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Fort Lee, New Jersey

Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop The Palisades.

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Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey, in the foreground, connected by the George Washington Bridge to Upper Manhattan, New York City, across the Hudson River, in the background (2014)
Fort Lee, New Jersey, in the foreground, connected by the George Washington Bridge to Upper Manhattan, New York City, across the Hudson River, in the background (2014)
Official seal of Fort Lee, New Jersey
Location of Fort Lee in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Fort Lee in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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Census Bureau map of Fort Lee, New Jersey
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Interactive map of Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Fort Lee
Fort Lee
Location in Bergen County
Fort Lee is located in New Jersey
Fort Lee
Fort Lee
Location in New Jersey
Fort Lee is located in the United States
Fort Lee
Fort Lee
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40.85064°N 73.971007°W / 40.85064; -73.971007[1][2]
CountryFlag_of_the_United_States.svg United States
StateFlag_of_New_Jersey.svg New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedMarch 29, 1904
Named forFort Lee / General Charles Lee
Government
  TypeBorough
  BodyBorough Council
  MayorMark Sokolich (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5]
  AdministratorAlfred R. Restaino[6]
  Municipal clerkEvelyn Rosario[7]
Area
  Total2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2)
  Land2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2)
  Water0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)  12.33%
  Rank344th of 565 in state
30th of 70 in county[1]
Elevation289 ft (88 m)
Population
  Total40,191
  Estimate 
(2022)[10][12]
39,688
  Rank59th of 565 in state
3rd of 70 in county[13]
  Density15,961.5/sq mi (6,162.8/km2)
   Rank16th of 565 in state
4th of 70 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
Area code(s)201[16]
FIPS code3400324420[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885223[1][19]
Websitewww.fortleenj.org
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As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 40,191,[10][11] an increase of 4,846 (+13.7%) from the 2010 census count of 35,345,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 116 (−0.3%) from the 35,461 counted in the 2000 census.[22] Along with other communities in Bergen County, it is one of the largest and fastest-growing ethnic Korean enclaves outside of Korea.

Fort Lee is named for the site of an American Revolutionary War military encampment.[23] At the turn of the 20th century it became the birthplace of the American film industry. In 1931, the borough became the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge, which crosses the Hudson River and connects to the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Fort Lee's population and housing density increased considerably during the 1960s and 1970s with the construction of highrise apartment buildings.

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