Wallington, New Jersey
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | January 2, 1895 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | Walter G. Wargacki (D, 2011) |
| - Administrator | Witold T. Baginski[1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km²) |
| - Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation [2] | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2006)[3] | |
| - Total | 11,430 |
| - Density | 11,632.5/sq mi (4,491.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07057 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 34-76490[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885430[5] |
| Website: http://www.wallingtonnj.org | |
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,812 |
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| 1910 | 3,448 | 90.3% | |
| 1920 | 5,715 | 65.7% | |
| 1930 | 9,063 | 58.6% | |
| 1940 | 8,981 | −0.9% | |
| 1950 | 8,910 | −0.8% | |
| 1960 | 9,261 | 3.9% | |
| 1970 | 10,284 | 11% | |
| 1980 | 10,741 | 4.4% | |
| 1990 | 10,828 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 11,583 | 7% | |
| Est. 2006 | 11,430 | [3] | −1.3% |
| Population 1900 - 1990.[6][7] | |||
Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,583.
Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 (based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894), at the height of the Boroughitis fever then sweeping through Bergen County. The borough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield in 1898.[8][9]
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[edit] Geography
Wallington is located at (40.852931, -74.109251)[10].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.85%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 11,583 people, 4,752 households, and 3,041 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11,632.5 people per square mile (4,472.2/km²). There were 4,906 housing units at an average density of 4,927.0/sq mi (1,894.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.60% White, 2.67% African American, 0.09% Native American, 4.98% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.32% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population.
There were 4,752 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the borough the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $45,656, and the median income for a family was $55,291. Males had a median income of $40,077 versus $30,503 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,431. About 4.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Ancestries are Polish (51.5%), Italian (15.0%), Irish (7.1%), German (5.0%), Dutch (2.0%), United States (1.8%).[11]
At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area.[12] Wallington has been ranked in the top ten of municipalities in the United States by percentage of population with Polish ancestry.[13]
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Wallington is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government by a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor is directly elected by the voters to a four-year term of office. Members of the Borough Council serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, qith two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor of Wallington Borough is Walter G. Wargacki (D, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Wallington Borough Council are Council President James Furtak (D, 2008), Stephen Adzima (D, 2008), Elizabeth Calabrese (D, 2009), Mark Lepinski (D, 2009), Katherine Polten (D, 2010) and Robert Ryaby (D, 2010).[14][15]
In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled the position of mayor and two seats on the borough council. Democratic incumbents ran unopposed, with Walter G. Wargacki (793 votes) re-elected as mayor, and councilmembers Katherine Polten (778) and Robert Ryaby (761) reelected to three-year terms on the council.[16][17]
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two three-year terms on the borough council. As of Election Day, the Mayor and council were all Democrats, in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly 3-2 margin. Incumbent Democrats Elizabeth Calabrese (1,379 votes) and Mark Lepinski (1,373) won both seats, defeating Republicans Celina Urbankowski (1,190) and Dolores Rebecky (1,165).[18][19][20]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Wallington 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 11,558 in Wallington, there were 4,926 registered voters (42.6% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,011 (20.5% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 649 (13.2% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 3,266 (66.3% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared. No voters were registered to other parties.[27]
On the national level, Wallington leans slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 53% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 46%.[28]
[edit] Education
The Wallington Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[29]) are Jefferson Elementary School (K-3; 210 students), Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School (K-6; 356) and Wallington High School (7-12; 604).
Most Sacred Heart School is a catholic school that serves students from Pre-K through the 8th Grade.
[edit] Transportation
New Jersey Transit's Bergen County Line passes through Wallington, but does not stop there. New Jersey Transit bus routes 160, 161, 703, 707, and 780 serves Wallington.[30]
Route 21 passes through Wallington, on a small portion of the borough located across the Passaic River.[31] County Route 507 also passes through Wallington as well.
[edit] Sports
The New Jersey Grizzlies are a professional inline hockey team that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. Wallington sponsors the Wallington Gaming 5v5 Arena Team on World of Warcraft's Arthas realm.
[edit] References
- ^ Borough Directory, Borough of Wallington. Accessed December 24, 2007.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Wallington, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 24, 2007.
- ^ a b Census data for Wallington, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 27, 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 98.
- ^ Dutch Door Genealogy: Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, accessed June 6, 2006.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Wallington, New Jersey ancestry info from city-data.com, City-Data.com. Accessed November 5, 2006.
- ^ 2000 Census Profile of Selected Social Characteristics for Wallington, New Jersey
- ^ Polish Ancestry, Epodunk. Accessed June 6, 2006.
- ^ Borough Government, Wallington Borough. Accessed August 27, 2007.
- ^ "County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 67.
- ^ Clunn, Nick. "Wallington municipal elections", The Record (Bergen County), November 3, 2007. Accessed December 24, 2007.
- ^ Bergen County election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.
- ^ Wallington Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2006.
- ^ Wallington election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006.
- ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. 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.
- ^ Data for the Wallington Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 23, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey Transit Bus Schedules, New Jersey Transit. Accessed August 30, 2007.
- ^ "Bergen/Passaic Rockland Counties Atlas", Hagstrom Map Company, 1999, p. 30. ISBN 0-88097-049-9.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Wallington Public Schools
- Wallington Public Schools's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Wallington Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Wallington, New Jersey is at coordinates Coordinates:
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