Glen Rock (New Jersey)

Glen Rock is at: (40.961109, −74.125766).

According to the US Census Bureau, the area has a total area of ​​7.1 km², of which 0.37% is water.

As of the 2000 census, there were 11,546 people in Glen Rock, 3,977 households, and 3,320 families residing in the area. The population density is 1638.9 per km ². There were 4,024 housing units with an average density of 571.2 per km ². The racial makeup of the area was 90.07% White , 1.81% African American , 0.16% Native American, 6.48% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.61% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.

Out of 3977 households, 43.8% of them had children under the age of 18 years, 75.1% had married couples living together, 6.8% had single mothers without a husband, and 16.5% did not having families. 14.7% of all households are made up of individuals, 9.2% of which are one or more single people aged 65 years or older. The average household size is 2.89 and the average family size is 3.22.

The district had a population distribution from 29.4% under the age of 18 years, 3.9% from 18 to 24 years old, 27.4% from 25 to 44 years old, 25.6% from 45 to 64 years old and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there are 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.5 males.

The median household income in the district was $ 104,192, and median household income was $ 111,280. Men had an average income of $ 84,614 versus $ 52,430 for women. The per capita income for the district was $ 45,091. About 2.1% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those who were 65 years and older.

Local government

Glen Rock is governed by the form of government of New Jersey districts and municipal governments. The government consists of a mayor and a city council (Borough Council) of six members; all positions are elected. The mayor is directly elected by the voters for a four-year term, and only votes in cases of equal distribution of votes (3: 3). The city council consists of six members, elected on a step-by-step basis for a three-year term ^{[3]. The} council is appointed by the district’s professional administrator, who is the district’s chief administrative officer who is responsible for the mayor and the council.

In the November 3, 2009 election, Democrat Joan Orseck and Republican Carmine Nogara were elected to the city council. In the New Jersey governor’s election, Glen Rock residents voted to re-elect Democratic Governor John Korzine (2,201 votes to 2,113 for Republican Chris Christie ). By statewide results, however, Christy became the new state governor.

The city government recognizes the annual Poverty Awareness Week anti-poverty project. The community gathers at the annual “Project” to combat extreme poverty in the world. In 2007, the community built the so-called Habitat House in Paterson , New Jersey (the second house built by Glen Rock residents), and the community was awarded the city's first Paterson Habitat's Volunteers of the Year title. In 2008, the music festival “Water for Africa” was held in the area. In 2009, the community continued its fight against poverty, raising funds to fight malaria in Haiti .

The Green Up policy of the city means that the mayor and Council take their trees, water and the environment as a whole seriously. Shady trees are provided free of charge to citizens, thanks to the hard work of the mayor and the Council in collaboration with DPW.

Federal, State, and County Representation

Glen Rock is located in the fifth constituency and is part of the 35 New Jersey Legislative District. ^[four]

Policy

As of April 1, 2006, out of a total population of 11,525, according to the 2004 census, 7,682 registered voters lived in Glen Rock (66.7% of the population, versus 55.4% in the entire Bergen district). Of the registered voters, 1,405 (18.3% versus 20.7% in the constituency) were registered as Democrats , 1,673 (21.8% versus 19.2% in the constituency) were registered as Republicans and 4,603 (59.9% versus 60.1% in the district) were registered as undeclared .

At the national level, Glen Rock was divided equally between Democrats and Republicans. In the 2004 presidential election , Democrat John Kerry received 51% of the vote, beating Republican George W. Bush , who received about 48%. ^[5] In the 2008 presidential election, the city ​​swung strongly towards the Democrats. Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a margin of 10% (54% to 44%). ^[6]

Glen Rock State Schools go from kindergarten to twelfth grade. The district consists of six schools that include four elementary schools (kindergarten - grade 5): a school named after Richard E. Bird (223 students), Central Elementary School (310), im. Clara E. Coleman (332) and Elementary School. Alexander Hamilton (276) There is also one secondary school in the district for students from grades 6 to 8 (617) and a higher school for grades 9-12 (714). At Glen Rock High School from 2004 to 2006, more than 95% of graduates said they would move to two or four years at a higher education institution. ^[7]

There is one parish school, the Academy of Our Lady, which is associated with the Roman Catholic Church. St. Caterina, located in Glen Rock, and the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in nearby Ridgewood.

Famous current and former residents of Glen Rock:

• Guy W. Calissi (c. 1909-1980), judge of the New Jersey Supreme Court . ^[8]
• Michael Cavanaugh (born 1972), vocalist and musician, star of the Broadway musical Movin 'Out.
• George Hotz (born 1989), the first person to unlock the iPhone in 2007 for use with systems other than AT&T. ^[9]
• Houghtaling John (1916–2009), who created the Magic Fingers vibrating bed in the basement of his house. ^[10]
• John Montone is the morning reporter for 1010 WINS in New York. ^[eleven]
• Charlie Tahan, who played a childhood role in the 2007 film I Am Legend [1]
• Floyd Vivino (born 1951), lived and attended school in Glen Rock, also known as Uncle Floyd.

• In October 2005, many scenes of prominent places in the city were filmed for behind the movie World Trade Center ; cast: Nicolas Cage and director Oliver Stone .
• Glen Rock was home to Absolute Entertainment and Imagineering, a video game company .
• Unlike most suburbs, whose names mean little or nothing, Glen Rock was actually created around a huge rock left after the retreating glaciers in a small valley (glen). From a 1985 New York Times article: “Glen Rock is named for a 570-ton glacier-shifted boulder that sits on the north end of Rock Road, the city’s main street. Called Pamachapura, or Stone of Paradise, by the Lenape Indians of Delaware, the stone served as the base for Native American signal fires. ” ^[12] Despite this article, Rock Road runs from east to west and has no“ northern end ”. In addition, the stone is actually located at the intersection of Doremus Avenue and Rock Road. [2]

• Hopper Manor is a historic building located on the corner of Akerman and Hillman Streets. The place was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as place No. 83001526. ^[13]

• "History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923"; Westervelt, Francis A. (1858-1942).

• Glen Rock Official Website
• Glen Rock Police Department
• Glen Rock Public Schools
• Glen Rock Public School Data - National Center for Education Statistics
• Glen Rock City Library