WALLINGTON, NEW JERSEY

'Wallington' is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,583.
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 borough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield in 1898.^[1][2]

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Politics

Education

Transportation

Sports

References

External links

Geography

Wallington is located at (40.852931, -74.109251).
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.

Demographics

As of the census 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%).^[3]
At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area.^[4] Wallington has been ranked in the top ten of municipalities in the United States by percentage of population with Polish ancestry.^[5]

Government

Local government

The Mayor of Wallington Borough is Walter G. Wargacki. Members of the Wallington Borough Council are Council President Katherine Polten, Stephen Adzima, Elizabeth Calabrese (2009), James Furtak, Mark Lepinski (2009) and Robert Ryaby.^[6]
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two three-year terms on the borough council. As of Election Day, the Mayor and council were all Democrats, in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly 3-2 margin. Incumbent Democrats Elizabeth Calabrese (1,379 votes) and Mark Lepinski (1,373) won both seats, defeating Republicans Celina Urbankowski (1,190) and Dolores Rebecky (1,165).^[7][8][9]

Federal, state and county representation

Wallington is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District.^[10]

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,558 in Wallington, 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.^[11]
On the national level, Wallington leans slightly 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%.^[12]

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).
Most Sacred Heart School is a catholic school that serves students from Pre-K through the 8th Grade.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit's Bergen County Line passes through Wallington, but does not stop there. New Jersey Transit bus routes 160, 161, 703, 707, and 780 serves Wallington.^[13]
Route 21 passes through Wallington, on a small portion of the borough located across the Passaic River.^[14] County Route 507 also passes through Wallington as well.

Sports

The New Jersey Grizzlies are a professional inline hockey team that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association.

References

1. "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 98.
2. Dutch Door Genealogy: Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, accessed June 6, 2006.
3. Wallington, New Jersey ancestry info from city-data.com, City-Data.com. Accessed November 5, 2006.
4. 2000 Census Profile of Selected Social Characteristics for Wallington, New Jersey
5. Polish Ancestry, Epodunk. Accessed June 6, 2006.
6. Borough Government, Wallington Borough. Accessed August 27, 2007.
7. Wallington Election Guide, ''The Record (Bergen County)'', November 1, 2006.
8. Wallington election results, ''The Record (Bergen County)'', November 8, 2006.
9. Bergen County 2006 General Election Results, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2007.
10. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. Accessed August 30, 2006.
11. "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," Bergen County, New Jersey, dated April 1, 2006.
12. 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.
13. New Jersey Transit Bus Schedules, New Jersey Transit. Accessed August 30, 2007.
14. "Bergen/Passaic Rockland Counties Atlas", Hagstrom Map Company, 1999, p. 30. ISBN 0-88097-049-9.

External links

★ Official website

★ Wallington Public Schools

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Wallington Public Schools