Carteret, New Jersey
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Carteret is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 20,709.
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[edit] History
Named for Sir George Carteret, one of the first proprietors of New Jersey, and/or his son Philip Carteret, who served as the first Governor of New Jersey.
[edit] Geography
Carteret is located at (40.582504, -74.229976)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 12.9 km² (5.0 mi²). 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (12.63%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20,709 people, 7,039 households, and 5,208 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,833.9/km² (4,747.4/mi²). There were 7,320 housing units at an average density of 648.2/km² (1,678.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 68.76% White, 9.54% African American, 0.24% Native American, 8.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 9.26% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.37% of the population.
There were 7,039 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $47,148, and the median income for a family was $54,609. Males had a median income of $40,172 versus $28,132 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,967. About 8.6% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Carteret operates under the Borough form of government. The Mayor serves a four-year term. Councilmembers serve three-year terms and are elected on a staggered basis with two seats coming up to vote each year.
The Mayor of Carteret is Democrat Daniel J. Reiman, whose first term ends on December 31, 2006. Reiman was re-elected to office, and his second term will begin on January 1, 2007 and end in 2010. Members of the Borough Council are Ronald Rios, Council President (December 31, 2006), Vincent Bellino (2007), Jorge Diaz (2007), Randy Krum (2008), Susan Naples (2008) and Joseph Sitarz (2006).[1]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Carteret is in the Thirteenth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 19th Legislative District.[2]
New Jersey's Thirteenth Congressional District, covering portions of Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, and Union Counties, is now represented by Albio Sires (D, West New York), who won a special election held on November 7, 2006 to fill the vacancy the had existed since January 16, 2006. The seat had been represented by Robert Menendez (D), who was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the seat vacated by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine. New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 19th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Vitale (D, Woodbridge) and in the Assembly by Joseph Vas (D, Perth Amboy) and John S. Wisniewski (D, Parlin). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Middlesex County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Middlesex County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel, Freeholder Deputy Director Stephen J. "Pete" Dalina, Camille Fernicola, H. James Polos, John Pulomena, Christopher D. Rafano and Blanquita B. Valenti.
[edit] Education
The Carteret School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are three K-7 elementary schools — Columbus School, Nathan Hale School and Private Nicholas Minue School — Carteret Middle School for grades 6-8 and Carteret High School for grades 9-12.
[edit] Places of interest
[edit] Notable residents
- Joe Medwick (November 24, 1911 – March 21, 1975), left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals during the "Gashouse Gang" era of the 1930s, he also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940-43, '46), New York Giants (1943-45), and Boston Braves (1945). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968, by the Veterans Committee.[3]. Ranked #7 on the Sports Illustrated list of The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Carteret Borough Governing Body, accessed February 20, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006
- ^ Joe Medwick at Baseball Almanac, accessed December 7, 2006
- ^ The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures, Sports Illustrated, December 27, 1999
[edit] External links
- Carteret Borough website
- Carteret School District
- Carteret School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Carteret School District
- Carteret forum on topix
- Carteret forum on new jersey website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
