Passaic
a city in Passaic co., N. J.; on the Passaic river, and on the New York, Susquehanna and Western, the Lackawanna and the Erie railroads; 12 miles N. W. of New York. It contains waterworks, electric street railroads connecting with Hoboken, Paterson and Newark, electric lights, Emergency Hospital, public library, National and State banks, and daily and weekly newspapers.
It has extensive print works, woolen mills, silk mills, bleachery, shoddy mills, whip factory, manufactory of blankets, tanneries, etc. Pop. (1910) 54,773; (1920) 63,834.