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Rockleigh, New Jersey |
| Rockleigh, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
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| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
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| ZIP code | 07647 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 34-641702 |
| GNIS feature ID | 08797623 |
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.[1][2]
Geography
Rockleigh is located at (41.007458, -73.932056)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 |
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| 1940 | -8.1% | ||
| 1950 | 39.2% | ||
| 1960 | 290.9% | ||
| 1970 | -28.4% | ||
| 1980 | -37.7% | ||
| 1990 | 40.6% | ||
| 2000 | 44.8% | ||
| Est. 2006 | [3] | 0.5% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990[4] | |||
As of the census
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.
Government
Local government
Rockleigh uses the Borough form of government, which is the most common type in New Jersey. Seven elected members comprise the governing body. The mayor of the Borough is elected to a four-year term and two council members are elected at-large each year for 3-year terms. The mayor and council members are volunteers and do not receive stipends. Under this form of government, council members act as the legislative body with the mayor voting only in the event of a tie.
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, whose term of office ends December 31, 2010. Members of the Rockleigh Borough Council are Council President James Pontone (term ends 2007), Joseph Favaloro (2008), Sherl Ewald (2007), Douglas Johnsen (2008) and Robert D. Matthews, Jr. (2009) and John Mender (2009).[5]
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.[6][7][8]
Federal, state and county representation
Rockleigh is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[9]
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, Rutherford).
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.[10]
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%.[11]
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.[12]
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.[12]
Northvale's Thomas Jefferson Elementary School provides kindergarten through fourth grade. The Nathan Hale Middle School continues with fifth through eighth grades.
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.
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.
Corporate residents
Crestron Electronics, a company that manufacturers high-end systems for home automation and conference room control is headquartered in Rockleigh.[13]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Census data for Rockleigh, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Rockleigh Governance: Mayor & Council, accessed August 16, 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Company Information, Crestron Electronics. Accessed August 16, 2007.
External links
- Rockleigh official website
- Northvale Public Schools
- Northvale Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Northvale Public Schools
- Northern Valley Regional High School District
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