Rockleigh, New Jersey
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| Rockleigh, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 10, 1923 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough |
| - Mayor | Nicholas Langella (R, 2010) |
| - Administrator | William J. McGuire[1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²) |
| - Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation [2] | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2006)[3] | |
| - Total | 393 |
| - Density | 402.2/sq mi (155.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07647 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 34-64170[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885375[5] |
| Website: http://www.rockleigh.org | |
Rockleigh is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 391.
Rockleigh was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1923 (based on the results of a referendum held on April 10, 1923) from portions of Northvale.[6][7]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Rockleigh as its 13th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[8]
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[edit] Geography
Rockleigh is located at (41.007458, -73.932056)[9]. It is about 25 miles (40 km) from Manhattan in New York City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 32 |
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| 1910 | 44 | 37.5% | |
| 1920 | 58 | 31.8% | |
| 1930 | 86 | 48.3% | |
| 1940 | 79 | −8.1% | |
| 1950 | 110 | 39.2% | |
| 1960 | 430 | 290.9% | |
| 1970 | 308 | −28.4% | |
| 1980 | 192 | −37.7% | |
| 1990 | 270 | 40.6% | |
| 2000 | 391 | 44.8% | |
| Est. 2006 | 393 | [3] | 0.5% |
| Population 1900 - 1990.[10][11] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 391 people, 74 households, and 58 families residing in the borough. The population density was 402.2 people per square mile (155.6/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 82.3/sq mi (31.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.77% White, 3.32% African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.84% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.86% of the population.
There were 74 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the borough the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 32.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $152,262, and the median income for a family was $157,816. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $66,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $48,935. None of the families and 23.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Rockleigh 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.[12]
Council members receive committee assignments by the mayor annually and serve as liaisons during the year between Borough departments and committees and the governing body. Public meetings of the Mayor and Council are held on a regular basis for conducting Borough business.
The Mayor of Rockleigh Borough is Nicholas Langella (R, term of office ends December 31, 2010. Members of the Rockleigh Borough Council are Council President Joseph Favaloro (R, 2008), Sherl Ewald (R, 2010), Douglas Johnsen (R, 2008) and Robert D. Matthews, Jr. (R, 2009), John Mender (R, 2009) and James Pontone (R, 2010).[13][14]
In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters turned out to fill two seats on the borough council. Incumbent Republicans James Pontone (42 votes) and Shirl Ewald (41) won new three-year term in office.[15][16]
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters elected a mayor to a four-year term of office, and filled two three-year seats on the borough council. As of Election Day, the council and mayor were all Republicans, in a community in which registered Republicans outnumbered Democrats by a 7-5 margin. Republican incumbent mayor Nicholas Langella (67 votes) was re-elected to a second term of office, with write-in candidate John Mazanec receiving at least 18 votes. Republican council incumbents Robert D. Matthews, Jr. (77) and John Mender (75) won reelection unopposed, with Mender winning his sixth full term in office and Matthews winning his first full term, after serving one year of an unexpired term.[17][18][19]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Rockleigh is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[20]
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).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 39th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Gerald Cardinale (R, Demarest) and in the Assembly by John E. Rooney (R, Northvale) and Charlotte Vandervalk (R, Hillsdale).[21] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[22]
Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D).[23] 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).[24]
Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford).[25]
[edit] Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 396, there are 263 registered voters (66.4% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 51 (19.4% vs. 20.7% countywide) are registered as Democrats, 66 (25.1% vs. 19.2% countywide) are registered as Republicans and 146 (55.5% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared. There are no voters registered to other parties.[26]
On the national level, Rockleigh is almost evenly split. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 51% of the vote here, edging Republican George W. Bush, who received around 48%.[27]
[edit] Education
The Rockleigh Borough Board of Education is a five-member board with the members appointed by the mayor since 2005. The district's last elected term expires in 2007 at which time the board will consist entirely of mayoral appointees.[28]
Rockleigh Borough is a non-operating district in that there is no public school within the Borough (except for three special-education schools administered by Bergen County). Students attend the Northvale Public Schools, in the Borough of Northvale as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[28] Schools in the Northvale district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[29]) are Thomas Jefferson School for grades K-4 (223 students) and Nathan Hale School for grades 5-8 (354).
The Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, receives students in grades 9 - 12 from Rockleigh Borough. The Rockleigh Borough Board of Education pays both tuition for Rockleigh students at these schools and contracts for bus transportation.
[edit] Transportation
County Route 501 passes through Rockleigh. This road's northern terminus is at Rockleigh, where it continues into New York as New York State Route 340.
[edit] Corporate residents
Crestron Electronics, a company that manufacturers high-end systems for home automation and conference room control is headquartered in Rockleigh.[30]
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Rockleigh include:
- Hy Weiss (1923-2007), early Rock and roll record producer.[31]
[edit] References
- ^ Rockleigh Governance, Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Rockleigh, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 17, 2007.
- ^ a b Census data for Rockleigh, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 1, 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.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 86.
- ^ Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed June 6, 2006.
- ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100", New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900 - 2000), Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2007.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 165.
- ^ Rockleigh Governance: Mayor & Council, accessed August 16, 2007.
- ^ "County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 62.
- ^ "Rockleigh municipal elections", The Record (Bergen County), November 3, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2007.
- ^ Bergen County election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.
- ^ Rockleigh Education Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2006.
- ^ Election 2006: Municipal Results", The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006.
- ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 63. 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," Bergen County, New Jersey, 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 Rockleigh Public Services, Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed August 16, 2007.
- ^ Data for the Northvale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 28, 2008.
- ^ Company Information, Crestron Electronics. Accessed August 16, 2007.
- ^ Sisario, Ben. "Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive From Rock ’n’ Roll’s Early Days, Dies", The New York Times, March 31, 2007. Accessed November 26, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Rockleigh official website
- Northvale Public Schools
- Northvale Public Schools's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Northvale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Northern Valley Regional High School District
- Rockleigh, New Jersey is at coordinates Coordinates:
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