NORTH CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY

'North Caldwell' is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,375.
North Caldwell was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 31, 1898, from portions of Caldwell Township (now known as Fairfield Township)."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 130.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Politics

History

Education

Popular culture connections

Notable residents

References

External links

Geography

North Caldwell is located at (40.863532, -74.258700).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.8 km² (3.0 mi²), all land.
North Caldwell is bordered by Cedar Grove, Wayne, Fairfield Township, West Caldwell, Caldwell, Essex Fells and Verona.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,375 people, 2,070 households, and 1,834 families residing in the borough. The population density was 952.3/km² (2,464.6/mi²). There were 2,108 housing units at an average density of 272.2/km² (704.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.63% White, 14.51% African American, 0.03% Native American, 4.71% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.
There were 2,070 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.4% were non-families. 9.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% 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 3.23.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 118.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $117,395, and the median income for a family was $125,465. Males had a median income of $87,902 versus $47,904 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $48,249. About 0.8% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
The above demographics derived from the 2000 census are skewed by the presence of the Essex County Jail Annex which was in North Caldwell until 2004. With the construction of the new Essex County Jail, the facility in North Caldwell has since been consolidated with the new facility in Newark.

Government

Local government

The Borough of North Caldwell is governed under a Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government.
The Mayor of North Caldwell is Mel Levine. Members of the Borough Council are Joseph Alessi (2007), James Campbell (2007), John Chiaia (2008), Richard Hampson (2006), Cynthia Santomauro (2008) and Susan Volkert (2006).^[1]

Federal, state and county representation

North Caldwell is part of New Jersey's 27th Legislative District and is in the Eleventh Congressional District.^[2]

Politics

On the national level, North Caldwell leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 59% of the votes, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 40%.

History

North Caldwell 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.

Education

The North Caldwell Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through sixth grade. Grandview School is for grades K-3. Gould School is for grades 4-6.
North Caldwell is home to the West Essex Regional School District, which also serves public school students from Fairfield, Essex Fells and Roseland in Grades 7-12. Students in Grades 7-9 attend West Essex Junior High School. Grades 10-12 are served by the West Essex High School.

Popular culture connections

★ In 1994, the "Unabomber", Theodore Kaczynski sent a mail bomb to an advertising executive who resided in North Caldwell, killing him. This incident put the small town on the national map for a brief moment in time.^[3]

★ In the HBO television show, ''The Sopranos'', Tony Soprano and his family live in North Caldwell.^[4] The actual house used in the show is 2 houses down the block from the Unabomber victim's home. Many scenes from the program are filmed in North Caldwell and in other communities across New Jersey.

★ Stuckeyville, the fictional town in the NBC television series ''Ed,'' was said to be modeled after North Caldwell.^[5]

★ The 1994 film, ''North'' starring Elijah Wood, Jason Alexander, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus contained scenes which were filmed in North Caldwell.

Notable residents

★ Martin Brodeur, goalie of the New Jersey Devils lived in North Caldwell up until 2003, when his wife filed for divorce and he moved out of the North Caldwell house which they had shared. Ken Daneyko and Jamie Langenbrunner still live in town.

★ Richard Wilbur, poet, critic, and translator grew up in North Caldwell. He later won two Pulitzer Prizes and served as a U.S. Poet Laureate.

★ Wyclef Jean, Grammy Award winner, rapper, producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees, is a town resident.

References

1. North Caldwell Mayor and Council, Borough of North Caldwell. Accessed March 11, 2007. Page still shows 2006 term end dates as of date accessed.
2. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 61. Accessed August 30, 2006.
3. "Unabom Case Plea To Be Made via TV", ''The New York Times'', November 20, 1996. Accessed May 14, 2007. "ABSTRACT - Lawyers for Theodore J Kaczynski, suspected Unabomber, agree to waive his right to appear in person in Newark court to enter plea to charges he killed Thomas J Mosser, advertising executive who lived in North Caldwell, NJ."
4. Carter, Bill. The Last Aria of Tony Soprano, ''The New York Times'', February 26, 2006.
5. Jokes are his Currency: TV comedy writer Rob Burnett, executive producer of The Late Show with David Letterman, has just launched a new sitcom on ABC., ''Greenwich Magazine'', November 2006. "He grew up the son of a dentist and a housewife in North Caldwell, New Jersey, the bucolic model for Ed’s Stuckeyville."

External links

★ North Caldwell website

★ North Caldwell Public Schools

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the North Caldwell Public Schools

★ West Essex Regional School District