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Populated place in Passaic County, New Jersey, US

Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States
Great Notch, New Jersey
Great Notch is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in Passaic County
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Great Notch is located in New Jersey
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in New Jersey
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Great Notch is located in the United States
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in the United States
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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] As of the 2020 census, Great Notch had a population of 3,289.[7] 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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20203,289
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[2]

Great Notch was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[9]

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, Great Notch had a population of 3,289. The median age was 47.5 years. 15.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.3 males age 18 and over.[10][11]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[12]

There were 1,399 households in Great Notch, of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.1% were married-couple households, 13.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]

There were 1,481 housing units, of which 5.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.7%.[10][11]

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[13] 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%

Transportation

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With fewer than 10 passengers boarding per weekday, NJ Transit ended service at the Great Notch train station in January 2010.[14]

References

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  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 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. "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  10. 1 2 3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  11. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  12. "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  13. "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.
  14. "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."