Bergen
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Bergen

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 16
  • partly recorded 45
  • nothing recorded 1
GEOID
34003
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:nj/county:bergen
POP
977,026 (2025)
CENTER
40.9597, -74.0742
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Bergen

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Bergen itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 13

Departments

  • Legislative governing body of Bergen County, consisting of seven commissioners elected at-large to three-year staggered terms.

  • Elected office responsible for recording documents, issuing licenses, and administering elections in Bergen County.

  • Chief executive office of Bergen County government, headed by the elected County Executive.

  • Manages Bergen County's administrative operations, budgeting, purchasing, and financial services.

  • Provides public health services, environmental health programs, and health education for Bergen County residents.

  • Delivers social services, aging programs, veteran services, and community development programs for Bergen County.

  • Provides legal counsel and representation to Bergen County government, its agencies, and elected officials.

  • Manages Bergen County's park system, recreational facilities, and open space preservation programs.

  • Handles county planning, engineering services, transportation planning, and infrastructure projects for Bergen County.

  • Oversees emergency management, fire prevention, and public safety coordination for Bergen County.

  • Maintains Bergen County roads, bridges, buildings, and infrastructure.

  • Elected law enforcement office providing court security, civil process service, and law enforcement services for Bergen County.

  • Elected office handling probate of wills, appointment of estate administrators, and guardianship matters in Bergen County.

Within Bergen

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
62
agencies
555
bodies
113
officials
108
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Hackensack 10 1 5
Fort Lee 9 1 7
Fair Lawn 10 1 5
Garfield 4 1 0
Englewood 7 1 5
Bergenfield 1 1 7
Paramus 11 1 7
Cliffside Park 8 1 7
Ridgewood 10 1 5
Lodi 9 1 5
Elmwood Park 7 1 7
Palisades Park 7 1 5
Rutherford 17 1 7
Dumont 14 1 1
New Milford 9 1 0
North Arlington 11 1 7
Fairview 14 2 0
Edgewater 16 1 0
Tenafly 14 2 0
Ramsey 16 1 0
Ridgefield Park 16 8 0
Oakland 16 8 0
Glen Rock 6 3 0
Hasbrouck Heights 15 3 7
River Edge 11 4 0
Wallington 16 6 0
Ridgefield 12 2 0
Westwood 19 4 0
Franklin Lakes 9 2 0
Little Ferry 11 0 0
East Rutherford 1 0 0
Wood-Ridge 7 1 0
Waldwick 1 0 0
Hillsdale 11 3 0
Maywood 6 2 0
Montvale 10 1 0
Bogota 10 2 0
Park Ridge 8 2 0
Leonia 5 2 0
Cresskill 7 2 0
Closter 9 4 0
Upper Saddle River 13 3 0
Oradell 8 2 0
Emerson 14 1 0
Allendale 7 1 0
Midland Park 2 0 0
Old Tappan 6 2 0
Carlstadt 2 0 0
Woodcliff Lake 4 1 0
Norwood 8 2 0

Showing the 50 largest of 62. Totals include all of them.