| Ridgefield Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (historical) |
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In 1878, the New Jersey Legislature provided for the formation of a borough within a township not exceeding four square miles. Three years later, Rutherford became the first borough to be formed under that Act. Ridgefield Borough was set off from Ridgefield Township in 1892, and Ridgefield Park Village was formed within the Township that same year. The passage of a revised Borough Act resulted in a flurry of subdivision of new Boroughs. Municipalities created from Ridgefield Township (or portions thereof) were Bogota (1894), Leonia (1894), Undercliff (1894; renamed to "Edgewater" in 1899), Fairview (1894), Teaneck (part) (1895), Cliffside Park (1895), Englewood (part) (1895), Palisades Park (1899). The creation of Fort Lee, New Jersey on April 18 , 1904 put an end to Ridgefield Township. SOURCES
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