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Borough of Demarest, New Jersey
Borough
Map highlighting Demarest's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Map highlighting Demarest's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Demarest, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Demarest, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedApril 8, 1903
Government
 • TypeBorough (New Jersey)
 • MayorJames M. Carroll (D, 2010)
Area
 • Total2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
 • Land2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
59 ft (18 m)
Population
 (2006)[2]
 • Total5,106
 • Density2,343.7/sq mi (903.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
07627
Area code201
FIPS code34-17530Template:GR[3]
GNIS feature ID0875886Template:GR
Websitehttp://www.demarestnj.net

Demarest is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,845.

Demarest was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township.[4] The borough was named for Ralph S. Demarest, who had represented the area in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate in the mid-19th century.[5]

Geography

Demarest is located at 40°57′20″N 73°57′38″W / 40.95556°N 73.96056°W / 40.95556; -73.96056Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (40.955603, -73.960446)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²).2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) of it is land and very little of the area is covered with water, most of it being the Demarest Duck Pond, located along Piermont Road.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900393—
191056042.5%
192065416.8%
19301,01354.9%
19401,16515.0%
19501,78653.3%
19604,231136.9%
19705,13321.3%
19804,963−3.3%
19904,800−3.3%
20004,8450.9%
2006 (est.)5,106[2]
Population 1900 - 1990[6][7]

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 4,845 people, 1,601 households, and 1,386 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,343.7 people per square mile (903.7/km²). There were 1,634 housing units at an average density of 790.4/sq mi (304.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.28% White, 0.50% African American, 0.02% Native American, 20.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.

As of the 2000 census, 3.72% of Englewood Cliffs' residents identified themselves as being of Japanese ancestry, which was the second highest of any municipality in New Jersey — behind Fort Lee (6.09%) — for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[8] In this same census, 2.3% of Demarest's residents identified themselves as being of Armenian-American ancestry. This was the 19th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[9]

There were 1,601 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the borough the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $103,286, and the median income for a family was $113,144. Males had a median income of $82,597 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $51,939. About 0.9% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Demarest 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. 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]

The Mayor of Demarest Borough is James M. Carroll, who is also a Bergen County Freeholder (D, term ends December 31, 2010). Members of the Demarest Borough Council are Council President Brian Bernstein (D, 2009), William Connelly (D, 2010), Thomas F. Connolly (D, 2009), Anthony J. Costanzo (R, 2008), Raymond Cywinski (R, 2008) and Melinda Iannuzzi (D, 2010).[11][12]

In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters turned out to select fill two seats on the borough council and to answer a ballot question. Democratic incumbent councilmember William E. Connelly (776 votes) and his running mate, newcomer Melinda Iannuzzi (676), won three-year seats on the borough council, defeating Republican incumbent Carole Cardinale (546) and her fellow challenger Esther Goodhart (567). By a margin of 643-446, voters approved continuation for five years of a Municipal Open Space Fund tax collected at a rate of one cent per $100 in assessed value. The electoral sweep gives the Democrats a 4-2 edge on te 2008 council.[13][14][15]

Election Day, November 7, 2006, saw all three Democratic Party incumbents winning reelection to office. James M. Carroll (1,010 votes) won a new term over Republican Party challenger, council member Anthony J. Costanzo (925). Thomas F. Connolly (1,045) and Brian Bernstein (1,028) both won in their bids for a third three-year term in office, defeating Republican challengers Esther Goodhart (912) and John Manfredonia (874).[16][17][18]

Federal, state and county representation

Demarest is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[19]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).[20][21] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[22] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[23][24]

For the 2024–2025 session, the 39th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Holly Schepisi (R, River Vale) and in the General Assembly by Robert Auth (R, Old Tappan) and John V. Azzariti (R, Saddle River).[25] 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.[26]

Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[27] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[28] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[29] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[30] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[31] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2024)[32] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2024).[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[41][42] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2024)[43][44] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[45][46][36][47]

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 4,938 in Demarest, there were 2,970 registered voters (60.1% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 619 (20.8% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 518 (17.4% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 1,832 (61.7% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party.[48]

On the national level, Demarest tilts slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 51% of the vote here, edging Republican George W. Bush, who received around 48%.[49]

Education

The Demarest Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[50]) are County Road School with 122 Kindergarten and first grade students, Luther Lee Emerson School with an enrollment of 236 students in grades 2 - 4 and Demarest Middle School which serves 363 students in grades 5 through 8.

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

The Academy of the Holy Angels is a private high school for girls located in Demarest. The school has an enrollment of 540 students.

Transportation

County Route 501 and County Route 505 travels through Demarest. Although there are no passenger rail service, the CSXT freight service runs through Demarest.

Noted residents

Notable current and former residents of Demarest include:

Sources

  • "History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
  • "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Demarest, Geographic Names Information System, accessed April 16, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Census data for Demarest, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  3. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  4. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 76.
  5. ^ "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 349 shows date of Demarest's formation as April 13, 1903.
  6. ^ Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900 - 2000), Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2007.
  7. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  8. ^ Japanese Communities, Epodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.
  9. ^ Armenian Communities, Epodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.
  10. ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 165.
  11. ^ Demarest Borough Hall: Borough Government, Borough of Demarest. Accessed March 6, 2008.
  12. ^ "County of Bergen: 2008 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 39. Accessed July 3, 2008.
  13. ^ "Demarest municipal elections", The Record (Bergen County), November 3, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2007.
  14. ^ "Demarest election results", The Record (Bergen County), November 6, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2007.
  15. ^ Bergen County election results, The Record (Bergen County), November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.
  16. ^ "Election 2006: Municipal Results", The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006.
  17. ^ Demarest Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2006.
  18. ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, accessed February 1, 2007.
  19. ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 56. Accessed August 30, 2006.
  20. ^ Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed January 3, 2019.
  21. ^ Biography, Congressman Josh Gottheimer. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Josh now lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey with Marla, his wife who was a federal prosecutor, and their two young children, Ellie and Ben."
  22. ^ 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."
  23. ^ Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
  24. ^ Home, sweet home: Bob Menendez back in Hudson County. nj.com. Accessed April 30, 2021. "Booker, Cory A. - (D - NJ) Class II; Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ) Class I"
  25. ^ Legislative Roster for District 39, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2024.
  26. ^ County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  27. ^ Vice Chairman Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  28. ^ Commissioner Vice Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  29. ^ Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan M. Voss, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  30. ^ Commissioner Mary J. Amoroso, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  31. ^ 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."
  32. ^ Commissioner Steven A. Tanelli, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  33. ^ Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
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  41. ^ About the Clerk, Bergen County Clerk. Accessed March 16, 2023.
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  43. ^ Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff's Office. Accessed March 16, 2023.
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  45. ^ Michael R. Dressler, Bergen County Surrogate's Court. Accessed March 16, 2023.
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  49. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.
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  52. ^ Biographical Data: Gregory T. Linteris, NASA. Accessed December 26, 2007.
  53. ^ "MENNE, BROWN LEAD BY ONE", Palm Beach Post, January 14, 2003. Accessed March 6, 2008. "Bob Menne of Demarest, N.J., and Mark Brown of Oyster Bay, N.Y., combined for an 11-under-par 61 and the first-round lead Monday in the 45th annual PGA Senior-Junior Championship at the PGA Golf Club."
  54. ^ Carmiel, Oshrat. "Shulman to run against Garrett", The Record (Bergen County), February 29, 2008. Accessed March 6, 2008. "Bergen County Democrats endorsed Dennis Shulman, a legally blind rabbi and psychologist from Demarest, to run against Republican Rep. Scott Garrett, R-Wantage, in the 5th Congressional District."

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