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Directions to
Passaic County Department of Health
Passaic County Administration Building
317 Pennsylvania Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07503
973-881-4396
GARDEN STATE
PARKWAY NORTHBOUND:
Take the GSP to exit 155. Make a left at the end of the ramp onto
Hazel Street. Go to first traffic light and make a right onto
Crooks Avenue. Go straight through two traffic lights. Go over the
railroad tracks and make the first left onto East Railway Avenue.
Go straight two blocks and bear to the right, where the road
splits onto Pennsylvania Avenue. The Passaic County Administration
is the yellow brick building on the right hand side.
GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTHBOUND:
Take the GSP to exit 157. This will put you on Rt. 46 West.
Continue on Rt. 46 West until you see signs for Crooks Avenue,
Paterson. Take Crooks Avenue and go straight through two traffic
lights. Pass the McDonald’s and make the first right onto East
Railway Avenue. Go straight two blocks and bear to the right,
where the road splits onto Pennsylvania Avenue. The Passaic County
Administration is the yellow brick building on the right hand
side.
ROUTE 80 EASTBOUND:
Take exit 58A,B. Bear to the left, under the sign Madison Avenue,
Paterson. DO NOT USE EXIT 58B. (You are going to use the service
road between exits 58A and 58B.) Stay on the service road. Go
straight one block and make a right at the next intersection onto
Pennsylvania Avenue. Go straight for seven blocks. You will come
to a stop sign in the middle of the road. The Passaic County
Administration Building is the yellow brick building on the left
hand side.
ROUTE 80 WESTBOUND:
Take exit 59. Bear to the left approaching the circle. Go half way
around the circle and bear to the right onto Lakeview Avenue. Go
straight on Lakeview. At the seventh block, make a right onto
Buffalo Avenue. Go straight on Buffalo Avenue to the end. At this
corner, on the right hand side, is a yellow brick building. This
is the Buffalo Avenue side of the Passaic County Administration
Building. Make a right at this corner onto Pennsylvania Avenue,
and you will be in front of the building.
| County Seat:
Paterson |
Municipalities: 16 |
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Passaic co., NE
N.J., a port on the Passaic River; settled 1678 by Dutch
traders as Acquackanonk, named Passaic 1854, inc. as a city
1873. Formerly a great textile center, its productions
include rubber goods and communication equipment. |
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2000 Passaic County Data |
2000 New Jersey Data |
| Population: |
489,049 |
8,414,350 |
| % increase
1990-2000: |
3.9% |
8.6% |
| Persons per sq.
mi.: |
2,643.5 |
1,134.5 |
| Median Age: |
34.8 |
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| Total households: |
163,856 |
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| Average household
size: |
2.92 |
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