Place:Washington, Warren, New Jersey, United States

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NameWashington
Alt namesMansfield Woodhousesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34007802
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.761°N 74.979°W
Located inWarren, New Jersey, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Washington is a borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 6,461,[1][2][3] reflecting a decline of 251 (-3.7%) from the 6,712 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 238 (+3.7%) from the 6,474 counted in the 1990 Census.

Washington was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1868, from portions of Washington Township. The borough was named for George Washington, one of more than ten communities statewide named for the first president. The Borough of Washington is surrounded by Washington Township, which is one of five municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name "Washington Township".

The borough had the 26th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.206% in 2020, compared to 2.967% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

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