Teterboro, New Jersey
| Teterboro, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°51′13″N 74°3′38″W / 40.85361°N 74.06056°WCoordinates: 40°51′13″N 74°3′38″W / 40.85361°N 74.06056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | March 26, 1917 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | 1923 Municipal Manager Law |
| • Mayor | John P. Watt |
| • Administrator | Nicholas C. Saros [2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[4] | |
| • Total | 67 |
| • Density | 60.9/sq mi (23.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07608 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 34-72480[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885418[7] |
Teterboro (pronounced TEETER-boro) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 67, making it the fourth smallest municipality, by population, in New Jersey.
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.[8]
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[edit] Geography
Teterboro is located at 40°51′13″N 74°03′36″W / 40.853723°N 74.059872°W (40.853723, -74.059872).[9]
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.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 7 |
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| 1910 | 20 | 185.7% | |
| 1920 | 24 | 20.0% | |
| 1930 | 26 | 8.3% | |
| 1940 | 40 | 53.8% | |
| 1950 | 28 | −30.0% | |
| 1960 | 22 | −21.4% | |
| 1970 | 19 | −13.6% | |
| 1980 | 19 | 0% | |
| 1990 | 22 | 15.8% | |
| 2000 | 18 | −18.2% | |
| 2010 | 67 | 272.2% | |
| historical data sources:[10][11] | |||
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 per square mile (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.
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.[12] 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. In a March 2010 article, published in the Bergen Record, Teterboro's municipal manager, at the time, noted that the actual population of the town was now approximately 60.[13] This was verified by the results of the 2010 census which listed the population as 67.
[edit] History
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.[14] The town was named for Walter C. Teter, a New York investment banker, who had purchased land to build a racetrack.[15]
In the past, neighboring municipalities, such as Hasbrouck Heights and South Hackensack, have attempted to dissolve Teterboro, in hopes of absorbing the town's ratables. 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, business owners and municipal officials. In July 2010, a bill was introduced in the New Jersey state senate in a renewed effort to divide Teterboro among neighboring towns.[16] The bill has been stalled in the state Legislature since its introduction, due to opposition from the town as well as neighboring towns, Moonachie and Hasbrouck Heights.[17] Additionally, the legality of a twenty-year tax abatement proposed for Teterboro businesses within the bill has also been questioned.[18]
[edit] Government
[edit] 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 nominates and votes on one of its members to serve as mayor.
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, 2014.[19][20]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Teterboro is in the 9th Congressional district. New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is represented by Steve Rothman (D, Fair Lawn). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Teterboro is in the 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).[21]
Bergen County's County Executive is Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford; term ends December 31, 2014).[22] 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.[23] As of 2012[update], Bergen County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chairman John D. Mitchell (R, 2013; Cliffside Park),[24] Freeholder Vice Chairman John A. Felice (R, 2013; River Edge),[25] Maura R. DeNicola (R, 2013; Franklin Lakes),[26] John Driscoll, Jr. (R, 2012; Paramus),[27] David L. Ganz (D, 2014; Fair Lawn),[28] Robert G. Hermansen (R, 2012; Mahwah)[29] and Joan Voss (D, 2014; Fort Lee).[30] Other countywide constitutional officials are Sheriff Michael Saudino (R), Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill) and County Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale).[31]
[edit] 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.[32]
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%.[33]
[edit] Education
The Hasbrouck Heights School District serves students from Hasbrouck Heights as well as those from Teterboro, a non-operating district that was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution on July 1, 2010.[34]
Prior to July 2010, public school students in grades K - 8, attended Memorial School in South Hackensack, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the South Hackensack School District.[35] High school students had an option to attend Hackensack High School of the Hackensack Public Schools, the receiving district for South Hackensack students, or Hasbrouck Heights High School. Teterboro students already enrolled in South Hackensack or Hackensack schools, prior to July 2010, were given the option to remain in those schools.
Other high school 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
- ^ Teterboro manager plans retirement after 12 years on job , Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 3, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Teterboro, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ Teterboro: Change from the 1990 to 2010 census, [[The Record (Bergen County)|]] February 3, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ At Three Times the Population, This Town Will Still Be Tiny, The New York Times March 17, 1996.
- ^ Where the grass is greener … if you can find it The Bergen Record, February 28, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "S. Hackensack, Little Ferry up for windfalls if Teterboro is divided". The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/news/98485024_S__Hackensack__Little_Ferry_up_for_windfalls.html. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Teterboro's fate up in air". The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/108671619_Teterboro_s_fate_up_in_air.html. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Teterboro breakup in doubt". The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/news/101626158_Teterboro_breakup_in_doubt.html. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 64.
- ^ Five council incumbents win reelection in Teterboro The Bergen Record, February 28May 11, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ Bergen County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- ^ What Is a Freeholder?, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- ^ John D. Mitchell, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- ^ John A. Felice, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- ^ Maura R. DeNicola, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- ^ Freeholder John Driscoll, Jr., Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- ^ Freeholder David L. Ganz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- ^ Freeholder Robert G. Hermansen, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- ^ Freeholder Home Page, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Graham, Dr. Aaron R. Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Bergen County Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed June 15, 2011. "Hasbrouck Heights (PK-12) and Teterboro (non-op): The two districts will form the newly merged district of Hasbrouck Heights with Teterboro, a non-operating district scheduled for elimination on July 1, 2010."
- ^ Staff. "GUIDE TO SCHOOL ELECTIONS -- TETERBORO ", The Record (Bergen County), April 4, 2001. Accessed September 4, 2008. "Teterboro sends its students to South Hackensack schools and has a three-member board that prepares its annual school budget."
