About Us

Midland Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the borough's population was 6,947.

Originally settled by the Dutch, this fine moderately priced community has many quaint old colonial homes. It is within a short distance of major highways and within easy commute to New York City. On a clear day you can see the New York City skyline from Prospect Street. Midland Park is an involved community of young and old alike, providing year-round recreational facilities with especially interesting programs for boys and girls. It offers a broad educational curriculum in its high school, plus an extensive adult education program. There is an active senior citizens group, a free public library, and a long list of adult organizations, both social and civic, as well as eight churches.

History

Midland Park was incorporated as a borough on September 6, 1894, at the height of the Boroughitis craze then sweeping through Bergen County that led to the creation of over two dozen new municipalities in the county in that one year alone. The new borough consisted of portions of both Franklin Township and Ridgewood Township. The borough expanded in April 1920, by adding an additional part of Franklin Township. In a referendum held on June 9, 1931, Midland Park acquired additional land from Wyckoff Township (which until 1926 had been known as Franklin Township).