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History · Haworth

Haworth’s post office opened in 1891, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 74% of U.S. towns · #154 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

4 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1897 on and the census since 1900.

1891first post office
4on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
3famous people
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Quick answers

How Haworth began

When was Haworth founded?

1891

The Haworth post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1904.

First census: 418 in 19002020 census: 3,343135 years

How historic is Haworth?

B+

More historic than 74% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Haworth post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1904.
History grade

What drives Haworth’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Haworth is more historic than 74% of U.S. towns, #154 of 468 in New Jersey. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.

B+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Haworth’s overall grade.
Founding era1891, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 194030.9% of homes (±7.0) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%ANational Register4 listings, 11.9 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 74%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 67%

New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Haworth’s 11.9 sits above most of its state (71% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 4 listings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.0 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date; Wikidata gives 1904.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Haworth’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Haworth are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18974 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1998. Watch Haworth change.Old housesHalf of Haworth’s homes were built before 1954.Landmarks on the Register4 places on the National Register.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Haworth’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Haworth on the map, 1897 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Haworth. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Haworth on the 1897 USGS mapHaworth on the 1900 USGS mapHaworth on the 1979 USGS mapHaworth on the 1998 USGS map1897Harlem sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Haworth.

The story so far

Haworth, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Haworth yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Haworth (English pronunciation: /ˈhɑːwəɹθ/ ) is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,343, a decrease of 39 (−1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 3,382, which in turn reflected a decline of 8 (−0.2%) from the 3,390 counted in the 2000 census. Haworth was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1904, from portions of both Dumont borough and Harrington Township. The borough was named for the historic village of Haworth, England. In September 2012, Business Insider named Haworth the third-best suburb in America.

Its first post office opened in 1891. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,382 in 2010, 3,343 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Haworth, 1891 to 1993

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1891Post officeThe Haworth post office opens
  3. 1896Born hereRuth Margery Addoms is born here
  4. 1897On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1903Born hereChurchill Ettinger is born here
  7. 1993Born hereElizabeth Gillies is born here
By decade

Haworth, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Haworth, NJ municipal center, Oct. 20242024Haworth, NJ municipal center, Oct. 2024JOHN P. DURIE HOUSE2015JOHN P. DURIE HOUSEHENRY ZABRISKIE HOUSE2015HENRY ZABRISKIE HOUSEGARRET ZABRISKE HOUSE2015GARRET ZABRISKE HOUSEGARRET J. DURIE HOUSE2015GARRET J. DURIE HOUSECensus Bureau map of2008Census Bureau map ofMap
On the National Register

4 historic places in Haworth

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
4
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1983
Garret J. Durie House
Garret J. Durie HouseGarret Zabriskie HouseHenry Zabriskie HouseJohn P. Durie House
Buildings
Garret J. Durie HouseBuilding
Garret Zabriskie HouseBuilding
Henry Zabriskie HouseBuilding
John P. Durie HouseBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Haworth, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 3,760

Between 418 and 3,760 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Haworth’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Haworth

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Elizabeth GilliesAmerican actress and singer · b. 1993
R
Ruth Margery AddomsAmerican botanist · b. 1896
C
Churchill EttingerAmerican painter · b. 1903
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

EmersonIts storyDOradell6 historic placesB+Closter10 historic placesB+Demarest6 historic placesBDumont4 historic placesB

Questions about Haworth’s history

What year was Haworth founded?

The Haworth post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1904.

How does Haworth rank for history?

Haworth is more historic than 74% of U.S. towns, #154 of 468 in New Jersey. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Haworth?

4 listings: 4 buildings, among them the Garret J. Durie House (listed 1983, the first).

How old are the homes in Haworth?

31% of Haworth’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.0 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1954.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (4), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.