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Borough
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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	December 22, 1894
Named for	Lodi, Lombardy, Italy
Government
• Type	1923 Municipal Manager Law
• Body	Township Council
Area
• Total	2.29 sq mi (5.93 km2)
• Land	2.27 sq mi (5.89 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.74%
Area rank	389th of 565 in state 44th of 70 in county
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	26,207
• Estimate  (2023)	25,832
• Rank	98th of 565 in state 9th of 70 in county
• Density	11,534.3/sq mi (4,453.4/km2)
• Density rank	30th of 565 in state 9th of 70 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07644
Area code(s)	201 and 973
FIPS code	3400341100
GNIS feature ID	885284

Lodi (/ˈloʊdaɪ/; LOH-dye) is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 26,207, an increase of 2,070 (+8.6%) from the 2010 census count of 24,136, which in turn reflected an increase of 165 (+0.7%) from the 23,971 counted in the 2000 census.

Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi, Lombardy. It was incorporated as a borough on December 22, 1894, from portions of the now-defunct municipalities of Lodi Township (now South Hackensack) and Saddle River Township (now Saddle Brook), at the height of Bergen County's "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.29 square miles (5.93 km²), including 2.27 square miles (5.89 km²) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) of water (0.74%). Areas of the borough are prone to flooding during heavy rain.

The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Garfield, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Maywood, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack and Wood-Ridge.

History

The borough of Lodi was incorporated in 1894 from portions of the former Lodi Township and Saddle River Township and was a destination for thousands of immigrants to work at mills along the Saddle River.

Multiple dye and chemical factories moved to Lodi after the 1940s, replacing earlier textile factories. In 1995, A lethal explosion at the Napp Technologies plant killed five and injured two. An explosion on the same site in 1969 killed one person and injured seven. Another explosion at the Mallinckrodt Chemical Company in 1973 killed seven workers.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 24,136 people, 9,471 households, and 6,109 families in the borough. The population density was 10,657.6 per square mile (4,114.9/km²). There were 10,127 housing units at an average density of 4,471.7 per square mile (1,726.5/km²). The racial makeup was 68.19% (16,459) White, 7.52% (1,816) Black or African American, 0.42% (101) Native American, 8.57% (2,069) Asian, 0.06% (15) Pacific Islander, 11.49% (2,774) from other races, and 3.74% (902) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.49% (7,360) of the population.

Of the 9,471 households, 29.2% had children under the age of 18; 42.4% were married couples living together; 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.5% were non-families. Of all households, 30.0% were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.18.

21.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.7 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $55,541 (with a margin of error of ±$3,430) and the median family income was $65,494 (±$4,924). Males had a median income of $49,002 (±$4,353) versus $37,108 (±$5,243) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,910 (±$1,786). About 10.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

Same-sex couples headed 64 households in 2010, an increase from the 44 counted a decade earlier.

Education

The Lodi Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,213 students and 233.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Columbus Elementary School with 244 students in grades K-5, Hilltop Elementary School with 290 students in grades PreK-5, Roosevelt Elementary School with 182 students in grades PreK-5, Washington Elementary School with 338 students in grades PreK-5, Wilson Elementary School with 347 students in grades PreK-5, Thomas Jefferson Middle School with 709 students in grades 6-8 and Lodi High School with 916 students in grades 9-12.

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School serves public school students from Lodi, as well as those from Garfield and Hackensack.

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.

Immaculate Conception High School was an all-girls college-preparatory high school founded in 1915 by the Felician Sisters that operated under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, until it closed at the end of the 2022-23 school year due to a drop inenrollment and the cost of needed facility improvements. Felician College, an independent Catholic institution, is located in Lodi, and also has a satellite campus in nearby Rutherford that opened in '97.

Transportation

Roads and highways

Interstate 80 eastbound in Lodi

As of May 2010^[update], the borough had a total of 40.00 miles (64.37 km) of roadways, of which 32.24 miles (51.89 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.56 miles (7.34 km) by Bergen County and 3.20 miles (5.15 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Route 17, U.S. Route 46 and Interstate 80 pass through Lodi.

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus routes 144, 161 and 164 offer service between the borough and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, while 709, 712 and 780 provide local service.

In the past Lodi was served by the Lodi Branch Railroad and its successor, the Hackensack and Lodi Railroad, both associated with the Erie Railroad.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lodi include:

• Frederick Behne (1873–1918), fireman first class serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery
• Joan Berger (1933–2021), infielder and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• Frank Cannova (1911–2005), hotelier, businessman and entrepreneur
• Brian Cina, politician who serves in the Vermont House of Representatives
• James Guarantano (born 1969), former wide receiver for the NFL's San Diego Chargers and the CFL's Baltimore Stallions
• Jarrett Guarantano (born 1997), American football quarterback who played in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals
• Howie Janotta (1924–2010), basketball player who played for the Baltimore Bullets
• Al Jochim (1902–1980), gymnast who won two silver medals in gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
• Joe Maniaci (1914–1996), football player and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Bears
• Dean Obeidallah (born 1969), comedian
• Louis Ricco (1929–2019), caporegime of the Gambino crime family
• Rich Skrosky (born 1964), football player and coach
• Nathan Sonenshein (1915–2001), rear admiral in the United States Navy
• Bobby "Werner" Strete (born 1966 as Robert Ahrendt), bass player for indie rock bands Mod Fun and Crocodile Shop
• Spann Watson (1916–2014), Tuskegee Airman

Several members of the punk rock band, Misfits, as well as several associated acts, were Lodi residents, including:

• Glenn Danzig (born 1955), singer and songwriter Also singer and songwriter in the bands Samhain and Danzig
• Jerry Only (born 1959), bass player and vocalist
• Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born 1964), guitarist
• Dr. Chud (Born 1964), former drummer
• Mr. Jim (born 1954), former drummer
• Franché Coma (born 1957), former guitarist
• Eerie Von (born 1964), former bass guitar player for Samhain and Danzig
• Steve Zing (born 1964), former drummer for Samhain and The Undead, bassist for Danzig

Chemical plant explosion

In April 1995, the Napp Technologies chemical plant in downtown Lodi suffered an explosion that killed four workers and injured others in the area of the plant.

See also

In Spanish: Lodi (Nueva Jersey) para niños