Montvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,034.
Montvale was incorporated as a borough on August 31, 1894, from portions of both Orvil Township and Washington Township, at the height of the Boroughitis craze then sweeping through Bergen County that led to the creation of over two dozen new municipalities in the county in that one year alone.[7] On February 15, 1896, Montvale acquired part of Orvil Township. In 1906, Montvale added further land from both Orvil and Washington Townships, and in 1912, Montvale added territory from Upper Saddle River.[7] On May 20, 1959, portions of Montvale were passed to River Vale, and on December 9 and December 14, 1965, territories were exchanged between Montvale and Upper Saddle River.[8]
Geography
Montvale is located at 41°02′56″N 74°02′26″W / 41.048997°N 74.040523°W / 41.048997; -74.040523 (41.048997, -74.040523).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km2), all of it land.
The borough borders six neighboring municipalities Woodcliff Lake, Upper Saddle River, Park Ridge, and River Vale in Bergen County and Pearl River and Chestnut Ridge in Rockland County in New York. Montvale is serviced by the Garden State Parkway at exits 171 and 172, as well as the New York State Thruway in Chestnut Ridge.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 7,034 people, 2,509 households, and 1,999 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,769.8 people per square mile (684.1/km2). There were 2,590 housing units at an average density of 651.7/sq mi (251.9/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.79% White, 0.44% African American, 0.09% Native American, 5.36% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.
There were 2,509 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $93,031, and the median income for a family was $104,047. Males had a median income of $80,355 versus $37,440 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,448. About 0.9% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Montvale 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]
The Mayor and Council meet every second Tuesday of the month for formal public meetings and on the last Tuesday of the month for informal work sessions. Meetings are open to the public and residents are given the opportunity to speak on proposed ordinances and other matters of concern at the formal meetings. The first meeting of each month is usually televised on the local cable television access channel.
The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the Borough, and as such presides over all public meetings, provides leadership in the development of community projects and makes appointments to various boards. The Borough Council exercises all legislative powers including adoption of the municipal budget, bond ordinances and the general business of the community.
The Council's powers include, for example, adopting all ordinances; reviewing, revising and adopting the budget; making appropriations; levying taxes; authorizing bond issues; providing for the internal structure of local government; providing by ordinance for the creation and abolition of jobs; fixing salaries and establishing general municipal policy.
The Mayor of Montvale Borough is Roger J. Fyfe (R, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Montvale Borough Council are Lorna M. Scully (D, 2009), Timothy E. Lane (R, 2010), Leah LaMonica (R, 2011), William Greco (R 2011), Council President Salvatore Talarico (R, 2010) and Elmer C. Wehrle (D, 2009).[13][14]
In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters turned out to fill a four-year term for mayor and two three-year seats on the Borough Council. Councilman Roger J. Fyfe (1,131) won the mayoral seat vacated by fellow Republican George B. Zeller, edging Democrat James P. Kimball (1,034). Republican newcomers Timothy E. Lane (1,163) and Salvatore Talarico (1,121) won election to the Borough Council, defeating Democratic incumbent Thomas J. Sullivan (1,017) and his running mate, newcomer Sara M. De Lange (976).[15][16]
Federal, state and county representation
Montvale is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[17]
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).[18] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[19]
Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D).[20] The executive, along with the seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. As of 2008[update], Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), Vice-Chairwoman Julie O'Brien (D, Ramsey), Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge) and Vernon Walton (D, Englewood).[21]
Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford).[22]
Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 7,321 in Montvale, there were 4,798 registered voters (65.5% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 597 (12.4% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,425 (29.7% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 2,775 (57.8% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.[23]
On the national level, Montvale 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%.[24]
Economy
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, a grocery company, is headquartered in Montvale.[25] Also, the Mercedes Benz of America Headquarters in located in Montvale.
Education
The Montvale Public Schools serve students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[26]) are Memorial Elementary School with 558 students in grades pre-K through 4, and Fieldstone Middle School with 470 students in grades 5 to 8.
Public school students in grades 9 - 12 from Montvale attend Pascack Hills High School along with students from neighboring Woodcliff Lake, as part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District.[27] The school is led by principal Sarah Van Gunten, assistant principal Glenn deMarrais and assistant principal/athletic director Philip Paspalas.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Pascack Hills High School as the 12th best high school in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Top Public High Schools" in New Jersey.[28]
Montvale is also the home of Saint Joseph Regional High School, a college preparatory school for young men founded in the Xaverian tradition of Catholic education. The school is led by principal Barry Donnelly and vice-principal Michael Doherty, with athletic director Anthony Karcich.
Transportation
Montvale is served by New Jersey Transit on the Pascack Valley Line at the Montvale train station. The station is located at the intersection of Kinderkamack Road and Grand Avenue.
This line runs north-south to Hoboken Terminal with connections via the Secaucus Junction transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to New York Penn Station and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the Hoboken Terminal to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the PATH train at the Hoboken PATH station, New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service.
Service on this line operates seven days a week. As of October 28, 2007, NJ Transit added 15 new weekday trains, 23 trains on Saturdays and Sundays on the line, 11 inbound to Hoboken and 12 outbound to Spring Valley each day.
The Garden State Parkway and County Route 503 pass through Montvale. The last stop going north on the Garden State Parkway is in Montvale and features a large rest stop area.
Corporate residents
Montvale is home to the corporate headquarters of numerous major companies including Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Benjamin Moore as well as the U.S. headquarters of Mercedes-Benz. Montvale is home to the operational headquarters of Ingersoll Rand and both accounting firm KPMG and Pentax have a large local presence. The international marketing and commercial services headquarters of Western Union are also located in Montvale.
Notable residents
Noted current and former residents of Montvale include:
References
- ^ Borough Directory, Borough of Montvale. Accessed June 20, 2008.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Montvale, Geographic Names Information System, accessed October 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Census data for Montvale, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 9, 2008.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ 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. 81.
- ^ Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed March 28, 2006.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900 - 2000), Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2007.
- ^ New 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.
- ^ Mayor & Council and Information About Your Government, Borough of Montvale. Accessed January 13, 2008.
- ^ "County of Bergen: 2008 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 52. Accessed July 5, 2008. Note: Lane's name is misspelled as "Tim Lanc".
- ^ "Montvale election results", The Record (Bergen County), November 6, 2007. Accessed November 28, 2007.
- ^ Bergen County election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.
- ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 61. Accessed September 30, 2009.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Bergen County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2009.
- ^ Freeholder Home Page, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2009.
- ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 11, 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Contact Us." Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. Retrieved on June 24, 2009.
- ^ Montvale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 9, 2008.
- ^ Pascack Valley Regional High School District 2006 School Report Card District Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 12, 2008. "The district is comprised of two high schools. Pascack Hills High School, which is located in Montvale, receives students from the boroughs of Montvale and Woodcliff Lake. Pascack Valley High School, located in Hillsdale, enrolls students from Hillsdale and River Vale."
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008", New Jersey Monthly, August 7, 2008. Accessed May 11, 2009.
- ^ Holahan, Catherine. "CNN assigns Montvale native to cover White House", The Record (Bergen County), January 2, 2003. Accessed April 29, 2008. "MONTVALE - Dana Bash grew up behind the scenes. And family members say it was just a matter of time before the Pascack Hills High School graduate and newest CNN White House correspondent was in front of them."
- ^ "Eskandarian traded to Toronto", The Record (Bergen County), December 23, 2006. Accessed August 6, 2007. "D.C. United traded forward Alecko Eskandarian of Montvale to Toronto FC on Friday for a partial allocation."
- ^ Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk's legislative website, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 6, 2007.
- ^ Beckerman, Jim. "ANOTHER SCALE FOR SUCCESS: THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A STAR", The Record (Bergen County), February 17, 1995. Accessed August 6, 2007. "In the comedy Heavyweights, opening today, 15-year-old Shaun Weiss of Montvale plays an overweight teen in a diabolical 'fat camp' that seeks to strip him of dignity and candy bars."
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