| Little Falls, New Jersey | |
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| — Township — | |
| Map of Little Falls Township in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Little Falls, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Passaic |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1868 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Mayor | Mike DeFrancisci (2012)[2] |
| • Administrator | Henry M. Underhill[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.8 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[4] | 361 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2007)[5] | |
| • Total | 11,694 |
| • Density | 3,941.8/sq mi (1,521.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07424 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 34-40620[6][7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882313[8] |
| Website | lfnj.com |
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 5,161 |
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| 1940 | 5,368 | 4.0% | |
| 1950 | 6,405 | 19.3% | |
| 1960 | 9,730 | 51.9% | |
| 1970 | 11,727 | 20.5% | |
| 1980 | 11,496 | −2.0% | |
| 1990 | 11,294 | −1.8% | |
| 2000 | 10,855 | −3.9% | |
| Est. 2007 | 11,694 | [5] | 7.7% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,855. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) from New York City.
Little Falls was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1868, from portions of Acquackanonk Township. On March 25, 1914, portions of the township were taken to form the borough of West Paterson (now Woodland Park).[10]
The old Morris Canal, once an important artery of trade and transportation between the Delaware and Hudson Rivers, wound its way through the town, and vestiges of it still remain.
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Little Falls Township is located at (40.879799, -74.228422).[11]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.47%) is water.
Little Falls has three township sub-divisions. Great Notch is the eastern most part of the township. The downtown area is frequently referred to as "The Center of Town" mainly by longtime residents. Otherwise, it is usually referred to as simply Little Falls. Singac is the western most portion of the township. Much of it borders the Passaic River.[12] There has been some debate about where exactly the division borders lie. If traveling towards the downtown area, Great Notch is believed to end at the bottom of the hill where Browertown Road intersects Long Hill Road and East Main Street. Singac is believed to begin just after the intersection of Union Avenue and Main Street, near the "Little Falls" on the Passaic River heading west.
Little Falls is bordered by the communities of Montclair, Wayne, Cedar Grove, Woodland Park, Totowa, North Caldwell, Fairfield and Clifton.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 10,855 people, 4,687 households, and 2,873 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,941.8 people per square mile (1,524.1/km2). There were 4,797 housing units at an average density of 1,742.0 per square mile (673.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 92.13% white, 0.65% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.33% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.33% of the population.
There were 4,687 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the township the population was spread out with 18.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $58,857, and the median income for a family was $70,223. Males had a median income of $49,136 versus $37,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,242. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
For most of its history, Little Falls was governed by a township committee consisting of five committee members elected by the voters. Under this system, a chairman (mayor) and deputy-chair (deputy mayor) were selected annually by the Township Committee members. Effective January 1, 2005, this form of government was changed by a public referendum to a mayor-council form authorized by the Faulkner Act. Under the new government, the voters directly elect the mayor to a four-year term, and the five township council members to four-year staggered terms.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Little Falls is Michael DeFrancisci. Members of the township council are Council President Louis Fontana, Mercedes Gonzalez, Darlene Post, Joseph Sisco and John Vantuno.[13]
Little Falls Township is in the 8th Congressional district. New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Little Falls is in the 40th District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Kevin J. O'Toole (R, Cedar Grove) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Scott Rumana (R, Wayne) and David C. Russo (R, Ridgewood).[14]
Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to staggered three-year terms office on an at-large basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[15] As of 2011, Passaic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Bruce James (D, term ends December 31, 2011; Clifton), Freeholder Deputy Director Pat Lepore (D, 2013; Woodland Park), Deborah E. Ciambrone (R, 2012; Wayne), Terry Duffy (D, 2013; West Milford), Greyson P. Hannigan (D, 2011; Paterson), Michael Marrotta (R, 2012; Wayne) and Edward O'Connell (R, 2012; Wanaque).[16]
For public school, students in kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Little Falls Township Public Schools. Schools in the district (with 2008–09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[17]) are School #2, which has 317 students in grades kindergarten through two; School #3, with 200 students in grades three and four; and School #1, which has 392 students in grades five through eight.
For grades nine through twelve, students in public school attend Passaic Valley Regional High School, which serves students from Little Falls, Totowa and Woodland Park. The school facility is located in Little Falls.[18]
Most of Montclair State University is located in Little Falls.
Little Falls is criss-crossed by several major roadways, including U.S. Route 46 and New Jersey Route 23. The Garden State Parkway and Interstate 80 run near the municipality.
The Little Falls and Montclair State University Stations of the New Jersey Transit both serve Little Falls, offering service on the Montclair-Boonton Line to Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey, or from Montclair State University Station on Midtown Direct trains to New York City's Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan via the Secaucus Junction. The township was formerly served by the Great Notch Station until NJ Transit closed it in January 2010 because of low ridership.
NJ Transit bus transportation is offered to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 191, 194 and 195 routes. Newark, New Jersey, is served by the 11, 28 (on Saturdays and Sundays) and on the 75 routes. Local routes are the 704 and 705 lines.[19]
Little Falls is approximately twenty-one miles from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey, and approximately twenty-seven miles from LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, Queens, New York.
The New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (CanAm League) play at Yogi Berra Stadium, located in Little Falls.[20]
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