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Population of Paterson, NJ

Last official estimated population of Paterson city (Passaic County**, New Jersey state) was 146,753 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.046% of total US population and 1.64% of total New Jersey state population. Area of Paterson city is 8.7 mi² (=22.5 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 16,862.35 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.09%/yr), Paterson city population in 2024 would be 148,147*.

Historical population

Historical population of Paterson city for period 1840-2014:

Paterson city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Paterson city

• Clifton city population 3.6 mi, 177°
• Fair Lawn borough 2.8 mi, 58°
• Elmwood Park borough 2.4 mi, 107°
• Hawthorne borough 2.9 mi, 4°
• Woodland Park borough 2.4 mi, 223°
• Glen Rock borough 3.7 mi, 32°
• Totowa borough 3.2 mi, 255°
• North Haledon borough 3.6 mi, 340°
• Haledon borough 2.1 mi, 318°
• Prospect Park borough 1.9 mi, 341°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb