Teaneck, NJ

OVERVIEW

The seventh largest and second most populous municipality in Bergen County, Teaneck has a unique blend of cultures, languages, and ethnicities. Originally inhabited by Hackensack Indians, it was settled by Dutch Colonists in the 1600's and incorporated as the township in 1895. It claims some of the oldest homes in America and gained national notoriety in the 1960's when it became the first community in the country to vote for integrated schools.