Garwood, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°39′04″N 74°19′26″W / 40.65111°N 74.32389°WCoordinates: 40°39′04″N 74°19′26″W / 40.65111°N 74.32389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | March 19, 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Patricia Quattrocchi (2014) |
| • Administrator | Christina M. Ariemma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,226 |
| • Density | 6,292.9/sq mi (2,429.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07027 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-25800[3][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885229[5] |
| Website | http://www.garwood.org |
Garwood is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,226.
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[edit] History
Garwood was incorporated as a borough on March 19, 1903, from portions of Cranford Township and Westfield Town.[6]
[edit] Geography
Garwood is located at 40°39′03″N 74°19′25″W / 40.650802°N 74.323510°W (40.650802, -74.323510).[7] The borough is bordered to the west by Westfield and to the east by Cranford. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
In the north side of Garwood, most of the streets are numbered, while in the south side of Garwood most of the streets are named after trees.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 3,344 |
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| 1940 | 3,622 | 8.3% | |
| 1950 | 4,622 | 27.6% | |
| 1960 | 5,426 | 17.4% | |
| 1970 | 5,260 | −3.1% | |
| 1980 | 4,752 | −9.7% | |
| 1990 | 4,227 | −11.0% | |
| 2000 | 4,153 | −1.8% | |
| 2010 | 4,226 | 1.8% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[8] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 4,153 people, 1,731 households, and 1,125 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,292.9 people per square mile (2,429.5/km2). There were 1,782 housing units at an average density of 2,700.2 per square mile (1,042.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.91% White, 0.36% African American, 1.32% Asian, 1.54% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.98% of the population.
There were 1,731 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $52,571, and the median income for a family was $64,053. Males had a median income of $50,951 versus $36,538 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,944. About 3.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Borough of Garwood is governed under the Borough system of municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council with six members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. 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.
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Garwood is Republican Patricia Quattrocchi, whose term of office ends December 31, 2014. Members of the Garwood Borough Council (with party affiliation and term end year listed in parentheses) are Council President Timothy O. Hak (R - 2012), Victor DeFilippo (R - 2013), James Mathieu (R - 2013), Jonathan Linken (D - 2011), Louis Petruzzelli (D - 2011), and Keith Sluka (D - 2012).[9] The Borough Administrator/Clerk is Christina M. Ariemma.[10]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Garwood is in the 7th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 21st Legislative District.[11]
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 21st Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Thomas Kean, Jr. (R, Westfield) and in the General Assembly by Jon Bramnick (R, Westfield) and Nancy Munoz (R, Summit).[12] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[13] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[14]
Union County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose nine members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year.[15] As of 2011, Union County's Freeholders are Chairman Deborah P. Scanlon (Union, term ends December 31, 2012)[16], Vice Chairman Alexander Mirabella (Fanwood, 2012)[17], Linda Carter (Plainfield, 2013)[18], Angel G. Estrada (Elizabeth, 2011)[19], Christopher Hudak (Linden, 2011)[20], Mohamed S. Jalloh (Roselle, 2012)[21], Bette Jane Kowalski (Cranford, 2013)[22], Daniel P. Sullivan (Elizabeth, 2013)[23] and Nancy Ward (Linden, 2011).[24][25]
[edit] Emergency Services
[edit] Police
Garwood's primary law enforcement is the borough's police department. The Garwood Police Department is a small force consisting of Chief of Police Underhill, one captain, one lieutenant, one sargent, six patrolmen, and four civilian dispatchers. Patrol operations normally consist of one north side car, one south side car, and one supervisor. Officers work 12 hour shifts, four days on, four days off, alternating between days and nights.
[edit] EMS
Garwood First Aid Squad serves as the emergency medical service in town. Founded in 1939, it is non-profit service, consists of a dedicated all volunteer staff serving the town twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week, at no cost to the residents. Drivers and EMT's on the squad also answer calls for mutual aid when an ambulance is needed in other towns where one is not available. GFAS answers anywhere from 350-400 calls annually, a considerable number for such a small borough.
[edit] Fire
Garwood Fire Department is entirely volunteer, and serves the town in the capacity of fire protection, fire prevention, and fire code enforcement.
[edit] Education
The Garwood Public Schools serves 400 students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade in one school building, Lincoln School. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[26]) are Washington School which is currently not in use (had 80 students in grades PreK-K) and Lincoln School for half-day preschool full day kindergarten - Grade 8 (had 331 students in grades 1-8). Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend Arthur L. Johnson High School in neighboring Clark as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[27] Students may also attend one of the Union County Vocational Technical Schools.
[edit] Transportation
The Garwood station offers limited New Jersey Transit rail service on the Raritan Valley Line. The station has limited service. The Garwood Station does not have platforms and is not ADA compliant.
New Jersey Transit also provides bus service along two different lines, the 113 route to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, and the 59 bus to Newark.[28]
Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately 15 minutes away and Linden Airport, a general aviation facility is in nearby Linden, New Jersey.
Lincoln Avenue (state highway 59) which borders Cranford to the east may be the shortest 4 lane paved highway in the United States. It was built in the late 1920s, numbered Route 22 at the time and was originally planned to run from Fairfield, NJ to Rahway but was never completed. Its total length is only 790 feet(0.25 km).
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former resident of Garwood include:
- David Durante (born 1980), national men's gymnastics champion.[29][30]
- Loree Jon Jones, professional pool player.[31]
- Barry Lubin, "Grandma" of the Big Apple Circus[32]
- Tom Perrotta (born 1961), author.[33]
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Garwood, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?pageNum_Recordset1=0&totalRows_Recordset1=22&State=NJ&County=Union&Town=%25&Submit=Search
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 239.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Members of the Governing Body for 2011, Borough of Garwood. Accessed March 7, 2011.
- ^ Office of the Borough Administrator/Clerk, Borough of Garwood. Accessed January 19, 2008.
- ^ 2010 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 57. Accessed April 21, 2011.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ County Government, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Vice Chairman Deborah P. Scanlon, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Alexander Mirabella, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Linda Carter, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Angel G. Estrada, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Christopher Hudak, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Mohamed S. Jalloh, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Chairman, Daniel P. Sullivan, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Nancy Ward, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Garwood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 17, 2011.
- ^ Clark Township Public Schools 2010 report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 17, 2011. "The district enjoys a very positive and collaborative send/receive relationship with the Garwood Public Schools. Students from Garwood are educated in their local K-8 District, then attend Grades 9-12 at our Arthur L. Johnson High School here in Clark."
- ^ Union County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed August 2, 2007.
- ^ Jill Lieber Steeg (2007-08-18). "Durante seizes moment, wins national all-around title". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2007-08-18-gymnastic-championships_N.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ M.A. Mehta (2008-08-13). "David Durante has bronze glow". Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1218603931250720.xml&coll=1. Retrieved 2008-08-13. "...the Garwood native said."
- ^ Berkow, Ira. "BILLIARDS; A Top Player Survives That Sinking Feeling", The New York Times, August 12, 1995. Accessed October 23, 2007. "Loree Jon had been a child prodigy, picking up the game at 4 from her pool-loving father, John Ognowski, in Garwood, N.J."
- ^ Beckerman, Jim. "Visiting Grandma - Barry Lubin's character is feisty, mischievous - and totally lovable", The Record (Bergen County), May 16, 2004. Accessed August 2, 2007. "That's part of the mystique of Grandma, 2002 International Clown Hall of Fame inductee, who is busy putting on her face in the kitchen of Lubin's Garwood home."
- ^ O' Sullivan, Eleanor. "THE ONE AND ONLY", Asbury Park Press, February 25, 2007. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Still, says Little Children co-screenwriter nominee Tom Perrotta, who grew up in Garwood and spent summer weekends basking in the sun at the Jersey Shore, the Oscar is the award that people really, really want."
[edit] External links
- Garwood's Official Website
- Garwood Public Schools
- Garwood Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Garwood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Garwood Free Public Library
- Garwood Blog
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