Passaic County

Passaic County is the state's ninth-most populous county of the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of the New York metropolitan area. The landscape of Passaic County, near the north edge of New Jersey, spans some hilly areas and has dozens of lakes. The southeastern, more populous half of the county is either flat near the river or mildly hilly. The northwestern section is rugged and mountainous.

Passaic County has evolved a globally cosmopolitan ambience of its own, demonstrating a robust and growing demographic and cultural diversity with respect to metrics including nationality, religion, race, and domiciliary partnership.

Passaic County is home to several colleges and universities:

• Passaic County Community College, in Paterson, Wanaque and Wayne.
• William Paterson University, in Wayne.
• Montclair State University, in Montclair, as well as portions of Little Falls and Clifton.

Municipalities in Passaic County are:

• Bloomingdale
• Clifton
• Haledon
• Hawthorne
• Little Falls
• North Haledon
• Passaic
• Paterson
• Pompton Lakes
• Prospect Park
• Ringwood
• Totowa
• Wanaque
• Wayne
• West Milford
• Woodland Park