Rockleigh, New Jersey

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Rockleigh, New Jersey
—  Borough  —
Map highlighting Rockleigh's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Rockleigh, New Jersey
Coordinates: 41°00′01″N 73°56′03″W / 41.000241°N 73.934068°W / 41.000241; -73.934068Coordinates: 41°00′01″N 73°56′03″W / 41.000241°N 73.934068°W / 41.000241; -73.934068
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated April 10, 1923
Government
 • Type Borough
 • Mayor Robert R. Schaffer (R, term ends December 31, 2014)[1]
 • Administrator / Clerk William J. McGuire[2]
Area[3]
 • Total 0.976 sq mi (2.528 km2)
 • Land 0.969 sq mi (2.509 km2)
 • Water 0.007 sq mi (0.019 km2)  0.75%
Elevation[4] 43 ft (13 m)
Population (2010 Census)[5][6]
 • Total 531
 • Density 548.1/sq mi (211.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07647[7]
Area code(s) 201/551
FIPS code 34-64170[8][9][9][9]
GNIS feature ID 0885375[10][3]
Website http://www.rockleigh.org

Rockleigh (pronounced ROCK-lee[citation needed]) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 531.[5]

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.[11][12]

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Rockleigh as its 13th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[13]

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[edit] Geography

Rockleigh is located at 41°00′01″N 73°56′03″W / 41.000241°N 73.934068°W / 41.000241; -73.934068 (41.000241,-73.934068). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.976 square miles (2.528 km2), of which, 0.969 square miles (2.509 km2) of it is land and 0.007 square miles (0.019 km2) of it (0.75%) is water.[14][3] It is about 25 miles (40 km) from Manhattan in New York City.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1900 32
—
1910 44 37.5%
1920 58 31.8%
1930 86 48.3%
1940 79 −8.1%
1950 110 39.2%
1960 430 290.9%
1970 308 −28.4%
1980 192 −37.7%
1990 270 40.6%
2000 391 44.8%
2010 531 35.8%
Population sources:1910-1930[15]
1900-1990[16][17] 2000[18] 2010[5][19][6]

[edit] 2010 Census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 531 people, 75 households, and 57.98 families residing in the borough. The population density was 548.1 inhabitants per square mile (211.6 /km2). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 88.8 per square mile (34.3 /km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.10% (505) White, 2.07% (11) African American, 0.19% (1) Native American, 1.51% (8) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.19% (1) from other races, and 0.94% (5) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% (20) of the population.[5]

There were 75 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.28.[5]

In the borough the population was spread out with 16.2% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 8.9% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 57.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 73.8 years. For every 100 females there were 58.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 47.4 males.[5]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $137,778 (with a margin of error of +/- $87,096) and the median family income was $139,861 (+/- $77,779). Males had a median income of $76,719 (+/- $48,274) versus $70,3136 (+/- $43,416) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $36,771 (+/- $23,965). About 0.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.[20]

[edit] 2000 Census

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 391 people, 74 households, and 58 families residing in the borough. The population density was 402.2 people per square mile (155.6/km2). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 82.3 per square mile (31.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.77% White, 3.32% African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.84% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.86% of the population.[18]

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.[18]

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.[18]

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 one under eighteen and none of those over 64.[18]

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Rockleigh 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.[21]

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.

As of 2012, the Mayor of Rockleigh Borough is Robert R. Schaffer (R, term of office ends December 31, 2014). Members of the Rockleigh Borough Council are Council President Frank Cumiskey (R, 2014), Sherl Ewald (R, 2013), Douglas Johnsen (R, 2014) and Robert D. Matthews, Jr. (R, 2012), John Mender (R, 2012) and James Pontone (R, 2013).[22][23][24]

In elections held in November 2010, Robert R. Schaffer rode a write-in campaign and defeated incumbent mayor Nick Langella by a 2-1 margin. Councilmembers Shirl Ewald and James Pontone were re-elected.[23]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Rockleigh is in the 5th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 37th state legislative district.[19][25]

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 37th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Loretta Weinberg (D, Teaneck) and in the General Assembly by Valerie Huttle (D, Englewood) and Gordon M. Johnson (D, Englewood).[26] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[27] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[28]

Bergen County's County Executive is Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford; term ends December 31, 2014).[29] 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.[30] As of 2012, Bergen County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chairman John D. Mitchell (R, 2013; Cliffside Park),[31] Freeholder Vice Chairman John A. Felice (R, 2013; River Edge),[32] Maura R. DeNicola (R, 2013; Franklin Lakes),[33] John Driscoll, Jr. (R, 2012; Paramus),[34] David L. Ganz (D, 2014; Fair Lawn),[35] Robert G. Hermansen (R, 2012; Mahwah)[36] and Joan Voss (D, 2014; Fort Lee).[37] Other countywide constitutional officials are Sheriff Michael Saudino (R), Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale).[38]

[edit] Politics

As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 247 registered voters. Of registered voters, 72 (29.1% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 76 (30.8%) were registered as Republicans and 99 (40.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to another party.[39]

In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 58.9% of the vote here (76 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received 39.5% of the vote (51 ballots), with 52.2% of registered voters participating.[39] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 50.5% of the vote in Rockleigh (100 cast), ahead of Republican George W. Bush, who received around 48.5% (96 votes), with 198 ballots cast among the borough's 272 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.8%.[40]

In the 2009 race for Governor, Republican Chris Christie received 55.6% of the vote in Rockleigh (70 cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine, who received around 40.5% (51 votes), with 126 ballots cast among the borough's 258 registered voters, for a turnout of 48.8%.[41]

[edit] Education

Students from Rockleigh, a non-operating school district, attend the Northvale Public Schools in the Borough of Northvale as part of a sending/receiving relationship. 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 expired in 2007 at which time the board consisted entirely of mayoral appointees.[42][43]

Schools in the Northvale district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[44]) are Thomas Jefferson School (Kindergarten through 3rd grade, 249 students) and Nathan Hale School (grades 4 - 8, 361 students).

Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan which serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan and Rockleigh.[42] The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Closter, Demarest and Haworth at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.[45]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Corporate residents

Crestron Electronics, a company that manufacturers high-end systems for home automation and conference room control, is headquartered in Rockleigh.[46]

Volvo Cars of North America, Customer Relations, a Swedish company that manufactures safety-oriented automobiles, maintains an American headquarters in Rockleigh.[47][48]

[edit] Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Rockleigh include:

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Officials, Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Rockleigh, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 17, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e f DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Rockleigh borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Rockleigh borough, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  7. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Rockleigh, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
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  10. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  11. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 86. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  12. ^ Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed June 6, 2006.
  13. ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100", New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.
  14. ^ "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. 
  15. ^ "Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I", United States Census Bureau, p. 714. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  16. ^ 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 31, 2012.
  17. ^ Bergen County Census Data, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  18. ^ a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Rockleigh borough, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  19. ^ a b Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p. 15. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  20. ^ DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Rockleigh borough, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  21. ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 165.
  22. ^ Staff. "Election 2009.", The Record (Bergen County), November 5, 2008.
  23. ^ a b Lightdale, Marc. "In stunner, write-in candidate knocks off Rockleigh mayor", Northern Valley Suburbanite, November 3, 2010. Accessed April 8, 2011. "Write-in candidate Robert R. Schaffer was elected mayor on Tuesday night, defeating the Republican incumbent Nick Langella.... Schaffer received 74 votes, according to Borough Administrator William McGuire, and Langella had 37, including absentee ballots.... Two council members, both Republicans, ran unopposed. James Pontone, who has been on the council since 2003, got 64 votes; Shirl Ewald, who has been on the council since 1995, received 65."
  24. ^ Lightdale, marc. "Cumiskey serving first full term on Rockleigh council", Northern Valley Suburbanite, January 26, 2012. Accessed January 31, 2012. "Council members Frank Cumiskey and Douglas Johnsen were sworn in for new three-year terms while Marcella Giampiccolo was appointed to the position of Registered Municipal Clerk for her second three-year term. This was Cumiskey's first election after completing the unexpired term of Joseph Favaloro.... The council selected Cumiskey to serve as council president."
  25. ^ Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  26. ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
  27. ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
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  32. ^ John A. Felice, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  33. ^ Maura R. DeNicola, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  34. ^ Freeholder John Driscoll, Jr., Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  35. ^ Freeholder David L. Ganz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  36. ^ Freeholder Robert G. Hermansen, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2012.
  37. ^ Freeholder Home Page, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  38. ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  39. ^ a b 2008 General Election Results for Rockleigh, The Record (Bergen County). Accessed January 31, 2012.
  40. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  41. ^ 2009 Governor: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State, December 31, 2009. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  42. ^ a b Rockleigh Public Services, Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed April 8, 2011.
  43. ^ 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed April 8, 2011.
  44. ^ Data for the Northvale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  45. ^ Our Communities, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed April 8, 2011. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
  46. ^ Company Information, Crestron Electronics. Accessed August 16, 2007.
  47. ^ Volvo Operators' Manual, Volvo. Accessed April 1, 2011.
  48. ^ Contact Us, Volvo. Accessed April 8, 2011.
  49. ^ Sisario, Ben. "Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive From Rock ’n’ Roll’s Early Days, Dies", The New York Times, March 31, 2007. Accessed November 26, 2007.

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