Norwood

Norwood, New Jersey
—  Borough  —
Map highlighting Norwood's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Norwood, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°59′32″N 73°57′03″W / 40.992252°N 73.95091°W / 40.992252; -73.95091Coordinates: 40°59′32″N 73°57′03″W / 40.992252°N 73.95091°W / 40.992252; -73.95091
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	March 21, 1905
Government
• Type	Borough
• Mayor	James P. Barsa (R, term ends 2011)[1]
• Clerk	Lorraine McMackin[2]
Area[3]
• Total	2.735 sq mi (7.083 km2)
• Land	2.728 sq mi (7.066 km2)
• Water	0.007 sq mi (0.017 km2)  0.24%
Elevation[4]	30 ft (9 m)
Population (2010 Census)[5][6][7]
• Total	5,711
• Density	2,093.5/sq mi (808.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	07648[8]
Area code(s)	201/551
FIPS code	34-53610[9][10]
GNIS feature ID	0885329[11]
Website	http://www.norwoodboro.org

Norwood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,711.^[5]

Norwood was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1905, from portions of Harrington Township.^[12]

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.^[13]

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 Hackensack Township and New Barbadoes Township, stretching from the Hudson River in the east to the Saddle River in the west.^[13]

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 5 miles (8 km), 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.^[13]

On March 14, 1905, Norwood seceded from its parent Harrington Township.^[12][13]

Geography

Norwood borough is located at 40°59′32″N 73°57′03″W / 40.992252°N 73.950917°W / 40.992252; -73.950917 (40.992252,-73.950917). According to the United States Census Bureau, Norwood borough had a total area of 2.735 square miles (7.083 km²), of which, 2.728 square miles (7.066 km²) of it is land and 0.007 square miles (0.017 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.^[14][3]

Norwood occupies 768 acres (3.11 km²) in Bergen County, in the northeastern part of New Jersey, about 2 miles (3 km) from the New York state line. It is bounded by the boroughs of Northvale, Old Tappan, Harrington Park, Closter, Alpine and Rockleigh.

Demographics

2010 Census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 5,711 people, 1,927 households, and 1,542 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,093.5 inhabitants per square mile (808.3 /km²). There were 2,007 housing units at an average density of 735.7 per square mile (284.1 /km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 69.25% (3,955) White, 1.37% (78) African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 27.18% (1,552) Asian, 0.02% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.03% (59) from other races, and 1.16% (66) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.55% (260) of the population.^[5]

There were 1,927 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.23.^[5]

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.1 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.^[5]

Korean Americans accounted for 20.1% of the population.^[20]

2000 Census

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 5,751 people, 1,857 households, and 1,563 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,091.4 people per square mile (807.4/km²). There were 1,888 housing units at an average density of 686.6 per square mile (265.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.86% Caucasian, 18.99% Asian, 0.83% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.94% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.99% of the population.^[18][19]

As of the 2000 census, 12.69% of Norwood's residents identified themselves as being of Korean ancestry, which was the eighth highest in the United States and sixth highest of any municipality in New Jersey, for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.^[21]

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.^[18][19]

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.^[18][19]

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.^[18][19]

Government

Local government

Norwood 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.^[22]

As of 2011^[update], the Mayor of Norwood is James Barsa (R, term of office ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Borough Council are Ed Condoleo (R, 2013), Frank Marino (R, 2012), John A. Nicolai (R, 2012),, Marianne Orechio (R, 2011), Allen Rapaport (R, 2013) and Barry Scott (R, 2011).^[23]

Federal, state and county representation

Norwood is in the 5th Congressional district. New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

Norwood is in the The 39th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Gerald Cardinale (R, Demarest) and in the General Assembly by Holly Schepisi (R, River Vale) and Bob Schroeder (R, Washington Township, Bergen County).^[24][6]

Bergen County's County Executive is Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford; term ends December 31, 2014).^[25] The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the county's legislative body and its seven members are elected at-large in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.^[26] As of 2012^[update], Bergen County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chairman John D. Mitchell (R, 2013; Cliffside Park),^[27] Freeholder Vice Chairman John A. Felice (R, 2013; River Edge),^[28] Maura R. DeNicola (R, 2013; Franklin Lakes),^[29] John Driscoll, Jr. (R, 2012; Paramus),^[30] David L. Ganz (D, 2014; Fair Lawn),^[31] Robert G. Hermansen (R, 2012; Mahwah)^[32] and Joan Voss (D, 2014; Fort Lee).^[33] Other countywide constitutional officials are Sheriff Michael Saudino (R), Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale).^[34]

Politics

As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 3,450 registered voters. Of registered voters, 1,002 (29.0% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 696 (20.2%) were registered as Republicans and 1,752 (50.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.^[35]

In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 51.7% of the vote here (1,353 ballots cast), over Democrat Barack Obama, who received 47.2% of the vote (1,235 votes), with 76.2% of registered voters participating.^[35] In the 2004 election, Republican George W. Bush received 51.9% of the vote here (1,461 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received 46.8% of the vote (1,317 votes), with 2,813 of the 3,766 of registered voters participating (turnout of 74.7%).^[36]

In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 52.7% of the vote here (1,031 ballots cast), edging Democrat Jon Corzine, who received 41.0% of the vote (803 votes), with 1,957 of the 3,630 of registered voters participating (turnout of 53.9%).^[37]

Education

The Norwood Public School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Norwood Public School had an enrollment of 623 students as of the 2009-10 school year.^[38]

Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan one 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.^[39]

Transportation

The site of the former Erie Railroad station in Norwood on September 11, 2011

County Route 501 and County Route 505 passes through Norwood.

Wildlife

The forests in Norwood house many deciduous species, sheltering deer, wild turkey, turtles, foxes, rabbits, 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.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Norwood include:

• Bruce Harper (born 1955), former running back for the New York Jets.^[40]
• Frank Messina (born c. 1968), poet and author.^[41]
• Gene Michael (born 1938), former player, manager and executive in Major League Baseball.^[42]
• Thurman Munson (1947–79), former baseball player.^{[citation needed]}
• Graig Nettles (born 1944), former baseball player.^{[citation needed]}
• Julian Sanchez (born 1979), libertarian writer, journalist^{[citation needed]}

References

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

External links

• Borough of Norwood official website
• Norwood Public School
• Norwood Public School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Norwood Public School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Northern Valley Regional High School District

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