83-515: Waldwick may refer to the following: Places [ edit ] United States Waldwick, New Jersey Waldwick High School Waldwick (NJT station) Waldwick Public School District Waldwick, Wisconsin , a town Waldwick (community), Wisconsin , an unincorporated community See also [ edit ] Waldwic in Hale County, Alabama [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
166-413: A bare majority the power to accept or reject a few that have dared to oppose the new fad, and for this simple expression of their rights to cut them from all school facilities is radically wrong and gross injustice. There is no defense for the injured, but they must meekly accept the situation. It is inconsistent with liberty, a term so dear to us all". Superintendent Terhune wrote that "until the boroughing
249-444: A council of citizens voted to incorporate as the borough of "Waldwick", from the remaining portions of Orvil Township. With the creation of the borough of Waldwick, Orvil Township was dissolved. Various derivations of the borough's name have been offered, including one that "Waldwick" is Old English, from "wald" (forest) and "wick" (settlement or place). According to The History of Bergen County written in 1900 by James M. Van Valen,
332-444: A female householder with no husband present and 21.6% were non-families. Of all households, 18.5% were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.20. 25.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
415-533: A general law soon became patent". Since 1885, new boroughs had not gotten their own freeholder, with borough voters instead joining with those in the township they were formerly part of to elect one. Partisans saw the political possibilities of the 1894 law, and contested control of the Bergen County government through the formation of boroughs that would elect freeholders of their party. The energetic legislators finally reached school reform with Chapter CCCXXXV of
498-480: A larger stake in the government. They were fiercely opposed on each issue by the existing rural, agricultural population, who understood that their taxes would need to be raised in order to pay for the services that they did not want. Schools and school districts caused angry debate between commuters and long-time residents. School district lines were independent of those of townships, for every school formed its own school district. Accordingly, townships could contain
581-603: A number of school districts: Bergen County 's Franklin Township in the early 1890s contained eleven school districts serving 774 students. Of the 94 schools in Bergen County in 1893, 31 were one-room schoolhouses , though this was a decrease from 44 in 1880. Bergen County was sparsely populated when the railroad lines went through in the 1850s, making for a different pattern of development than other suburban counties, such as Union and Camden , which saw more planned development around railroad stations. Bergen's pattern of development
664-482: A part of a scheme of speculation to encourage the sale of real estate, or were the outgrowth of sectional or local jealousy which found too easy a vent in the facility which the borough law afforded for the creation of a new municipality. We have not thought it advisable, however, to question in any way the existence of any of these boroughs or, in rehabilitating them, to make any distinction between those that ought to exist and those that ought not. It will be sufficient for
747-424: A seat on the county board or to keep control of the local school. Forty new boroughs were formed in 1894 and 1895, with the bulk in Bergen County, where most townships were broken up or greatly reduced in size; there are few there today. The state legislature scuttled the right to elect a freeholder in 1895, and ended the formation of boroughs by referendum the following year. Municipalities continued to be created by
830-988: 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 March 2011, there were
913-590: A total of 6,277 registered voters in Waldwick, of which 1,429 (22.8% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 1,617 (25.8% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 3,227 (51.4% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 65.2% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 87.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In
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#1733085212535996-418: A township, avoided further depredations by Midland Park and Glen Rock by incorporating as a village . The borough of Wood-Ridge was formed after the boundary lines were carefully drawn with an eye to the referendum, to exclude the home of a family of prominent landowners who were opposed to the incorporation – though not excluding their farmland. Once Wood-Ridge was successfully established,
1079-417: A turnout of 80.2% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County). In the 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 2,891 votes (56.9% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 2,141 votes (42.1% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 33 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 5,084 ballots cast by the borough's 6,281 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.9% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county). In
1162-399: 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 the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with
1245-487: 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 a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. The borough form of government used by Waldwick
1328-516: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Waldwick, New Jersey Waldwick ( / ˈ w ɔː l d w ɪ k / ) 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 10,058, an increase of 433 (+4.5%) from the 2010 census count of 9,625, which in turn reflected an increase of three people (+0.0%) from
1411-419: Is done", it would not be possible to assess the many problems that the rapid subdivision had caused: "I would not attempt to estimate, let alone approximate, the changes caused by the boroughs. It is simply inconceivable". The Act of February 18, 1895, amended the previous year's borough bill to raise the requirement for incorporation petitions from owners of 10 percent of the land value to 50 percent. The rush
1494-552: Is home of the Waldwick Seventh-day Adventist School; The Village School, a Montessori school for children though 8th grade; and The Forum School, which is an alternative school established in 1954 for students who are developmentally disabled . Pre-school programs are also offered at Rainbow Corners day school, at the Methodist Church, Building Blocks Child Center at Christ Community Church (across from
1577-487: Is located in the 5th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district. For 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
1660-637: Is served by NJ Transit at the Waldwick train station , located at the intersection of West Prospect Street, Lafayette Place and Hewson Avenue. The station is served by both the Bergen County Line and Main Line , which run north–south to Hoboken Terminal with connections via the Secaucus Junction transfer station to New York Penn Station and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at
1743-602: Is situated, and be a member of such board ... In April, the Republican majority in Trenton let it be known they were working on a bill to solve Delford's problem by allowing boroughs to be formed from portions of two or more townships, and this became the Act of May 9, 1894. The act also granted such boroughs a seat on the county Board of Chosen Freeholders. According to Wright, "the consequences of casting special legislation under guise of
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#17330852125351826-527: Is surrounded by the Bergen County municipalities of Allendale , Ho-Ho-Kus , Midland Park , Ridgewood , Saddle River and Wyckoff . The Ho-Ho-Kus Brook flows through the center of the borough in a roughly southward direction. The 2010 United States census counted 9,625 people, 3,420 households, and 2,681 families in the borough. The population density was 4,656.8 per square mile (1,798.0/km ). There were 3,537 housing units at an average density of 1,711.3 per square mile (660.7/km ). The racial makeup
1909-459: Is that they may avoid what is feared will be heavy macadam tax". The proposed borough of Delford would take land from multiple townships, uniting communities on both sides of the Hackensack River that shared a school, but incorporation was put on hold because of legal uncertainty as to whether a borough could be formed from parts of more than one township. WHEREAS, doubts have arisen whether
1992-629: The 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 65.7% of the vote (2,018 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 32.9% (1,010 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (42 votes), among the 3,110 ballots cast by the borough's 6,356 registered voters (40 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.9%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 1,883 votes (53.6% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,376 votes (39.1% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 208 votes (5.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 21 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among
2075-598: The 2016 presidential election , Republican Donald Trump received 2,746 votes (51.9% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 2,311 votes (43.6% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 239 votes (4.5% vs. 4.6%), among the 5,357 ballots cast by the borough's 6,880 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.9% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential election , Republican Mitt Romney received 2,606 votes (53.6% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,169 votes (44.6% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 50 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among
2158-695: The 2024–2025 session , the 39th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Holly Schepisi ( R , River Vale ) and in the General Assembly by Robert Auth (R, Old Tappan ) and John V. Azzariti (R, Saddle River ). 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
2241-593: The American Revolutionary War , the New Jersey Legislature confirmed all municipal charters , and granted new ones; by 1798, the state had 104 townships. Increased economic activity in Essex , Morris and Sussex counties, and the formation of Warren County , raised the number to 125 by 1834. Most of the townships had low taxes and little government; the roads (mostly of dirt) were maintained by farmers in lieu of taxes. Township meetings occurred each February;
2324-537: The Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education , the highest award an American school can receive. It was the only school in Bergen County that year out of ten schools honored statewide and the first Bergen County elementary school to receive the honor in six years. Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend
2407-685: The Erie Railroad established a train station. On January 1, 1886, Orvil Township was formed from portions of Hohokus Township and Washington Township . The " Boroughitis " phenomenon that swept through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone, hit Orvil Township particularly hard, resulting in the formation of five new boroughs created from the nascent township, including Montvale and Woodcliff (now Woodcliff Lake ) on August 31, 1894, Allendale on November 10, 1894, Saddle River on November 20, 1894, and Upper Saddle River formed on November 22, 1894. On April 7, 1919,
2490-842: The Hoboken Terminal to other NJ Transit rail lines, the PATH train at the Hoboken PATH station , New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations along with Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service. Bus service between Waldwick and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan is available via Short Line . In 2017, Waldwick was ranked the "Safest Small Town in America". This title
2573-542: The Hudson River , led to a referendum that saw Tenafly break away in January 1894. Some communities seceded in early 1894 because of disputes about how to pay for macadamized roads, which were first paved through much of Bergen County in the first half of the 1890s. The Hackensack Republican reported on March 1, "the chief reason why Delford [later Oradell ], Westwood , Hillsdale and Park Ridge want to become boroughs
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2656-507: The 1896 act "was intended to express a legislative policy, and was based upon the conclusion that the method of incorporation [of new boroughs] by petition and election, within a territory defined by the petitioners, was a dangerous delegation of a power that should be exercised by the legislature only". The following year, the legislature undertook a thorough revision of the laws relating to boroughs, and forbade incorporations, dissolutions, or boundary changes without its leave. This simply moved
2739-401: The 1920s, the number of municipalities in Bergen County had reached 70, where it still stands. After the 1920s, the legislature did not create many new municipalities, but local officials used zoning to affect land use, making annexation less attractive. Because of boroughitis, the township as a form of government all but disappeared from Bergen County. One that remains is South Hackensack ,
2822-514: The 3,515 ballots cast by the borough's 6,404 registered voters, yielding a 54.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county). Students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated in the Waldwick Public School District . As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,630 students and 141.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Schools in
2905-425: The 4,861 ballots cast by the borough's 6,543 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.3% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election , Republican John McCain received 2,800 votes (53.4% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,353 votes (44.9% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 51 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,239 ballots cast by the borough's 6,529 registered voters, for
2988-555: The 9,622 counted in the 2000 census . Originally inhabited during the pre-Columbian era by the Lenape Native American tribe, the region surrounding Waldwick was first explored by Europeans when a Dutch trading expedition landed near there in 1610. With the creation of the Nieuw Amsterdam colony in 1624, the present site of the borough became a Dutch possession along with the rest of northeastern New Jersey . During
3071-729: The Democratic farmers. According to Bergen County historian Kevin Wright, "Having gained sufficient numbers by 1893 to challenge Punkin Dusters at the polls, the Commuters of Bergen County led a political revolution in Home Rule that finally toppled the ancien régime." Legal disputes about control of the New Jersey Senate and the Republican desire to undo many Democratic policies occupied the legislature in
3154-575: The Public Laws of 1894. That act, passed on May 25, provided that "the several school districts in each township shall be consolidated into one school district". The legislature's intent was to equalize funding between wealthier districts and poorer ones. This had the effect of eliminating more than 1,000 school districts statewide. Had the legislature done no more, according to former New Jersey General Assembly Speaker Alan Karcher , "New Jersey might have had fewer than 500 municipalities today". However,
3237-468: The advice and consent of the council. As of 2023 , the mayor of Waldwick is Republican Thomas A. Giordano, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the borough council (with party affiliation and term-end year listed in parentheses) are Council President Paul Schatz (R, 2023), Kathleen E. Cericola (R, 2024), Michael F. Ritchie Jr. (R, 2024), Don Sciolaro (R, 2025), Theresa Sherman (R, 2023) and Michele S. Weber (R, 2025). Waldwick
3320-424: The age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.22. In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.5% under
3403-465: The age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% 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 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 75,532, and the median income for a family was $ 82,208. Males had a median income of $ 60,671 versus $ 37,145 for females. The per capita income for
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3486-438: The borough of Englewood Cliffs voted to secede from Englewood , 34–1. North Arlington was incorporated as a borough by a referendum held on March 26, 1896, the day the state legislature passed a bill providing that, "no borough or village shall hereafter be incorporated in this state except by special act of the legislature." According to lawyer Alfred F. Skinner in his 1916 book on the law pertaining to New Jersey boroughs,
3569-455: The borough was $ 30,733. About 1.3% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. Waldwick is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body
3652-434: The borough was $ 41,689 (+/− $ 3,047). About 2.8% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 16 households in 2010, an increase from the 10 counted in 2000. As of the 2000 United States census there were 9,622 people, 3,428 households, and 2,677 families residing in the borough. The population density
3735-623: The citizens would discuss concerns, voluntarily seek solutions, and collectively appoint agents to carry out their will. Voters in each township elected members of the county governing body, the Board of Chosen Freeholders . The railroad brought major changes to New Jersey beginning in the mid-19th century. The state was mostly agricultural, and the new lines made it easier for farmers to get their crops to market. But they also made it easier for those employed in New York City or Philadelphia to live outside
3818-453: The courts. In 1878, the legislature passed the Borough Act, allowing landowners in an area less than 4 square miles (10 km ) and with fewer than 1,000 people to seek a referendum on secession from the township to become a new borough . This referendum could take place on petition of the owners of 10 percent of the land, as measured by value, in the area in question, and 10 days' notice of
3901-430: The development of commuter suburbs in New Jersey, residents of which wanted more government services, whereas the long-time rural population feared the increases in taxation that would result. In the late 19th century, much of New Jersey was divided into large townships. In Bergen County, several of these townships contained multiple commuter suburbs, often formed around railroad stations. Political disputes arose between
3984-467: The district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are Crescent School with 344 students in grades K–5, Julia A. Traphagen School with 425 students in grades Pre-K–5, Waldwick Middle School with 367 students in grades 6–8 and Waldwick High School with 460 students in grades 9–12. During the 2009–10 school year, Julia A. Traphagen School was awarded
4067-539: The early part of its 1894 session. Nevertheless, interest groups such as local landowners pushed the legislature for permissive policies on municipal incorporation, hoping to gain power in the new governments. As the legislature sat, the townships of Bergen County fractured. The provision of the Borough Act allowing separation had been little used prior to 1893, and in 1893, Bergen County had only three boroughs. A year-long legal battle in Palisades Township , along
4150-563: The farmhouse was annexed by borough ordinance. The secession of Wood-Ridge from Bergen Township , together with that of Carlstadt , Moonachie and Wallington , left Bergen Township with only a patch of low-lying swampland and 61 voters; the legislature in 1902 annexed it to Lodi Township . Of the 40 boroughs created in 1894 and 1895, 26 were in Bergen County. The ones elsewhere included Roselle and Mountainside , in Union County. In September 1894, state Senator Henry D. Winton warned that
4233-400: The growing number of commuters , who wanted more government services for the new developments near railroad lines, and long-time residents such as farmers, who understood this to come with higher taxes. A previously little-used law permitted small segments of existing townships to vote by referendum to form independent boroughs. In late 1893, Republicans, backed by commuters, captured control of
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#17330852125354316-530: The high school), Building Blocks and at Saddle Acres School. As of May 2010 , the borough had a total of 36.30 miles (58.42 km) of roadways, of which 31.86 miles (51.27 km) were maintained by the municipality, 3.77 miles (6.07 km) by Bergen County and 0.67 miles (1.08 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation . Roadways travelling through Waldwick include Route 17 , County Route 502 and County Route 507 . Waldwick
4399-537: The incorporations: Wood-Ridge, Carlstadt, Edgewater , Old Tappan and other boroughs trace their geneses to late 1894. There were some fistfights and hard feelings over the borough formations, and Russell Jones, whose house was on the newly drawn line between Teaneck and Bogota , saw it burn down as firefighters argued about who had jurisdiction. We believe that there are many boroughs in this State which have no sufficient excuse for existence, which were prompted by some local desire for extravagant improvement, or were
4482-487: The land, generally near stations, was sold off, and was transformed into communities that in the following years would secede from the township in which they lay, creating some of the "doughnut holes", with boroughs surrounded by the townships they were formerly part of, that mark the New Jersey municipal landscape today. In the 1893 elections, Republicans recaptured control of the New Jersey Legislature. This
4565-449: The legislature at its next session was likely to amend if not gut the Borough Act because of the craze in Bergen County. Nine new members had been added to the Board of Chosen Freeholders from the previous sixteen, Winton noted, with a proportionate increase in the cost of government, which would be further inflated by the multiplicity of boroughs. The signal that the law might change did not slow
4648-416: The legislature further enacted in the bill, "that each city , borough, and incorporated town , shall be a school district, separate and distinct from the township school district". Thus, if a community seceded from its township to form a borough, it would keep control of its school. The new township school districts would be responsible for the debts of their predecessors, meaning that some communities faced
4731-488: The legislature into the 20th century, and although there have been efforts at consolidation in recent years to lower the high cost of government, they have not been particularly effective. At the time of the union of East Jersey and West Jersey into the Province of New Jersey in 1702, there were about 24 townships ; more were added under British government by letters patent , court decrees, or legislative action. Following
4814-435: The legislature; the following year, they passed legislation allowing boroughs that were formed from parts of two or more townships to elect a representative to the county Board of Chosen Freeholders . This 1894 act, in combination with a second one the same year that consolidated school districts into one per municipality, made it easy and attractive for dissatisfied communities to break away and become boroughs, in order to gain
4897-496: The most municipalities per capita of any state. Its boroughs include Teterboro in Bergen County, site of an airport , industrial buildings, and the homes of fewer than a hundred residents, and Tavistock in Camden County, consisting primarily of a country club. Governor Chris Christie urged consolidation to lower the cost of government, and a number of municipalities have studied it, but there have been few recent mergers, with
4980-623: The name Waldwick comes from a Saxon language word meaning "beautiful grove" though other sources show a related meaning of "village in a grove". Waldwick is home to the following historic places listed on the National Register of Historic Places : According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough had a total area of 2.07 square miles (5.35 km ), including 2.05 square miles (5.30 km ) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km ) of water (0.97%). The borough
5063-517: The other one being the merger of Princeton Borough with Princeton Township in 2012. Karcher, both while Speaker and afterwards, promoted consolidation, but saw it fall victim to home rule advocates. He discussed the long-term effect of the boroughitis craze: The ultimate cost to the state's taxpayers ... directly attributable to the Republican reforms of 1894, is incalculable. One need only take an afternoon drive through Bergen County. The only evidence that you have traversed one borough in
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#17330852125355146-660: The period from 1624 to 1664 it was sparsely developed by Dutch settlers, mainly for agricultural purposes. With the annexation of Nieuw Amsterdam by the English in 1664 came a nearly instant increase in immigration to the region and the development of several settlements in and around the present borders of the borough. In the mid-19th century, Waldwick and the surrounding area constituted a small settlement within Franklin Township , an area that encompassed much of northwestern Bergen County. The area's population grew significantly after
5229-406: The present, we trust, to guard against the increase of such boroughs. The wave of incorporations continued into 1895, with Cliffside Park gaining borough status in January. That month, Bergen County's school superintendent, John Terhune, wrote a report to Trenton, decrying that the law allowed borough petitioners to set the proposed lines to exclude opponents of incorporation, "The idea of allowing
5312-589: The prospect of paying off, in part, the debts of others, and seeing some of their tax dollars going to fund others' schools. Under the law, by becoming an incorporated borough, they could avoid these things. The school legislation greatly fueled the borough craze in Bergen County. Wealthy communities that had had their own school districts now faced the prospect of sharing their school tax revenues with poorer areas, or of being divided up piecemeal in borough referendums. Allendale broke away, principally from Franklin Township, because of such fears. At 650 people, Allendale
5395-401: The provisions of the above-mentioned [Borough Act of 1878] apply to boroughs embracing within their territory parts of more than one township ... [it is enacted] that at the election for borough officers the legal voters of each such borough shall be entitled to vote for a chosen freeholder who shall represent such borough in the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which such borough
5478-479: The remnants of Lodi Township that no seceding borough wanted. Its three pieces are separated from each other by several miles. A number of boroughs became townships in the early 1980s, though they did not necessarily change their form of government, as until 1986, more federal aid was available to municipalities called townships than to those styled boroughs. As of 2022, with the merger that year of Pine Valley into Pine Hill , New Jersey has 564 municipalities and
5561-425: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldwick&oldid=541372251 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
5644-701: 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 the student's home school district. In addition, Waldwick
5727-518: The township's tax burden. With the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders by then at 28 members, divided evenly between the parties, the legislature passed a bill setting the number of members of such boards in third-class counties (including Bergen) at 9, with the freeholders elected from the Delford-style boroughs to go out of office on May 8. Nevertheless, on May 9, electors in what became
5810-594: The urban core and yet commute to work each day. Even before the Civil War , the Brick Church station , in Orange , Essex County, about 15 miles (24 km) from New York City, became the center of the nation's first commuter suburb . New Jersey's townships acquired a new type of population, consisting of commuters , who formed communities near railroad stations, and who wanted good streets and roads , better funded schools, and
5893-543: The venue for conflicts over schools from local referendums to the corridors of the State House in Trenton. Boroughs continued to be incorporated by legislative act, with a major burst in the 1920s. These 20th century increases in the number of boroughs were sometimes caused by conflicts over road funds, causing Caldwell Township , Essex County, to divide into six municipalities by 1908, and with Clementon Township , Camden County fracturing into nine between 1915 and 1929. By
5976-501: The vote was required. In 1882, the legislature expanded this measure to allow areas of less than 2 square miles (5.2 km ) to become borough commissions with some autonomy within the township. Another impetus towards more municipalities developed in the 1870s, with the New Jersey public soured on the railroads because of the Panic of 1873 . The newly Democratic legislature passed laws that ended tax exemptions on railroad-owned lands. Much of
6059-462: Was 4,616.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,782.3/km ). There were 3,495 housing units at an average density of 1,676.8 per square mile (647.4/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.68% White , 0.59% African American , 0.04% Native American , 4.52% Asian , 1.31% from other races , and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.31% of the population. There were 3,428 households, out of which 36.3% had children under
6142-497: Was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.9 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $ 95,774 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 7,836) and the median family income was $ 104,335 (+/− $ 12,466). Males had a median income of $ 66,838 (+/− $ 8,541) versus $ 57,137 (+/− $ 6,800) for females. The per capita income for
6225-411: Was 90.63% (8,723) White , 1.08% (104) Black or African American , 0.11% (11) Native American , 4.99% (480) Asian , 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander , 1.76% (169) from other races , and 1.43% (138) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.62% (830) of the population. Of the 3,420 households, 37.4% had children under the age of 18; 66.1% were married couples living together; 9.1% had
6308-445: Was Woodcliff, which was formed around the settlement of Pascack from parts of Harrington Township and Orvil Township , and which in 1910 became Woodcliff Lake . Rural Upper Saddle River broke away from Orvil Township and Hohokus Township , taking one of Orvil Township's six schoolhouses – the press noted that the nascent borough would most likely go Democratic as only 16 Republicans could be found. Ridgewood , then
6391-400: Was also slowed by the legislature deciding that no borough created thereafter could maintain a separate school system unless there were at least 400 children living within its limits. In February, though, Passaic County saw its only instance of boroughitis, with Pompton Lakes breaking away from Pompton Township , as residents of the new borough had felt they paid a disproportionate share of
6474-490: Was awarded based on 2015 FBI crime statistic data on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents. The rankings were done by LendEDU , a company known for its studies. By their definition, a small town has a population of over 5,000 yet under 10,000. At the time of the ranking, Waldwick had 9,997 residents. People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Waldwick include: Boroughitis Boroughitis (also borough fever or borough mania )
6557-614: Was done; in 1859, the state allowed residents of each district to elect a road commissioner, who saw to it their road taxes were spent effectively. Many of these districts later became individual municipalities, with the road commissioner often the first mayor. Until 1875, municipalities had been created or modified only by special acts of the legislature, but a state constitutional amendment that year abolished special laws for individual municipalities. Thereafter, lawmakers passed general laws regarding municipalities, and left incorporation of new ones to referendums in areas wanting redress, and to
6640-512: Was due in part to another economic depression, the Panic of 1893 , which had occurred with Democrat Grover Cleveland in the White House , and in part because some Democrats, like Republicans before them, had proven corrupt. The increasing commuter population also played a role; Bergen County contained (and still does) many commuter communities because of its proximity to New York City. These new residents were strongly Republican, as contrasted with
6723-403: Was one of the more populous boroughs formed in 1894. In commuter communities as Park Ridge, the new residents often led the borough drives against the opposition of the old inhabitants who feared the improvements would not benefit them and that the new borough would quickly incur debt through issuance of municipal bonds . Another new borough created by the residents to keep local school control
6806-401: Was the creation in the 1890s, usually by referendum , of large numbers of small boroughs in the U.S. state of New Jersey , particularly in Bergen County . Attempts by the New Jersey Legislature to reform local government and school systems led to the breakup of most of Bergen County's townships into small boroughs, which still balkanize the state's political map. This occurred following
6889-559: Was unique in New Jersey, with, until 1894, several commuter suburbs in a single township, something rare elsewhere in the state. The town-meeting style of government then prescribed for townships proved ill-suited to those changing times. The New Jersey Constitution gave the state government in Trenton relatively weak powers over the townships, but from time to time the legislature attempted reform. The townships were divided into road districts, with residents appointed to see that maintenance
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