Great Notch, New Jersey

Great Notch, New Jersey
Great Notch is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in Passaic County
Great Notch is located in New Jersey
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in New Jersey
Great Notch is located in the United States
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°52′28″N 74°12′28″W / 40.87444°N 74.20778°W / 40.87444; -74.20778
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyPassaic
TownshipLittle Falls
Area
 • Total
1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
 • Land0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Water0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Population
 • Total
3,289
 • Density3,315.6/sq mi (1,280.16/km2)
ZIP Code
07424
FIPS code34-27390[3]
GNIS feature ID0876752[4]

Great Notch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located in eastern Little Falls, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] It gets its name from a gap in the first of the Watchung Mountains. Located in Great Notch are parts of Montclair State University and the Great Notch Fire Company.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20203,289
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[2]

Great Notch was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[8]

Great Notch CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[9] 2020
White alone (NH) 2,596 78.93%
Black or African American alone (NH) 86 2.61%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.03%
Asian alone (NH) 171 5.20%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 11 0.33%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 61 1.85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 363 11.04%
Total 3,289 100.00%

As of 2020, the area had a population of 3289.[2]

Transportation

With fewer than 10 passengers boarding per weekday, NJ Transit ended service at the Great Notch train station in January 2010.[10]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Census Data Explorer: Great Notch CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Great Notch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Great Notch CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF GREAT NOTCH STATION; Station will close January 16 due to low ridership" Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Transit, December 21, 2009. Accessed June 8, 2016. "NJ TRANSIT today announced that Great Notch Station, located in Little Falls on the Montclair-Boonton Line, will close January 16, 2010, due to low ridership."