Roseland, New Jersey
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Roseland is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,298.
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[edit] Geography
Roseland is located at (40.819899, -74.306701)GR1. Roseland is located about 20 miles west of New York City. Roseland is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,298 people, 2,142 households, and 1,525 families residing in the borough. The population density was 565.1/km² (1,463.6/mi²). There were 2,187 housing units at an average density of 233.3/km² (604.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.43% White, 0.72% African American, 0.04% Native American, 4.72% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.28% of the population.
There were 2,142 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $82,499, and the median income for a family was $93,957. Males had a median income of $61,049 versus $41,688 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $41,415. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.7% of those over 64.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Constituting the Borough's legislative body, the Borough Council and Mayor control Borough property and finances, adopt an annual budget, levy taxes, issue bonds, and adopt ordinances and resolutions governing municipal affairs. The Mayor and council appoint such Officers and Boards as are necessary for the conduct of Borough affairs. The Mayor is elected for a four-year term. There are six members of the Borough Council, who are each elected for three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats up for election each year.
The Mayor of Roseland is Michael A. Pacio, Jr.<ref>Borough of Roseland: Welcome to the Mayor's Office, accessed June 8, 2006</ref> Members of the Roseland Borough Council are John Arvanites, Michele Bucci, Diane V. Christiana, John Derites, Richard Reynolds and Michele Tolli.<ref>Borough of Roseland Council Members, accessed June 8, 2006</ref>
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Roseland is part of New Jersey's 27th Legislative District and is in the Eleventh Congressional District.<ref>League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 63, accessed August 30, 2006</ref>
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).
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).
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 Johnny Jones, Freeholder Vice President Patricia Sebold, Freeholder-At-Large Blonnie R. Watson, Freeholder-At-Large Donald M. Payne, Jr., 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.
[edit] Politics
On the national level, Roseland leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 59% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 40%.
[edit] Education
The Roseland School District serves students in Kindergarten through Sixth grade at Lester C. Noecker Elementary School, which has a total of 461 students.
Students in grades 7 - 12 attend the West Essex Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from four municipalities in western Essex County, New Jersey. Communities served by the district's schools are Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and Roseland. The school system consists of West Essex Junior High School (grades 7-9) and West Essex High School (grades 10-12), both located in North Caldwell. A four-year comprehensive high school program is offered to grades 9-12 serving an enrollment of 875 students with a faculty of over 90.
[edit] History
Cedar Grove 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.
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.
Originally named Centerville, the name was changed to Roseland to avoid confusion with the several other Centervilles spread across the state.
One of the most notable places of interest in the town was the Becker Farm Railroad, otherwise known as the Centerville & Southwestern Railroad. Located on the Becker Farm, a miniature railroad operated there from about 1940 until 1972. Some vestiges of the railroad still exist.
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Roseland Borough website
- Lester C. Noecker Elementary School
- Lester C. Noecker Elementary School's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for Lester C. Noecker Elementary School
- West Essex Regional School District
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
