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Encyclopedia > North Caldwell, New Jersey
Map of North Caldwell in Essex County
Map of North Caldwell in Essex County

North Caldwell is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,375. Image File history File links North_caldwell_nj_013. ... Image File history File links North_caldwell_nj_013. ... A Borough (sometimes spelled Boro on road signage) in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of twelve forms of municipal government. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

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Geography

North Caldwell is located at 40°51′49″N, 74°15′31″W (40.863532, -74.258700)GR1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.8 km² (3.0 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,375 people, 2,070 households, and 1,834 families residing in the borough. The population density was 952.3/km² (2,464.6/mi²). There were 2,108 housing units at an average density of 272.2/km² (704.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.63% White, 14.51% African American, 0.03% Native American, 4.71% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 2,070 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.4% were non-families. 9.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.23. Matrimony redirects here. ...


In the borough the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 118.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.2 males.


The median income for a household in the borough was $117,395, and the median income for a family was $125,465. Males had a median income of $87,902 versus $47,904 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $48,249. About 0.8% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


The above demographics derived from the 2000 census are skewed by the presence of the Essex County Jail Annex which was in North Caldwell until 2004. With the construction of the new Essex County Jail, the facility in North Caldwell has since been consolidated with the new facility in Newark. Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area    - City 67. ...


Government

Local government

The Borough of North Caldwell is governed under a Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government. Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator The Faulkner Act, or Optional Municipal Charter Law, provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Mayor-Council government. ...


The Mayor of North Caldwell is Mel Levine. Members of the Borough Council are Joseph Alessi (2007), James Campbell (2007), John Chiaia (2008), Richard Hampson (2006), Cynthia Santomauro (2008) and Susan Volkert (2006).[1] A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...


Federal, state and county representation

North Caldwell is part of New Jersey's 27th Legislative District and is in the Eleventh Congressional District.[2]


New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken). New Jerseys Eleventh Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi (40 km) west of New York City. ... Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Sussex County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Frelinghuysen tours a Superfund site in his district. ... For other uses, see Republican Party (disambiguation) or GOP (disambiguation). ... Harding Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Cliffside Parks location within Bergen County. ... Robert Bob Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic junior Senator from New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...


The 27th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Richard Codey (D, West Orange) and in the Assembly by Mims Hackett (D, Orange) and John F. McKeon (D, West Orange). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken). The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Richard Codey, Governor of New Jersey Richard James Codey (born November 27, 1946 in Orange, New Jersey) is an American politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of West Orange Township in Essex County West Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Assemblyman Mims Hackett Mims Hackett (born September 28, 1941) has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002 and represents the 27th legislative district. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of City of Orange in Essex County The City of Orange Township is a City in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Assemblyman John F. McKeon John F. McKeon (born June 3, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey) has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002 and represents the 27th legislative district. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of West Orange Township in Essex County West Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the current Democratic Governor of the state of New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...


Essex County's County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Blonnie R. Watson, Freeholder Vice President Ralph R. Caputo, Freeholders-At-Large Johnny Jones, Donald M. Payne, Jr., and Patricia Sebold, Freeholder District 1 Samuel Gonzalez, Freeholder District 2 D. Bilal Beasley, Freeholder District 3 Carol Y. Clark, Freeholder District 4 Linda Lordi Cavanaugh and Freeholder District 5 Ralph R. Caputo. Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... A County Executive is the title assigned to a person hired to run the day to day operations of a county. ... Joseph N. DiVincenzo is the Essex County Executive for Essex County, New Jersey. ... The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ...


Politics

On the national level, North Caldwell leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 59% of the votes, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 40%.


History

North Caldwell was part of the Horseneck Tract, which was an area that consisted of what are now the municipalities of Caldwell, West Caldwell, North Caldwell, Fairfield, Verona, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Roseland, and portions of Livingston and West Orange. The Horseneck Tract was an area in present-day Essex County, New Jersey, United States, that consisted of what are now the municipalities of Caldwell, West Caldwell, North Caldwell, Fairfield, Verona, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Roseland, and portions of Livingston and West Orange. ... Map of Caldwell in Essex County Caldwell is a borough located in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, about sixteen miles outside of New York City. ... Map of West Caldwell Township in Essex County West Caldwell is an upper-middle class township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Fairfield Township in Essex County Fairfield is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Location of Verona in Essex County (L); Location of Essex County in New Jersey (R) Coordinates: Country United States State New Jersey County Essex Incorporated 1907 Mayor Jay Sniatkowski (2009). ... Map of Cedar Grove Township in Essex County Cedar Grove Township is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of Essex Fells in Essex County Essex Fells is a borough located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Roseland in Essex County Roseland is a borough located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Livingston Township in Essex County Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of West Orange Township in Essex County West Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ...


In 1702, settlers purchased the 14,000 acre (57 km²) Horseneck Tract — so-called because of its irregular shape that suggested a horse's neck and head — from the Lenni Lenape Native Americans for goods equal to $325. This purchase encompassed much of western Essex County, from the First Mountain to the Passaic River. The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ... Chief Quanah Parker of the Quahadi Comanche Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory which is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in... The Watchung Mountains are a pair of two long low ridge lateral morraines formed by glaciers in the most recent ice age, between 400 ft. ... The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ...


North Caldwell in popular culture

  • In 1994, the "Unabomber", Theodore Kaczynski sent a mail bomb to an advertising executive who resided in North Caldwell, killing him. This incident put the small town on the national map for a brief moment in time.[1]
  • In the HBO television show, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano and his family live in North Caldwell. Many scenes from the program are filmed in North Caldwell and in other communities across New Jersey.
  • Poet, critic, and translator Richard Wilbur grew up in North Caldwell. He later won two Pulitzer Prizes and served as a U.S. Poet Laureate.
  • Stuckeyville, the fictional town in the NBC television series Ed, was said to be modeled after North Caldwell.

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Education

The North Caldwell Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through sixth grade. Grandview School is for grades K-3. Gould School is for grades 4-6. The North Caldwell Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade from North Caldwell, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ...


North Caldwell is home to the West Essex Regional School District, which also serves students from Fairfield, Essex Fells and Roseland in Grades 7-12. Students in Grades 7-9 attend West Essex Junior High School. Grades 10-12 are served by the West Essex High School. The West Essex Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students in seventh through twelfth grade from four municipalities in western Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Fairfield Township in Essex County Fairfield is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Map of Essex Fells in Essex County Essex Fells is a borough located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Roseland in Essex County Roseland is a borough located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... West Essex High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in North Caldwell, New Jersey in the United States. ...


References

  1. ^ North Caldwell Mayor and Council, accessed November 3, 2006
  2. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 61, accessed August 30, 2006

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North Caldwell, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (883 words)
The Mayor of North Caldwell is Mel Levine.
North Caldwell is part of New Jersey's 27th Legislative District and is in the Eleventh Congressional District.
New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township).
Caldwell, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1967 words)
The council is elected by the population of Caldwell.
Caldwell is part of New Jersey's 27th Legislative District and is in the Eleventh Congressional District.
In accordance with New Jersey state law that requires towns to bus students to school if they live further than 2 miles, the high school was built, in the early 1960s to ensure that it was within a 2 mile radius of all households in both towns.
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