Current municipalities in Passaic County
Original Passaic municipalities in 1837
| TOWNSHIP | Est. | Formed | Became |
| Acquackanock | 1693 | in Essex County | Clifton, 1917 |
| Manchester | 1837 | from Saddle River Township, Bergen Co | Haledon Borough, 1908 |
| Paterson | 1831 | from Acquackanock Township, Essex Co | Paterson, 1851 |
| Pompton | 1797 | from Franklin and Saddle River Townships, Bergen Co | Bloomingdale, Pompton Lakes, Ringwood, Wanaque |
| West Milford | 1834 | from Pompton Township, Bergen Co | extant |
Today's Passaic municipalities
| CITY | Est. | Formed from | Previously known as |
| Clifton | 1917 | Acquackanock Township | Acquackanock Township, Weasel |
| Passaic | 1873 | Acquackanock Township | Passaic village, Acquackanock Landing |
| Paterson | 1851 | Acquackanock Township | Paterson Township, New Manchester |
| TOWNSHIP | | | |
| Little Falls | 1868 | Acquackanock Township | |
| Wayne | 1847 | Manchester Township | |
| West Milford | 1834 | Pompton Township, Bergen Co | |
| BOROUGH | | | |
| Bloomingdale | 1918 | Pompton Township | |
| Haledon | 1908 | Manchester Township | Manchester Township |
| Hawthorne | 1898 | Manchester Township | Goffle |
| North Haledon | 1901 | Manchester Township | |
| Pompton Lakes | 1895 | Pompton Township | |
| Prospect Park | 1901 | Manchester Township | |
| Ringwood | 1918 | Pompton Township | |
| Totowa | 1898 | Manchester and Wayne Townships | |
| Wanaque | 1918 | Pompton Township | |
| West Paterson | 1914 | Little Falls Township | |
The source for much of the historical data on this page is the excellent resource, The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries, by John F Snyder, available through the New Jersey Geological Society.
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