Paterson, New Jersey

Paterson (/ˈpætərsən/ PAT-ər-sən[21]) is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[22] As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's third-most-populous municipality,[23] with a population of 159,732,[11][12][24] an increase of 13,533 (+9.3%) from the 2010 census count of 146,199,[25][26] which in turn reflected a decline of 3,023 (-2.0%) from the 149,222 counted in the 2000 census.[27] The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 156,661 in 2022,[11] ranking the city as the 165th-most-populous in the country.[13]

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Paterson, New Jersey
City
Downtown Paterson, June 2009
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Nickname:  The Silk City[1]
Motto(s):  Spe et Labore (Latin) "By hope and effort"
Map of Paterson in Passaic County. Inset: Passaic County's location in New Jersey.
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Coordinates: 40.914746°N 74.162826°W / 40.914746; -74.162826[2][3]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Passaic
Established	November 22, 1791
Incorporated	April 11, 1831 (as township)
Reincorporated	April 14, 1851 (as city)
Named for	William Paterson
Government [4]
• Type	Faulkner Act Mayor-Council
• Body	City Council
• Mayor	Andre Sayegh (term ends June 30, 2026)[5][6]
• Business Administrator	Kathleen Long[7]
• Municipal clerk	Sonia Gordon[8]
Area [9]
• Total	8.71 sq mi (22.55 km2)
• Land	8.41 sq mi (21.79 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)  3.38%
• Rank	224th of 565 in state 7th of 16 in county[2]
Elevation [10]	112 ft (34.1376 m)
Population  (2020)[11][12]
• Total	159,732
• Estimate  (2022)[11][13][14]	156,661
• Rank	165th in country (as of 2022)[13] 3rd of 565 in state 1st of 16 in county[15]
• Density	18,986.3/sq mi (7,330.7/km2)
• Rank	11th of 565 in state 2nd of 16 in county[15]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	07501-07505, 07508-07514, 07522, 07524, 07533, 07538, 07543, 07544[16]
Area code(s)	201 and 973[17]
FIPS code	3403157000[2][18][19]
GNIS feature ID	0885343[2][20]
Website	www.patersonnj.gov

Paterson has been known as the Silk City for its once-dominant role in silk production during the latter half of the 19th century.[1] It has since evolved into a major destination for Hispanic immigrants as well as for immigrants from Turkey, the Arab world, and South Asia. Paterson has the nation's second-largest per capita Muslim population.[28]