Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Borough of Hasbrouck Heights | |
 |
|
 |
|
| Coordinates: | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | July 31, 1894 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough |
| - Mayor | Rose Marie Heck (R, 2011) |
| - Administrator | Michael Kronyak[1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²) |
| - Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation [2] | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (2006)[3] | |
| - Total | 11,621 |
| - Density | 7,735.0/sq mi (2,981.9/km²) |
| Time zone | U.S. EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | U.S. EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07604 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 34-30420[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0876986[5] |
| Website: http://www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us | |
Hasbrouck Heights is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,662. The current mayor is Rose Marie Heck.
Hasbrouck Heights was formed with the passage of a referendum on July 31, 1894, and was created from portions of Lodi Township at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County.[6] A part of the borough was annexed to Lodi in 1901.[7]
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Hasbrouck Heights is located at (40.862890, -74.075062)[8].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,255 |
|
|
| 1910 | 2,155 | 71.7% | |
| 1920 | 2,895 | 34.3% | |
| 1930 | 5,658 | 95.4% | |
| 1940 | 6,716 | 18.7% | |
| 1950 | 9,181 | 36.7% | |
| 1960 | 13,046 | 42.1% | |
| 1970 | 13,651 | 4.6% | |
| 1980 | 12,166 | −10.9% | |
| 1990 | 11,488 | −5.6% | |
| 2000 | 11,662 | 1.5% | |
| Est. 2006 | 11,621 | [3] | −0.4% |
| Population 1900 - 1990[9] [10] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 11,662 people, 4,521 households, and 3,142 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,735.0 people per square mile (2,981.9/km²). There were 4,617 housing units at an average density of 3,062.3/sq mi (1,180.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.87% White, 1.71% African American, 0.04% Native American, 6.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.19% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.27% of the population.
There were 4,521 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% 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 3.16.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $64,529, and the median income for a family was $75,032. Males had a median income of $51,328 versus $40,570 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,626. About 2.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Hasbrouck Heights 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.[11]
The Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights is Rose Marie Heck (R, 2011). Members of the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Council are Council President Justin A. DiPisa (R, 2008), Stephen Altobelli (D, 2009), Anthony DiNanno (D, 2009), Maryetta Saccomano (Elected as a Republican but changed parties and is now a Democrat, 2008)[12]., Sonya Buckman (R, 2010) and David Gonzales (R, 2010).[13][14]
In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled the position of mayor and two seats on the borough council. Rose Marie Heck (1,638 votes) was elected for a new term as Mayor (she had served in the role from 1988 to 1995), defeating Councilmembers Maryetta Saccomano (990) and Carol J. Skiba (613). In the race for the two seats on the Borough Council, Republican newcomers Sonya Buckman (1,652) and David P. Gonzalez (1,580) won election, unseating Democratic incumbent Leonard Introna (967) who came in a distant fourth, with his running mate George Shihanian (1,076) and independents Christian Semenecz (562) and Helayne Weiss (467) also falling short.[15][16][17]
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two open seats held by Republicans. As of Election Day, Republicans held a 4-2 majority on the Council, in a community in which registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by a nearly 3-1 margin. In an election in which taxes, quality of life and shopping on Boulevard were major issues, Democratic newcomers Anthony DiNanno (who received 2,166 votes) and Stephen Altobelli (2,132) ousted one-term Republican incumbents Thomas Meli (1,722) and Ronald Kistner (1,697). The electoral sweep gave the Council a Democratic majority for first time since 1912.[18][19][20]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Hasbrouck Heights is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District.[21]
New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Bergen County and sections of Hudson County and Passaic County, is represented by Steve Rothman (D, Fair Lawn). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 38th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert M. Gordon (D, Fair Lawn) and in the Assembly by Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee) and Connie Wagner (D, Paramus).[22] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[23]
Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D).[24] The executive, along with the seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. As of 2008, Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge), Vice-Chairman Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Julie O'Brien (D, Ramsey) and Vernon Walton (D, Englewood).[25]
Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford).[26]
[edit] Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,679 in Hasbrouck Heights, there were 7,119 registered voters (61.0% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,018 (14.3% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,712 (38.1% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 3,386 (47.6% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There were three voters registered to other parties.[27]
On the national level, Hasbrouck Heights leans toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 56% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 43%.[28]
[edit] Education
The Hasbrouck Heights School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[29]) include two K-5 elementary schools — Euclid School (386 students) and Lincoln School (376) — Hasbrouck Heights Middle School for grades 6-8 (406) and Hasbrouck Heights High School, a combined junior-senior high school, for grades 9-12 (518).
[edit] Transportation
New Jersey Transit bus routes 76, 144, 145, 148, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 709 and 780 serve Hasbrouck Heights.[30]
Route 17 and U.S. Route 46 passes through Hasbrouck Heights.
[edit] Notable Events
- 1664 - Settled
- 1894 - Incorporated
- 1999 - (December 9) A plane bound for neighboring Teterboro Airport crashes in a backyard on residential Central Avenue. Three aboard died, no injuries occurred on the ground.
- 1999 - (December 10) The Municipal Building (town hall, town court, fire department, police department) caught fire. The cause of the blaze was found to be an electrical problem. A new building was built on the Boulevard and Central and dedicated on December 14, 2003.
- 2006 - (June) The public library director Michele Reutty was in the news for not providing information to the town police when they turned up at the library without a subpoena. [31] This event drew widespread attention via a Slashdot article.[32]
[edit] Notable residents
- Jason Biggs (1978-), actor and American Pie star was born and raised in Hasbrouck Heights and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.[33]
- Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983), entertainer, was brought up in Hasbrouck Heights.[34] While a student at Franklin High School (as it was then known) he closed down the school for several days by stuffing Limburger cheese down the heating grates and into the furnace system.
- Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), singer and actor.[35]
[edit] Sources
- "History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
- "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
[edit] References
- ^ Municipal Administrator, Borough of Hasbrouck Heights. Accessed September 18, 2007.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, Geographic Names Information System, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ a b Census data for Hasbrouck Heights, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 11, 2007.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 367-370.
- ^ "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey" p. 11 note 21.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ [1], Bergen County Census Data. Accessed December 23, 2007.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 160.
- ^ Vega, Alice, Hasbrouck Heights Democratic Municipal Chair, interview 24 October, 2007.
- ^ Hasbrouck Heights Mayor & Council, Borough of Hasbrouck Heights. Accessed February 6, 2007.
- ^ "County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 47.
- ^ Gartland, Michael. "Hasbrouck Heights municipal elections", The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed December 27, 2007.
- ^ Gartland, Michael. "Heights rivals spar right down to the wire", The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2007. "Rose Heck, the Republican candidate for mayor, defeated both Saccomano and Skiba on Tuesday."
- ^ "BERGEN COUNTY Unofficial Results", The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2007.
- ^ Hasbrouck Heights Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2006.
- ^ New political landscape in Heights, The Record (Bergen County), November 9, 2006.
- ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, accessed February 1, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ About the Governor, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ Bergen County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ^ Freeholder Home Page, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ^ "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006.
- ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.
- ^ Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 27, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey Transit Bus Schedules, New Jersey Transit. Accessed August 30, 2007.
- ^ Library chief draws cops' ire, The Record (Bergen County), June 22, 2006.
- ^ Slashdot: Library Chief Criticized for Requiring Subpoena
- ^ Ivry, Bob. "BUT MOM LOVES HIM ANYWAY -- WITH `AMERICAN PIE,' JASON BIGGS TAKES A PECULIAR PATH FROM HASBROUCK HEIGHTS TO HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY", The Record (Bergen County), July 7, 1999. Accessed June 4, 2007.
- ^ Emblen, Frank. "NEW JERSEY GUIDE", The New York Times, December 18, 1983. Accessed November 7, 2007. "Mr. Godfrey, who died on March 16 at the age of 79, was a native of Hasbrouck Heights."
- ^ "The Kid from Hoboken", Time (Magazine), August 29, 1955. Accessed June 4, 2007. "Even at home, Sinatra was not safe. His house in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. was ringed all day and half the night by gazing girldom. Originally white, its sides were soon smeared with lipstick. Sometimes the girls made human ladders and peered into his bedroom, and when he got a haircut the clippings were claimed."
[edit] External links
- Hasbrouck Heights official website
- Hasbrouck Heights School District
- Hasbrouck Heights School District's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey is at coordinates Coordinates:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
