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Garfield

Garfield, industrial city (1990 pop. 26,727), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Passaic at its confluence with the Saddle River; settled 1679 by the Dutch, inc. 1898. Manufactures include paper products, rubber, and printing machinery.

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