Rockleigh, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rockleigh, New Jersey
settlement_type = Borough
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map_caption = Map highlighting Rockleigh's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.


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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Rockleigh, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Bergen
government_footnotes =
government_type = Borough
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Nicholas Langella (R, 2010)
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = William J. McGuire [ [http://www.rockleigh.org/Governance/Governance.htm#Clerk's%20Office Rockleigh Governance] , Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed December 19, 2007.]
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = April 10, 1923

unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 2.5
area_land_km2 = 2.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 1.0
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area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2007
population_footnotes =
population_total = 390
population_density_km2 = 155.3
population_density_sq_mi = 402.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|885375|Borough of Rockleigh, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 17, 2007.]
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longd = 73 |longm = 56 |longs = 6 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07647
area_code = 201
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-64170GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.] [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.] [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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website = http://www.rockleigh.org
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Rockleigh is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 391.

Rockleigh was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1923 (based on the results of a referendum held on April 10, 1923) from portions of Northvale."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 86.] [ [http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/bergen_county_new_jersey_municipalities.html Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities] , Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed June 6, 2006.]

"New Jersey Monthly" magazine ranked Rockleigh as its 13th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/best_of/placestolive/best-places-to-live---the-complete-top-towns-list-.html "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100"] , "New Jersey Monthly", February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.]

Geography

Rockleigh is located at coor dms|41|0|27|N|73|55|55|W|city (41.007458, -73.932056)GR|1. It is about 25 miles (40 km) from Manhattan in New York City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 32
1910= 44
1920= 58
1930= 86
1940= 79
1950= 110
1960= 430
1970= 308
1980= 192
1990= 270
2000= 391
estimate=390
estyear=2007
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US3400363990&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34003%7C06000US3400363990&_street=&_county=rockleigh&_cityTown=rockleigh&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Rockleigh] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 10, 2008.]
footnote=Population 1900 - 1990. [ [http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/planning/data/HistoricalPop.pdf Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900 - 2000)] , Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2007.] [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 391 people, 74 households, and 58 families residing in the borough. The population density was 402.2 people per square mile (155.6/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 82.3/sq mi (31.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.77% White, 3.32% African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.84% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.86% of the population.

There were 74 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the borough the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 32.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $152,262, and the median income for a family was $157,816. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $66,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $48,935. None of the families and 23.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Government

Local government

Rockleigh is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office and only votes to break a tie. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 165.]

Council members receive committee assignments by the mayor annually and serve as liaisons during the year between Borough departments and committees and the governing body. Public meetings of the Mayor and Council are held on a regular basis for conducting Borough business.

The Mayor of Rockleigh Borough is Nicholas Langella (R, term of office ends December 31, 2010. Members of the Rockleigh Borough Council are Council President Joseph Favaloro (R, 2008), Sherl Ewald (R, 2010), Douglas Johnsen (R, 2008) and Robert D. Matthews, Jr. (R, 2009), John Mender (R, 2009) and James Pontone (R, 2010). [ [http://www.rockleigh.org/Governance/MandC.htm Rockleigh Governance: Mayor & Council] , accessed August 16, 2007.] ["County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 62.]

In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters turned out to fill two seats on the borough council. Incumbent Republicans James Pontone (42 votes) and Shirl Ewald (41) won new three-year term in office. [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjE3MzQy "Rockleigh municipal elections"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 3, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2007.] [ [http://www.northjersey.com/dngmedia/media_server/tr/2007/11/06election/bergencounty2007.html Bergen County election results] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.]

On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters elected a mayor to a four-year term of office, and filled two three-year seats on the borough council. As of Election Day, the council and mayor were all Republicans, in a community in which registered Republicans outnumbered Democrats by a 7-5 margin. Republican incumbent mayor Nicholas Langella (67 votes) was re-elected to a second term of office, with write-in candidate John Mazanec receiving at least 18 votes. Republican council incumbents Robert D. Matthews, Jr. (77) and John Mender (75) won reelection unopposed, with Mender winning his sixth full term in office and Matthews winning his first full term, after serving one year of an unexpired term. [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcwMTM2OTgmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky Rockleigh Education Guide] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 1, 2006.] [Election 2006: Municipal Results", "The Record (Bergen County)", November 8, 2006.] [ [http://151.198.187.55/countyclerk/2006%20General/2006_General.pdf Bergen County 2006 General Election Results] , Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2007.]

Federal, state and county representation

Rockleigh is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 63. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 396, there are 263 registered voters (66.4% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 51 (19.4% vs. 20.7% countywide) are registered as Democrats, 66 (25.1% vs. 19.2% countywide) are registered as Republicans and 146 (55.5% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared. There are no voters registered to other parties. ["County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," Bergen County, New Jersey, dated April 1, 2006.]

On the national level, Rockleigh is almost evenly split. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 51% of the vote here, edging Republican George W. Bush, who received around 48%. [ [http://www.nj.gov/lps/elections/2004results/04_Municipality_pdf%27s/presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County] , New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.]

Education

The Rockleigh Borough Board of Education is a five-member board with the members appointed by the mayor since 2005. The district's last elected term expires in 2007 at which time the board will consist entirely of mayoral appointees. [http://www.rockleigh.org/Governance/Eduction_Board.htm Rockleigh Public Services] , Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed August 16, 2007.]

Rockleigh Borough is a non-operating district in that there is no public school within the Borough (except for three special-education schools administered by Bergen County). Students attend the Northvale Public Schools, in the Borough of Northvale as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Schools in the Northvale district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411820 Data for the Northvale Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 28, 2008.] ) are [http://www.nvnet.org/k8/nvale/Thomas%20Jefferson.htm Thomas Jefferson School] for grades K-4 (223 students) and [http://www.nvnet.org/k8/nvale/Nathan%20Hale.htm Nathan Hale School] for grades 5-8 (354).

The Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, receives students in grades 9 - 12 from Rockleigh Borough. The Rockleigh Borough Board of Education pays both tuition for Rockleigh students at these schools and contracts for bus transportation.

Transportation

County Route 501 passes through Rockleigh. This road's northern terminus is at Rockleigh, where it continues into New York as New York State Route 340.

Corporate residents

Crestron Electronics, a company that manufacturers high-end systems for home automation and conference room control is headquartered in Rockleigh. [ [http://www.crestron.com/company_information/company_overview.asp Company Information] , Crestron Electronics. Accessed August 16, 2007.]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Rockleigh include:
*Hy Weiss (1923-2007), early Rock and roll record producer. [Sisario, Ben. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/obituaries/31weiss.html "Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive From Rock ’n’ Roll’s Early Days, Dies"] , "The New York Times", March 31, 2007. Accessed November 26, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.rockleigh.org/ Rockleigh official website]
* [http://www.nvnet.org/k8/nvale/index.html Northvale Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|03|3730|0|Northvale Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411820 Data for the Northvale Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www2.nvnet.org/nvhs/ Northern Valley Regional High School District]