Teterboro (pronounced TEETER-boro) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, U.S. As of the United States 2000 census, the borough population was 18, making it the smallest municipality in New Jersey by population at the time of the census, ahead of Pine Valley (population 20) and Tavistock (with 24 residents).[8]
The 2000 census failed to count any of the residents of the Vincent Place housing units who had moved into the newly built homes in 1999. The uncounted residents, including the Mayor and all four Council members, would help make up a projected tripling of the population enumerated by the census.[9] Previously, the Mayor and Council, as well as several other Vincent Place residents, had all been residents of Huyler Street, the only other street zoned as a residential area in the borough.
Teterboro was incorporated on March 26, 1917, from land taken from the boroughs of Moonachie and Little Ferry and from Lodi Township. The borough was enlarged on July 5, 1918, by the addition of area annexed from Hasbrouck Heights. The name Teterboro was changed on April 14, 1937, to Bendix Borough, and changed back to Teterboro Borough on June 1, 1943.[10] The town was named for Walter C. Teter, a New York investment banker, who had purchased land to build a racetrack.[11]
In the past, neighboring municipalities, such as Hasbrouck Heights and South Hackensack, have attempted to absorb Teterboro, hoping to reap the financial benefits (and lower property taxes) of doing so. Others have reasoned that the population is too small for the borough to justify its own existence. However, all such attempts have met with failure, due to resistance from residents and municipal officials.
Teterboro is best known as the home of Teterboro Airport (operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) which takes up most of the borough, along with portions of Hasbrouck Heights and Moonachie.[12]
Geography
Teterboro is located at 40°51′13″N 74°03′36″W / 40.853723°N 74.059872°W / 40.853723; -74.059872 (40.853723, -74.059872).[13]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 18 people, 7 households, and 4 families residing in the borough. The population density was 16.2 people per square mile (6.3/km2). There were 8 housing units at an average density of 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 83.33% White, and 16.67% from two or more races.
There were 7 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 28.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the borough the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 50.0% from 25 to 44, 5.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $44,167, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $38,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $72,613. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.
Government
Local government
Teterboro is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Borough Council comprising five council members, with all positions elected at large in partisan elections to four-year terms on a concurrent basis.[1] The Council selects one of its members to serve as mayor.
With only 12 residents over the age of eighteen at the time of the 2000 Census, Teterboro has one of the smallest electorates of any municipality in the United States. The four councilpersons and mayor make up nearly half of the voting population by themselves.
Teterboro's Borough Council consists of Mayor John P. Watt, James O'Dwyer, Juan Ramirez, Gregory Stein and John B. Watt. Terms for all current members end on December 31, 2010.[2]
Federal, state and county representation
Teterboro is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District.[16]
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 38th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert M. Gordon (D, Fair Lawn) and in the Assembly by Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee) and Connie Wagner (D, Paramus).[17] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[18]
Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D).[19] 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).[20]
Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford).[21]
Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 18 in Teterboro, there were 39 registered voters (216.7% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 7 (17.9% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 6 (15.4% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 26 (66.7% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There were no voters registered to other parties.[22]
On the national level, Teterboro tilts strongly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 56% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 43%.[23]
Education
Public school students in grades K - 8, attend Memorial School in South Hackensack, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the South Hackensack School District.[24]
High school students have an option to attend Hackensack High School (which is the receiving district for South Hackensack students) of the Hackensack Public Schools, or Hasbrouck Heights High School of the Hasbrouck Heights School District. Other options include the various locations of the Bergen County Academies and Bergen County Technical Schools.
Teterboro is the home to the Teterboro campus of the Bergen County Technical Schools.
Transportation
Teterboro is served by New Jersey Transit on the Pascack Valley Line at the Teterboro train station. The station is located on Williams Avenue near Route 17.
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.
U.S. Route 46 travels through Teterboro, while Route 17 travels parallel to the Hasbrouck Heights - Teterboro town line on the Hasbrouck Heights side.
References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 160.
- ^ a b "County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 64.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Teterboro, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ a b "Population Finder: Teterboro borough, New Jersey". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3421480&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3421480&_street=&_county=Teterboro%2C+New+Jersey&_cityTown=Teterboro%2C+New+Jersey&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=. Retrieved 2008-09-04. "The 2007 population estimate for Teterboro borough, New Jersey is 18."
- ^ 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.
- ^ New Jersey -- Place and County Subdivision - GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (geographies ranked by total population): 2000, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 25, 2008.
- ^ At Three Times the Population, This Town Will Still Be Tiny, The New York Times March 17, 1996.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 87 re Teterboro, p. 75 re Bendix.
- ^ Teterboro: A General Aviation Town The Article Writer, October 11, 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
- ^ Directions to and from the Airport, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Accessed July 7, 2008. "Teterboro Airport is located in the Boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey."
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990". http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- ^ Bergen County Census Data, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 2, 2008.
- ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. 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," 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.
- ^ Staff. "GUIDE TO SCHOOL ELECTIONS " "GUIDE TO SCHOOL ELECTIONS -- TETERBORO ", The Record (Bergen County), April 4, 2001. Accessed September 4, 2008. "Teterboro sends its studentsto South Hackensack schools and has a three-member board that preparesits annual school budget."
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