Mahwah, the largest township in Bergen County covers 16,450 acres or 26.7 square miles of land. Bordered by the towns of Upper Saddle River, Ramsey, Allendale, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland in Bergen County and Suffern in neighboring Rockland County, New York. Mahwah is ideally located. It is situated to take advantage of the natural beauty of it's surroundings as well as the many highways (routes 17 and 287) and byways that cross through its boundaries. New York City with its many cultural attractions is a mere 30 miles away and shopping malls abound in nearby Paramus, New Jersey and Nyack, New York. The township is comprised of five sections each having a personality of its own and made up of different types of housing and businesses. There is a long established Cragmere Park, which consists of residential homes only; West Mahwah largely residential but containing some businesses and industries. Mahwah Proper, considered the town center, contains busineses, the post office, and the police station; Fardale and Masonicus, formally considered farming and residential areas, now containing many single family homes and condominium developments. At A Glance   Location Northwest Bergen County Square Miles 26.7 Population 25,000 Population Density 690.31 Sq. mi Median Age 32.9 Total Households 9,863  Single Family 4,539 Condominiums 4,747 Total owner occupied housing units 7,620 LAND USE ( IN PARCELS) Residential 9196 Farms Working 18 Office and Industrial 66 Commercial 155  Vacant 470 Public Property 421 Cemetary 6 Public School 6