Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
Hasbrouck Heights (pronounced HAZ-brook) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,842.[6] An inner-ring suburb of New York City, Hasbrouck Heights is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and 8 miles (13 km) west of Upper Manhattan.
Hasbrouck Heights was formed with the passage of a referendum on July 31, 1894, and was created from portions of Lodi Township at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County.[13] A part of the borough was annexed to Lodi in 1901.[14]
Geography
Hasbrouck Heights is located at (40.862890, -74.075062).[15]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.51 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.[4]
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1900 |
1,255 |
|
—
|
| 1910 |
2,155 |
|
71.7% |
| 1920 |
2,895 |
|
34.3% |
| 1930 |
5,658 |
|
95.4% |
| 1940 |
6,716 |
|
18.7% |
| 1950 |
9,181 |
|
36.7% |
| 1960 |
13,046 |
|
42.1% |
| 1970 |
13,651 |
|
4.6% |
| 1980 |
12,166 |
|
−10.9% |
| 1990 |
11,488 |
|
−5.6% |
| 2000 |
11,662 |
|
1.5% |
| 2010 |
11,842 |
|
1.5% |
Population sources:1910-1930[16]
1900-1990[17][18] 2000[19][20] 2010[6][8][7] |
2010 Census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,842 people, 4,433 households, and 3,187 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,865.4 inhabitants per square mile (3,036.8 /km2). There were 4,627 housing units at an average density of 3,073.2 per square mile (1,186.6 /km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 81.34% (9,632) White, 2.86% (339) African American, 0.08% (9) Native American, 9.99% (1,183) Asian, 0.02% (2) Pacific Islander, 3.68% (436) from other races, and 2.04% (241) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.86% (1,760) of the population.[6]
There were 4,433 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.22.[6]
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.[6]
2000 Census
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 11,662 people, 4,521 households, and 3,142 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,735.0 people per square mile (2,981.9/km2). There were 4,617 housing units at an average density of 3,062.3 per square mile (1,180.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.87% White, 1.71% African American, 0.04% Native American, 6.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.19% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.27% of the population.[19][20]
There were 4,521 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.16.[19][20]
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.[19][20]
The median income for a household in the borough was $64,529, and the median income for a family was $75,032. Males had a median income of $51,328 versus $40,570 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,626. About 2.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.[19][20]
Government
Local government
Hasbrouck Heights 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.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights is Rose Marie Heck (R, 2011). Members of the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Council are Council President David Gonzalez, Sonya Buckman, John Dingertopadre, Justin A. DiPisa, Pamela J. Link and Russell Lipari.[21]
Federal, state and county representation
Hasbrouck Heights is in the 9th Congressional district. New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is represented by Steve Rothman (D, Fair Lawn). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Hasbrouck Heights is in the 38th District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Robert M. Gordon (D, Fair Lawn) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee) and Connie Wagner (D, Paramus).[22][8]
Bergen County's County Executive is Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford; term ends December 31, 2014).[23] The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the county's legislative body and its seven members are elected at-large on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[24] As of 2011, Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman John Driscoll, Jr. (R, 2012; Paramus),[25] Vice-Chairwoman Maura DeNicola (R, 2013; Franklin Lakes),[26] Chair Pro Tempore John D. Mitchell (R, 2013; Cliffside Park)[27] John A. Felice (R, 2013; River Edge),[28] David L. Ganz (D, 2011; Fair Lawn),[29] Robert G. Hermansen (R, 2012; Mahwah)[30] and Bernadette P. McPherson (D, 2011; Rutherford).[31][32] Other countywide constitutional officials are Sheriff Michael Saudino (R), Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk Elizabeth Randall (R, Westwood).[33]
Politics
As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 6,961 registered voters. Of registered voters, 1,596 (22.9% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 2,583 (37.1%) were registered as Republicans and 2,780 (39.9%) were registered as Undeclared. There were two voters registered to other parties.[34]
In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 53.1% of the vote here (3,037 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat Barack Obama, who received 45.8% of the vote (2,616), with 82.4% of registered voters participating.[34] In the 2004 election, Republican George W. Bush received 53.2% of the vote here (3,066 ballots), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received 45.6% (2,629), with 5,768 of 7,345 registered voters participating, for a turnout percentage of 78.5%.[35]
Education
The Hasbrouck Heights School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district also serves students from Teterboro, a non-operating district that was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution on July 1, 2010.[36]
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[37]) include two K-5 elementary schools — Euclid School (371 students) and Lincoln School (421) — Hasbrouck Heights Middle School for grades 6-8 (403) and Hasbrouck Heights High School for grades 9-12 (459).
Transportation
New Jersey Transit bus routes 161, 163 and 164 provide service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 76 line serves Newark; and local service is offered on the 709 and 780 routes.[38]
In addition, NJ Transit provides rail service via the Pascack Valley Line's Williams Avenue station, which is located on the boundary of Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro. Although the rail line's tracks lie entirely within the municipal boundaries of Hasbrouck Heights - and in fact form the borough's eastern boundary with Teterboro - NJ Transit considers the station to be in Teterboro because its parking lot and ingress/egress roads are accessed from that town.
Route 17 and U.S. Route 46 both pass through Hasbrouck Heights.
Portions of Teterboro Airport are located in Hasbrouck Heights.[39]
Notable events
- 1664 - Settled
- 1894 - Incorporated
- 1896 - Volunteer fire department established
- 1935 - (May 19) Small biplane loses altitude after taking off from Teterboro Airport, and drops directly in front of automobile on Route 2 (now Route 17). Driver of automobile only bruised after crash, pilot and student co-pilot severely injured.
- 1966 - (June 29) Pilot James P. Scott crash-lands his Piper Aztec twin-engine plane on front lawn of Burton Avenue home after losing an engine and skimming the top of a tree, which softened his landing. The plane slid up the driveway and struck the house. The residents were not at home, and the pilot survived.
- 1999 - (December 9) A plane bound for neighboring Teterboro Airport crashes in a backyard. Three aboard died, no injuries occurred on the ground.
- 1999 - (December 10) The Municipal Building (town hall, town court, fire department, police department) catches fire. The cause of the blaze was found to be an electrical problem. A new building was built on the Boulevard and Central and dedicated on December 14, 2003.
- 2006 - (June) The public library director Michele Reutty was in the news for not providing information to the town police when they turned up at the library without a subpoena.[40] This event drew widespread attention via a Slashdot article.[41]
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Hasbrouck Heights include:
- Joe Benigno (born 1953), sports radio personality on WFAN.[42]
- Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor, attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.[43]
- Frank W. Burr (1906–92), mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey from 1970-74.[44]
- Marian Calabro, author and publisher of history books.
- Vincent J. Dellay (1907–99), represented New Jersey for one term in the United States House of Representatives.[45]
- Arthur Godfrey (1903–1983), entertainer.[46] While a student at Franklin High School (as it was then known) he closed down the school for several days by stuffing Limburger cheese down the heating grates and into the furnace system.
- Rose Heck (born 1932), mayor of Hasbrouck Heights who had earlier served in the New Jersey General Assembly.[47]
- William "Willie" Moretti (1894–1951), Mafia gangster who testified before the Anti-Crime Investigation Committee (Kefauver Committee) and was shot dead in a Cliffside Park, New Jersey restaurant.[48]
- Bill Parcells (born 1941), Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins and former head coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys.[49][50][51][52]
- Oscar Schwidetzky (1875–1963), philanthropist, inventor of the Ace bandage and the disposable syringe.[53]
- Frank Sinatra (1915–98), singer and actor.[54]
- Scott Slutzker (born 1972), former NFL tight end for the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, and New York Jets, attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.[55][56]
- Craig L. Williams (born 1961), LGBT activist.
Notes
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 160.
- ^ 2011 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed July 27, 2011.
- ^ Municipal Administrator, Borough of Hasbrouck Heights. Accessed March 7, 2011.
- ^ a b GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision from 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, Geographic Names Information System, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Hasbrouck Heights borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for HasbrouckHeights borough, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c 2011 Apportionment Redistricting: Municipalities sorted alphabetically, New Jersey Department of State, p. 7. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 367-370.
- ^ "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey" p. 11 note 21.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I", United States Census Bureau, p. 714. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ Bergen County Census Data, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights: Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hasbrouck Heights borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ Hasbrouck Heights Mayor & Council, Borough of Hasbrouck Heights. Accessed March 7, 2011.
- ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ Bergen County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2011.
- ^ What Is a Freeholder?, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder John Driscoll, Jr., Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2011.
- ^ Maura R. DeNicola, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2011.
- ^ John D. Mitchell, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2011.
- ^ John A. Felice, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder David L. Ganz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Robert G. Hermansen, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Bernadette P. McPherson, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Home Page, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2011.
- ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b 2008 General Election Results for Hasbrouck Heights, The Record (Bergen County). Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ 2004 Presidential Election Results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 14, 2011.
- ^ Graham, Dr. Aaron R. Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Bergen County Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed June 15, 2011. "Hasbrouck Heights (PK-12) and Teterboro (non-op):The two districts will form the newly merged district of Hasbrouck Heights with Teterboro, a non-operating district scheduled for elimination on July 1, 2010."
- ^ Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 15, 2011.
- ^ Routes by County: Bergen County, New Jersey Transit. Accessed September 9, 2008.
- ^ Directions to and from the Airport, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Accessed July 7, 2008. "Teterboro Airport is located in the Boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey."
- ^ Library chief draws cops' ire, The Record (Bergen County), June 22, 2006.
- ^ Slashdot: Library Chief Criticized for Requiring Subpoena
- ^ Davidoff, Ken. "See more articles from The Record (Bergen County, NJ)", The Record (Bergen County), June 1, 1997. Accessed November 30, 2008.
- ^ Ivry, Bob. "BUT MOM LOVES HIM ANYWAY -- WITH `AMERICAN PIE,' JASON BIGGS TAKES A PECULIAR PATH FROM HASBROUCK HEIGHTS TO HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY", The Record (Bergen County), July 7, 1999. Accessed June 4, 2007.
- ^ Voreacos, David. "Frank Burr, Civic Leader, Former Mayor of Teaneck", copy of article from The Record (Bergen County), May 5, 1992. Accessed March 7, 2011.
- ^ via Associated Press. "VINCENT DELLAY, FORMER CONGRESSMAN, DIES AT 91", The Press of Atlantic City, April 19, 1999. Accessed March 7, 2011. "Dellay, of Hasbrouck Heights, died Friday at the Hackensack University Medical Center."
- ^ Emblen, Frank. "NEW JERSEY GUIDE", The New York Times, December 18, 1983. Accessed November 7, 2007. "Mr. Godfrey, who died on March 16 at the age of 79, was a native of Hasbrouck Heights."
- ^ Assemblywoman Heck's Government Website, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 8, 2004. Accessed March 7, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "A Gangster is Buried in the Old-Time Style", Life (magazine), October 22, 1951, pp. 36-37. Accessed March 7, 2011.
- ^ Daily News (New York). Parcells, p. 6, Sports Publishing LLC, 2000. ISBN 1582611467. Accessed March 7, 2011.
- ^ Needell, Paul. "For Parcells, there is no greater game", The Star-Ledger, December 27, 2008. Accessed March 7, 2011. "Fifty years ago today, when the course of NFL history changed forever with the so-called Greatest Game Ever Played, New Jersey's favorite football son did not sit transfixed in front of his family's grainy black-and-white television set in Hasbrouck Heights."
- ^ Frias, Carlos. "Bill Parcells a football man, first and foremost", The Palm Beach Post, August 28, 2008. Accessed March 7, 2011. "Bill and Don shared a bed in the family's small house in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J."
- ^ Litsky, Frank. "SUPER BOWL XXI: THE GIANTS VS. THE BRONCOS; THE TWO SIDES OF BILL PARCELLS", The New York Times, January 19, 1987. Accessed march 7, 2011. "Bill is his nickname. His real name is Duane Charles Parcells, but once he became a teen-ager only his mother called him Duane. He was raised in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., and everyone knew him as Duane except his fourth-grade teacher. She used to say, Duane Parcells, is she here?"
- ^ Blum, June. "About Hasbrouck Heights", The New York Times, September 17, 1972. Accessed March 7, 2011. "Every athlete is indebted to another native son, the late Oscar Schwidetsky, the unsung hero who developed the Ace Bandage."
- ^ "The Kid from Hoboken", Time (Magazine), August 29, 1955. Accessed June 4, 2007. "Even at home, Sinatra was not safe. His house in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. was ringed all day and half the night by gazing girldom. Originally white, its sides were soon smeared with lipstick. Sometimes the girls made human ladders and peered into his bedroom, and when he got a haircut the clippings were claimed."
- ^ Eskanazi, Gerald. "PRO FOOTBALL; From the Marine Corps To the Tight Ends Corps", The New York Times, August 21, 2001. Accessed March 7, 2011. "Becht's backup will most likely be Scott Slutzker, who began his pro career with the Colts in 1996 and is in his first season with the Jets. He grew up a Giants fan in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J."
- ^ Scott Slutzker, Pro-Football-Reference. Accessed September 24, 2008.
References
- "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
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