ROSELLE PARK, NEW JERSEY

'Roselle Park' is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 13,281.
Roselle Park was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1901, from portions of Union Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 240.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Transportation

Notable residents

References

External links

Geography

Roselle Park is located at (40.665352, -74.268710).
The borough is bordered to the northeast by Union Township, to the northwest by Kenilworth, to the east by Elizabeth, to the south by Roselle and to the west by Cranford.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,281 people, 5,137 households, and 3,416 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,203.1/km² (10,855.7/mi²). There were 5,258 housing units at an average density of 1,664.0/km² (4,297.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 80.87% White, 2.42% African American, 0.11% Native American, 9.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.89% from other races, and 2.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.34% of the population.
There were 5,137 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $53,717, and the median income for a family was $63,403. Males had a median income of $42,623 versus $33,105 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,101. About 3.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Borough of Roselle Park is governed by an elected Mayor and six Councilpersons. Roselle Park is divided into five election districts, referred to as wards, with one Councilperson elected from each ward, and one Councilperson elected at large. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term and Councilpersons are elected to three-year terms.
The Mayor Of Roselle Park is Joseph DeIorio. Members of the Borough Council are:^[1]

★ At large: Ricky Badillo

★ Ward 1: Larry Dinardo

★ Ward 2: Rick Matarante

★ Ward 3: Robert Rubilla

★ Ward 4: Loren Harms

★ Ward 5: Michael Yakubov

Federal, state and county representation

Roselle Park Borough is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 21st Legislative District.^[2]

Education

The Roselle Park School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are three K-5 elementary schools (Ernest J. Finizio Aldene School, Robert Gordon School and Sherman School), Roselle Park Middle School (grades 6-8) and Roselle Park High School (grades 9-12).

Transportation

Route 28 passes through Roselle Park.
The Roselle Park Train Station offers New Jersey Transit rail service on the Raritan Valley Line, formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. NJ Transit also provides bus service to New York City and various points in New Jersey. Roselle Park and Roselle formerly shared a rail station on the mainline of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. That station was closed when the line was abandoned between Bayonne, New Jersey and Cranford in the late 1960s and replaced by the current train service via the former Lehigh Valley Railroad.
The town was also once served by the Rahway Valley Railroad. The line has been closed but steps have been taken to restore service.
Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately 10 minutes away and Linden Airport, a general aviation facility is in nearby Linden, New Jersey.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Roselle Park include:

★ Rick Barry, NBA All-Pro Forward. Ranked #2 on the ''Sports Illustrated'' list of ''The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures''.^[3]

★ Mike Daly, an alt-country and rock and roll singer/songwriter

★ Gregory Gillespie (1936-2000), artist.^[4]

★ Keith Loneker, former professional football player and actor.^[5]

References

1. Mayor & Council, Borough of Roselle Park. Accessed August 18, 2007.
2. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 63. Accessed August 30, 2006.
3. The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 27, 1999
4. "GREGORY GILLESPIE, 64, UNFLINCHING PAINTER", ''The Plain Dealer'', April 30, 2000. Accessed August 18, 2007. "Gillespie was born in 1936 in Roselle Park, N.J., and raised in a strict Roman Catholic household."
5. Keith Loneker, database Football. Accessed August 18, 2007.

External links

★ Roselle Park Borough website

★ Roselle Park School District

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Roselle Park School District