Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

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Hasbrouck Heights is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,662. The current mayor is Ronald R. Jones.

Hasbrouck Heights was formed with the passage of a referendum on July 31, 1894, and was created from portions of Lodi Township at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County.[1] A part of the borough was annexed to Lodi in 1901.[2]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19305,658—
19406,71618.7%
19509,18136.7%
196013,04642.1%
197013,6514.6%
198012,166−10.9%
199011,488−5.6%
200011,6621.5%
2005 (est.)11,643[3]
Population 1930 - 1990[4]

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 11,662 people, 4,521 households, and 3,142 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,981.9/km² (7,735.0/mi²). There were 4,617 housing units at an average density of 1,180.6/km² (3,062.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.87% White, 1.71% African American, 0.04% Native American, 6.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.19% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.27% of the population.

There were 4,521 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $64,529, and the median income for a family was $75,032. Males had a median income of $51,328 versus $40,570 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,626. About 2.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights is Ronald R. Jones. Members of the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Council are Council President Leonard Introna, Stephen Altobelli, Leonard DiNanno, Justin A. DiPisa, Maryetta Saccomano and Carol J. Skiba.[5]

On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two open seats held by Republicans. As of Election Day, Republicans held a 4-2 majority on the Council, in a community in which registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by a nearly 3-1 margin. In an election in which taxes, quality of life and shopping on Boulevard were major issues, Democratic newcomers Anthony DiNanno (who received 2,166 votes) and Stephen Altobelli (2,132) ousted one-term Republican incumbents Thomas Meli (1,722) and Ronald Kistner (1,697). The electoral sweep gives the Council an incoming Democratic majority for first time since 1912.[6][7][8]

Federal, state and county representation

Hasbrouck Heights is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District.[9]

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.[10][11] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[12] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024).[13][14]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana (D, Paramus) and in the General Assembly by Lisa Swain (D, Fair Lawn) and Chris Tully (D, Bergenfield).[15] 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.[16]

Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[17] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[18] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[19] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[20] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[21] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2024)[22] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2024).[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[31][32] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2024)[33][34] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[35][36][26][37]

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,679 in Hasbrouck Heights, there were 7,119 registered voters (61.0% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,018 (14.3% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,712 (38.1% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 3,386 (47.6% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There were three voters registered to other parties.[38]

On the national level, Hasbrouck Heights leans toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 56% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 43%.[39]

Education

The Hasbrouck Heights School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district include two K-5 elementary schools (Euclid School and Lincoln School), Hasbrouck Heights Middle School for grades 6-8 and Hasbrouck Heights High School, a combined junior-senior high school, for grades 9-12.

Notable Events

  • 1664 - Settled
  • 1894 - Incorporated
  • 1999 - (December 9) A plane bound for neighboring Teterboro Airport crashes in a backyard on residential Central Avenue. Three aboard died, no injuries occurred on the ground.
  • 1999 - (December 10) The Municipal Building (town hall, town court, fire department, police department) caught fire just one day after a small plane crash in the backyard of a Hasbrouck Heights resident. Electrical problems caused the fire, a new building was built on the Boulevard and Central and dedicated on December 14, 2003.
  • 2006 - (June) The public library director Michele Reutty was in the news for not providing information to the town police when they turned up at the library without a subpoena. [40] This event drew widespread attention via a Slashdot article.[41]

Notable residents

  • Arthur Godfrey was brought up in Hasbrouck Heights. While a student at Franklin High School (as it was then known) he closed down the school for several days by stuffing Limburger cheese down the heating grates and into the furnace system.
  • Jason Biggs, actor and American Pie star was born and raised in Hasbrouck Heights and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.[42]

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. ^ "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 367-370.
  2. ^ "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey" p. 11 note 21.
  3. ^ Census data for Hasbrouck Heights, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007.
  4. ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007.
  5. ^ Hasbrouck Heights Mayor & Council, accessed February 6, 2007.
  6. ^ Hasbrouck Heights Election Guide, The Record (Bergen County), November 1, 2006.
  7. ^ New political landscape in Heights, The Record (Bergen County), November 9, 2006.
  8. ^ Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, accessed February 1, 2007.
  9. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 58, accessed August 30, 2006.
  10. ^ Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed January 3, 2019.
  11. ^ 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."
  12. ^ 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."
  13. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/nyregion/george-helmy-bob-menendez-murphy.html
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Legislative Roster for District 38, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 20, 2024.
  16. ^ County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  17. ^ Vice Chairman Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  18. ^ Commissioner Vice Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  19. ^ Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan M. Voss, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  20. ^ Commissioner Mary J. Amoroso, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  21. ^ 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."
  22. ^ Commissioner Steven A. Tanelli, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  23. ^ Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  24. ^ Board of County Commissioners, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  25. ^ 2022 County Data Sheet, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  26. ^ a b 2022 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, March 2022. Accessed January 30, 2023.
  27. ^ Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.
  28. ^ Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ Bergen County November 5, 2019 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 10, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
  31. ^ About the Clerk, Bergen County Clerk. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  32. ^ Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  33. ^ Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff's Office. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  34. ^ Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  35. ^ Michael R. Dressler, Bergen County Surrogate's Court. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  36. ^ Surrogates, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  37. ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  38. ^ "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006.
  39. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.
  40. ^ Library chief draws cops' ire, The Record (Bergen County), June 22, 2006.
  41. ^ Slashdot: Library Chief Criticized for Requiring Subpoena
  42. ^ Ivry, Bob. "BUT MOM LOVES HIM ANYWAY -- WITH `AMERICAN PIE,' JASON BIGGS TAKES A PECULIAR PATH FROM HASBROUCK HEIGHTS TO HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY", The Record (Bergen County), July 7, 1999. Accessed June 4, 2007.

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