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Map highlighting Carlstadt's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
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Map highlighting Carlstadt's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.

Carlstadt is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,917.

Carlstadt was formed on June 27, 1894 from portions of Bergen Township at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon "History of Bergen County" p. 341.

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Geography

Carlstadt is located at [40°50′11″N, 74°4′52″W] (40.836473, -74.081237)[Geographic references#1GR1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.2 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (6.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 5,917 people, 2,393 households, and 1,593 families residing in the borough. The population density was 578.4/km² (1,496.4/mi²). There were 2,473 housing units at an average density of 241.7/km² (625.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 88.90% White, 1.37% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.13% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.99% of the population.

There were 2,393 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the borough the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $55,058, and the median income for a family was $62,040. Males had a median income of $46,540 versus $36,804 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,713. About 3.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Carlstadt is governed under the Borough form of government. In addition to a Mayor, the Borough Council consists of six members elected at large to three-year terms on a staggered basis in partisan elections. Carlstadt's Mayor is Will Roseman. The Borugh Council members are Joe Crifasi, Craig Lahullier, Dennis Ritchie, Walt Siri, Dave Stoltz (Council President) and Bob Zimmermann.[Carlstadt Mayor & Council], accessed may 28, 2006

Federal, state and county representation

Carlstadt is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District.

New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Bergen County and sections of Hudson County and Passaic County, is represented by Steve Rothman (D, Fair Lawn). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Union City).

The 36th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Paul Sarlo (D, Wood-Ridge) and in the Assembly by Frederick Scalera (D, Nutley) and Gary Schaer (D, Passaic). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairwoman Bernadette P. McPherson of Rutherford, Vice-Chairman David L. Ganz of Fair Lawn, Elizabeth Calabrese of Wallington, James M. Carroll of Demarest, Tomas J. Padilla of Park Ridge, Elizabeth Randall of Westwood and Valerie Vainieri Huttle of Englewood.

Politics

Out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 6,019, there are 3,486 registered voters (57.9% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 688 (19.7% vs. 20.7% countywide) are registered as Democrats, 644 (18.5% vs. 19.2% countywide) are registered as Republicans and 2,151 (61.7% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared. There are 3 voters registered to other parties."County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006

On the national level, Carlstadt is almost evenly split. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50% of the vote here, edging Democrat John Kerry, who received around 49%.[2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County] New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004

Education

Students in grades K through 8 attend the Carlstadt Public Schools. Schools in the district (with enrollment data from the New Jersey Department of Education 2004-05 School Report Cards) are [Lincoln School] with 157 students in grades K-5 and [Washington School] with 300 students in grades K-8.

For grades 9 to 12, students attend the Henry P. Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, which serves high school students from both Carlstadt and East Rutherford. The school is part of the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District.

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