Wallington, New Jersey
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Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,583. At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area.<ref>2000 Census Profile of Selected Social Characteristics for Wallington, New Jersey</ref> Wallington has been ranked in the top ten of municipalities by percentage of population with Polish ancestry.<ref>Polish Ancestry, accessed June 6, 2006</ref>
Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 (based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894), at the height of the Boroughitis fever then sweeping through Bergen County. The botrough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield in 1898.<ref>Dutch Door Genealogy: Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, accessed June 6, 2006</ref>
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[edit] Geography
Wallington is located at (40.852931, -74.109251)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.85%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11,583 people, 4,752 households, and 3,041 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,472.2/km² (11,632.5/mi²). There were 4,906 housing units at an average density of 1,894.2/km² (4,927.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.60% White, 2.67% African American, 0.09% Native American, 4.98% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.32% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population.
There were 4,752 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the borough the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% 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 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $45,656, and the median income for a family was $55,291. Males had a median income of $40,077 versus $30,503 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,431. About 4.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Ancestries are Polish (51.5%), Italian (15.0%), Irish (7.1%), German (5.0%), Dutch (2.0%), United States (1.8%).<ref>Wallington, New Jersey ancestry info from city-data.com, accessed November 5, 2006</ref>
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Mayor of Wallington Borough is Walter G. Wargacki. Members of the Wallington Borough Council are Council President James Furtak, Stephen Adzima, James Baron, Elizabeth Calabrese, Mark Lepinski and Robert Ryaby.<ref>Wallington Borough Government, accessed June 6, 2006</ref>
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Wallington is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District.<ref>League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 65, accessed August 30, 2006</ref>
New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Bergen County and sections of Hudson County and Passaic County, is represented by Steve Rothman (D, Fair Lawn). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 36th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Paul Sarlo (D, Wood-Ridge) and in the Assembly by Frederick Scalera (D, Nutley) and Gary Schaer (D, Passaic). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D). The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairwoman Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Vice-Chairman David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge), Elizabeth Randall (R), Westwood) and Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D, Englewood).
Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R).
[edit] Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,558 in Waldwick, there were 4,926 registered voters (42.6% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,011 (20.5% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 649 (13.2% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 3,266 (66.3% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared. No voters were registered to other parties<ref>"County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006</ref>.
On the national level, Wallington leans slightlyly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 53% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 46%.<ref>2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004</ref>
[edit] Education
The Wallington Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are Jefferson Elementary School (K-3), Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School (K-6) and Wallington High School (7-12).
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Wallington Borough website
- Wallington Public Schools
- Wallington Public Schools's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Wallington Public Schools
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