How Much Have Westwood's And Hillsdale's Populations Changed Since 1980?

Hillsdale’s population has decreased slightly since 1980 information from the U.S. Census Bureau shows.

In 1980 the population was 10,495. In 2010 it was 10,219. In 2014 it was estimated to be 10,482.

Westwood’s population increased about 400 since 1980. It was 10,714 in 1980 and 10,908 in 2010. It was estimated to be 11,149 in 2014.

Newly-released statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Estimates, a survey that tracks basic population figures between Censuses, provides a breakdown of how every municipality’s population has changed.

Jersey City, Elizabeth, Monroe (in Middlesex County), Franklin (in Somerset County), and Newark grew the fastest since 2010. All four of those municipalities population’s grew since 1980, with Monroe’s increasing by 170 percent. Newark’s population has actually decreased 15 percent since 1980.

Approximately 187 municipalities lost population from 2010 to 2014, NJ.com reported, while 387 grew.

Much of the growth has been concentrated in the communities closest to New York City in Bergen, Passaic, and Essex counties, and along the Jersey Shore in Ocean County.

Many communities in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the state in Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Salem, and Cumberland counties have seen their populations decrease.

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