Wallington is a Borough (New Jersey) in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,583.

Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 (based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894), at the height of the Boroughitis fever then sweeping through Bergen County. The borough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township, New Jersey (1893-1902) and Saddle River Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical). Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield, New Jersey in 1898.

Geography
Wallington is located at (40.852931, -74.109251).

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Wallington is a Borough (New Jersey) in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,583.

Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 (based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894), at the height of the Boroughitis fever then sweeping through Bergen County. The borough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township, New Jersey (1893-1902) and Saddle River Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical). Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield, New Jersey in 1898.

Geography
Wallington is located at (40.852931, -74.109251).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.85%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,583 people, 4,752 households, and 3,041 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11,632.5 people per square mile (4,472.2/km²). There were 4,906 housing units at an average density of 4,927.0/sq mi (1,894.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.60% White (U.S. Census), 2.67% African American (U.S. Census), 0.09% Native American (U.S. Census), 4.98% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.02% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 2.32% from Race (United States Census), and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 6.70% of the population.