New Jersey

Bergen

955,732

2020 population

1790

first census record

census records

About Bergen

Bergen, New Jersey, first appears in the United States federal census in 1790, when it recorded a population of 12,601. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 955,732.

The county's recorded population has risen across the decades to its highest level in 2020.

On the ground today, 20 documented military engagements have been recorded within the county, among them Capture of Fort Lee Nov 20 1776, Hackensack River Raid, Battle of Fort Lee, and 279 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census Year	Population	Chart
2020	955,732
2010	905,116
2000	884,118
1990	825,380
1980	845,385
1970	898,012
1960	780,255
1950	539,139
1940	409,646
1930	364,977
1920	210,703
1910	138,002
1900	78,441
1890	47,226
1880	36,786
1870	30,122
1860	21,618
1850	14,725
1840	13,223
1830	22,412
1820	18,178
1810	16,603
1800	15,156
1790	12,601

Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Battles & engagements in Bergen

Military engagements that took place in Bergen, New Jersey.

Capture of Fort Lee Nov 20 1776

1776

Hackensack River Raid

Battle of Fort Lee (New Jersey)

Action at Tappan Massacre

1778

Skirmish at Paramus (NJ)

1778

Baylor Massacre

1778

Baylor Massacre (Old Tappan)

1778

Tappan Massacre (Baylor's Corps)

1778

Tappan Massacre

1778

Skirmish at Paramus (NJ, 1779)

1779

Skirmish at Tappan (Andre's execution site)

1780

Skirmish at Paramus (1780)

1780

Skirmish at Hopperstown (1780)

1780

Battle of Hackensack (NJ)

1780

Kingsland Munitions Plant Fire (New Jersey 1917)

1917

Historic places in Bergen

National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen, New Jersey.

Westervelt, Benjamin P., House

Cresskill

Winkle, Jacob W., House

Haring-Blauvelt-Demarest House

Concklin-Sneden House

Stillwell-Preston House

Saddle River

Ackerman-Smith House

Saddle River

Ackerman-Dewsnap House

Saddle River

Bartholf, John, House

Mahwah

Benson, John G., House

Englewood

Cooper, Tunis R., House

Bergenfield

Campbell-Christie House

River Edge

Cairns-Whitten-Blauvelt House

Wyckoff

Debaun-Demarest House

River Edge

Edgewater Public Library

Edgewater

Demarest-Hopper House

Oakland

Haring, Nicholas, House

Rockleigh

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Conflict & War

The battles, raids and skirmishes fought near here, across every era of American conflict.

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The men who marched from here in the Civil War, named and traced where the record allows.

Native Heritage

The Native nations who held this land, mapped across time from before European contact to today.

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Frequently asked about Bergen

When does Bergen first appear in the US census?

Bergen, New Jersey first appears in the federal census in 1790, with a recorded population of 12,601.

What is the population of Bergen?

At the most recent federal census (2020), Bergen had a recorded population of 955,732.

Were any battles fought in Bergen?

20 documented military engagements took place in Bergen, including Capture of Fort Lee Nov 20 1776, Hackensack River Raid, Battle of Fort Lee.

How many historic places are in Bergen?

279 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bergen, New Jersey.

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