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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 Allendale School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2017–18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 922 students and 75.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.) are Hillside School[104] with 389 students in pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade and Brookside School with 524 students from 4th to 8th grades.

Public school students in Allendale for ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Highlands Regional High School, which also serves students from Ho-Ho-Kus, Upper Saddle River and some of Saddle River's students (who have the option of attending either Northern Highlands or Ramsey High School, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the two districts).As of the 2017–18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,352 students and 113.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Northern Highlands Regional High School as the 22nd-best high school of the 328 ranked schools in New Jersey in its 2012 rankings of the "Top Public High Schools" after being ranked 6th of 322 schools in 2010.

Public school students from the borough, 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.

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!
2018 US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Home value data includes all types of owner-occupied housing.