Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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Englewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,322. The borough houses the world headquarters of CNBC and the American headquarters of Unilever. Until the early 1980s it had also been the home of Volkswagen of America. Today Englewood Cliffs is home to both Ferrari and Maserati North America.
Englewood Cliffs was formed as a borough on May 10, 1895, from portions of Englewood Township and Palisades Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[1][2]
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[edit] Geography
Englewood Cliffs is located at (40.882622, -73.952498)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (38.17%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 809 |
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| 1940 | 888 | 9.8% | |
| 1950 | 966 | 8.8% | |
| 1960 | 2,913 | 201.6% | |
| 1970 | 5,938 | 103.8% | |
| 1980 | 5,698 | -4.0% | |
| 1990 | 5,634 | -1.1% | |
| 2000 | 5,322 | -5.5% | |
| Est. 2005 | 5,738 | [3] | 7.8% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[4] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,322 people, 1,818 households, and 1,559 families residing in the borough. The population density was 983.2/km² (2,544.3/mi²). There were 1,889 housing units at an average density of 349.0/km² (903.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 66.84% White, 1.37% African American, 0.04% Native American, 29.69% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.89% of the population.
As of the 2000 census, 3.4% of Englewood Cliffs residents identified themselves as being of Armenian-American ancestry. This was the eighth highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[5] In the 2000 census, 8.42% of Englewood Cliffs' residents identified themselves as being of Chinese ancestry. This was the third highest percentage of people with Chinese ancestry in any place in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[6] In this same census, 2.91% of Englewood Cliffs' residents identified themselves as being of Japanese ancestry, which was the fifth highest of any municipality in New Jersey — behind Fort Lee (6.09%), Demarest (3.72%), Edgewater (3.22%) and Leonia (3.07%) — for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[7]
There were 1,818 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $106,478, and the median income for a family was $113,187. Males had a median income of $79,501 versus $42,019 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $57,399. About 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
In 2006, Englewood Cliffs was ranked 78th on the list of most expensive zip codes in the USA by Forbes, with a median house price of 1,112,500.[8]
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Englewood Cliff's government consists of a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor serves a four-year term of office and is elected directly by the voters. The Council is elected on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor of the Borough of Englewood Cliffs is Joseph Parisi Jr., who succeeded his father, Joseph Parisi Sr., 79, who was mayor for 29 years, and was halfway through a four-year term when he died on November 15, 2005.[9]
Members of the Englewood Cliffs Borough Council, with their committee assignments, are:[10]
- Council President Ilan Plawker: Economic Development, Historical and Police
- Jerry Kasoff (2009): Clean Communities, Legal, Lighting and Transportation
- Thomas Manolio: Building and Grounds, Department of Public Works and Recycling
- Patrick Perin (2009): Sanitation
- Patricia Drimones: Ambulance Corps and Beautification
- Lynn Norton: Finance, Fire and Recreation
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, three seats were up for vote; two three-year seats on the Borough Council and a one-year unexpired term as Mayor. As of Election Day, the council was comprised of six Democrats, in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a narrow margin. In final voting results, the three Democratic incumbents swept the balloting, with Jerome Kasoff (1,154 votes) and Patrick Perin (1,089) both winning re-election to three-year terms for their fourth full terms in office, defeating Republicans Mary E. O'Shea (853) and Diane Sank (832), while Joseph C. Parisi Jr. (1,210) won election to the remaining one year term as Mayor over Republican Angelo R. Mungioli (822).[11][12][13]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Englewood Cliffs is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District.[14]
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).
The 37th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Loretta Weinberg (D, Teaneck) and in the Assembly by Valerie Huttle (D, Englewood) and Gordon M. Johnson (D, Englewood). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D). The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge), Vice-Chairman Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Julie O'Brien (D) and Connie Wagner (D).
Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R).
[edit] Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 5,655 in Englewood Cliffs, there were 3,457 registered voters (61.1% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 768 (22.2% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 696 (20.1% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 1,992 (57.6% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.[15]
On the national level, Englewood Cliffs leans toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 52% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 47%.[16]
[edit] Education
The Englewood Cliffs Public Schools serve children in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the New Jersey Department of Education's 2004-05 School Report Cards) are the North Cliff School with 143 students in grades K–2 and the Upper School with 294 students in grades 3–8.
The school district has a sending/receiving relationship with the Englewood Public School District that enables high school students to attend Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood. Most students, however, attend various private or magnet schools in the area such as Dwight-Englewood School, Horace Mann School, Bergen Catholic High School and the Academies at Englewood.[citation needed]
Since 1975, Englewood Cliffs has been home to a campus of Saint Peter's College, where evening and weekend classes are offered for Associate's degrees, Bachelor's degrees, and graduate degrees. The college's nursing program for Registered Nurses is also located at the campus. Previously, the campus had been home to Englewood Cliffs College, which closed in 1974.
[edit] Notable residents
- Q-Tip, hip-hop MC and producer
- Rudy Van Gelder, jazz recording engineer.[17]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 77.
- ^ "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 355-356
- ^ Census data for Englewood Cliffs, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Armenian Communities, accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ Chinese Communities, accessed August 23, 2006
- ^ Japanese Communities, from epodunk, accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2006: New Jersey, Forbes magazine, accessed September 10, 2006
- ^ Son succeeds late mayor in Englewood Cliffs, The Record (Bergen County), November 30, 2005
- ^ Englewood Cliffs Committee Assignments, accessed March 15, 2006
- ^ Englewood Cliffs Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2006
- ^ Englewood Cliffs election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006
- ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, accessed February 1, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006
- ^ "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
- ^ The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats, The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2004
[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] External links
- Englewood Cliffs official website
- Englewood Cliffs Public Schools
- Englewood Cliffs Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Englewood Cliffs Public Schools
- History of Englewood Cliffs relationship to Englewood schools
- Maps and aerial photos
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