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'''Moonachie''' (pronounced moo-NAH-kee, {{IPA-en|muːˈnɑːkiː|}}) is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], [[New Jersey]], in the [[Hackensack River]] Watershed. As of the [[United States 2000 Census]], the borough population was 2,754.
'''Moonachie''' (pronounced moo-NAH-shee, {{IPA-en|muːˈnɑːkiː|}}) is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], [[New Jersey]], in the [[Hackensack River]] Watershed. As of the [[United States 2000 Census]], the borough population was 2,754.


Moonachie was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 11, 1910, from portions of [[Lodi Township, New Jersey|Lodi Township]], based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1910. On March 26, 1917, portions of Moonachie were taken to form [[Teterboro, New Jersey|Teterboro]].<ref name=Story>"The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 81.</ref> Legend is that Moonachie was named after Chief Monaghie, a member of the [[Iroquois]] which inhabited the local cedar forests.<ref> [http://www.moonachie.us/welcome/thehistoryofmoonachie.html Moonachie Official Website]
Moonachie was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 11, 1910, from portions of [[Lodi Township, New Jersey|Lodi Township]], based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1910. On March 26, 1917, portions of Moonachie were taken to form [[Teterboro, New Jersey|Teterboro]].<ref name=Story>"The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 81.</ref> Legend is that Moonachie was named after Chief Monaghie, a member of the [[Iroquois]] which inhabited the local cedar forests.<ref> [http://www.moonachie.us/welcome/thehistoryofmoonachie.html Moonachie Official Website]

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Borough of Moonachie, New Jersey
Borough
Map highlighting Moonachie's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Map highlighting Moonachie's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Moonachie, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Moonachie, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedMay 3, 1910
Government
 • TypeBorough (New Jersey)
 • MayorFrederick Dressel (D, 2010)
 • AdministratorAnthony Ciannamea[1]
Area
 • Total1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
 • Land1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2008)[3]
 • Total2,725
 • Density1,596.5/sq mi (616.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
07074
Area code201
FIPS code34-47700Template:GR[4]
GNIS feature ID0885307Template:GR
Websitehttp://www.moonachie.us

Moonachie (pronounced moo-NAH-shee, /muːˈnɑːkiː/) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the Hackensack River Watershed. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,754.

Moonachie was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1910, from portions of Lodi Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1910. On March 26, 1917, portions of Moonachie were taken to form Teterboro.[5] Legend is that Moonachie was named after Chief Monaghie, a member of the Iroquois which inhabited the local cedar forests.[6]

The name of the borough is typically pronounced either "MOON-a-kee" or "moo-NAH-kee;" however, in January 1987, then-New York City Mayor Ed Koch pronounced it "mah-NOO-chee" when he made his now-famous quip that the New York Giants should hold their victory parade in front of the borough's oil drums after the team had just won the Super Bowl (Koch refused to grant the Giants permission to hold a parade within the city limits because the team plays its home games in New Jersey and not in New York City or even New York State).[7]

Geography

Moonachie is located at 40°50′30″N 74°03′32″W / 40.841668°N 74.059009°W / 40.841668; -74.059009 (40.841668, -74.059009)Template:GR, and is approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of downtown Manhattan in New York City. Nearby is East Rutherford, in which can be found the Meadowlands Sports Complex, home to the National Football League's New York Giants and New York Jets, the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets, and a racetrack at which both thoroughbred horse racing and harness racing are conducted.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), all of it land. The borough's ZIP code is 07074.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900212—
1910638200.9%
19201,19487.1%
19301,46522.7%
19401,5546.1%
19501,77514.2%
19603,05271.9%
19702,951−3.3%
19802,706−8.3%
19902,8174.1%
20002,754−2.2%
2008 (est.)2,725[3]
Population 1930 - 1990.[8][9]

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,754 people, 1,041 households, and 707 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,596.5 people per square mile (614.6/km2). There were 1,074 housing units at an average density of 622.6/sq mi (239.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 85.66% White, 0.94% African American, 0.11% Native American, 6.64% Asian, 2.94% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.67% of the population.

There were 1,041 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $50,571, and the median income for a family was $62,163. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $32,829 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,654. About 1.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Moonachie 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.[10]

Moonachie's Mayor is Frederick Dressel. Moonachie's Borough Council is composed of George Cahill (D, 2008), George Collazo (D, 2009), Maureen Flynn (D, 2008), Kathy Kinsella (D, 2010), Bruce Surak (D, 2009) and Dennis Vaccaro (D, 2010).[1][11]

On November 6, 2007. Democratic incumbents Kathy Kinsella and Dennis Vaccaro ran unopposed in their bids for additional three-year terms.[12]

On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters selected a Mayor for a four-year term, filled two three-year seats up for election on the Borough Council and voted on a ballot question. As of Election Day, the council was filled with six Democrats, in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a better than 3-2 margin. The Democratic incumbents all ran unopposed, with Frederick J. Dressel (445 votes) winning reelection as Mayor, and councilmembers George Collazo (432) and Bruce Surak (435) winning new terms. Voters approved the establishment of a Length of Service Awards Program by a 270-147 margin.[13][14][15] The qualifications to serve in the Moonachie Borough Council include being at least 18 years old, a high school graduate, and a resident.

Federal, state and county representation

Moonachie is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District.[16]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 9th congressional district was represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson) until his death in August 2024.[17][18] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[19] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024).[20][21]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 36th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Paul Sarlo (D, Wood-Ridge) and in the General Assembly by Clinton Calabrese (D, Cliffside Park) and Gary Schaer (D, Passaic).[22] Template:NJ Governor

Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2024, the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[23]

Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[24] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[25] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[26] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[27] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[28] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2024)[29] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2024).[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[38][39] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2024)[40][41] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[42][43][33][44]

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 2,816 in Moonachie, there were 1,473 registered voters (52.3% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 333 (22.6% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 185 (12.6% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 955 (64.8% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There were no voters registered to other parties.[45]

On the national level, Moonachie is almost evenly split. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50% of the vote here, edging Democrat John Kerry, who received around 49%.[46]

Education

Public school students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the Robert L. Craig School which served 281 students (based on 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) as part of the Moonachie School District.[47]

For grades nine through twelve, public school students attend Wood-Ridge High School in Wood-Ridge, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Wood-Ridge School District.[48]

Transportation

County Route 503 passes through Moonachie as Moonachie Road.

New Jersey Transit bus routes 76, 144, 145, 148, 160, 161, 163, 164, 703 and 772 serve Moonachie.[49]

Portions of Teterboro Airport are located in Moonachie.[50]

References

  1. ^ a b "County of Bergen: 2008 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 53. Accessed July 5, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Moonachie, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 25, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Census data for Moonachie, United States Census Bureau. Accessed April 14, 2010.
  4. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  5. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 81.
  6. ^ Moonachie Official Website
  7. ^ Vescey, George. "SPORTS OF THE TIMES; How'm I Doing? Terrific", The New York Times, January 7, 1987. Accessed October 10, 2007. "He said he thought they made a very nice cheesesteak sandwich in Moonachie, which he pronounced mah-NOO-chee instead of moo-NAH-key."
  8. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  9. ^ Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900 - 2000), Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2007.
  10. ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 154.
  11. ^ Borough of Moonachie Government, Borough of Moonachie. Accessed October 10, 2007.
  12. ^ "BERGEN COUNTY Unofficial Results", The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2007.
  13. ^ Moonachie Election guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2006.
  14. ^ "Election 2006 Municipal Results", The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006.
  15. ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2007.
  16. ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 61. Accessed September 30, 2009.
  17. ^ Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed January 3, 2019.
  18. ^ Biography, Congressman Bill Pascrell. Accessed January 3, 2019. "A native son of Paterson, N.J., Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. has built a life of public service upon the principles he learned while growing up on the south side of the Silk City."
  19. ^ U.S. Sen. Cory Booker cruises past Republican challenger Rik Mehta in New Jersey, PhillyVoice. Accessed April 30, 2021. "He now owns a home and lives in Newark's Central Ward community."
  20. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/nyregion/george-helmy-bob-menendez-murphy.html
  21. ^ Tully, Tracey (August 23, 2024). "Menendez's Senate Replacement Has Been a Democrat for Just 5 Months". The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  22. ^ Legislative Roster for District 36, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 20, 2024.
  23. ^ County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  24. ^ Vice Chairman Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  25. ^ Commissioner Vice Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  26. ^ Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan M. Voss, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  27. ^ Commissioner Mary J. Amoroso, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  28. ^ Cattafi, Kristie. "Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board", The Record, March 13, 2023. Accessed March 16, 2023. "A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night, filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents. Rafael Marte will serve until Dec. 31, taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache, a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer."
  29. ^ Commissioner Steven A. Tanelli, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  30. ^ Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  31. ^ Board of County Commissioners, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  32. ^ 2022 County Data Sheet, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  33. ^ a b 2022 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, March 2022. Accessed January 30, 2023.
  34. ^ Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.
  35. ^ Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
  36. ^ Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results, Bergen County, New Jersey, December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
  37. ^ Bergen County November 5, 2019 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 10, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
  38. ^ About the Clerk, Bergen County Clerk. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  39. ^ Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  40. ^ Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff's Office. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  41. ^ Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  42. ^ Michael R. Dressler, Bergen County Surrogate's Court. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  43. ^ Surrogates, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  44. ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  45. ^ "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," Bergen County, New Jersey, dated April 1, 2006.
  46. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.
  47. ^ Data for the Moonachie School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 27, 2008.
  48. ^ Wood-Ridge High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 27, 2008. "Wood-Ridge High School is a four year, comprehensive high school with an enrollment of 419 students for the 2006-2007 school year. The district maintains a receiving relationship with the neighboring community of Moonachie, whereby its high school students attend Wood-Ridge High School."
  49. ^ Routes by County: Bergen County, New Jersey Transit. Accessed August 8, 2008.
  50. ^ 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."
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