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Cedar Grove Township is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 12,300.

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Geography

Cedar Grove is located at [40°51′21″N, 74°13′44″W] (40.855854, -74.228981)[Geographic references#1GR1]. It is located between the First and Second Watchung Mountains. The center of the township is in a valley that is about 280 feet above sea level.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.3 km² (4.3 mi²). 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.99%) is water.

Cedar Grove is bordered by North Caldwell, Little Falls, Montclair, and Verona.

Demographics

As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 12,300 people, 4,403 households, and 3,240 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,125.4/km² (2,913.1/mi²). There were 4,470 housing units at an average density of 409.0/km² (1,058.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.05% White, 2.99% African American, 0.05% Native American, 5.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.20% of the population.

There were 4,403 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $78,863, and the median income for a family was $94,475. Males had a median income of $66,197 versus $40,582 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,558. About 1.1% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Cedar Grove is governed by a five-member Township Council. Council members are elected at-large for four-year terms, by the voters of the municipality through a municipal election held the 2nd Tuesday in May, in odd number years.

Members of the Township Council are Mayor Robert O'Toole, Deputy Mayor E. Romeo Longo, Joseph Chiusolo, Paul Lee and Peter Tanella[Cedar Grove Township Council], accessed June 18, 2006.

Federal, state and county representation

Cedar Grove is part of New Jersey's 40th Legislative District and is in the Eighth Congressional District.

New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Union City).

The 40th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Henry McNamara (R, Wyckoff) and in the Assembly by Kevin J. O'Toole (R, Wayne) and David C. Russo (R, Midland Park). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Essex County's County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Johnny Jones, Freeholder Vice President Patricia Sebold, Freeholder-At-Large Blonnie R. Watson, Freeholder-At-Large Donald M. Payne, Jr., Freeholder District 1 Samuel Gonzalez, Freeholder District 2 D. Bilal Beasley, Freeholder District 3 Carol Y. Clark, Freeholder District 4 Linda Lordi Cavanaugh and Freeholder District 5 Ralph R. Caputo.

Politics

On the national level, Cedar Grove leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 60 percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 39 percent.

Education

The Cedar Grove Schools serve students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district has two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The [South End] and [North End] elementary schools go from kindergarten to fourth grade. [Cedar Grove Memorial Middle School] goes from grades five through eight.Cedar Grove High School [link] serves students in grades nine through twelve.

History

Cedar Grove was originally a small farming communitity. In 1896, Essex County built the county mental institution in Cedar Grove; it was known as Overbrook. In 1908, Cedar Grove was incorporated as a township. In the 1950's and 60's, people from cities started moving to the suburbs to escape urban living and Cedar Grove was one of the suburbs. The township grew into a major suburb of New York City. Today, Cedar Grove is a densely populated township, but it still retains in rural setting with several open fields and woods, such as Mills Reservation.

Transportation

Route 23 runs directly through Cedar Grove, making the township conveniently located to major highways like Interstate 80, U.S. Route 46, Route 3, and the Garden State Parkway. Cedar Grove is also served by New Jersey Transit bus service. One main bus line is the 195, which provides transportation to New York City.

Noted residents

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