Demarest, New Jersey

Demarest, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Demarest
Demarest Railroad Depot
Map highlighting Demarest's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Demarest, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°57′12″N 73°57′23″W / 40.953365°N 73.956348°W / 40.953365; -73.956348[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	April 8, 1903
Named for	Ralph S. Demarest
Government [3]
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area [4]
• Total	2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2)
• Land	2.07 sq mi (5.37 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.34%
• Rank	405th of 565 in state 46th of 70 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	52 ft (16 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	4,981
• Estimate  (2023)[7]	4,846
• Rank	383rd of 566 in state 60th of 70 in county[8]
• Density	2,400/sq mi (930/km2)
• Rank	258th of 566 in state 53rd of 70 in county[8]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07627[9][10]
Area code(s)	201 exchanges: 750, 767, 768, 784[11]
FIPS code	3400317530[1][12][13]
GNIS feature ID	0885195[1][14]
Website	www.demarestnj.org

Demarest is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In the 2020 United States census, 4,981 people lived there.^[6] This is a 2.0% increase from the 2010 census^[15][16][17] The borough is in the northeastern corner of New Jersey and its Gateway Region. Demarest is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area.

Demarest was formed on April 8, 1903. It was created from parts of Harrington Township and Palisades Township.^[18][19] The borough was named for the Demarest family.^[20] It was also named for the Demarest train station. The station been named for Ralph S. Demarest, who was a director of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey that built the station, He was also a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate in the mid-19th century.^[21][22]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
2. ↑ U.S. Gazetteer Files for 2000, 2010 and 2012-2016, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2017.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Demarest, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference PopEst was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 11, 2012.
9. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Demarest, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 12, 2011.
10. ↑ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 8, 2013.
11. ↑ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Demarest, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 8, 2013.
12. ↑ U.S. Census website , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
13. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
14. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
15. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
16. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Districts2011 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
17. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
18. ↑ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 76. Accessed May 17, 2012.
19. ↑ History of Bergen County Vol. 1, p. 349 shows date of Demarest's formation as April 13, 1903.
20. ↑ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 10, 2015.
21. ↑ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History", The New York Times, April 4, 1999. Accessed December 4, 2013. "The borough is named for State Senator Ralph S. Demarest -- a direct descendant of David Desmarets -- who, as a director of the New Jersey Line Railroad (later taken over by the Erie Railroad), brought trains to town in 1859. He lived directly across from the train station, built in 1872 from locally quarried freestone."
22. ↑ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.