Harrington Park, New Jersey
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Harrington Park is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,740.
Harrington Park was formed on March 29, 1904 from portions of both Harrington Township and Washington Township, and parts of the Borough of Closter[1].
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[edit] Geography
Harrington Park is located at (40.989357, -73.979588)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²). 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (10.14%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,740 people, 1,563 households, and 1,344 families residing in the borough. The population density was 983.9/km² (2,555.0/mi²). There were 1,583 housing units at an average density of 328.6/km² (853.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 83.52% White, 0.68% African American, 0.04% Native American, 14.66% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.57% of the population.
There were 1,563 households out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the borough the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $100,302, and the median income for a family was $105,223. Males had a median income of $71,776 versus $42,833 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $39,017. About 1.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Harrington Park is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey government, with a mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The mayor serves a four-year term of office. Council Members serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor of Harrington Park Borough is Paul A. Hoelscher (term expires December 31, 2006). Members of the Harrington Park Borough Council are Council President Jorden N. Pedersen (2006), Tom Betancourt (2008), Barbara Budinich (2007), Mary Dunlea (2006), Michelle Ryan (2008) and Robert Shortal (2007)[2].
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two seats on the Borough Council. Incumbent independents Mary C. Dunlea and Jorden N. Pederssen ran unopposed and won, leaving the council split with four independents and two Republicans. Dunlea won her second consecutive term in office, and Pedersen his third.[3][4]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Harrington Park is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[5]
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 4,895 in Harrington Park, there were 3,174 registered voters (64.8% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 513 (16.2% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 752 (23.7% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 1,908 (60.1% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.[6]
On the national level, Harrington Park 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%.[7]
[edit] Education
The Harrington Park School serves 681 students in grades K through 8 as part of the Harrington Park School District.
Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan which serves students from 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] Noted residents
- Cory Booker, elected Mayor of Newark, New Jersey on May 9, 2006, grew up in Harrington Park
- Omar Minaya, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager for the New York Mets
- Karl Nessler, inventor of the permanent wave lived and died in Harrington Park
[edit] References
- ^ see "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey", p. 11 note 20.
- ^ Harrington Park Borough Officials, accessed February 23, 2006
- ^ Harrington Park Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2006
- ^ Election 2006" Municipal Results, The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 58, 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
- Harrington Park Borough website
- Harrington Park School District
- Harrington Park School District2's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for Harrington Park School District
- Northern Valley Regional High School District
- 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
