SOUTH HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY

'South Hackensack Township' is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,249.
South Hackensack was formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 15, 1935, replacing Lodi Township, based on the results of a referendum held November 5, 1935."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 87.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Politics

Education

References

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.74%) is water.
As a result of the formation of boroughs within its previous limits, South Hackensack is split into three sections. The primary residential section is adjacent to Hackensack, Little Ferry and Teterboro. A small section is sandwiched in between Garfield, Lodi, Wallington, and Wood-Ridge, while a sliver containing only industrial properties lies in the Meadowlands between Carlstadt, Moonachie, and Ridgefield. South Hackensack is the only one of New Jersey's 566 municipalities to be split into three non-contiguous sections.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,249 people, 811 households, and 593 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,223.0/km² (3,161.2/mi²). There were 830 housing units at an average density of 451.4/km² (1,166.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 82.93% White, 2.18% African American, 0.22% Native American, 5.74% Asian, 0.31% Pacific Islander, 6.31% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.07% of the population.
As of the 2000 census, 36.3% of town residents were of Italian ancestry, the 11th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and fourth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.^[1]
There were 811 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,917, and the median income for a family was $66,071. Males had a median income of $39,918 versus $32,344 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,128. About 5.2% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

South Hackensack is governed by a five-member Township Committee.
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two three-year seats on the township committee. As of Election Day, the council was comprised entirely of Democrats, in a community in which Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 9-5 margin. Republican Party candidates Rosina Romano (474 votes) and Gene Roman (451) won election to three-year seats on the Township Committee, defeating Democratic newcomers John Thorn (322) and Luis Perdomo (316). On January 1, 2007, Romano and Roman took the seats now held by Robyn Scholz and Lucindo LoPiccolo, who did not run for reelection, breaking the Democratic Party control.^[2][3][4]

Federal, state and county representation

South Hackensack is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District.^[5]

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 2,325 in South Hackensack, there were 1,320 registered voters (56.8% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 186 (14.1% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 340 (25.8% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 794 (60.2% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There were no voters registered to other parties.^[6]
On the national level, South Hackensack leans slightly toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50% of the vote here, edging Democrat John Kerry, who received around 49%.^[7]

Education

South Hackensack, for grades Kindergarten through 8, is served by the South Hackensack School District's Memorial School.
High school students attend Hackensack Public Schools's Hackensack High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

References

1. Italian Communities, Epodunk. Accessed June 9, 2007.
2. South Hackensack Election Guide, ''The Record (Bergen County)'', November 1, 2006.
3. South Hackensack election results, ''The Record (Bergen County)'', November 8, 2006.
4. Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, Bergen County. Accessed February 1, 2007.
5. League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 64, accessed August 30, 2006.
6. "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006.
7. 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.

External links

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the South Hackensack School District