In 1967, a mass grave site was discovered in River Vale from an event in 1778 during the American Revolutionary War, the Baylor Massacre. On May 20, 1959, territory was acquired from Montvale. On July 15, 1929, part of River Vale was ceded to Park Ridge. River Vale was incorporated as a township in 1906, formed from portions of both Hillsdale and Washington Township. Its southern part, known as Eastwood (named in contrast to Westwood), became an independent borough in 1894, but was dissolved and re-absorbed into Washington Township in 1896. It used to be known as the "Over Kill Neighborhood" or just "Over Kill"-it being over the kill ( Hackensack River) from Tappan.
The earliest settlers of what would become River Vale were the Lenape Native Americans.īefore 1841, the area comprising River Vale was part of Harrington Township. On January 5, 1904, the temperature in River Vale fell to −34 ☏ (−37 ☌), the lowest temperature ever recorded in New Jersey. The township was named for its location along the Hackensack River. River Vale was formed as a township on April 30, 1906, from portions of both Hillsdale Township (now Hillsdale Borough) and Washington Township.
The township was ranked #29 on the 100 Best Places to Live 2007 survey published by CNN/ Money magazine. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,909, an increase of 250 (+2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 9,659, which in turn reflected an increase of 210 (+2.2%) from the 9,449 counted in the 2000 census. River Vale is the easternmost municipality in an area of the county referred to as the Pascack Valley. River Vale is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S.
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