Northvale, New Jersey
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Northvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,460.
Northvale was formed on March 15, 1916, from the remaining portions of Harrington Township. With the creation of Northvale, Harrington Township was dissolved. In 1923, portions of Northvale were transferred to Rockleigh.
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[edit] Geography
Northvale is located at (41.011215, -73.952080)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,460 people, 1,575 households, and 1,236 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,304.6/km² (3,381.2/mi²). There were 1,596 housing units at an average density of 466.8/km² (1,210.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.91% White, 0.76% African American, 0.07% Native American, 14.06% Asian, 1.17% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.73% of the population.
There were 1,575 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $72,500, and the median income for a family was $81,153. Males had a median income of $50,901 versus $37,563 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,206. About 2.4% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Mayor of the Borough of Northvale is John E. Rooney, who also represents the district in the Assembly. Members of the Northvale Borough Council are Council President Wayne Warrington, John S. Hogan, Patrick Marana, Peter Sotiropoulos, JoAnn Traub and Lloyd Winans.[1]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Northvale is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[2]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 39th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Gerald Cardinale (R, Cresskill) and in the Assembly by John E. Rooney (R, Emerson) and Charlotte Vandervalk (R, Westwood). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D). The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairwoman Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Vice-Chairman David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge), Elizabeth Randall (R), Westwood) and Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D, Englewood).
Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R).
[edit] Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 4,571 in Northvale, there were 2,628 registered voters (57.5% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 574 (21.8% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 465 (17.7% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 1,588 (60.4% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.[3]
On the national level, Northvale leans toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 56% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 43%.[4]
[edit] Education
The Northvale Public Schools serve students in grades K through 8. Children in Kindergarten through 3rd grade attend Thomas Jefferson School, with 243 students. Nathan Hale School has 332 students in grades 4 - 8.
Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan which serves students from Rockleigh, Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan. The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Closter, Demarest and Haworth at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Northvale Mayor and Council, accessed September 18, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 61, accessed August 30, 2006
- ^ "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006
- ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004
[edit] Sources
- "History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
- "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
[edit] External links
- Northvale official website
- Northvale Public Schools
- Northvale Public Schools's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Northvale Public Schools
- Northern Valley Regional High School District
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
