Demarest, New Jersey
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Demarest is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,845.
Demarest was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township.[1] The borough was named for Ralph S. Demarest, who had represented the area in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate in the mid-19th century.[2]
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[edit] Geography
Demarest is located at (40.955603, -73.960446)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and very little of the area is covered with water, most of it being the Demarest Duck Pond, located along Piermont Road.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,013 |
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| 1940 | 1,165 | 15.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,786 | 53.3% | |
| 1960 | 4,231 | 136.9% | |
| 1970 | 5,133 | 21.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,963 | -3.3% | |
| 1990 | 4,800 | -3.3% | |
| 2000 | 4,845 | 0.9% | |
| Est. 2005 | 5,005 | [3] | 3.3% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[4] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,845 people, 1,601 households, and 1,386 families residing in the borough. The population density was 903.7/km² (2,343.7/mi²). There were 1,634 housing units at an average density of 304.8/km² (790.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.28% White, 0.50% African American, 0.02% Native American, 20.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
As of the 2000 census, 3.72% of Englewood Cliffs' residents identified themselves as being of Japanese ancestry, which was the second highest of any municipality in New Jersey — behind Fort Lee (6.09%) — for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[5] In this same census, 2.3% of Demarest's residents identified themselves as being of Armenian-American ancestry. This was the 19th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[6]
There were 1,601 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the borough the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $103,286, and the median income for a family was $113,144. Males had a median income of $82,597 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $51,939. About 0.9% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Demarest 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 Demarest Borough is James M. Carroll (who is also a Bergen County Freeholder). Members of the Demarest Borough Council are Council President Brian Bernstein (2006), Carole Cardinale, William Connelly, Thomas F. Connolly (2006), Anthony J. Costanzo and Raymond Cywinski.[7]
Election Day, November 7, 2006, saw all three Democratic Party incumbents winning reelection to office. James M. Carroll (1,010 votes) won a new term over Republican Party challenger, council member Anthony J. Costanzo (925). Thomas F. Connolly (1,045) and Brian Bernstein (1,028) both won in their bids for a third three-year term in office, defeating Republican challengers Esther Goodhart (912) and John Manfredonia (874).[8][9][10]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Demarest is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[11]
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 Bob 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 Chairman Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge), Vice-Chairman Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Julie O'Brien (D) and Connie Wagner (D).
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 4,938 in Demarest, there were 2,970 registered voters (60.1% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 619 (20.8% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 518 (17.4% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 1,832 (61.7% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.[12]
On the national level, Demarest tilts slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 51% of the vote here, edging Republican George W. Bush, who received around 48%.[13]
[edit] Education
The Demarest Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with enrollment data from the New Jersey Department of Education's 2004-05 School Report Cards) are County Road School with 135 Kindergarten and first grade students, Luther Lee Emerson School with an enrollment of 232 students in grades 2 - 4 and Demarest Middle School which serves 356 students in grades 5 through 8.
Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest, together with students from Closter and Haworth. The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.
The Academy of the Holy Angels is a private high school for girls located in Demarest. The school has an enrollment of 540 students.
[edit] Noted residents, past and present
- Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-born composer who made Demarest his home in 1957 and 1958
- Bob Menne, PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer
- Julia Weldon, actress
[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] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 76.
- ^ "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 349 shows date of Demarest's formation as April 13, 1903
- ^ Census data for Demarest, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Japanese Communities, from epodunk, accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ Armenian Communities, accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ Demarest Borough Hall: Borough Government, accessed May 29, 2006
- ^ "Election 2006: Municipal Results", The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006
- ^ Demarest Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006
- ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, accessed February 1, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 56, 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] External links
- Demarest official website
- Demarest Public Schools
- Demarest Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for Demarest Public Schools
- Northern Valley Regional High School District
- Maps and aerial photos
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