North Arlington, New Jersey
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| Borough of North Arlington | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1896 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Peter Massa (D, 2010) |
| - Borough Administrator | D. Timothy Roberts[1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²) |
| - Land | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation [2] | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2006)[3] | |
| - Total | 15,077 |
| - Density | 5,880.7/sq mi (2,271.9/km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07031 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 34-52320[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878821[5] |
| Website: http://www.northarlington.org | |
North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 15,181. As the site of Holy Cross Cemetery, which has interred over 250,000 individuals since its establishment in 1915, North Arlington has over 15 times more dead people than living.[6]
North Arlington was formed by a referendum passed on March 9, 1896, and incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1896, from area taken from Union Township.[7]
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[edit] Geography
North Arlington is located at (40.791320, -74.133041)[8].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.53%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 290 |
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| 1910 | 437 | 50.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,767 | 304.3% | |
| 1930 | 8,263 | 367.6% | |
| 1940 | 9,904 | 19.9% | |
| 1950 | 15,970 | 61.2% | |
| 1960 | 17,477 | 9.4% | |
| 1970 | 18,096 | 3.5% | |
| 1980 | 16,587 | −8.3% | |
| 1990 | 13,790 | −16.9% | |
| 2000 | 15,181 | 10.1% | |
| Est. 2006 | 15,077 | [3] | −0.7% |
| Population 1900 - 1990[9][10] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 15,181 people, 6,392 households, and 4,129 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,880.7 people per square mile (2,271.9/km²). There were 6,529 housing units at an average density of 2,529.2/sq mi (977.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.61% White, 0.46% African American, 0.14% Native American, 5.61% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.29% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.57% of the population.
There were 6,392 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the borough the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $51,787, and the median income for a family was $62,483. Males had a median income of $41,512 versus $34,769 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,441. About 3.4% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Crime
The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 24. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.6 per 1,000 people.[citation needed]
Mayor Peter C. Massa is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,[11] a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
North Arlington is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office and only votes to break a tie. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[12]
The Mayor of North Arlington Borough is Peter C. Massa (D, term ends on December 31, 2010.[13] Members of the North Arlington Borough Council are Council President Steven A. Tanelli (D, 2008), Joseph R. Bianchi (R, 2010), Sal DiBlasi (D, 2009), James Ferriero (D, 2008), Albert Granell (D, 2009) and Richard T. Hughes (R, 2010).[14][1]
In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled two seats on the borough council. Republicans Joseph R. Bianchi (1,433) and Richard T. Hughes (1,390) unseated Democratic Party incumbents Philip Spanola (1,277) and Mark E. Yampaglia (1,289). The election results mean that the 2008 council will now have a 4-2 Democratic edge.[15][16][17][18]
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, Democrats swept all three open seats, with Councilmember Peter C. Massa elected mayor (2,436), defeating Republican Peter J. Norcia (1,988). Salvatore DiBlasi (2,231) and Albert Granell Jr. (2,269) won election to the Borough Council, defeating Republicans Joseph Bianchi (2,091) and James Bocchino (2,047), with Independent Eileen Sheedy trailing the pack (190). Voters also approved a ballot initiative calling on the Council to enact an ordinance restricting the use of eminent domain for private development by a 2,567-711 margin.[19][20] All three took office in their new roles as of January 1, 2007.
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
North Arlington is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District.[21]
New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Bergen County and sections of Hudson County and Passaic County, is represented by Steve Rothman (D, Fair Lawn). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 36th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Paul Sarlo (D, Wood-Ridge) and in the Assembly by Frederick Scalera (D, Nutley) and Gary Schaer (D, Passaic).[22] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[23]
Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D).[24] The executive, along with the seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. As of 2008, Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge), Vice-Chairman Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Julie O'Brien (D, Ramsey) and Vernon Walton (D, Englewood).[25]
Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford).[26]
[edit] Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 15,254 in North Arlington, there were 8,544 registered voters (56.0% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,751 (20.5% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,471 (17.2% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 5,321 (62.3% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.[27]
On the national level, North Arlington is almost evenly split. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 3,376 votes here, narrowly edging Democrat John Kerry who received 3,370 votes.[28]
[edit] Education
Students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated by the North Arlington School District. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[29]) include three pre-K - 5 elementary schools — Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, with 336 students; Franklin Roosevelt Elementary School, with 169 students; and George Washington Elementary School, with 169 students — North Arlington Middle School with 365 students in grades 6 - 8, and North Arlington High School with an enrollment of 498 students in grades 9 - 12.
In addition, Queen of Peace, a Roman Catholic parish, operates two parochial schools, Queen of Peace Elementary School (Pre-K-8th Grade) and Queen of Peace High School (9th-12th Grade).
[edit] Transportation
Route 7 and Route 17 both pass through North Arlington. In fact, the two intersect in North Arlington, where Ridge Road (17) and Belleville Turnpike (7) meet.
New Jersey Transit bus routes 39 and 76 serve North Arlington.[30]
[edit] History
- North Arlington was founded as "New Barbados Neck".
- Copper was mined here in the 18th and 19th centuries.[31] It was the first true copper mine in North America.
- In 1754, the first steam engine in North American was constructed in North Arlington. The Newcomen steam engine was imported from England by John Schuyler pump water out of his copper mine. He hired engineer Josiah Hornblower to assemble the machinery.[32]
- North Arlington, together with Lyndhurst and Rutherford was the site of the EnCap project, an effort to remediate landfills on the 785-acre site and construct homes and golf courses on top of the cleaned up site. On May 27, 2008, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission terminated its agreement with EnCap Golf Holdings, the company that had the contract to redevelop the site, after the company had missed targets to cleanup the landfills as part of the project.[33]
- Arlington Diner in North Arlington was used in the making of a movie called "Running Scared".
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of North Arlington include:
- Thomas Klein, President, Sabre Holdings Inc. 30 Most Influential People In Travel (N.A. resident 1962-89).[citation needed]
- James Thomas, guitarist and composer, of the San Francisco psychedelic instrumental band The Mermen.[34]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 54.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of North Arlington, Geographic Names Information System, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ a b Census data for North Arlington, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 9, 2007.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Holy Cross Cemetery, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 82.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900 - 2000), Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2007.
- ^ Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 154.
- ^ Meet the Mayor, Borough of North Arlington. Accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ North Arlington Borough Council, Borough of North Arlington. Accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ "North Arlington municipal elections", The Record (Bergen County), November 3, 2007. Accessed November 28, 2007.
- ^ "North Arlington election results", The Record (Bergen County), November 6, 2007. Accessed November 28, 2007.
- ^ Tarrazi, Alexis. "NA GOP wins council seats", The Leader, November 7, 2007. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ Bergen County election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.
- ^ North Arlington election guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006.
- ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, accessed February 1, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 61. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ About the Governor, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ Bergen County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ^ Freeholder Home Page, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ^ "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," Bergen county, New Jersey, 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.
- ^ North Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 23, 2007.
- ^ New Jersey Transit Bus Schedules, New Jersey Transit. Accessed August 30, 2007.
- ^ Schuyler Copper Mine, accessed December 29, 2006.
- ^ Manuscript Group 1508, Stoudinger-Alofsen-Fulton Drawings, New Jersey Historical Society. Accessed December 29, 2006.
- ^ Belson, Ken. "Meadowlands Commission Cuts Ties With Developer", The New York Times, May 8, 2008. Accessed May 25, 2008.
- ^ "MERMEN GO THEIR OWN WAY, SWIMMINGLY", The Record (Bergen County), June 14, 1996.
[edit] External links
- North Arlington official website
- North Arlington School District
- North Arlington School District's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the North Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- North Arlington Information & News
- North Arlington Property Rights Coalition
- NAHS Band Website
- North Arlington, New Jersey is at coordinates Coordinates:
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