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Rochelle Park, New Jersey
—  Township  —
Map highlighting Rochelle Park's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Rochelle Park, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°54′38″N 74°04′58″W / 40.910694°N 74.082895°W / 40.910694; -74.082895Coordinates: 40°54′38″N 74°04′58″W / 40.910694°N 74.082895°W / 40.910694; -74.082895
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated March 7, 1871 as Midland Township
Reincorporated November 5, 1929 as Rochelle Park
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor Jay Kovalcik
 • Administrator Virginia DeMaria[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 1.063 sq mi (2.751 km2)
 • Land 1.041 sq mi (2.695 km2)
 • Water 0.022 sq mi (0.056 km2)  2.03%
Elevation[3] 59 ft (18 m)
Population (2010 Census)[4][5]
 • Total 5,530
 • Density 5,313.8/sq mi (2,051.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07662[6]
Area code(s) 201/551
FIPS code 34-63990[7][8][8]
GNIS feature ID 0882307[9][2]
Website http://rochelleparknj.gov

Rochelle Park is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 5,530.[4][5]

What is now Rochelle Park was incorporated as Midland Township on March 7, 1871, from portions of New Barbadoes Township. Rochelle Park was formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 5, 1929, replacing Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on that same day that passed by a 503-69 margin.[10] The main impetus behind the change in name was to avoid confusion with the nearby community of Midland Park.[11]

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[edit] Geography

Rochelle Park is located at 40°54′38″N 74°04′58″W / 40.910694°N 74.082895°W / 40.910694; -74.082895 (40.910694,-74.082895). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 1.063 square miles (2.751 km2), of which, 1.041 square miles (2.695 km2) of it is land and 0.022 square miles (0.056 km2) of it (2.03%) is water.[12][2]

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1900 519
—
1910 591 13.9%
1920 882 49.2%
1930 1,768 100.5%
1940 2,511 42.0%
1950 4,483 78.5%
1960 6,119 36.5%
1970 6,380 4.3%
1980 5,603 −12.2%
1990 5,587 −0.3%
2000 5,528 −1.1%
2010 5,530 0%
Population sources:1910-1930[13]
1900-1990[14][15] 2000[16] 2010[4][17][5]

[edit] 2010 Census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 5,530 people, 2,087 households, and 1,455 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,313.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,051.7 /km2). There were 2,170 housing units at an average density of 2,085.2 per square mile (805.1 /km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.22% (4,547) White, 2.89% (160) African American, 0.25% (14) Native American, 8.72% (482) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 3.89% (215) from other races, and 2.03% (112) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.35% (904) of the population.[4]

There were 2,087 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.09.[4]

In the township the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.2 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.[4]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $66,341 (with a margin of error of +/- $10,539) and the median family income was $81,113 (+/- $4,718). Males had a median income of $50,275 (+/- $2,954) versus $53,634 (+/- $11,176) for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,633 (+/- $2,836). About 2.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.[18]

[edit] 2000 Census

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 5,528 people, 2,061 households, and 1,393 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,287.7 people per square mile (2,032.7/km2). There were 2,111 housing units at an average density of 2,019.2 per square mile (776.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 90.09% White, 0.45% African American, 0.04% Native American, 6.02% Asian, 2.03% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.57% of the population.[16]

There were 2,061 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.12.[16]

In the township the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.[16]

The median income for a household in the township was $60,818, and the median income for a family was $74,016. Males had a median income of $43,580 versus $36,827 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,054. About 0.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.[16]

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Rochelle Park is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[19] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

As of 2012, the members of the Rochelle Park Township Committee are Mayor Jay Kovalcik, Deputy Mayor Jayme Ouellette, Robert Davidosn, Joseph Scarpa and Frank Valenzuela.[20]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Rochelle Park is in the 5th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.[17][21]

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).

The 38th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert M. Gordon (D, Fair Lawn) and in the General Assembly by Tim Eustace (D, Maywood) and Connie Wagner (D, Paramus).[22] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[23] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[24]

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, 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]

[edit] Politics

As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 3,216 registered voters. Of registered voters, 892 (27.7% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 646 (20.1%) were registered as Republicans and 1,676 (52.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were to voters registered to other parties.[35]

In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 51.0% of the vote here (1,315 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received 47.9% of the vote (1,234 ballots), with 80.7% of registered voters participating.[35] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 52.6% of the vote in Rochelle Park (1,405 cast), ahead of Democrat John Kerry, who received around 45.9% (1,226 votes), with 2,669 ballots cast among the township's 3,647 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.2%.[36]

In the 2009 race for Governor, Republican Chris Christie received 52.8% of the vote in Rochelle Park (904 cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine, who received around 41.1% (704 votes), with 1,713 ballots cast among the township's 3,476 registered voters, for a turnout of 49.3%[37]

[edit] Education

The Rochelle Park School District serves public school students in prekindergarten through eighth grade at Midland School, which opened in 1926.[11] As of the 2009-10 school year, Midland School had an enrollment of 510 students.[38]

Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Hackensack High School in Hackensack, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackensack Public Schools, together with students from Maywood and South Hackensack.[39]

[edit] Transportation

The former station for the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad in Rochelle Park.

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 144, 162, 163 and 164 routes, to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 175 route, and local service on the 709, 712, 758, and 770 routes.[40]

Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway travels through Rochelle Park.

[edit] Commerce

Rochelle Park is the business headquarters for specialty retailer United Retail Group, which is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Township Officials, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Rochelle Park, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 17, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e f DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Rochelle Park township, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Rochelle Park township, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Rochelle Park, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  8. ^ a b A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  9. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  10. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. pp. 81, 86.
  11. ^ a b Officially Rochelle Park, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed January 30, 2012. "Little noticed by the world in general, on November 5, 1929, a week after the Crash, Midland Township changed its name to Rochelle Park. Residents voted 503 to 69 to end the confusion with Midland Park."
  12. ^ "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. 
  13. ^ "Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I", United States Census Bureau, p. 714. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  14. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  15. ^ Bergen County Census Data, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  16. ^ a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Rochelle Park township, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  17. ^ a b Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p. 15. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  18. ^ DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Rochelle Park township, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  19. ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 157.
  20. ^ Meet the Township Committee, Township of Rochelle Park. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  21. ^ Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  22. ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
  23. ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  24. ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  25. ^ Bergen County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  26. ^ What Is a Freeholder?, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  27. ^ John D. Mitchell, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  28. ^ John A. Felice, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  29. ^ Maura R. DeNicola, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  30. ^ Freeholder John Driscoll, Jr., Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  31. ^ Freeholder David L. Ganz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  32. ^ Freeholder Robert G. Hermansen, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  33. ^ Freeholder Home Page, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  34. ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  35. ^ a b 2008 General Election Results for Rochelle Park, The Record (Bergen County). Accessed January 30, 2012.
  36. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  37. ^ 2009 Governor: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State, December 31, 2009. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  38. ^ Data for the Rochelle Park Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 14, 2011.
  39. ^ Hackensack High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 14, 2011. "Hackensack High School serves the communities of Hackensack, South Hackensack, Maywood and Rochelle Park."
  40. ^ Bergen County Bus / Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 11, 2010. Accessed January 30, 2012.

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