Great Notch, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Great Notch is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in Passaic County
Great Notch is located in New Jersey
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in New Jersey
Great Notch is located in the United States
Great Notch
Great Notch
Location in the United States
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
[1]
 • Total1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
 • Land0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total3,289
 • Density3,315.52/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] 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

As of the 2020 United States census, the area had a population of 3289.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20203,289—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[2]

Transportation

With fewer than 10 passengers boarding per weekday, NJ Transit ended service at the Great Notch train station in January 2010.[8]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF GREAT NOTCH STATION; Station will close January 16 due to low ridership", 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."


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