Norwood, New Jersey
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Norwood is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,751.
Norwood was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1905, from portions of Harrington Township.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Norwood is located at (40.994442, -73.955866)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.36% is water.
According to the boundary lines of the Borough, it occupies 768 acres in Bergen County, northeastern part of New Jersey, about two miles from the New York State line. It is bounded by Northvale, Old Tappan, Harrington Park, Closter, Alpine and Rockleigh.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,358 |
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| 1940 | 1,512 | 11.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,792 | 18.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,852 | 59.2% | |
| 1970 | 4,398 | 54.2% | |
| 1980 | 4,413 | 0.3% | |
| 1990 | 4,858 | 10.1% | |
| 2000 | 5,751 | 18.4% | |
| Est. 2005 | 6,249 | [2] | 8.7% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[3] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,751 people, 1,857 households, and 1,563 families residing in the borough. The population density was 807.4/km² (2,091.4/mi²). There were 1,888 housing units at an average density of 265.1/km² (686.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.86% White, 0.83% African American, 0.02% Native American, 18.99% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.99% of the population.
There were 1,857 households out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $92,447, and the median income for a family was $100,329. Males had a median income of $70,000 versus $37,059 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $40,039. About 2.3% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Borough of Norwood is governed by a Mayor and six Council members. Council members serve a three-year term of office, with two seats coming up for election each year. Each Council member chairs a committee that they are responsible for.
The Mayor of Norwood is James Barsa, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2007. Members of the Borough Council are Tom Brizzolara (term ends 2009), Ed Condoleo (2007), Anthony Guercio, Sr. (2009), Michael Knigin (2008), Barry Scott (2007) and Dolores Senatore (2008).[4]
Om Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two three-year seats on the Borough Council. As of Election Day, the Council was comprised entirely of Republicans, in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly 7-6 margin. Democratic newcomer Thomas L. Brizzolara (1,072 votes) and incumbent Republican Anthony Guercio, Sr. (1,000) won seats on the 2007 council, with their respective running mates, Democrat Gregory J. Salerno (925) and Patricia Hennessy Cuevas (900) falling short in their bids for office. Brizzolara will be the lone democrat on the 2007 Council.[5][6][7]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Norwood is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[8]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 39th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Gerald Cardinale (R, Cresskill) and in the Assembly by John E. Rooney (R, Emerson) and Charlotte Vandervalk (R, Westwood). 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 6,223 in Norwood, there were 3,578 registered voters (57.5% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 715 (20.0% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 606 (16.9% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 2,256 (63.1% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.[9]
On the national level, Norwood 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%.[10]
[edit] Education
The Norwood Public School serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan on of the two schools of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which serves a total of approximately 2,500 students from the neighboring communities of Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan.
[edit] History
The territory comprising Norwood was originally settled about 1670 by a dozen or more families mostly from Holland, who purchased the land under the Tappan Patent. About that time a grant was also given by Philip Carteret, Governor of the Province of East Jersey, during the reign of King Charles II of England. The Lenni Lenape Native Americans roamed the valley.[11]
The name Norwood emanated from the old description “North-Woods”. It was a part of Harrington Township, which was formed in 1775 from the northernmost portions of both Hackensack Township and New Barbadoes Township, stretching from the Hudson River in the east to the Saddle River in the west.[11]
In 1840, the portions of Harrington Township west of the Hackensack River were taken away to create Washington Township. At that point, Harrington Township was somewhat in the form of a square measuring across each way about five miles, bounded on the north by Rockland County, New York; east by the Hudson River, south by Hackensack Township and west by the Hackensack River. At that time, Norwood, Northvale (once called Neuvy), Old Tappan, Demarest, Closter and Harrington Park formed Harrington Township.[11]
On March 14, 1905, Norwood seceded from its parent Harrington Township.[11][1]
[edit] Wildlife
The forests in Norwood house lots of deciduous species, sheltering deer, wild turkey, turtles, foxes, and even coyote. Suburban sprawl is beginning to interfere with the wildlife. Deer and auto collisions as well as coyote and human interaction may be a problem.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 82.
- ^ Census data for Norwood, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Borough of Norwood Municipal Information, accessed February 21, 2007
- ^ Norwood Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2007
- ^ "Election 2006: Municipal 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. 61, 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
- ^ a b c d EARLY HISTORY - Reprinted from Norwood Through The Years by Ruth Julich, the book published in 1955 in celebration of the Borough’s 50th Anniversary, accessed February 21, 2007
[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
- Norwood Borough website
- Norwood Public School
- Norwood Public School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Norwood Public School
- Northern Valley Regional High School District
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
