Wallington, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wallington, New Jersey
settlement_type = Borough
nickname =
motto =

imagesize =
image_caption = Municipal Building


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mapsize = 250x200px
map_caption = Map highlighting Wallington's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.


mapsize1 = 250x200px
map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Wallington, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Bergen
government_footnotes =
government_type = Borough (New Jersey)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Walter G. Wargacki (D, 2011)
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Witold T. Baginski [ [http://www.wallingtonnj.org/html/phone_directory.asp?Dept=BoroughOfficials&FrameHeight=450 Borough Directory] , Borough of Wallington. Accessed December 24, 2007.]
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = January 2, 1895

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 2.7
area_land_km2 = 2.6
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 1.0
area_land_sq_mi = 1.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2007
population_footnotes =
population_total = 11349
population_density_km2 = 4491.3
population_density_sq_mi = 11632.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|885430|Borough of Wallington, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 24, 2007.]
elevation_m = 6
elevation_ft = 20
latd = 40 |latm = 51 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
longd = 74 |longm = 6 |longs = 23 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07057
area_code = 973
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-76490GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0885430GR|3
website = http://www.wallingtonnj.org
footnotes = USCensusPop
1900= 1812
1910= 3448
1920= 5715
1930= 9063
1940= 8981
1950= 8910
1960= 9261
1970= 10284
1980= 10741
1990= 10828
2000= 11583
estimate=11349
estyear=2007
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3476400&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3476400&_street=&_county=wallington&_cityTown=wallington&_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 Wallington] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 10, 2008.]
footnote=Population 1900 - 1990. [ [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.] [ [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.]

Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,583.

Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 (based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894), at the height of the "Boroughitis" fever then sweeping through Bergen County. The borough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield in 1898. ["The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 98.] [ [http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/bergen_county_new_jersey_municipalities.html Dutch Door Genealogy: Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities] , accessed June 6, 2006.]

Geography

Wallington is located at coor dms|40|51|11|N|74|6|33|W|city (40.852931, -74.109251)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,583 people, 4,752 households, and 3,041 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11,632.5 people per square mile (4,472.2/km²). There were 4,906 housing units at an average density of 4,927.0/sq mi (1,894.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.60% White, 2.67% African American, 0.09% Native American, 4.98% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.32% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population.

There were 4,752 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the borough the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $45,656, and the median income for a family was $55,291. Males had a median income of $40,077 versus $30,503 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,431. About 4.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Ancestries are Polish (51.5%), Italian (15.0%), Irish (7.1%), German (5.0%), Dutch (2.0%), United States (1.8%). [ [http://www.city-data.com/city/Wallington-New-Jersey.html Wallington, New Jersey ancestry info from city-data.com] , City-Data.com. Accessed November 5, 2006.]

At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area. [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3476490&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on 2000 Census Profile of Selected Social Characteristics for Wallington, New Jersey] ] Wallington has been ranked in the top ten of municipalities in the United States by percentage of population with Polish ancestry. [ [http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Polish.html Polish Ancestry] , Epodunk. Accessed June 6, 2006.]

Government

Local government

Wallington is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government by a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor is directly elected by the voters to a four-year term of office. Members of the Borough Council serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, qith two seats coming up for election each year.

The Mayor of Wallington Borough is Walter G. Wargacki (D, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Wallington Borough Council are Council President James Furtak (D, 2008), Stephen Adzima (D, 2008), Elizabeth Calabrese (D, 2009), Mark Lepinski (D, 2009), Katherine Polten (D, 2010) and Robert Ryaby (D, 2010). [ [http://www.wallingtonnj.org/html/BouroughGov.asp Borough Government] , Wallington Borough. Accessed August 27, 2007.] ["County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 67.]

In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled the position of mayor and two seats on the borough council. Democratic incumbents ran unopposed, with Walter G. Wargacki (793 votes) re-elected as mayor, and councilmembers Katherine Polten (778) and Robert Ryaby (761) reelected to three-year terms on the council. [Clunn, Nick. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjE3MzYx "Wallington municipal elections"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 3, 2007. Accessed December 24, 2007.] [ [http://www.northjersey.com/dngmedia/media_server/tr/2007/11/06election/bergencounty2007.html Bergen County election results] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.]

On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two three-year terms on the borough council. As of Election Day, the Mayor and council were all Democrats, in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly 3-2 margin. Incumbent Democrats Elizabeth Calabrese (1,379 votes) and Mark Lepinski (1,373) won both seats, defeating Republicans Celina Urbankowski (1,190) and Dolores Rebecky (1,165). [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDEzNzY0 Wallington Election Guide] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 1, 2006.] [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDE2Njgy Wallington election results] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 8, 2006.] [ [http://151.198.187.55/countyclerk/2006%20General/2006_General.pdf Bergen County 2006 General Election Results] , Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2007.]

Federal, state and county representation

Wallington is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,558 in Wallington, there were 4,926 registered voters (42.6% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,011 (20.5% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 649 (13.2% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 3,266 (66.3% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared. No voters were registered to other parties. ["County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," Bergen County, New Jersey, dated April 1, 2006.]

On the national level, Wallington leans slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 53% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 46%. [ [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 Wallington Public Schools serve 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=3416920 Data for the Wallington Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 23, 2008.] ) are [http://www.wboe.org/jefferson.html Jefferson Elementary School] (K-3; 210 students), [http://www.wboe.org/gavlak.html Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School] (K-6; 356) and Wallington High School (7-12; 604).

[http://www.mshschool.org/History.htm Most Sacred Heart School] is a catholic school that serves students from Pre-K through the 8th Grade.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit's Bergen County Line passes through Wallington, but does not stop there. New Jersey Transit bus routes 160, 161, 703, 707, and 780 serves Wallington. [ [http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County] , New Jersey Transit. Accessed August 8, 2008.]

Route 21 passes through Wallington, on a small portion of the borough located across the Passaic River. ["Bergen/Passaic Rockland Counties Atlas", Hagstrom Map Company, 1999, p. 30. ISBN 0-88097-049-9.] County Route 507 also passes through Wallington as well.

ports

The New Jersey Grizzlies are a professional inline hockey team that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association.

Wallington sponsors the "Wallington Gaming" 5v5 Arena Team on World of Warcraft's Arthas realm. [ [http://www.wowarmory.com/team-info.xml?r=Arthas&ts=5&t=Wallington+Gaming&select=Wallington+Gaming Wallington Gaming 5v5] .]

References

External links

* [http://www.wallingtonnj.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.wboe.org/ Wallington Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|03|5430|0|Wallington Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416920 Data for the Wallington Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics