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Place Name
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Passaic
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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58,041 (1990)
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Location
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Passaic County, New Jersey (NJ), United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°51'N
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Longitude
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74°07'W
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Passaic
, city (1990 pop. 58,041), Passaic co., NE N.J., a port
on the Passaic R.; 40°51'N 74°07'W. Formerly a great textile
center, its productions include rubber goods, factory equip.,
chemicals, plastics, and aluminum foil. The city was once the scene of
considerable labor unrest; an Industrial Workers of the World strike
occurred in 1912, and an important strike in protest against a wage cut
and involving the right of assembly occurred in 1926. Settled 1678 by
Du. traders as Acquackanonk, named Passaic 1854. Inc. as a city
1873.
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