Passaic is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's 16th-most-populous municipality, with a population of 70,537, falling behind Bayonne, an increase of 756 from the 2010 census count of 69,781, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,920 residents from the 2000 census population of 67,861. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 69,128 in 2022, ranking the city the 546th-most-populous in the country. Among cities with more than 50,000 people, Passaic was the fifth-most densely populated municipality in the United States, with more than 22,000 people per square mile. Located north of Newark on the Passaic River, it was first settled in 1678 by Dutch traders, as Acquackanonk Township. The city and river get their name from the Lenape word "pahsayèk" which has been variously attributed to mean "valley" or "place where the land splits."

County: Passaic
Settled: 1679
Incorporated: April 2, 1873
Type: Faulkner Act (mayor-council)
Body: City Council
Mayor: Hector C. Lora (term ends June 30, 2025)
Administrator: Rick Fernandez
Municipal clerk: Weatherly Frias (acting)
Water: 3.33%
Area rank: 326th of 565 in state, 11th of 16 in county
Population (2020): 70,537
Estimate (2022): 69,128
Rank: 546th in country (as of 2022), 16th of 565 in state, 3rd of 16 in county
Density rank: 7th of 565 in state, 1st of 16 in county
Time zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC−05:00)
Summer (DST): Eastern (EDT) (UTC−04:00)
ZIP Code: 07055
Area code(s): 973
FIPS code: 3403156550
GNIS feature ID: 0885342
Official Website: https://www.cityofpassaic.com/
Wikidata description: city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States
Wikidata id: Q170433
Wikidata label: Passaic
Wikidata aliases: Array
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