0 , 3 9 3 ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Census . ▁ ▁Cl iff side ▁Park ▁was ▁formed ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁a ▁refer endum ▁held ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁from ▁port ions ▁of ▁R idge field ▁Township . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁was ▁formed ▁during ▁the ▁" B or ough itis " ▁phenomen on ▁then ▁swe eping ▁through ▁Ber gen ▁County , ▁as ▁of ▁one ▁two ▁bor ough s ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁after ▁ 2 6 ▁bor ough s ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁alone . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁location ▁as ▁a ▁" P ark ▁by ▁the ▁Cl iffs ". ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Frank ▁La uten berg ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Cl iff side ▁Park ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Pal is ades ▁Am usement ▁Park , ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁ad jo ining ▁Fort ▁Lee . ▁The ▁ ▁park ▁operated ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁remaining ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most - vis ited ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁until ▁its ▁closure , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁r ides ▁and ▁attra ctions ▁were ▁removed ▁and ▁the ▁site ▁replaced ▁by ▁high - r ise ▁a partment ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁bor