Rutherford, New Jersey

Rutherford, New Jersey
—  Borough  —

Seal
Nickname(s): "Borough of Trees"
"First Borough of Bergen County"
Map highlighting Rutherford's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Rutherford, New Jersey
Coordinates:
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated September 21, 1881
Government[1]
 • Type Borough (New Jersey)
 • Mayor John F. Hipp (R, 2011)[2]
 • Administrator Corey Gallo[3]
Area[4]
 • Total 2.92 sq mi (7.6 km2)
 • Land 2.81 sq mi (7.3 km2)
 • Water 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  4.11%
Elevation[5] 69 ft (21 m)
Population (2010 Census)[6][7]
 • Total 18,061
 • Density 6,155/sq mi (2,376.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07070[8]
Area code(s) 201/551
FIPS code 34-65280[9][10]
GNIS feature ID 0885383[11]
Website http://www.rutherford-nj.com

Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 18,061.[6] It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located 8 miles (13 km) west of Midtown Manhattan.

Rutherford was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 21, 1881, from portions of Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day.[12]

Rutherford has been called the "Borough of Trees"[13] and "The First Borough of Bergen County".[14]

Contents

Geography

Rutherford is located at (40.828922, -74.110644).[15]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.92 square miles (7.6 km2), of which 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2), or 4.11%, is water.[4]

Rutherford is bounded by the Passaic River bordering Clifton and Passaic to the west, the Erie Railroad bordering East Rutherford to the north and east, the Hackensack River bordering Secaucus to the southeast, and Berrys Creek, Wall Street West and Rutherford Avenue bordering Lyndhurst to the south and southwest.

History

The ridge above the New Jersey Meadowlands upon which Rutherford sits was settled by Lenape Native Americans long before the arrival of Walling Van Winkle in 1687. Union Avenue, which runs from the Meadowlands to the Passaic River, may have been an Indian trail, but was more likely a property boundary line; it was referenced in the 1668 grant of land by proprietary Governor Philip Carteret to John Berry.

During the early days of settlement, the land that is now Rutherford was part of New Barbadoes Township, as Berry had lived in Barbados, another English colony, before claiming his grant in New Jersey. New Barbadoes was part of Essex County from 1693 to 1710, when Bergen County was formed. In 1826, the land became part of Lodi Township (of which today's remaining portion is now South Hackensack). When Hudson County was formed in 1840, the area that is today North Arlington, Lyndhurst, Rutherford and East Rutherford became part of Harrison Township (of which today's remaining portion is Harrison town). However, the area reverted to Bergen County in 1852 and became known as Union Township.

Part of the region was known as Boiling Springs for a powerful and ceaseless spring located in the vicinity. Contrary to some modern beliefs, the spring actually consisted of cold groundwater seeps rather than hot springs.[16]

The Erie Railroad built its Main Line from Jersey City across the Meadowlands in the 1840s. Daniel Van Winkle, a descendant of Walling, donated land in 1866 for a train station at Boiling Springs. Several resorts were built along the Passaic, with guests disembarking at Boiling Springs station and taking Union Avenue to the river. Later, the railroad opened a station closer to the river, at Carlton Hill.

At the time, much of the property in Rutherford was farmland owned by the estate of John Rutherfurd, a former New Jersey legislator and U.S. Senator, whose homestead was along the Passaic near present-day Rutherford Avenue. Daniel Van Winkle opened a real estate office at Depot Square (now Station Square) to sell the land of the Rutherfurd Park Association, and began to lay out the area's street grid. The main roads were Orient Way, a wide boulevard heading south-southwest from Station Square, and Park Avenue, which headed west-southwest from Station Square to bring traffic to the new Valley Brook Race Course in what is now Lyndhurst.

In the 1870s, the area began to be called Rutherford. The spelling change may have been the result of name recognition of the Ohio politician Rutherford B. Hayes, who was elected President in 1876, or could have been because of a clerical error done by the Post Office. The U.S. Post Office opened a facility called Rutherford in 1876. On September 21, 1881, the Borough of Rutherford was formed by formal vote of secession from Union Township.[12] By then, the community had about 1,000 residents.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1880 2,200
—
1890 2,293 4.2%
1900 4,411 92.4%
1910 7,045 59.7%
1920 9,497 34.8%
1930 14,915 57.0%
1940 15,466 3.7%
1950 17,411 12.6%
1960 20,473 17.6%
1970 20,802 1.6%
1980 19,068 −8.3%
1990 17,790 −6.7%
2000 18,110 1.8%
2010 18,061 −0.3%
Population sources:
1880-1990[17][18][19] 2000[20] 2010[6][7]

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 18,110 people, 7,055 households, and 4,670 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,451.7 people per square mile (2,488.4/km2). There were 7,214 housing units at an average density of 2,570.0 per square mile (991.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 81.99% White, 2.70% African American, 0.04% Native American, 11.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.59% of the population.[20]

There were 7,055 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.3% 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 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16.[20]

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.[20]

The median income for a household in the borough was $63,820, and the median income for a family was $78,120. Males had a median income of $51,376 versus $39,950 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,495. About 2.3% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.[20]

Government

Local government

Rutherford 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]

Council members receive committee assignments by the mayor annually and serve as liaisons during the year between Borough departments and committees and the governing body. The Borough operates with numerous committees to assist the government in carrying out its responsibilities. In addition to statutory bodies such as the planning board and zoning board of adjustment, dozens of volunteers staff other committees appointed annually. These committees provide invaluable assistance through their work and development of recommendations to the governing body to improve the quality of live in the community. Residents are encouraged to participate in this process.

As of 2011, the Mayor of the Borough of Rutherford is John F. Hipp (R, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Rutherford Borough Council are Council President Kim Birdsall (D, 2011), Jack Boyle (D, 2013), Joe DeSalvo (R, 2011), George Fecanin (D, 2013), John Genovesi (R, 2012) and John Parnofiello (D, 2012).[21]

Federal, state and county representation

Rutherford is in the 9th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 36th state legislative district.[22] The legislative district was kept unchanged by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission based on the results of the 2010 Census.[6]

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).

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).[23] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[24] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[25]

Bergen County's County Executive is Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford; term ends December 31, 2014).[26] 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.[27] As of 2011, Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman John Driscoll, Jr. (R, 2012; Paramus),[28] Vice-Chairwoman Maura DeNicola (R, 2013; Franklin Lakes),[29] Chair Pro Tempore John D. Mitchell (R, 2013; Cliffside Park)[30] John A. Felice (R, 2013; River Edge),[31] David L. Ganz (D, 2011; Fair Lawn),[32] Robert G. Hermansen (R, 2012; Mahwah)[33] and Bernadette P. McPherson (D, 2011; Rutherford).[34][35] Other countywide constitutional officials are Sheriff Michael Saudino (R), Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk Elizabeth Randall (R, Westwood).[36]

Politics

As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 10,094 registered voters. Of registered voters, of which 3,429 (34.0% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 2,181 (21.6%) were registered as Republicans and 4,480 (44.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were four voters registered to other parties.[37]

In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.9% of the vote here (4,515 ballots cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received 44.4% of the vote (3,724 ballots), with 83.2% of registered voters participating.[37] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 52.2% of the vote in Rutherford (4,539 cast), ahead of Republican George W. Bush, who received around 46.3% (4,030 votes), with 8,698 ballots cast among the borough's 11,077 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.5%.[38]

Transportation

Public transportation

Thanks to its easy access to New York City by rail, Rutherford became an early bedroom community. Following the initial wave of settlement in the late 19th century, an additional building boom occurred in the 1920s, when the majority of the borough's current housing stock was constructed.

Public Service Railway brought trolley lines into Rutherford around the turn of the century. The lines extended east to Jersey City, south to Newark, north to Hackensack, and west to Passaic. By the late 1940s, these were replaced by bus service.

After the opening of the Lincoln Tunnel in 1937, the Inter-City Bus Company began bus service direct from Paterson to New York City. The line was taken over by New Jersey Transit in the early 1980s.

Today, New Jersey Transit offers service to New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal 163 (Limited), 190, 191, 192 and 195 routes, while the 76 bus provides service between Hackensack and Newark.[39] The Bergen County Line train stops at Rutherford's 1898 depot en route from Hoboken to Suffern, with connecting service at Secaucus Junction to New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and Newark Airport.

Roads

The original Route 17, in the 1920s, came through downtown Rutherford. Following the 1927 New Jersey State Highway renumbering, the new NJ 2 (later NJ 17), was built in 1928, skirting the southeast edge of the borough, between the residential area and the New Jersey Meadowlands.

In 1948, a new bypass road along the southwest edge of the borough was built to bring traffic from Clifton and points west to the Lincoln Tunnel. The construction of the highway spur Route S3 (now NJ 3) caused the demolition or relocation of numerous borough homes. Plans are being made to replace the Route 3 bridge over the Passaic River and to improve the safety of the section of highway that passes through Rutherford. Construction is slated to begin in 2010.[40]

A brief portion of the New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur (I-95) passes through the southern section, but the closest interchange is located in neighboring East Rutherford (Exit 16W).

Emergency services

Police

The Rutherford Police Department (RPD) provides emergency and protective services to the borough of Rutherford. The RPD consists of 43 officers and is headed by a police director. The RPD responds to approximately 11,000 calls per year and conducts criminal investigations through its detective bureau.[41]

The police department was originally organized in June 1879 as the Rutherford Protective and Detective Association.[42]

Fire

The Rutherford Fire Department (RFD) is an all-volunteer fire department. The RFD was organized in May 1871 and consists of one Chief, one deputy chief and three assistant chiefs. There are five fire companies in three fire houses. Each company has a Captain and a Lieutenant. The department is staffed by 75 fully trained firefighters. The RFD utilizes three Engines, a Ladder truck, a Heavy Rescue, a Special Service Unit and a boat.[43]

Two of Rutherford's firefighters (Edwin L. Ward in 1965 and Thomas E. Dunn in 1994) have died in the line of duty.[44]

Ambulance

The Rutherford First Aid-Ambulance Corps is a volunteer ambulance service that was organized in 1949. The corp consists of 40 members that operate under the supervision of the Captain, First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant. The corps provides basic life support, and is staffed primarily by certified Emergency Medical Technicians. CPR-trained drivers are also sometimes on duty. They operate three Type III ambulances.[45]

Education

Public education began in Rutherford prior to 1900, but the oldest school structure that is still standing is the former Park School, built in 1902. It is currently the home of the Rutherford borough hall, on Park Avenue.

Today's public schools (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[46]) are Lincoln (grades K-3; 352 students), Washington (K-3; 324), Pierrepont (4-8; 490), Union (4-8; 481) and Rutherford High School (778).

Rutherford formerly had three "neighborhood" schools for grades K-5 (Washington, Lincoln, and Sylvan) which fed into two "magnet" schools for 6-8. The magnet schools also served as elementary schools for their neighborhoods. Sylvan School was closed at the end of the 2004-2005 school year and has become a handicapped preschool, as well as office space for the special services department.

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was established in Rutherford in the 1890s and opened a school shortly thereafter. St. Mary's offers both a grammar school and St. Mary High School, which areoperated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[47]

In 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University was founded in Rutherford as a two-year college, anchored by the Iviswold Castle on Montross Avenue, which was built in the 1880s as a summer home by David B. Ivison. After FDU expanded to a four-year college and then to offering graduate programs, it acquired other, larger, campuses, and eventually left Rutherford, offering the campus for sale due to financial difficulties. In the fall of 1997, the Rutherford campus was purchased by Felician College, an independent private Roman Catholic institution, which often has cultural and community events.[48]

Culture and recreation

William Carlos Williams, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who died in 1963, was born in Rutherford in 1883. For most of his adult life, he maintained a physician's office in the house in which he lived, at 9 Ridge Road, at the corner of Park Avenue, even as he continued his artistic endeavors.[49]

The Rivoli Theatre was opened in 1922 as a vaudeville house but was quickly converted into a movie palace. It was known for a large crystal chandelier suspended from the center of the auditorium. On January 9, 1977, the Rivoli was severely damaged in a fire.[50] Soon afterward, a plan was developed to restore the Rivoli and turn it into a performing arts center. The William Carlos Williams Center for the Performing Arts opened in 1981 and contains three movie screens as well as two performance halls.[51] Since 1995, the Williams Center's primary focus has been on concerts, ballet, opera, and theater for children.

The Meadowlands Museum, which began as a project of parents of children in the public schools in 1961 and was originally based in a room at Sylvan School, moved to the Yereance-Berry House at 91 Crane Avenue in 1974. Its focus is on local history.

The Nereid Boat Club occupies a former boat sales building on the Passaic, at the foot of Newell Avenue. The rowing club, established in Nutley in 1875, relocated to Rutherford in 1996.[52]

The GFWC Woman's Club of Rutherford is a non-profit volunteer organization that was organized in 1889. The club is located in the former Iviswold carriage house.[53]

Rutherford Memorial Park, in the northwest corner of town along the Passaic, was set aside as parkland by the voters in 1951. Its 30 acres (120,000 m2) include two baseball diamonds, five softball diamonds, a Little League Baseball field, a football stadium, five tennis courts, two basketball courts, and three playgrounds. Other active recreation parks include Tamblyn Field, near NJ 3.

The borough also has several smaller passive parks, including Lincoln Park across from borough hall, which was renovated in 2004. It includes a band shell and several monuments, including a cannon dating to the Spanish-American War, and is home to the borough's 9/11 memorial, containing a piece of steel debris recovered from the site of the attacks.[54] Sunset Park is located just north of the intersection of Union and Jackson avenues and is on the western-facing side of a rather steep hill. A plan to redesign the park is currently being developed.[55] Firefighters' Memorial Park is a pocket park located at the intersection of Park and Mortimer Avenue.[56]

Lincoln Park has been a host to town events, concerts, and memorials for decades. The Rutherford Community Band plays concerts during the summer. Other summer concerts are sponsored by the borough, as well as several movie nights in the park. In the fall, it has been host to the Bergen County Cultural Festival, which is funded and run by the Civil Rights Commission.

Rutherford holds an annual street fair on Labor Day which is the longest running street fair in New Jersey and usually attracts 20,000 people.[57][58]

The first annual Rutherford West End Festival was held October 3, 2009, in the West End section of town.[59]

Commerce

Architectural Window Manufacturing Corporation's plant[60] and Boiling Springs Savings Bank's corporate headquarters[61] are located in Rutherford.

Rutherford, together with Lyndhurst and North Arlington, was the site of the EnCap project, an effort to remediate landfills on the 785-acre (3.18 km2) 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 clean up the landfills as part of the project.[62]

The Highland Cross Development is a proposed project that is to consist of 800 units of housing, including 160 affordable units, two hotels and a large retail component. Rutherford officials have been working to get approval for the project in the face of opposition from the 14 mayors of the Hackensack Meadowlands Municipal Committee.[63]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Rutherford include:

Professional athletes

Rutherford is home to three current professional baseball players.[118]

Name Position Team Name League MLB Affiliation Classification
Jack Egbert Pitcher Charlotte Knights International League Chicago White Sox Class AAA
Frank Herrmann Pitcher Cleveland Indians American League Major League Baseball MLB
Vin Mazzaro Pitcher Oakland Athletics American League Major League Baseball MLB

Historic sites

Rutherford is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places:

Pictures of Rutherford

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