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Community Profile- Mahwah, NJ

This is a community profile of Mahwah, New Jersey. The profile highlights on the name of the community, its geographical location, community neighborhood and community demographics. Information about this community is retrieved from reputable sources including publications and relevant websites.
Mahwah is the largest township community in Bergen County within New York metro region occupying 25.93 square miles. Mahwah got its name from the beauty of the surroundings. The name means beautiful green meeting point (Bischoff and Kahn, 1979). This township which is on latitude 41.088 N and longitude -74.144 W is endowed with beautiful mountains, gently slanting hills and magnificent slopes in a nice and appealing innate environment. The built environment is equally appealing with the streets of Mahwah being wide and lined with trees. It has attractive homes and urban developments an indicator of the deliberate superb planning by the local planning. This township neighbors Allendale, Oakland, Saddle River, Franklin Lakes, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Waldwick, Glen Rock and Midland Park townships (Lurie and Mappen, 2004).
According to Bischoff and Kahn (1979), the original inhabitants of Mahwah were the Indians. This has changed gradually with more diverse people settling in the township. The population of Mahwah consists of Italians, the Irish, Germans, Polish, English, and Russian, Black Americans and Dutch inhabitants. Italians are the majority and have outnumbered the original Indians. The population of Mahwah in the 2000 census was 24, 062 (Lurie and Mappen, 2004).
Suitability of Mahwah in hosting a couple of recreational events is unrivalled. It is the largest township in Bergen County and coupled with an enabling environment hosts a plethora of sporting activities notably golf. Mahwah is home for an excellent private 18-hole championship golf course with a country club. It also has a spectacular county golf course in a sprawling green environment. A large section of land has been set aside by the Bergen County Park commission for sporting activities like horseback riding, mountaineering, camping, and archery, golfing and skiing. In Mahwah there is also the Darlington County Park which is dedicated to recreational activities like swimming, boating, fishing, and long tennis. There are also community baseball fields, tennis courts, and several playgrounds in Mahwah which attests to a well-planned frivolous plan (Lurie and Mappen, 2004).
There are five elementary schools in Mahwah: Betsy Ross School; George Washington; Lenape Meadows; Kilmer School and Ramapo Ridge Middle School. It also has Mahwah High School and a beautiful contemporary college known as Ramapo College. Transport and communication is well taken care of with excellent commuting channels. One is easily connected to New York from this township through a commuter train or by several bus routes (Lurie and Mappen, 2004).
Mahwah is a good community which is habitable. The host of sporting activities makes it popular with tourists. Mahwah is a must see not only for sports fans but also anyone who is fascinated by mountainous green scenery.

References
Bischoff H. and Kahn M. (1979). From pioneer settlement to suburb: a history of Mahwah, New Jersey, 1700-1976. London, UK: A.S. Barnes

Lurie M. and Mappen M. (2004). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey