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West Milford is a township in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township’s population was 24,862, a fall of 988 (−3.8%) from the 2010 census increase of 25,850, which in tilt reflected a grow less of 560 (−2.1%) from the 26,410 counted in the 2000 census. It is the largest in the county by sum area, covering 80.32 square miles (208.0 km²) and more than 40% of the county.

West Milford started out as New Milford in what was later western Bergen County in the 18th century, having been contracted by disenchanted Dutch from Milford, New Jersey (later renamed by the British as Newark). These similar Dutch along with built a town of New Milford in eastern Bergen County. When both New Milfords applied for name offices in 1828, a clerk in Washington, D.C. is said to have recognized the new application first and assigned the name “West Milford” to the New Milford in western Bergen County in order to distinguish in the company of the two locations.

West Milford became a municipality by an suit of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1834, when it was formed from the westernmost half of Pompton Township, while the Place was yet part of Bergen County. On February 7, 1837, Passaic County was created from portions of both Bergen County and Essex County, with West Milford as the western stop of the newly formed county. The township was named for Milford, Connecticut.