Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

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map_caption = Map highlighting Hasbrouck Heights' location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey


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subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_name2 = Bergen
government_type = Borough
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settlement_type = Borough (New Jersey)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Rose Marie Heck (R, 2011)
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Michael Kronyak [ [http://www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us/general/admin.html Municipal Administrator] , Borough of Hasbrouck Heights. Accessed September 18, 2007.]
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = July 31, 1894
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population_total = 11492
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population_density_km2 = 2,981.9
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timezone = Eastern (EST
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elevation_m = 35
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elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|885247|Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, Geographic Names Information System, accessed April 16, 2007.]
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07604
area_code = 201
website = http://www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us
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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 Rose Marie Heck.

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. ["History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 367-370.] A part of the borough was annexed to Lodi in 1901. ["Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey" p. 11 note 21.]

Geography

Hasbrouck Heights is located at coor dms|40|51|46|N|74|4|30|W|city (40.862890, -74.075062)GR|1.

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

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 1255
1910= 2155
1920= 2895
1930= 5658
1940= 6716
1950= 9181
1960= 13046
1970= 13651
1980= 12166
1990= 11488
2000= 11662
estimate=11492
estyear=2007
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3430150&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3430150&_street=&_county=hasbrouck+heights&_cityTown=hasbrouck+heights&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Hasbrouck Heights] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 10, 2008.]
footnote=Population 1900 - 1990. [ [http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/planning/data/HistoricalPop.pdf Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900 - 2000)] , Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2007.] [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] - As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,662 people, 4,521 households, and 3,142 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,735.0 people per square mile (2,981.9/km²). There were 4,617 housing units at an average density of 3,062.3/sq mi (1,180.6/km²). 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

Hasbrouck Heights 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."2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 160.]

The Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights is Rose Marie Heck (R, 2011). Members of the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Council are Council President Justin A. DiPisa (R, 2008), Stephen Altobelli (D, 2009), Sonya Buckman (R, 2010), Anthony DiNanno (D, 2009), David Gonzales (R, 2010), Maryetta Saccomano (elected as a Republican but changed parties and is now a Democrat, 2008) [Vega, Alice, Hasbrouck Heights Democratic Municipal Chair, interview 24 October, 2007.] [ [http://www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us/general/mc.html Hasbrouck Heights Mayor & Council] , Borough of Hasbrouck Heights. Accessed February 6, 2007.] [ [http://co.bergen.nj.us/ParksPDF/CountyDirectory.pdf "County of Bergen: 2008 County and Municipal Directory"] , Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 47. Accessed July 5, 2008.]

In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled the position of mayor and two seats on the borough council. Rose Marie Heck (1,638 votes) was elected for a new term as Mayor (she had served in the role from 1988 to 1995), defeating Councilmembers Maryetta Saccomano (990) and Carol J. Skiba (613). In the race for the two seats on the Borough Council, Republican newcomers Sonya Buckman (1,652) and David P. Gonzalez (1,580) won election, unseating Democratic incumbent Leonard Introna (967) who came in a distant fourth, with his running mate George Shihanian (1,076) and independents Christian Semenecz (562) and Helayne Weiss (467) also falling short. [Gartland, Michael. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjE3MzUz "Hasbrouck Heights municipal elections"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 7, 2007. Accessed December 27, 2007.] [Gartland, Michael. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjE4NjA0 "Heights rivals spar right down to the wire"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 7, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2007. "Rose Heck, the Republican candidate for mayor, defeated both Saccomano and Skiba on Tuesday."] [ [http://www.northjersey.com/dngmedia/media_server/tr/2007/11/06election/bergencounty2007.html "BERGEN COUNTY Unofficial Results"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 7, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2007.]

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 gave the Council a Democratic majority for first time since 1912. [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDEzNzE3 Hasbrouck Heights Election Guide] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 1, 2006.] [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDE3MTYz New political landscape in Heights] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 9, 2006.] [ [http://151.198.187.55/countyclerk/2006%20General/2006_General.pdf Bergen County 2006 General Election Results] , accessed February 1, 2007.]

Federal, state and county representation

Hasbrouck Heights is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

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. ["County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006.]

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%. [ [http://www.nj.gov/lps/elections/2004results/04_Municipality_pdf%27s/presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County] , New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.]

Education

The Hasbrouck Heights School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406930 Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 27, 2008.] ) include two K-5 elementary schools — [http://euclid.hhschools.org/ Euclid School] (386 students) and [http://lincoln.hhschools.org/ Lincoln School] (376) — [http://ms.hhschools.org/ Hasbrouck Heights Middle School] for grades 6-8 (406) and
Hasbrouck Heights High School, a combined junior-senior high school, for grades 9-12 (518).

Transportation

New Jersey Transit bus routes 161, 163 and 164 provide service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 76 line serves Newark; and local service is offered on the 709 and 780 routes. [ [http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County] , New Jersey Transit. Accessed September 9, 2008.]

In addition, NJ Transit provides rail service via the Pascack Valley Line's Williams Avenue station, which is located on the boundary of Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro. Although the rail line's tracks lie entirely within the municipal boundaries of Hasbrouck Heights - and in fact form the borough's eastern boundary with Teterboro - NJ Transit considers the station to be in Teterboro because its parking lot and ingress/egress roads are accessed from that town.

Route 17 and U.S. Route 46 both pass through Hasbrouck Heights.

Portions of Teterboro Airport are located in Hasbrouck Heights. [ [http://www.panynj.gov/commutingtravel/airports/html/teb_location.html 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."]

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. The cause of the blaze was found to be an electrical problem. 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. [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY5NTE1NjImeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkz Library chief draws cops' ire] , "The Record (Bergen County)", June 22, 2006.] This event drew widespread attention via a Slashdot article. [ [http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/22/2251209 Slashdot: Library Chief Criticized for Requiring Subpoena] ]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Hasbrouck Heights include:
* Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor and American Pie star was born and raised in Hasbrouck Heights and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School. [Ivry, Bob. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22253564.html "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.]
* Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983), entertainer, was brought up in Hasbrouck Heights. [Emblen, Frank. [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F50E13F93C5C0C7B8DDDAB0994DB484D81 "NEW JERSEY GUIDE"] , "The New York Times", December 18, 1983. Accessed November 7, 2007. "Mr. Godfrey, who died on March 16 at the age of 79, was a native of 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.
* Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), singer and actor. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,823900-7,00.html "The Kid from Hoboken"] , "Time (Magazine)", August 29, 1955. Accessed June 4, 2007. "Even at home, Sinatra was not safe. His house in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. was ringed all day and half the night by gazing girldom. Originally white, its sides were soon smeared with lipstick. Sometimes the girls made human ladders and peered into his bedroom, and when he got a haircut the clippings were claimed."]
* Scott Slutzker (born 1972), former NFL tight end of the Colts, Saints, and Jets. Born, raised, and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School. [ [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SlutSc00.htm Scott Slutzker] , Pro-Football-Reference. Accessed September 24, 2008.]

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

External links

* [http://www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us/ Hasbrouck Heights official website]
* [http://www.hhschools.org/ Hasbrouck Heights School District]
*NJReportCard|03|2080|0|Hasbrouck Heights School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406930 Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District] , National Center for Education Statistics