Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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Borough of Englewood Cliffs
Map highlighting Englewood Cliffs' location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Map highlighting Englewood Cliffs' location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°52′57″N 73°57′9″W / 40.8825, -73.9525
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated May 10, 1895
Government [1]
 - Type Borough
 - Mayor Joseph C. Parisi, Jr. (2011)
 - Administrator/Clerk Deborah Fehre[2]
Area
 - Total 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
 - Land 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
 - Water 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km²)
Elevation [3] 361 ft (110 m)
Population (2007)[4]
 - Total 5,775
 - Density 2,544.3/sq mi (983.2/km²)
Time zone U.S. Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) U.S. EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07632
Area code(s) 201
FIPS code 34-21510[5][6]
GNIS feature ID 0876197[7]
Website: http://www.englewoodcliffsnj.net
Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1900 218
—
1910 410 88.1%
1920 534 30.2%
1930 809 51.5%
1940 888 9.8%
1950 966 8.8%
1960 2,913 201.6%
1970 5,938 103.8%
1980 5,698 −4%
1990 5,634 −1.1%
2000 5,322 −5.5%
Est. 2007 5,775 [4] 8.5%
Population 1900 - 1990[8][9]

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.[10][11]

Contents

Geography

Englewood Cliffs is located at 40°52′57″N 73°57′9″W / 40.8825, -73.9525 (40.882622, -73.952498)[12].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) of it (38.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 5,322 people, 1,818 households, and 1,559 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,544.3 people per square mile (983.2/km²). There were 1,889 housing units at an average density of 903.1/sq mi (349.0/km²). 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, 11.76% of Englewood Cliffs' residents identified themselves as being of Korean ancestry, which was the tenth highest in the United States and eighth highest of any municipality in New Jersey, for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[13] The 2000 census found that 3.4% of Englewood Cliffs residents identified themselves as being of Armenian-American ancestry, the eighth highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17]

Government

Borough administration office building

Local government

Englewood Cliffs 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.[1]

The Mayor of the Borough of Englewood Cliffs is Joseph Parisi Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2011), 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.[18]

Members of the Englewood Cliffs Borough Council are Patricia Drimones (D, 2008), Jerry Kasoff (D, 2009), Thomas Manolio (D, 2010), Lynn Norton (D, 2008), Patrick Perin (D, 2009) and Ilan Plawker (D, 2010).[19][2]

In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled the position of mayor and two seats on the borough council. Democratic incumbent Joseph C. Parisi, Jr. (915 votes), ran unopposed and was elected to his first full term as mayor. Democrat incumbents Thomas Manolio (741) and Ilan Plawker (704) were reelected to their sixth and fifth council terms respectively, defeating Republican challengers Diane Sank (586) and Martin Asatrian (542), to retain complete Democratic control on the 2008 council.[20][21]

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 composed 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).[22][23][24]

Federal, state and county representation

Englewood Cliffs is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District.[25]

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 37th 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).[26] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[27]

Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D).[28] 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).[29]

Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford).[30]

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.[31]

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%.[32]

On the local level, Englewood Cliffs has predominantly elected Democratic candidates for the past 30 years. Historically a number of notable local Republicans have consistently challenged the Democrats. Included among these are Robert Agresta, Eric Petrone, Diane Sank and Angelo Mungioli.

2008 Republican candidates Robert Agresta and Eric Petrone challenged adversaries Patricia Drimones and Lynn Nortion to a debate but were refused. [33]

Education

The Englewood Cliffs Public Schools serve children in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[34]) are the North Cliff School with 157 students in grades K–2 and the Upper School with 292 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.[35] 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.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit bus route 156 serves the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and the 186 terminates at the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal.[36]

U.S. Route 9W, the Palisades Parkway, and County Route 505 travels through Englewood Cliffs. Motorists can also take a scenic drive along Henry Hudson Drive at the Palisades Interstate Park.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Englewood Cliffs include:

References

  1. ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 160.
  2. ^ a b "County of Bergen: 2008 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 42. Accessed July 3, 2008.
  3. ^ USGS GNIS: Englewood Cliffs, Geographic Names Information System, accessed April 16, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Census data for Englewood Cliffs, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 9, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  7. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  8. ^ Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900 - 2000), Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2007.
  9. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  10. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 77.
  11. ^ "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 355-356
  12. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  13. ^ Korean Communities, Epodunk. Accessed December 10, 2007.
  14. ^ Armenian Communities, Epodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.
  15. ^ Chinese Communities, Epodunk. Accessed August 23, 2006.
  16. ^ Japanese Communities, Epodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.
  17. ^ Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2006: New Jersey, Forbes magazine. Accessed September 10, 2006.
  18. ^ Son succeeds late mayor in Englewood Cliffs, The Record (Bergen County), November 30, 2005.
  19. ^ Englewood Cliffs Town Committees, Englewood Cliffs Borough. Accessed July 4, 2008.
  20. ^ Kremen, Maya. "Englewood Cliffs municipal elections", The Record (Bergen County), October 24, 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.
  21. ^ Bergen County election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.
  22. ^ Englewood Cliffs Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2006.
  23. ^ Englewood Cliffs election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006.
  24. ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2007.
  25. ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 55. Accessed August 30, 2006.
  26. ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
  27. ^ About the Governor, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2008.
  28. ^ Bergen County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
  29. ^ Freeholder Home Page, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
  30. ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
  31. ^ "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," Bergen County, New Jersey, dated April 1, 2006.
  32. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.
  33. ^ [1], PolitickerNJ: ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO DEBATE, dated September 26, 2008.
  34. ^ Data for the Englewood Cliffs Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  35. ^ Dwight Morrow High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 9, 2008. "The comprehensive high school serves students who reside in the City of Englewood and Englewood Cliffs."
  36. ^ Routes by County: Bergen County, New Jersey Transit. Accessed September 9, 2008.
  37. ^ Shih, Evelyn. "'BORN' ACTORS", The Record (Bergen County), December 8, 2006. Accessed October 26, 2008.
  38. ^ Ewing takes stand - barely, The Record (Bergen County) by Jason Tsai, October 27, 2006. "Former NBA star Patrick Ewing told jurors Thursday that he felt "violated" and frightened for his family's safety after his Englewood Cliffs home was ransacked seven years ago of more than $300,000 in property."
  39. ^ "Suspect Spend 4 Years at Riverdell; Has New York License Resigned in 1967", The New York Times, March 17, 1976. "While Dr. Jascalevich now lives in Englewood Cliffs, he continues to use his office in West New York."
  40. ^ Colman, David. "Flat-Panel TVs Sure Look Cool, But They Pose Design Dilemmas", The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 1999. Accessed December 27, 2007. "The rapper Q-Tip has been at the cutting edge of the music world for the past decade. So it was only natural that he'd want the latest for his Englewood Cliffs, N.J., living room: a sleek, flat-panel TV set."
  41. ^ "2 Mob Drug Dealers Convicted", The New York Times, July 26, 1988. Accessed May 27, 2008. "Mr. Squitieri and Mr. Sisca, both from Englewood Cliffs, N.J., were described by Federal authorities as close associates of John Gotti, whom the authorities identified as the leader of the Gambino family."
  42. ^ McLellan, Dennis of the Los Angeles Times. "Lou Teicher, half of popular piano team, dies at 83", The Record (Bergen County), August 7, 2008. Accessed August 7, 2008.
  43. ^ The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats, The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2004.

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.

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