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​A brief history of Allendale

Allendale was formed on November 8, 1894, from portions of Franklin Township (remainder now Wyckoff), Hohokus Township (remainder now Mahwah) and Orvil Township (remainder now Waldwick). The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The borough was named for Joseph Warner Allen, a surveyor for the Erie Railroad. Babe Ruth would frequently vacation at the Allendale Hotel, which remains in use as a rooming house.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.119 square miles (8.076 km2), including 3.097 square miles (8.020 km2) of land and 0.022 square miles (0.056 km2) of water (0.69%). The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Mahwah, Ramsey, Saddle River, Waldwick, and Wyckoff.
Education​
​The Wyckoff School District serves public students in kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its five schools had an enrollment of 3,139 students and 182.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.2:1. The schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Coolidge Elementary School, (341 students; in grades K-5), Lincoln Elementary School, (308; K-5), Sicomac Elementary School,[98] (308; K-5), Washington Elementary School[99] (354; K-5) and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School,[100] (788; 6-8).
Calvin Coolidge School, located at 420 Grandview Avenue, is an elementary school which opened in 1932 as a six-room K-6 school and has been expanded several times over the years. Eisenhower Middle School was approved in 1960 and dedicated 1963. Since 1993, Eisenhower has served grades 6 to 8. Abraham Lincoln School was dedicated in 1953 on land purchased in 1950. Sicomac School was completed in 1967. George Washington School was constructed as an 11-room brick building on the site where the previous school had burned down.
In the 2003-04 school year, Eisenhower Middle School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
Public high school students from Wyckoff in ninth through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, which also serves students from Franklin Lakes and Oakland. Students entering the district as freshmen have the option to attend either of the district's high schools, subject to a choice made during eighth grade. Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff (FLOW district) approved the creation of a regional high school in 1954 by a vote of 1,060 to 51, with Ramapo High School (in Franklin Lakes) opened in 1957 and Indian Hills High School in 1960. Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics are Indian Hills High School, located in Oakland (1,226 students) and Ramapo High School, located in Franklin Lakes (1,088 students). The first public school building in the township was a one-room schoolhouse constructed on Wyckoff Avenue in 1869 and used until 1906. Prior to 1929, high school students attended Paterson Central High School in Paterson, before the Board of Education voted to send students to Ramsey High School in Ramsey instead.
Public school students from the township, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district. Eastern Christian Middle School (ECMS) is a private Christian school with about 200 students in grades 6-8 that is a part of the Eastern Christian School Association.
Saint Elizabeth School serves children grades PreK-8, with an average of 30 kids in each grade and operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. The school was recognized in 2011 with the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.

Allendale Restaurants

#1 of 13 Restaurants in Allendale
Encounter creative and inspired authentic Italian dishes at what has become one of the most popular Bergen County NJ Italian restaurants. When you visit Savini, you’ll experience what is known as one of the absolute best Bergen County New Jersey Italian restaurants.
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​Best of Bergen | (201) Magazine: Best Neighborhood Bar 2016
​The Allendale Bar & Grill has been honored multiple times throughout the years by 201 Magazine in their Best of Bergen Polls. In 2018 they were selected the Best Neighborhood Bar, and Runners Up in Pub Grub and Best Restaurant for Children!
2017 US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Home value data includes all types of owner-occupied housing.