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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	July 20, 1891
Named for	Dumont Clarke
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area
• Total	1.95 sq mi (5.06 km2)
• Land	1.95 sq mi (5.05 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.15%
Area rank	415th of 565 in state 50th of 70 in county
Elevation	98 ft (30 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,863
• Estimate  (2023)	18,234
• Rank	146th of 566 in state 17th of 70 in county
• Density	9,165.2/sq mi (3,538.7/km2)
• Density rank	41st of 566 in state 12th of 70 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07628
Area code(s)	201
FIPS code	3400318400
GNIS feature ID	0885197

Dumont is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 17,863, an increase of 384 (+2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 17,479, which in turn reflected a decrease of 24 (−0.1%) from the 17,503 counted in the 2000 census.

The borough was originally formed on July 20, 1891, as the Borough of Schraalenburgh from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. On March 7, 1898, portions of the borough were annexed to Palisades Township. On June 13, 1898, the borough's name was changed to Dumont in honor of Dumont Clarke, the borough's first mayor.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.95 square miles (5.06 km²), including 1.95 square miles (5.05 km²) of land and <0.01 square miles (0.01 km²) of water (0.15%).

Municipalities bordering the borough include the Bergen County communities of Bergenfield, Cresskill, Demarest, Haworth, New Milford and Oradell.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 17,479 people, 6,364 households, and 4,678 families in the borough. The population density was 8,814.7 per square mile (3,403.4/km²). There were 6,542 housing units at an average density of 3,299.2 per square mile (1,273.8/km²). The racial makeup was 75.91% (13,268) White, 2.55% (445) Black or African American, 0.18% (32) Native American, 14.99% (2,620) Asian, 0.02% (3) Pacific Islander, 4.06% (709) from other races, and 2.30% (402) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.76% (2,580) of the population.

Of the 6,364 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18; 58.2% were married couples living together; 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.5% were non-families. Of all households, 23.4% were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.27.

22.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.1 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,286 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,515) and the median family income was $93,125 (+/− $6,828). Males had a median income of $62,065 (+/− $8,065) versus $45,965 (+/− $4,364) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $33,518 (+/− $1,909). About 2.5% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Same-sex couples headed 25 households in 2010, an increase from the 20 counted in 2000.

Parks and recreation

Dumont has four major parks in the borough. Memorial Park is located on the east side of Dumont. It is made up of five ballparks, one tennis court, a basketball court, and a pavilion. The park is used throughout the year mostly for Little League and Dumont High School Baseball. During the summer Memorial Park is used for the Dumont Summer Recreation Program. Another park in Dumont is Twin Boro Field, located on the opposite side of the borough. Twin Boro is a huge field that is used for recreational football and soccer. There is also a softball field that is used for the Dumont Men's Softball League. Right next to Twin Boro is Gina's Field which consists of two girls' softball fields and a playground. To the right of Twin Boro Field is the Dumont Swim Club. The Swim Club's parking lot doubles as a roller hockey rink for Dumont's Hockey League and also applies for free ice cream. Memorial Park and Twin Boro Fields are two of the largest parks in Dumont. Near the center of the town is Fred Triplett Park, it has a playground and is dedicated to Frederick Triplett, a soldier killed in 1944 during World War II. Across the street is the fourth major park, Dawn M. Totten Memorial Field, which has a small playground and a softball field used by Dumont Girls Softball.

Dumont recreational sports programs include Dumont Little League, Dumont Girls Softball, Dumont Football, Dumont Soccer, Dumont Basketball, Dumont Roller Hockey, and the Dumont Swim Team.

Some annual events conducted in the borough include Dumont Day, held in early September, Octoberfest, held in early October, The Dumont Winter Festival, held in December and an annual Memorial Day Parade and celebration held in May.

Education

The Dumont Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,540 students and 208.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Grant School with 390 students in grades K-5 (opened 1911), Honiss School with 632 students in grades K-8 (opened 1955), Lincoln School with 156 students in grades K-5 (opened 1911), Selzer School with 500 students in grades PreK-8 (opened 1960) and Dumont High School with 788 students in grades 9-12 (opened 1932).

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.

Newbury Academy is a private alternative high school for students in grades 9–12 that was founded in Teaneck in 2001 and moved to Dumont in 2003. As of September 2008, Newbury Academy has become a virtual school with all classes being conducted online, with teachers making weekly visits to students' homes.

Transportation

County Route 505 southbound on the east side of Dumont

Roads and highways

As of May 2010^[update], the borough had a total of 47.96 miles (77.18 km) of roadways, of which 43.38 miles (69.81 km) were maintained by the municipality and 4.58 miles (7.37 km) by Bergen County.

The most significant road directly serving Dumont is County Route 505, which follows Knickerbocker Road along the east border of the borough. Other main roads in Dumont include Madison Avenue and Washington Avenue.

Public transportation

The NJ Transit 166 and 167 bus routes provides service between the borough and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 186 serves the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal; and local service is available on the 753 and 772 routes.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dumont include:

See also

In Spanish: Dumont (Nueva Jersey) para niños