| Saddle Brook, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| — Township — | |
| Map highlighting Saddle Brook's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Saddle Brook, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 20, 1716 as Saddle River Township |
| Renamed | November 8, 1955 as Saddle Brook Township |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Mayor | Karen Chamberlain (R) |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.72 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0.37% |
| Elevation[3] | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[4][5] | |
| • Total | 13,659 |
| • Density | 5,003.3/sq mi (1,923.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07663[6] |
| Area code(s) | 201/551, 862/973 |
| FIPS code | 34-65340[7][8] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1729721[9] |
| Website | http://www.saddlebrooknj.us |
Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,659.[4][5]
Saddle Brook adopted its current name on November 8, 1955, replacing Saddle River Township.[10] Saddle River Township was created on March 20, 1716, and consisted of all of the territory in Bergen County west of the Saddle River.[10] This makes it one of the oldest municipalities in Bergen County.
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Saddle Brook is located at (40.904131, -74.094742).[11]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 2.73 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 2.72 square miles (7.0 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (0.37%) is water.[2]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 306 |
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| 1910 | 473 | 54.6% | |
| 1920 | 819 | 73.2% | |
| 1930 | 2,424 | 196.0% | |
| 1940 | 3,169 | 30.7% | |
| 1950 | 7,955 | 151.0% | |
| 1960 | 13,834 | 73.9% | |
| 1970 | 15,975 | 15.5% | |
| 1980 | 14,084 | −11.8% | |
| 1990 | 13,296 | −5.6% | |
| 2000 | 13,155 | −1.1% | |
| 2010 | 13,659 | 3.8% | |
| Population sources: 1900-2000[12][13] 2000[14] 2010[5][4] |
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As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 13,155 people, 5,062 households, and 3,578 families residing in the township. The population density was 4,830.8 people per square mile (1,867.3/km2). There were 5,161 housing units at an average density of 1,895.2 per square mile (732.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 90.73% White, 1.39% Black, 0.04% Native American, 4.74% (U.S. Census), 1.70% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.27% of the population.[14]
Among those resident who reported their ancestry in the 2000 Census, the most common were Italian (35.7%), Polish (13.1%), Irish (15.7%) and German (11.0%).[15] The number of residents who reported being of Italian ancestry in the 2000 Census (adjusted for the number of multiple ancestries reported) was 29.8%, the 15th highest of any municipality in New Jersey.[16]
There were 5,062 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% 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 3.11.[14]
In the township the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.[14]
The median income for a household in the township was $63,545, and the median income for a family was $73,205. Males had a median income of $49,834 versus $34,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,561. About 1.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.[14]
Saddle Brook operates under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government, and is governed by a Mayor and a five-member Township Council. Members of the Township Council are elected at-large in partisan elections to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats up for election in even years.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Saddle Brook is Karen Chamberlain (R), Members of the Township Council are Council President Andrew Cimiluca (R), Richard Conte (R), Anthony Halko (R), Florence Mazzer (D) and Joseph Setticase (D).[17][18]
Saddle Brook is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.[19] The legislative district was kept unchanged by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission based on the results of the 2010 Census.[4]
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).
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).[20] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[21] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[22]
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]
As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 7,879 registered voters. Of registered voters, 2,350 (29.8% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 1,637 (20.8%) were registered as Republicans and 3,892 (49.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[34]
In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain] received 52.0% of the vote here (3,344 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama], who received 46.9% of the vote (3,015 ballots), with 82.1% of registered voters participating.[34] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 52.7% of the vote in Saddle Brook (3,467 cast), ahead of Democrat John Kerry, who received around 46.0% (3,025 votes), with 6,576 ballots cast among the borough's 8,369 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.6%.[35]
Saddle Brook is intersected by the Garden State Parkway (Exit 159), Interstate 80 (Exit 62), and U.S. Route 46. In addition, Route 4 and Route 17 are within a quarter mile of its border. Two toll gates are located in the township, with one toll gate on the northbound lanes of the parkway (just north of Exit 159), and the other toll gate used at the interchange for Exit 159.
New Jersey Transit's Plauderville rail station on the Bergen County Line in the township's southwest corner, located at the intersection of Plauderville Avenue and Midland Avenue.
New Jersey Transit bus service is offered to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 144, 145, 148, 160, 161 and 164 routes; and to other New Jersey communities served on the 707, 712 and 758 routes.[36]
From 1999 to January 1, 2009, Saddle Brook had a Public-access television cable TV station with news bulletins (channel 77 on Cablevision and channels 38 and 39 on Verizon FiOS). This station was called SBC-TV. This public-access television channel was created in 1999 after Hurricane Floyd hit Saddle Brook in September 1999 so the town would have a way of receiving alerts. This station was shut down because of this station was not included in the budget for 2009. The station was once again placed on the air in 2011 with an all-volunteer staff. The station currently airs Township Council meetings and provides information of Township services, events and activities via a scrolling message board.
The Saddle Brook Public Schools serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[37]) are three K-6 elementary schools — Franklin (240 students), Long Memorial (321 students) and Helen I. Smith (346 students) — Washington School, which houses a number of the district's early intervention special education programs (27 students) and Saddle Brook High/Middle School, a grade 7-12 middle/high school (796 students).
Noted current and former residents of Saddle Brook include: