ref>{{Cite episode |series=Hot Stove |network=MLB Network |location= Secaucus, New Jersey |date=January 14, 2013|season=5 |minutes=~110|language=en}}</ref> * Nadiya Anderson (born 1986), television personality known for appearing with her twin sister, Natalie on ''The Amazing Race'' and ''Survivor: San Juan del Sur''<ref>[https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/12/17/twin-killing-natalie-wins-season-finale-of-survivor/ "Twin Killing! Natalie Wins Season Finale Of ''Survivor''"], KCAL-TV, December 17, 2014. Accessed February 13, 2020. "In the end, Natalie Anderson was named the ultimate “Survivor” in the show’s season finale and walked away with the $1 million prize.... Natalie, a crossfit coach, started the game with her twin sister Nadiya, the first person voted out of the game. The 28-year-old twins hail from Edgewater, N.J., and appeared on “Amazing Race” twice."</ref> * Natalie Anderson (born 1986), television personality who appeared on ''The Amazing Race'' with her identical twin sister Nadiya; both later appeared on ''Survivor: San Juan del Sur'', where Natalie was crowned Sole Survivor, winning the show's $1 million prize<ref>[http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/214811/ Natalie Anderson and Nadiya Anderson], ''The Amazing Race''. Accessed November 16, 2017. "Name: Natalie Anderson; Age: 27; Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.... Name: Nadiya Anderson; Age: 27; Hometown: Edgewater, N.J."</ref> * Coco Austin (born 1979), model<ref name=sfgate>Staff. [http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2012/10/30/coco-austin-turns-weather-reporter-to-record-storm-video/ "Coco Austin turns weather reporter to record storm video"], ''San Francisco Chronicle'', October 30, 2012. Accessed December 4, 2013. "The busty blonde model headed outside with a video camera to film the superstorm, which hit the city of Edgewater, where she shares an apartment with rapper/actor Ice-T."</ref> * Tyson Beckford (born 1970), model<ref name=Blender/> * Miri Ben-Ari (born 1978), Israeli-American violinist<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161006075115/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/pioneering-pop-and-hip-hop-violinist-to-visit-englewood-s-elisabeth-morrow-school-video-1.1645815 "Pioneering pop and hip-hop violinist to visit Englewood's Elisabeth Morrow School"], ''The Record'', August 15, 2016, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 6, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "But Ben-Ari, who just moved to Fort Lee a few months ago — previously she had lived in Edgewater — will be stopping by Elisabeth Morrow in person Tuesday to teach a master class, give an in-school performance (not open to the public), and get the 200-plus students prepared for their big day Thursday."</ref> * Brendan A. Burns (1895–1989), U.S. Army major general<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/7477675?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22624f583963773834435030344a493177526b4e696f394f643964424b48356c627a526970326e6f4f3868303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |title=New Jersey State Census, Entry for Thomas F. Burns Family |date=June 30, 1905 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com LLC |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-campaign/134669353/ Lieut. Brendon Burns, of Edgewater, Tells of Russian Campaign"], ''The Record'', July 26, 1919. Accessed October 10, 1958. Accessed October 4, 2025. "Lieutenant Brendon Burns, son of former Councilman and Mrs. Thomas Burns, of Edgewater, stepped into his home town yesterday afternoon after having spent the greater part of the past year with the 310th Engineers in the wilds of Russia."</ref> * John F. Callinan (1935-2025), judge of the New Jersey Superior Court<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal-two-men-from-edgewate/182354427/ "Edgewater Men Graduating; Bergen Brothers to Get Trooper Badges"], ''The Jersey Journal'', October 10, 1958. Accessed October 4, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Callinan of 2 Hilliard Ave. will receive their badges as state troopers tomorrow at the graduation exercise of the State Police Academy.... Both are natives of Newark. They attended Epiphany Grammar School, Cliffside Park, and Dwight Morrow High School, Englewood."</ref> * Cardi B (born 1992), rapper<ref>Kameir, Rawiya. [http://www.thefader.com/2017/06/22/cardi-b-cover-story-interview "Cardi B Did It Her Way; Cardi B engineered Instagram fame into reality TV stardom into a poppin' rap career. Now she's learning to juggle everything that comes with it."], ''The Fader'', June / July 2017. Accessed August 9, 2017. "To put it in her own indelicate words, Cardi B really has to take a shit. She's curled up in the backseat of a black Denali that has been tasked with delivering us over the Hudson River, from midtown Manhattan to her apartment in Edgewater, New Jersey."</ref> * Maksim Chmerkovskiy (born 1980), professional dancer on the TV show ''Dancing with the Stars''<ref>Staff. [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dancing-with-the-stars/dancing-with-the-stars-maksim-14473.aspx "Dancing with the Stars: Maksim Chmerkovskiy Has a Change of Heart "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205142020/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dancing-with-the-stars/dancing-with-the-stars-maksim-14473.aspx |date=2015-02-05 }}, BuddyTV, December 5, 2007. Accessed October 9, 2013. "He says now that he was mainly tired after the rigors of competition, and homesick from being away from his Edgewater, New Jersey, home."</ref><ref>Dietsche, Erica. "Local 'Dancing' pro, Ali all about fancy footwork", ''The Record'', March 19, 2007. "Fans of ''Dancing With the Stars'' on ABC, which begins its fourth season tonight, haven't seen much of Edgewater-based dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy."</ref> * Liz Claman (born 1963), Fox Business Network anchor<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207002501/http://www.northjersey.com/entertainment/tv/Anchored_in_Edgewater.html "Anchored in Edgewater"], ''The Record'', December 3, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 7, 2008. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref> * Paige Conners (born 2000), Israeli-American pairs figure skater who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics with her skating partner, Evgeni Krasnopolski, representing Israel<ref>[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103080.htm Paige Conners / Evgeni Krasnopolski], International Skating Union. Accessed January 29, 2018.</ref> * Barbara Corcoran (born 1949), real estate agent and investor<ref>Green, Penelope. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/realestate/the-real-estate-queen-in-her-hive.html "The Real Estate 'Queen' in Her Hive"], ''The New York Times'', September 25, 2005. Accessed September 13, 2017. "'I never saw myself as a protected person,' said Ms. Corcoran, adding that she grew up in a two-room apartment in Edgewater, N.J., the second of 10 children."</ref> * Fred Daibes (born 1956/1957), real estate developer<ref>Cattafi, Kristie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2023/09/22/who-is-fred-daibes-nj-developer-indicted-in-menendez-corruption-case/70932711007/ "Edgewater developer indicted along with Menendez in corruption scheme. Who is Fred Daibes?"],''The Record'', September 22, 2023. Accessed January 4, 2024. "Fred Daibes, an Edgewater developer largely responsible for the 'gold coast' boom of high-rises along the Hudson River in Bergen County and a bank founder with prior legal woes, was one of five people indicted Friday in an alleged corruption scheme involving Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife."</ref> * Harris Faulkner (born 1965), newscaster and television host for Fox News Channel<ref>Spelling, Ian. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160308083532/http://www.bergen.com/arts-and-music/tv/person-to-person-edgewater-s-harris-faulkner-of-fox-news-is-a-self-described-news-junkie-1.783946 "Person-to-Person: Edgewater's Harris Faulkner of Fox News is a self-described news junkie"], ''(201) Magazine'', January 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 8, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Faulkner, who is also a motivational speaker, lives in Edgewater with her husband, Tony, and their kids, Bella, 6, and Danika, 3."</ref> * Luke Higgins (1921–1991), football player<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/lukehiggins/2516488/profile Luke Higgins], NFL.com. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref> * Ice-T (born 1958), rapper and actor<ref name=sfgate/> * JoJo (born 1990), singer<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160505040607/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-97264830.html "This Week's Winners and Losers: JoJo"], ''The Record'', August 2, 2004, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 5, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "At 13, the Edgewater resident is the youngest solo artist to receive an MTV Video Music Award nomination."</ref> * Peter Moraites (1922–2014), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly;<ref>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002330/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/peter-moraites-assembly-speaker-derailed-by-prison-1.647208?page=all "Peter Moraites, Assembly speaker derailed by prison"], ''The Record'', January 15, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Peter Moraites, a Bergen County Republican who rose to Assembly speaker. died Jan. 7.... Mr. Moraites and his wife, Helen, moved to Edgewater eight years ago, and then to Tappan, N.Y."</ref> * Rachel Noerdlinger (born 1970), publicist, who was chief of staff to Chirlane McCray, the wife of Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio<ref>via Associated Press. [https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2011/07/census_fewer_black_children_in.html "Census: Fewer black children in Detroit, other big cities"], MLive Media Group, July 4, 2011. Accessed October 24, 2025. "'I'd been in Harlem for 16 years, and when I first came, I was young, and I was excited and it was a Mecca. But progressively each year, it got rougher and rougher to be here,' said Rachel Noerdlinger, a publicist whose clients include the Rev. Al Sharpton.... Finally, she decamped across the Hudson River to the suburban quietude of Edgewater, N.J., taking her 14-year-old son with her."</ref> * Nick Prisco (1909–1981), football tailback, played one season in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles<ref>[http://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/pris00400.html Nick Prisco] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914124933/http://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/pris00400.html |date=September 14, 2017 }}, The Pro Football Archivesl. Accessed September 13, 2017.</ref> * Q-Tip (born 1970), rapper<ref name=Blender/> * Will Ramos (born 1993/94), singer who is the lead vocalist of the deathcore band Lorna Shore<ref>Hickie, James. [https://www.kerrang.com/lorna-shore-will-ramos-interview-i-feel-the-everblack-festering-within-me-deathcore-metal-cover-story "Lorna Shore: “The band’s growing so fast that it’s hard to keep your hands on the wheel. Sometimes you’ve got to let it drag you around”"], ''Kerrang!'', September 3, 2025. Accessed March 13, 2026. "Given that latter quality, it’s apt that we meet Will at his place in Middlesex County, pretty much slap-bang in the middle of New Jersey.... Growing up, his time was split between Edgewater on the banks of the Hudson River – where residents are nicknamed The River Rats – and Leonia, both of which are 40-plus miles away from here."</ref> * Geraldo Rivera (born 1943), journalist, attorney, author and political commentator<ref>[https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/2004/09/14/good-neighbor-policy-geraldo-suing/50385562007/ "Geraldo Rivera sues over housing dispute"], ''San Angelo Standard-Times'', September 14, 2004. Accessed February 27, 2025. "The Fox News senior correspondent owns two homes in the 26-acre Edgewater Colony, where residents own their homes but share ownership of the land.... 'I intend living here always, hopefully in peace and loving my neighbors.'"</ref> * John Sterling (born 1938), radio broadcaster for the New York Yankees<ref>Pennington, Bill. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/sports/baseball/voice-of-yankees-draws-high-ratings-and-several-critics.html "Voice of Yankees Draws High Ratings and Many Critics"], ''The New York Times'', October 1, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2013. "Within 90 minutes of the final out, Sterling is usually at home in his apartment in Edgewater, N.J., where he lives alone."</ref><ref>Klapisch, Bob. "Covering All Bases: Radio's John Sterling, Edgewater, calls the hits for Yankee games", ''(201)'', August 2008, p. 40.</ref> * Francis R. Tillou ({{circa|1795}}–1865), lawyer and politician; operated a ferry between Edgewater and New York City; lived on an estate he called "Tillietudlem", located on the present site of the Edgewater Public Library<ref>Hall, Douglas E. [https://books.google.com/books?id=aivT42nBM50C&pg=PA55 ''Edgewater''], p. 55. Arcadia Publishing, . Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1865/07/12/news/died.html Died], ''The New York Times'', July 12, 1865. Accessed December 4, 2013. "Tillou. -- At Tillietudlem N.J., on Monday, July 10. of paralysis, Francis R. Tillou, in the 70th year of his age."</ref> * Osi Umenyiora (born 1981), defensive end for the New York Giants<ref>Jenkins, Lee. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090331130302/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lee_jenkins/01/29/umenyoira0204/ "Global Warning: Born in Britain, nurtured in Nigeria and baptized for football in Alabama, Osi Umenyiora is ready to rock the Patriots' world"], ''Sports Illustrated'', January 29, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 31, 2009. Accessed September 13, 2017. "'I feel like I come from everywhere,' says Umenyiora, who now splits time between Atlanta and Edgewater, N.J."</ref> * Chien-Ming Wang (born 1980), pitcher, played for the New York Yankees<ref>Kinkhabwala, Aditi. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160505011458/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-140040778.html "Wang at ease in two worlds"], ''The Record'', May 31, 2007, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 5, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "He likes walking around New York City ('nobody knows me') and he loves living in Edgewater ('everything there')."</ref> * Jim White (1920–1987), NFL tackle, played for the New York Giants<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/jimwhite/2528670/profile Jim White], NFL.com. Accessed September 27, 2014.</ref><ref>Hall. Douglas E. [http://www.edgewaterresidential.com/2014/03/edgewater-recalls-football-hero-of-wwii-era/ "Edgewater recalls Football Hero of WWII Era"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309053433/http://www.edgewaterresidential.com/2014/03/edgewater-recalls-football-hero-of-wwii-era/ |date=March 9, 2016 }}, Edgewater Residential, March 1, 2014. Accessed February 7, 2016. "With the fury and excitement of the 48th Super Bowl just a few miles away in Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, it brings to mind the superb athletic accomplishments of an Edgewater man who was born in Edgewater Feb. 8, 1920 and no doubt played football in Edgewater more than 80 years ago. He is James Joseph William White – Jim White, a popular athletically inclined teen whose interest and football skills won him a position on the legendary Fighting Irish football team at Notre Dame University in 1942."</ref> * Norman Joseph Woodland (1921–2012), inventor of the barcode<ref>Fox, Margalit. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/business/n-joseph-woodland-inventor-of-the-bar-code-dies-at-91.html "N. Joseph Woodland, Inventor of the Bar Code, Dies at 91"], ''The New York Times'', December 12, 2012. Accessed December 12, 2012. "N. Joseph Woodland, who six decades ago drew a set of lines in the sand and in the process conceived the modern bar code, died on Sunday at his home in Edgewater, N.J.</ref> {{div col end}}

==Sources== * ''Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)''. Prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958. * {{cite book | last = Adams | first = Arthur G. | title = The Hudson River Guidebook| publisher = Fordham University Press| year = 1996| url =https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam| url-access = registration | isbn = 0-8232-1679-9}} * Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, Nelson. [https://archive.org/details/historyofbergen00clay ''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''] Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882. * {{cite book | last = Hall | first = Donald E. | author2 = Edgewater Cultural & Historical Committee| title = Images of America: Edgewater | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | year = 2005 | location = Charleston, South Carolina | isbn = 0-7385-3725-X | pages = 128}} * Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.), [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00harv ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900. * Van Valen, James M. [https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900. * Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, [https://books.google.com/books?id=As8wAQAAMAAJ ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923''], Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.edgewaternj.org/ Edgewater Borough official web site] * [https://www.edgewaterschools.org Edgewater School District] * {{NJReportCard|03|1270|050|Eleanor Van Gelder School}} * [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404440 School Data for the Edgewater Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics * [https://www.leoniaschools.org/ Leonia Public Schools] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813152919/http://www.edgewaterdemocrats.com/ Edgewater Democratic Organization] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071017173722/http://colorantshistory.org/ShadysideChemInd.html History of chemical manufacturing in Edgewater]}} * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/sets/72157603276852495/ Collection of Edgewater photos]

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