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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226, reflecting an increase of 12,177 (+2.5%) from the 489,049 counted in the 2000 Census,[1] retaining its position as the state's ninth-most populous county. Its county seat is Paterson.[2] It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area.
Passaic County was created on February 7, 1837, from portions of both Bergen County and Essex County.
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 16,734
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| 1850 | 22,569
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| 1860 | 29,013
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| 1870 | 46,416
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| 1880 | 68,860
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| 1890 | 105,046
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| 1900 | 155,202
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| 1910 | 215,902
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| 1920 | 259,174
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| 1930 | 302,129
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| 1940 | 309,353
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| 1950 | 337,093
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| 1960 | 406,618
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| 1970 | 460,782
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| 1980 | 447,585
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| 1990 | 453,060
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