| Wallington, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Police Station/Courthouse | |
| Map highlighting Wallington's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Wallington, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | January 2, 1895 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Walter G. Wargacki (D, 2011) |
| • Administrator | Witold T. Baginski[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 11,335 |
| • Density | 10,873.2/sq mi (4,198.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07057 |
| Area code(s) | 973 201 |
| FIPS code | 34-76490[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885430[6] |
| Website | http://www.wallingtonnj.org |
Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,335.[3]
Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 (based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894), at the height of the "Boroughitis" fever then sweeping through Bergen County. The borough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield in 1898.[7][8]
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Wallington is located at (40.852931, -74.109251).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 3.85%, is water.
It is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,812 |
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| 1910 | 3,448 | 90.3% | |
| 1920 | 5,715 | 65.7% | |
| 1930 | 9,063 | 58.6% | |
| 1940 | 8,981 | −0.9% | |
| 1950 | 8,910 | −0.8% | |
| 1960 | 9,261 | 3.9% | |
| 1970 | 10,284 | 11.0% | |
| 1980 | 10,741 | 4.4% | |
| 1990 | 10,828 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 11,583 | 7.0% | |
| 2010 | 11,335 | −2.1% | |
| Population 1900 - 1990.[10][11] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 11,583 people, 4,752 households, and 3,041 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11,632.5 people per square mile (4,472.2/km2). There were 4,906 housing units at an average density of 4,927.0 per square mile (1,894.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.60% White, 2.67% African American, 0.09% Native American, 4.98% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.32% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population.
There were 4,752 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% 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.
In the borough the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $45,656, and the median income for a family was $55,291. Males had a median income of $40,077 versus $30,503 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,431. About 4.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Ancestries are Polish (51.5%), Italian (15.0%), Irish (7.1%), German (5.0%), Dutch (2.0%), United States (1.8%).[12]
At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area.[13] Wallington has been ranked in the top ten of municipalities in the United States by percentage of population with Polish ancestry.[14]
Wallington is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government by a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor is directly elected by the voters to a four-year term of office and members of the Borough Council serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor of Wallington Borough is Walter G. Wargacki (D, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Wallington Borough Council are Council President Stephen Adzima (D, 2011), Kenneth Kanter (R, 2011), Katherine Polten (D, 2013), Christopher Sinisi (R, 2012), Mark Tomko (D, 2012) and Celina Urbankowski (R, 2013).[15]
Wallington 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).
Wallington 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).[16]
Bergen County's County Executive is Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford; term ends December 31, 2014).[17] 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.[18] As of 2011, Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman John Driscoll, Jr. (R, 2012; Paramus),[19] Vice-Chairwoman Maura DeNicola (R, 2013; Franklin Lakes),[20] Chair Pro Tempore John D. Mitchell (R, 2013; Cliffside Park)[21] John A. Felice (R, 2013; River Edge),[22] David L. Ganz (D, 2011; Fair Lawn),[23] Robert G. Hermansen (R, 2012; Mahwah)[24] and Bernadette P. McPherson (D, 2011; Rutherford).[25][26] Other countywide constitutional officials are Sheriff Michael Saudino (R), Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk Elizabeth Randall (R, Westwood).[27]
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,558 in Wallington, there were 4,926 registered voters (42.6% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,011 (20.5% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 649 (13.2% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 3,266 (66.3% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared. No voters were registered to other parties.[28]
On the national level, Wallington leans slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 53% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 46%.[29]
The Wallington Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[30]) are Jefferson Elementary School (K-3; 210 students), Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School (K-6; 356) and Wallington High School (7-12; 604).
Most Sacred Heart School is a Catholic school that serves students from Pre-K through the 8th Grade, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[31]
The Wallington Police Department (WPD) provides emergency and protective services to the borough of Wallington. The WPD consists of 20 members and is headed by a Captain. The WPD responds to approximately 13,000 calls per year and no longer conducts criminal investigations due to its now closed detective bureau.[32]
The Wallington Fire Department (WFD) is an all-volunteer fire department. The WFD was organized in October 1894 and consists of three fire companies operating out of three firehouses. The department is staffed by 85 fully trained firefighters.[33]
The Wallington Fire Department Emergency Squad provides Emergency Medical and Rescue services.
New Jersey Transit's Bergen County Line passes through Wallington, but does not stop there. New Jersey Transit bus routes 160, 161, 703, 707, and 780 serves Wallington.[34]
Route 21 passes through Wallington, on a small portion of the borough located across the Passaic River.[35] County Route 507 also passes through Wallington as well.
The New Jersey Grizzlies are a professional inline hockey team that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. The rink is located on Main Avenue.
The Wallington High School soccer team reached the NJSIAA state soccer final on November 16, 2010, for the first time in the school's history.[36]
Notable current and former residents of Wallington include: