Everything about North Bergen New Jersey totally explained
North Bergen is a
township in
Hudson County,
New Jersey,
United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 58,092.
North Bergen was incorporated as a township on
April 10,
1843, by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature, from
Bergen Township. Portions of the township have been taken to form Hoboken Township (
April 9,
1849, now the City of
Hoboken), Hudson Town (
April 12,
1852, later part of Hudson City),
Hudson City (
April 11,
1855, later annexed by
Jersey City),
Guttenberg (formed within the township on
March 9,
1859, and set off as an independent municipality on
April 1,
1878),
Weehawken (
March 15,
1859),
Union Township and
West Hoboken Township (both created on
February 28,
1861),
Union Hill town (
March 29,
1864) and
Secaucus (
March 12,
1900).
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.6
square miles (14.6
km²), of which, 5.2 square miles (13.5 km²) of it's land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (7.47%) is water. North Bergen meets with
Union City and
Jersey City at a single point.
Shaped like an inverted "L", North Bergen has a large section stretching from north to south, and a smaller section stretching from east to west. That small north-east portion of North Bergen is considered the Woodcliff section. This area is directly juxtaposed to the Braddock North Hudson Park, along Woodcliff Avenue & JFK Boulevard East. Since this small stretch of land has river exposure to the east, the park to the west, and is sandwiched between the two towns of
Cliffside Park (
Bergen County) to the north, and
Guttenberg (Hudson county) to the south, it's in high demand. This area is considered geographically and demographically separated from the rest of North Bergen.
North Bergen also has a diverse amount of geological features. For example, a rock formation in western North Bergen (located at ) is composed of unusual
serpentine rock and made up of small rock cliffs. Because of this, it's unusable by developers, and is one of the few undeveloped parts of North Bergen.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 58,092 people, 21,236 households, and 14,249 families residing in the township. The
population density was 11,179.6 people per square mile (4,313.4/km²). There were 22,009 housing units at an average density of 1, 634.2/km² (4,235.5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the township was 67.36%
White, 2.72%
African American, 0.40%
Native American, 6.47%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 15.53% from
other races, and 7.47% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 57.25% of the population.
There were 21,236 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were
married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,844, and the median income for a family was $46,172. Males had a median income of $35,626 versus $29,067 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $20,058. About 9.6% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
Commerce
North Bergen is in a state-established "
Urban Enterprise Zone," which was implemented through a program designed to assist businesses in communities across New Jersey. Businesses within the zone are eligible for a variety of incentives, including a sales tax reduction to customers of 3½% (from the mandated 7% statewide sales tax), with no tax on clothing or on purchases made by merchants related to running their businesses. Revenue generated from the reduced sales tax is maintained in a special fund dedicated for use within the zone for specific economic development and physical improvement projects. The zone was established in February 1995 through the efforts of Senator Sacco, one of the sponsors of the state's Urban Enterprise Zone legislation.
Government
Local government
North Bergen is governed under the
Walsh Act form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of five commissioners elected at large to the Township Committee in non-partisan elections to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis. After each election, the commissioners select one of their members to serve as mayor and each individual is assigned to head one of the five commissions. North Bergen has been governed under the Walsh Act by a five-member commission since 1931.
Members of the North Bergen Township Committee are:
Federal, state and county representation
North Bergen is split between the Ninth and Thirteenth Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 32nd Legislative District.
Education
The
North Bergen School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics) are six elementary schools —
Robert Fulton School
(K-8; 1,157),
Franklin School (K-8; 660 students),
John F. Kennedy School (K-8; 547),
Lincoln School (PreK-8; 1,195),
Horace Mann School (K-8; 1,048) and
McKinley School (PreK-8; 461) — and
North Bergen High School for grades 9-12 (2,399). Students from
Guttenberg attend the district's high school as part of a
sending/receiving relationship with the
Guttenberg Public School District.
Transportation
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) service is available at the
Tonnelle Avenue station. HBLR is a
light rail system, owned by
New Jersey Transit and operated by the 21st Century Rail Corporation, that connects the
Hudson County communities of
Bayonne,
Jersey City,
Hoboken,
Weehawken,
Union City and North Bergen. Service is available to
Hoboken Terminal and two stations at
West Side Avenue in Jersey City and
22nd Street in Bayonne.
Route 495,
Route 3 and
U.S. Route 1/9 are major highways within the township's borders, and the
New Jersey Turnpike is easily accessible.
New Jersey Transit bus service is available to the
Port Authority Bus Terminal in
Midtown Manhattan on the
121,
125,
127,
128,
154,
156,
158,
159,
165,
166,
168,
320 routes. The
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal is served by the
181 and
188.
Jersey City is accessible via the
22,
23,
83,
84,
85,
86,
88 and
89 routes. Local routes are served by the
751.
The closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service is
Newark Liberty International Airport, located 13.7 miles away straddling the border between
Newark and
Elizabeth.
New York City's
LaGuardia Airport is 16.0 miles away in
Flushing, Queens, via the
George Washington Bridge.
Noteworthy residents
James J. Braddock (1905-1974), heavyweight boxing champion from 1935 to 1937.
James L. Brooks (1940-), Television and movie director.
Henry Escalante, pop musician, and one of the 15 finalists from the 2007 season of the MTV reality show Making Menudo.
Steve Mocco (1981-), amateur wrestler.
Bill Raisch (1905-1984), actor, "one-armed man" on the TV show The Fugitive.
Frederick Reines (1918-1998), the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-discovered the neutrino.
John Scarne (1903-1985), author, expert on gambling, card games and magic tricks.
Hal Turner, white supremacist shortwave / internet radio host.
Ice T (1958-), rap music pioneer and actor.
Points of interest
Hoboken Cemetery
Palisades Medical Center, regional hospital serving approximately 350,000 people in Southern Bergen and Hudson counties.Further Information
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