Bergen County
- Place Title
- Bergen County
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00092
- Place Type
- County or Parish
- Description
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Bergen County is located in Northern New Jersey across the Hudson River from New York City. Hackensack serves as the county seat. During the slavery era, Bergen County was larger than it is today and included the entire area of present-day Hudson County and a portion of present-day Passaic County (those areas separated from Bergen County in the mid-19th century). Bergen was the stronghold of slavery in New Jersey.
County demographics from the 1800 U.S. census, when slavery in New Jersey reached its peak:
In 1800, Bergen County had the highest figures in all categories related to Black people and enslavement: the largest Black population (3,027), highest percentage of Black residents (20%, i.e. 1 in 5 residents were Black), largest number of enslaved persons (2,825), highest enslaved population percentage (18.6% of the total population), and highest rate of enslavement for Black residents (93.3% of Black residents living in slavery). Bergen had 202 free Black residents (6.7% of the Black population or 1.3% of the total population of the county). The total population of the county was 15,156, ranking 9th among New Jersey's 13 counties by population. - Address
- Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America
- County (Modern)
- Bergen County
- State or Province
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States of America
- Latitude
- 40.877521
- Longitude
- -74.042694
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Places
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Places located in Bergen County:
- Bergen County courthouse and gaol (jail), Hackensack
- Hackensack (formerly village in New Barbados)
- Hackensack Township
- Saddle River
Places formed from a portion of Bergen County or formerly associated with this place:
- Linked Events
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- Location
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Part of Bergen County
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