Clifton, New Jersey

Cliffwood Lake
(Sussex County)

Clinton Hill
(Essex County)

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The city of Clifton is located in Passaic County.

Clifton is 30 feet [9.14 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Clifton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Clifton can be found in:

	Alabama (historic ^<2>)	New Brunswick
	Alaska	New Mexico (historic)
	Arizona	New York
	California	Newfoundland and Labrador
	Colorado	North Carolina
	Connecticut	North Dakota
	Florida	Nova Scotia
	Georgia	Ohio
	Idaho	Oklahoma
	Illinois	Ontario
	Indiana	Oregon
	Kansas	Pennsylvania
	Kentucky	South Carolina
	Louisiana	Tennessee
	Maine	Texas
	Maryland	Utah
	Massachusetts	Virginia
	Minnesota	West Virginia
	Mississippi	Wisconsin
	Missouri	Wyoming
	Nevada (historic)

At the time of the 2000 Census, Clifton had a population of 78,672 people ^<3> (or 16.03% of the total population of Passaic County). The population of Clifton represented 0.93% of the total of New Jersey, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Clifton had a population of 78,219 people. This is a decrease of 0.58% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Clifton.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	78,219	-0.58%
2007	78,152	-0.66%	-0.35% since 2006
2006	78,423	-0.32%	-0.19% since 2005
2005	78,574	-0.12%
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2000	78,672	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bayonne	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	57,448	7.11% decrease
East Orange	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	65,390	6.35% decrease
Elizabeth	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	124,755	3.47% increase
Jersey City	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	241,114	0.44% increase
Newark	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	278,980	1.99% increase
Union City	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	62,183	7.31% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Clifton.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Jersey ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clifton - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clifton, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clifton. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Clifton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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