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49-490: Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 28,321, an increase of 1,557 (+5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 26,764, which in turn reflected an increase of 517 (+2.0%) from the 26,247 counted in the 2000 census . New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Bergenfield as its 211th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of

98-486: A special charter ). The borough is the most common form of local government in New Jersey . In 2023 there were 253 boroughs in New Jersey. However, boroughs were not always so common. In 1875 only 17 boroughs had been created, all by special acts of the legislature. These original boroughs were subdivisions of townships, established by state charter; Elizabeth was the first, established by royal charter in 1740, within

147-454: A period, known as " boroughitis ", where large numbers of small boroughs were created. In 1894, the Legislature passed an act requiring each township to have a single school district. A wave of borough incorporations followed, as one part of several townships decided that it would prefer the cost of being a separate municipality to paying for the other schools. The Borough Act of 1897 amended

196-407: A population not exceeding 5,000, to establish itself as an independent borough through a petition and referendum process on a self-executing basis. As enacted, a borough would be governed by an elected mayor (serving a one-year term) and a six-member council (elected to staggered three-year terms). The mayor would preside at council meetings, but had no vote except to break ties. This system resulted in

245-1078: A staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2024, the county executive is James J. Tedesco III ( D , Paramus ), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026. Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale , 2025), Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson , 2025), Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee , 2026), Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah , 2025), Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield , 2026), Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington , 2024) and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes , 2024). Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale , 2026), Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood , 2024) and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill , 2026). As of 2022, there were 18,848 registered voters in Bergenfield. As of 2011, there were

294-407: A staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. The borough form of government used by Bergenfield is a " weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of

343-522: A total area of 2.91 square miles (7.55 km), including 2.90 square miles (7.52 km) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.02 km) of water (0.31%). The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Cresskill , Dumont , Englewood , New Milford , Teaneck and Tenafly . Bergenfield has been called the Little Manila of Bergen County. Of the 14,224 Filipino population in the county as

392-541: A total of 14,083 registered voters in Bergenfield, of which 5,139 (36.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 2,151 (15.3% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 6,782 (48.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 11 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 52.6% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 69.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In

441-463: A turnout of 75.7% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County). In the 2017 gubernatorial election , Democrat Phil Murphy received 66.5% of the vote (3,822 cast), ahead of Republican Kim Guadagno with 32.3% (1,858 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (65 votes), among the 5,891 ballots cast by the borough's 15,631 registered voters (146 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.7%. In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 59.2% of

490-445: A weak mayor and the council performs most legislative and executive functions. This form of local government is used by 39% of the municipalities in New Jersey. There are a total of 253 boroughs in New Jersey, which include: Median household income Median income can be calculated by household income , by personal income , or for specific demographic groups. The measurement of income from individuals and households, which

539-471: A whole enumerated in the 2000 Census, 3,133 (22% of the county total) lived in Bergenfield. By the 2010 Census, 4,569 Bergenfield residents (17.1% of the population) listed themselves as being of Filipino ancestry, and increasing further to 5,062 (18.4%) by 2016. A growing Jewish community in Bergenfield and neighboring Teaneck is comprised of Modern Orthodox Jews . The 2010 United States census counted 26,764 people, 8,852 households, and 6,816 families in

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588-565: Is a member of the New Jersey State First Aid Council. Students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated by the Bergenfield Public Schools . As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,666 students and 283.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from

637-538: Is called net or disposable income. The median equivalised disposable income is the median of the disposable income which is equivalised by dividing income by the square root of household size; the square root is used to acknowledge that people sharing accommodation benefit from pooling at least some of their living costs. The median equivalised disposable income for individual countries corrected for purchasing power parity (PPP) for 2021 in United States dollars

686-450: Is necessary to produce statistics such as the median, can pose challenges and yield results inconsistent with aggregate national accounts data. For example, an academic study on the Census income data claims that when correcting for underreporting, U.S. median gross household income was 15% higher in 2010 (table 3). When taxes and mandatory contributions are subtracted from income, the result

735-597: Is staffed by certified emergency medical technicians . BVAC has four ambulances, one first response SUV, and one EMS Support Unit. Dispatching is provided by the Bergenfield Police Department's 9-1-1 center. The primary jurisdiction of the BVAC is the Borough of Bergenfield, but the corps also responds to requests for mutual-aid from the neighboring First Aid Squads of Dumont , New Milford , and Teaneck . The BVAC

784-481: Is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on

833-539: The 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer ( D , Wyckoff ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For the 2024-2025 session , the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in

882-618: The 2016 presidential election , Democrat Hillary Clinton received 7,395 votes (63.4% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 3,745 votes (32.1% vs. 41.1% countywide) and other candidates with 305 votes (2.6% vs. 3.0% countywide), among the 11,653 ballots cast by the borough's 16,298 registered voters for a turnout of 71.5% (vs. 73% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 6,665 votes (62.7% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 3,773 votes (35.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 91 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among

931-562: The Harlem Globetrotter 1954 film Go, Man, Go! were filmed at Franklin School, and along nearby Prospect Avenue. Those scenes included actors Dane Clark (portraying Abe Saperstein ) and Patricia Breslin (playing Sylvia Saperstein). Many of the school's 5th grade boys were used as extras. On May 4, 2006, the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition came to Bergenfield to build a home for

980-633: The National Center for Education Statistics ) are Franklin Elementary School with 345 students in grades K-5, Hoover Elementary School with 261 students in grades K-5, Jefferson Elementary School with 278 students in grades K-5, Lincoln Elementary School with 410 students in grades PreK-5, Washington Elementary School with 300 students in grades K-5, Roy W. Brown Middle School with 855 students in grades 6-8 and Bergenfield High School with 1,203 students in grades 9-12. Public school students from

1029-702: The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 166 , 167 routes and to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 186 route; and to other New Jersey communities served on the 753 , 756 and 772 routes. Borough (New Jersey) A borough (also spelled boro ), in the context of local government in the U.S. state of New Jersey , refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government (in addition to those established under

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1078-513: The State Senate by Joseph Lagana ( D , Paramus ) and in the General Assembly by Lisa Swain (D, Fair Lawn ) and Chris Tully (D, Bergenfield ). Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive , with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on

1127-511: The "Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc." and established as an organization independent of the Bergenfield Fire Department in 1981, BVAC is located at 1 Froelich Street in Bergenfield. The BVAC is a volunteer independent public emergency medical service . As such, they do not bill for services. BVAC is funded by donations from the public as well as limited funding from the borough. The corps provides basic life support , and

1176-517: The "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey. The magazine ranked Bergenfield as its 231st best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live". NeighborhoodScout named Bergenfield as the safest municipality in the nation in 2012 with more than 25,000 residents and in both 2013 and 2014 they named it as the 2nd safest town in the US only behind Franklin, Massachusetts . In 2019, Bergenfield has dropped in their ratings, falling to number 4. Bergenfield

1225-427: The 10,624 ballots cast by the borough's 15,285 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.5% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 6,410 votes (57.6% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 4,561 votes (40.9% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 70 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 11,138 ballots cast by the borough's 14,721 registered voters, for

1274-602: The 51 counted in 2000. As of the 2000 United States census there were 26,247 people, 8,981 households, and 6,753 families residing in the borough. The population density was 9,065.4 inhabitants per square mile (3,500.2/km). There were 9,147 housing units at an average density of 3,159.3 per square mile (1,219.8/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 62.90% White , 6.90% African American , 0.24% Native American , 20.41% Asian (5,357 Asian), 0.02% Pacific Islander , 6.47% from other races , and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 17.05% of

1323-416: The 6,420 ballots cast by the borough's 14,488 registered voters, yielding a 44.3% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county). The Bergenfield Police Department provides police services to the Borough of Bergenfield. As of 2010, there are a total of 46 sworn officers in the department, 8 civilian telecommunicators , and three civilian Records Bureau employees. The force is responsible for all aspects of policing in

1372-555: The Borough Council are Council President Hernando D. Rivera Mejia (D, 2024), Domingo Almonte (D, 2026), Salvador S. "Buddy" Deauna (D, 2025), Ora C. Kornbluth (D, 2025), Thomas A. Lodato (D, 2024) and Marc Pascual (D, 2026). In March 2023, the borough council appointed Domingo Almonte to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held been held by Rafael Marte. In January 2020, the borough council selected Marc Pascual to fill

1421-480: The Llanes family on New Bridge Road. The episode aired as the pre-season two-hour special originally broadcast on September 17, 2006. The Llanes sold their home in 2012 and went to live with relatives because their taxes increased beyond their ability to pay, having risen from under $ 6,500 in 2007 to more than $ 15,000 five years later due to the increased assessed value of the home following the renovation. On July 22, 2007,

1470-822: The Team Bergenfield Roller Hockey Club, won the NARCh National Roller Hockey Championship defeating the Nor-Cal Patriots 6–5 in Estero, Florida. Team Bergenfield went 6–0–1 in the tournament en route to winning the Men's Silver Championship. The team formed in Bergenfield in 1994 and is one of the longest running roller hockey clubs in the United States. Bergenfield is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which

1519-557: The arts include the Tom Russell song "Bergenfield" (1989), and the Alice Donut song " New Jersey Exit " (1988). The Royal Teens were a 1950s rock and roll band from the borough that was best known as one-hit wonders for their song " Short Shorts ". The Knickerbockers were a 1960s band that took their name from Knickerbocker Road in nearby Tenafly. Mucky Pup was a hardcore and heavy metal band from Bergenfield. Several scenes for

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1568-410: The average family size was 3.41. In the borough 24.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.3% was from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 62,172, and

1617-701: The borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools , which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack , and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus . The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by

1666-436: The borough, including responding to fire and medical emergency calls. Each patrol car is equipped with a first aid kit, oxygen tank, and an Automated external defibrillator . Started in 1905, the Bergenfield Fire Department (BFD) has three independent fire companies and a career staff. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. (BVAC) was formed in 1941 as the "Bergenfield Volunteer Firemen's Ambulance Corps." Renamed

1715-491: The borough. The population density was 9,306.5 per square mile (3,593.3/km). There were 9,200 housing units at an average density of 3,199.1 per square mile (1,235.2/km). The racial makeup was 52.42% (14,029) White , 7.70% (2,060) Black or African American , 0.31% (84) Native American , 25.60% (6,851) Asian , 0.05% (13) Pacific Islander , 10.12% (2,709) from other races , and 3.80% (1,018) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 26.52% (7,097) of

1764-407: The century of the Borough's existence as a form of government. The 1987 Act allowed for the delegation of executive responsibility to an appointed administrator. Traditionally, voters elect a mayor and six council members at-large in a partisan election. Only two boroughs, Roselle and Roselle Park , have ward structures with councils having five ward members and one at-large. The borough system has

1813-457: The council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. As of 2024, the mayor of Bergenfield is Democrat Arvin Amatorio, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027; a former borough council member, Amatorio narrowly unseated Republican Norman Schmelz in the 2019 election. Members of

1862-437: The median income for a family was $ 71,187. Males had a median income of $ 42,074 versus $ 35,137 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 24,706. About 2.6% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. Prestige Records , a major producer of jazz recordings that was established in 1949, had its offices in Bergenfield from

1911-528: The mid-1960s until its sale in 1972. The infamous group suicide of the "Bergenfield Four" took place in March 1987 and received worldwide attention. The victims were four local high schoolers, ages sixteen to nineteen, and their mutual deaths by carbon monoxide were followed by a rash of copycat attempts. The suicides are examined in sociological perspective in Donna Gaines ' Teenage Wasteland (1998). References in

1960-444: The now defunct Elizabeth Township. About half of them had been dissolved, or changed into other forms of government—often cities. In 1875, a constitutional amendment prohibited such local or special legislation. Bergen County is home to the highest number of boroughs of any New Jersey county, at 56. The Borough Act of 1878 allowed any township (or portion thereof) with a land area of no more than four square miles (10 km ) and

2009-491: The original Act, eliminating the self-executing incorporation feature of the earlier legislation. Henceforth, newly incorporated boroughs (or those seeking to dissolve or increase or decrease in size) required approval of the legislature. The elected mayor and six-member council were retained, with the mayor now serving a two-year term. The Borough Act of 1987 was created to streamline borough law and clear away amendments, changes, and contradictory rules that had accumulated over

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2058-430: The population was under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.8 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

2107-416: The population. Of the 8,852 households, 35.5% had children under the age of 18; 58.7% were married couples living together; 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.0% were non-families. Of all households, 19.4% were made up of individuals and 8.9% 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 3.46. 23.9% of

2156-408: The population. There were 8,981 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and

2205-434: The seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Arvin Amatorio until he stepped down to take office as mayor. In January 2017, the borough council selected Rafael Marte to fill the seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Chris Tully until he resigned from office earlier that month. Bergenfield is located in the 5th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district. For

2254-455: The student's home school district. As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 60.50 miles (97.37 km) of roadways, of which 54.75 miles (88.11 km) were maintained by the municipality and 5.75 miles (9.25 km) by Bergen County. Main roads include Washington Avenue, Main Street, Prospect Avenue, River Edge Road and New Bridge Road. NJ Transit bus service is available to and from

2303-555: The vote (3,576 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 40.0% (2,416 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (47 votes), among the 6,214 ballots cast by the borough's 14,629 registered voters (175 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Democrat Jon Corzine received 3,463 ballots cast (53.9% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,599 votes (40.5% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 276 votes (4.3% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 29 votes (0.5% vs. 0.5%), among

2352-482: Was $ 82,546 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 6,568) and the median family income was $ 99,963 (+/− $ 5,602). Males had a median income of $ 52,891 (+/− $ 2,058) versus $ 50,443 (+/− $ 2,598) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 35,034 (+/− $ 2,133). About 3.9% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 62 households in 2010, an increase from

2401-478: Was formed on the basis of a referendum held on June 25, 1894, from portions of Englewood Township and Palisades Township . The borough was formed during the " Boroughitis " phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The borough was named for its location in Bergen County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough had

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