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Closter, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Closter
The former station depot of the Erie Railroad's Northern Branch as seen from the crossing of County Route 502 (High Street) in Closter
The former station depot of the Erie Railroad's Northern Branch as seen from the crossing of County Route 502 (High Street) in Closter
Nickname: 
"Hub of the Northern Valley"
Map highlighting Closter's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Map highlighting Closter's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Closter, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Closter, New Jersey
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 1904
Government
[6]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorJohn C. Glidden, Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2018)[1][2]
 • AdministratorJonathan DeJoseph[3][4]
 • ClerkLoretta Castano[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total3.295 sq mi (8.535 km2)
 • Land3.164 sq mi (8.196 km2)
 • Water0.131 sq mi (0.339 km2)  3.98%
 • Rank323rd of 566 in state
24th of 70 in county[7]
Elevation
[8]
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[9][10][11]
 • Total8,373
 • Estimate 
(2014)[12]
8,592
 • Rank273rd of 566 in state
45th of 70 in county[13]
 • Density2,646.0/sq mi (1,021.6/km2)
  • Rank235th of 566 in state
45th of 70 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
07624[14][15]
Area code(s)201 exchanges: 750, 767, 768, 784[16]
FIPS code3400313810[7][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885190[7][19]
Websitewww.closterboro.com

Closter (pronounced [ˈkloːsta] or [ˈkloːstə], with a long o[21]) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,373,[9][10] reflecting a decline of 10 (-0.1%) from the 8,383 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 289 (+3.6%) from the 8,094 counted in the 1990 Census.[22]

History

The Lenni Lenape Native Americans tilled the soil, hunted in the woods, and fished in the rivers and streams before the Dutch arrived in the early 18th Century. The Dutch settlers, though, left an indelible mark on the area. Early records show that after the English takeover of New Netherland, English Governor Philip Carteret in 1669 granted a real estate speculator named Balthaser De Hart a strip of property which extended east and west from the Hudson River to the Tiena Kill, and north and south from today’s Cresskill into Palisades, New York.[23] It is within these geographical boundaries that lies what is now known as Closter. The northern half of this tract of land consisting of 1,030 acres (420 ha) (extending from what is Closter Dock Road northward) was purchased by Barent and Resolvert Nagel on April 25, 1710,[24] who along with the Vervalen family first settled what is now Closter.

The name Closter is of Dutch origin and first appears in 1745, when Arie Arieaense purchased "A certain tract of land lying on Tappan in Orange County and in the province of New York at a certain place called Klooster"[25] (At that time, Closter was considered part of New York State). In the Dutch language, Klooster means "a quiet place, a monastery or cloister."[26] This location was a quiet place in 1710 when the Nagel brothers first settled it, with very few people in the immediate area. The topography gave a sense of isolation and protection, tucked behind the highest point of the Palisades and protected by limited access. Alternatively, sources indicate that the name derives from an early settler named Frederick Closter.[27][28] The name was originally pronounced with a “ow” sound, phonetically, “Klowster.”

Later, just before the American Revolution, these isolated settlers began to feel the imposing hand of the British Crown in their lives – not only in governmental affairs but also by the influx of English culture upon their own language and culture. And as a result the “K” in Klooster was dropped and was replaced with a “C” so the now growing village became known as Clooster.

By 1795, with the emerging new American culture, the second “o” in Clooster was dropped, and the American English “long o” sound was adopted which led to today’s pronunciation of Closter.[21]

Reminders of Closter's early Dutch history abound - with local streets named after some of the early families (Bogert, Demarest, Durie, Naugle, Parsells, Vervalen, Auryansen, Haring, and Westervelt), and a rich collection of unique Jersey Dutch houses.[29]

The arrival of the Northern Branch in 1859,[30] followed by additional train service from what became the West Shore Railroad, brought residents to the community who could commute to Manhattan via the ferry across the Hudson River at the railroad's Weehawken depot.[31] Closter's central location earned it the nickname "Hub of the Northern Valley".[32]

Closter was formed as an incorporated municipality by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 1, 1904, from portions of Harrington Township. On March 29, 1904, Harrington Park was created from portions of Closter, Harrington Township and Washington Township.[33][34]

After the turn of the 20th century, Closter changed from being sprawling estates and farms into an upper middle class suburban town.[31]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.295 square miles (8.535 km2), including 3.164 square miles (8.196 km2) of land and 0.131 square miles (0.339 km2) of water (3.98%).[7][20]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890513—
19001,057106.0%
19101,48340.3%
19201,84024.1%
19302,50236.0%
19402,6034.0%
19503,37629.7%
19607,767130.1%
19708,60410.8%
19808,164−5.1%
19908,094−0.9%
20008,3833.6%
20108,373−0.1%
2014 (est.)8,592[12][35]2.6%
Population sources:
1910-1920[36] 1910[37]
1910-1930[38] 1900-2010[39][40][41]
2000[42][43] 2010[9][10][11]

Census 2010

Template:USCensusDemographics

Korean Americans accounted for 21.2% of the population.[9]

Same-sex couples headed 15 households in 2010, an increase from the 10 counted in 2000.[44]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $117,147 (with a margin of error of +/- $14,096) and the median family income was $128,656 (+/- $13,704). Males had a median income of $93,578 (+/- $13,709) versus $64,167 (+/- $13,864) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $50,501 (+/- $4,636). About 3.2% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.[45]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census[17] there were 8,383 people, 2,789 households, and 2,320 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,644.3 people per square mile (1,021.0/km2). There were 2,865 housing units at an average density of 903.7 per square mile (349.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 75.32% White, 21.56% Asian, 0.93% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.81% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population.[42][43]

As of the 2000 Census, 12.75% of Closter's residents identified themselves as being of Korean ancestry, which was the seventh highest in the United States and fifth highest of any municipality in New Jersey, for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[46] As of the 2010 Census, 21.2% residents (1,771 people) indicated that they were of Korean ancestry.[9]

There were 2,789 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.30.[42][43]

In the borough the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.[42][43]

The median income for a household in the borough was $83,918, and the median income for a family was $94,543. Males had a median income of $65,848 versus $39,125 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $37,065. About 1.7% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.[42][43]

Government

Local government

Closter is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The governing body consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. 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 in a three-year cycle.[6] The Borough form of government used by Closter, the most common system used in the state, is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[47][48]

As of 2016, the Mayor of Closter Borough is Republican John C. Glidden, Jr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2018. Members of the Closter Borough Council are Council President Victoria R. Amitai (R, 2016), David H. Barad (R, 2017), Jannie Chung (D, 2018), Robert A. DiDio (R, 2017), Alissa J. Latner (R, 2018) and Brian Stabile (D, 2016; elected to serve an unexpired term).[1][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]

In January 2015, the Borough Council selected former councilmember Tom Hennessey from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant seat that had been held by John C. Glidden, Jr., expiring in 2016 that became vacant when Glidden took office as mayor.[57]

Emergency services

Closter has its own fire department formed in 1893. The department responds to an average of 275 calls a year.[58]

The Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps was formed in 1936, and serves Closter and the neighboring borough of Alpine.[59]

Closter also has its own police department.[60] Led by Chief Dennis Kaine, the department includes a lieutenant, five sergeants, two detectives and ten patrol officers.[61]

Federal, state and county representation

Closter is located in the 5th Congressional District[62] and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.[10][63][64]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).[65][66] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[67] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024).[68][69]

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).[70] 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.[71]

Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[72] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[73] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[74] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[75] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[76] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2024)[77] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2024).[78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[86][87] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2024)[88][89] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[90][91][81][92]

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,930 registered voters in Closter, of which 1,348 (27.3% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,060 (21.5% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 2,519 (51.1% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered to other parties.[93] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 58.9% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 80.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[93][94]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,857 votes (52.3% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,639 votes (46.2% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 30 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,550 ballots cast by the borough's 5,136 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.1% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[95][96] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,184 votes (55.2% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,715 votes (43.4% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 28 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,955 ballots cast by the borough's 5,187 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.2% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[97][98] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,100 votes (52.6% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,860 votes (46.5% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 27 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,996 ballots cast by the borough's 5,086 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.6% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[99]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 64.2% of the vote (1,183 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 35.0% (646 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (15 votes), among the 1,883 ballots cast by the borough's 4,945 registered voters (39 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 38.1%.[100][101] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 1,238 ballots cast (48.7% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,156 votes (45.5% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 112 votes (4.4% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 7 votes (0.3% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,543 ballots cast by the borough's 5,064 registered voters, yielding a 50.2% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[102]

Education

The Closter Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,110 students and 88.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.61:1.[103] Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[104]) are Hillside Elementary School[105] (with 551 students in grades K-4) and Tenakill Middle School[106] (with 559 students in grades 5-8).[107]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest, together with students from Demarest and Haworth.[108] 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.[109][110] Local students had attended Closter High School until Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest opened in 1955, whereupon the Closter school was closed.[32]

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[111][112]

Transportation

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 43.34 miles (69.75 km) of roadways, of which 33.48 miles (53.88 km) were maintained by the municipality and 9.86 miles (15.87 km) by Bergen County.[113]

County Route 501, County Route 502 and County Route 505 travel through Closter.

Public transportation

The New Jersey Transit 167 and 177 bus routes provide service along Schraalenburgh Road to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.[114]

Coach USA's Red and Tan Lines provides service from Closter to the Port Authority Bus Terminal via the 20 and 14E bus routes.[115] Saddle River Tours / Ameribus offers limited service to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station offered on the 84 route.[116]

Shopping and entertainment

Closter has an outdoor mall called Closter Plaza that includes stores, restaurants and a movie theater. First constructed in the 1960s, a long-term construction project began in July 2015 that will add a Whole Foods and other new businesses to the 208,000-square-foot (19,300 m2) mall. In August 2012, the mall was used for filming scenes for the film The Wolf of Wall Street.[117]

The Closter Golf Center includes a two-story driving range and a mini golf course.[118]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Closter, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Closter include:

Sources

See also

References

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  124. ^ via Associated Press. "Former major league ump, Tom Gorman, Dies", Williamson Daily News, August 13, 1986. Accessed March 2, 2011. "CLOSTER, N.J. - Tom Gorman, a major league umpire for 25 years until his retirement in 1976, is dead of a heart attack. Gorman died Tuesday at the age of 67 at his home in this Northern New Jersey town."
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  127. ^ Alex, Patricia. "Richard H. Hunt, at 40; Brought Muppets to Life", The Record (Bergen County), January 8, 1992. Accessed March 6, 2008. "Richard H. Hunt, a puppeteer who created several Muppets characters including Kermit the Frog's zealous sidekick 'Scooter,' died Tuesday. The Closter resident was 40."
  128. ^ Staff. "Helen Jepson Chosen Chairman of Music Foundation Auxiliary", Raritan Township and Fords Beacon, July 20, 1950, p. 3. Accessed December 19, 2013. "Miss Jepson lives in Closter, Bergen County, and has been a resident of the state for a number of years.... Besides lecturing at Bergen Junior College, she conducts studios both in New York and on the grounds of her Closter home where she teaches New Jersey pupils."
  129. ^ Cahill, William. A History of Closter's Sculptors Closter Historic Preservation Commission. Accessed December 11, 2011. "The fourth notable artist-resident of Closter was Marcel Jovine (1921–2003).... Jovine turned to fine art when the Borough of Closter asked him to create its seal, which commemorates the ride of the Closter Horseman."
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  131. ^ Odum, Charles via Associated press. "MLB: Tommy La Stella steps right up", The Record (Bergen County), June 3, 2014. Accessed June 3, 2014. "The Braves received a needed boost from two players recalled from the minors last week. Now Tommy La Stella of Closter and Shae Simmons are set for their home debuts."
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  133. ^ Horner, Shirley. "ABOUT BOOKS", The New York Times, October 3, 1993. Accessed May 17, 2012. "The other inductees are... Robert Lipsyte of Closter, a sports columnist for The New York Times and the author of The Contender, a young-adult novel published by Harper in 1967 and still in print..."
  134. ^ Staff. "Corrections", Poets & Writers, May/June 2010. Accessed July 28, 2011. "Sam Lipsyte's hometown is Closter, New Jersey, not Demarest, as stated in Failure's Fortune by Frank Bures (March/April 2010)."
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