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- ↑ Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed October 16, 2007. "Mahwah Township was incorporated November 15, 1944 (referendum November 7, 1944) replacing Hohokus Township."
- ↑ MAHWAH TOWNSHIP. Accessed October 16, 2007. "1944 – Mahwah Township incorporated, replacing Hohokus Township."
- ↑ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 81. "Mahwah township - 1944 Nov. 7 - Replaced Hohokus twp.". AccessedDecember 23, 2017.
