Haledon (/heɪldən/ HAIL-don[19][20][self-published source]) is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

[23] Haledon was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1908, replacing the now-defunct Manchester Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 21, 1908.

It was settled by farmers with colonial Dutch heritage including the Van Riper, Berdan, Banta, Post and Zabriskie families.

Many of the trolley company's owners were among the founders of the Cedar Cliff Land Company, which bought up large portions of the area, and the street names in the borough reflect these industrialists and businessmen: Morrissee, Hoxey, Van Dyke, John Ryle and Barbour.

The flat, lower part of the community was laid out in city-sized lots of 25 by 100 feet (7.6 by 30.5 m), while the hillsides were plated as sites for larger Victorian "villas" for such individuals as Vice President Garret A. Hobart (now the location of William Paterson University) and the Barbour family of linen flax manufacturers.

A never-constructed grand hotel was planned for the highest point of the community above the intersection of the current day Central and West Haledon Avenues.

The Cedar Cliff Land Company ran newspaper advertisements targeted at upwardly mobile immigrants who worked in Paterson's silk industry, offering the city-sized lots for sale at auctions (with free lunches and brass bands) held at St. Mary's Parish Hall, and also opened the Cedar Cliff Silk Mill, which became one of several silk mills in the community.

The residential appeal of Haledon was to escape the crowded industrial city and still have access to the textile mills by using the trolley.

[28] Haledon was incorporated in 1908, having been the Oldham district of the former Passaic County municipality of Manchester Township.

[24] Socialist William Bruekmann was elected mayor in 1912 by the borough's immigrant resident base of skilled silk workers.

The Pietro and Maria Botto House, located on the side of a hill surrounded by open spaces, provided a natural amphitheater for labor leaders of the day to address thousands of people who gathered to hear Big Bill Haywood, Carlo Tresca, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and John Reed.

[31] Souto was replaced in April 2008 by Marc Battle, a commercial litigator and former civil rights attorney.

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bridges Pond and Valley View.

[33] The borough borders the Passaic County communities of North Haledon, Paterson, Prospect Park, Totowa and Wayne.

This was the 11th-highest percentage of Arab American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.

[48] Members of the Haledon Borough Council are Carlos Aymat (D, 2024), Nereyda Curiel (D, 2025), James Iza (D, 2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Junior A. Morris (D, 2023), Mohammad M. Ramadan (D, 2023) and Aleksandra Tasic (D, 2024).

James Iza was appointed to fill the vacant council seat expiring in December 2025 that had been held by Almaita; Iza will serve on an interim basis until the November 2023 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.

[58] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 9th congressional district is represented by Nellie Pou (D, North Haledon)[59] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).

The 221st district's seat in the State Senate was vacated upon Nellie Pou's swearing into the U.S. House of Representatives.

[62] As of 2025[update], Passaic County's Commissioners are: Bruce James (D, Clifton, 2026),[63] Deputy Director Cassandra "Sandi" Lazzara (D, Little Falls, 2027),[64] Director John W. Bartlett (D, Wayne, 2027),[65] Orlando Cruz (D, Paterson, 2026),[66] Terry Duffy (D, West Milford, 2025),[67] Rodney DeVore (D, Paterson, 2027)[68] and Pasquale "Pat" Lepore (D, Woodland Park, 2025).

[81] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 51.6% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 70.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide).