| Borough of North Arlington | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map highlighting North Arlington's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey | |
| Census Bureau map of North Arlington, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter C. Massa (D, 2014) |
| • Administrator | Terence Wall[1] |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 2.623 sq mi (6.793 km2) |
| • Land | 2.561 sq mi (6.633 km2) |
| • Water | 0.062 sq mi (0.160 km2) 2.35% |
| Elevation[3] | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2010 census)[4][5][6] | |
| • Total | 15,392 |
| • Density | 6,010.3/sq mi (2,320.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07031[7] |
| Area code(s) | 201/551 |
| FIPS code | 34-52320[8][9] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878821[10] |
| Website | http://www.narlington.org |
North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 15,392.[4] 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.[11]
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.[12]
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North Arlington is located at (40.786256,-74.12622). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.623 square miles (6.793 km2), of which, 2.561 square miles (6.633 km2) of it is land and 0.062 square miles (0.160 km2) of it (2.35%) is water.[13][2]
| 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% | |
| 2010 | 15,392 | 1.4% | |
| Population sources:1910-1930[14] 1900-1990[15][16] 2000[17][18] 2010[4][6][5] |
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As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 15,392 people, 6,295 households, and 4,117 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,010.3 inhabitants per square mile (2,320.6 /km2). There were 6,573 housing units at an average density of 2,566.6 per square mile (991.0 /km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.59% (12,712) White, 1.43% (220) African American, 0.23% (36) Native American, 7.87% (1,211) Asian, 0.01% (2) Pacific Islander, 6.03% (928) from other races, and 1.84% (283) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.86% (3,211) of the population.[4]
There were 6,295 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% 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.[4]
In the borough the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.[4]
As of the census[8] 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 per square mile (977.1/km2). The ethnic 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.[17][18]
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.[17][18]
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.[17][18]
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.[17][18]
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.
Mayor Peter C. Massa is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,[19] 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.
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.[20]
The Mayor of North Arlington Borough is Peter C. Massa (D, term ends on December 31, 2010. Members of the North Arlington Borough Council are Council President Richard Hughes, Joseph R. Bianchi, Chris Johnson, Jon Kearney, Steven A. Tanelli and Mark Yampaglia.
North Arlington 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).
North Arlington is in the 36th District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Paul Sarlo (D, Wood-Ridge) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Gary Schaer (D, Passaic) and Kevin J. Ryan (D, Nutley).[21][6]
Bergen County's County Executive is Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford; term ends December 31, 2014).[22] 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.[23] As of 2011, Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman John Driscoll, Jr. (R, 2012; Paramus),[24] Vice-Chairwoman Maura DeNicola (R, 2013; Franklin Lakes),[25] Chair Pro Tempore John D. Mitchell (R, 2013; Cliffside Park)[26] John A. Felice (R, 2013; River Edge),[27] David L. Ganz (D, 2011; Fair Lawn),[28] Robert G. Hermansen (R, 2012; Mahwah)[29] and Bernadette P. McPherson (D, 2011; Rutherford).[30][31] Other countywide constitutional officials are Sheriff Michael Saudino (R), Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk Elizabeth Randall (R, Westwood).[32]
As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 8,201 registered voters. Of registered voters, 2,897 (35.3% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 1,569 (19.1%) were registered as Republicans and 3,731 (45.5%) were registered as Undeclared. There were four voters registered to other parties.[33]
In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 49.7% of the vote here (3,325 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat Barack Obama, who received 49.0% of the vote (3,279), with 82.4% of registered voters participating.[33] In the 2004 election, Republican George W. Bush received 49.3% of the vote here (3,376 ballots), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received 49.2% (3,370), with 6,847 of 9,072 registered voters participating, for a turnout percentage of 75.5%.[34]
Students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated by the North Arlington School District. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[35]) include three pre-K - 5 elementary schools — Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, with 308 students; Franklin Roosevelt Elementary School, with 198 students; and George Washington Elementary School, with 251 students — North Arlington Middle School with 346 students in grades 6 - 8, and North Arlington High School with an enrollment of 499 students in grades 9 - 12.
For 17 years North Arlington was the only school district in the entire state that featured involuntary "combined classes" whereby classes at their Roosevelt School had combined grades 3 and 4, grades 5 and 6, and grades 7 and 8.
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).[36][37]
North Arlington offers an extensive public athletic/recreation program for youth, offering a boys and girls basketball leagues, a recreation bowling league, a girls softball league, little league baseball, a soccer association, and a popular football and cheerleading program, the "Junior Vikings", named after the North Arlington High School "Vikings". Additionally, to meet the needs of a growing population of children with special needs, North Arlington recreation offers "Recreation for Developmentally Challenged Children". This program includes cooperation from neighboring towns, and consists of Spring baseball and soccer. The recreation program serves adults with an adult men's basketball league as well as an adult women's volleyball program.[38]
The North Arlington Fire Department (NAFD) is an all-volunteer fire department. The department is staffed by 80 fully trained firefighters.[39] There are three separate firehouses.
North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad works with a paid staff Monday thru Friday 6am - 6pm and Volunteer staff from 6pm to 6am Monday through Friday and day and night Saturday and Sunday.
North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad, also known as NAVES, was founded on June 2, 1972. The squad consists of 28 members ranging in ages from 16 to 68 years of age. NAVES has a very successful Youth Squad which is the future of our organization as well as a growing Auxiliary which assist in non-riding functions such as fundraising and administrative duties.[40]
Route 7 and Route 17 both pass through North Arlington, meeting at the intersection of Ridge Road (Rt. 17) and the Belleville Turnpike (Rt. 7).
New Jersey Transit bus routes 30, 40 and 76 serve North Arlington.[41]
Notable current and former residents of North Arlington include: