Demarest, New Jersey
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Demarest is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,845.
Demarest was formed on April 13, 1903 from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township. The borough was named for Ralph S. Demarest, who had represented the area in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate in the mid-19th century"History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 349.
Geography
Demarest is located at (40.955603, -73.960446)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and very little of the area is covered with water, most of it being the Demarest Duck Pond, located on Piermont Road.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 4,845 people, 1,601 households, and 1,386 families residing in the borough. The population density was 903.7/km² (2,343.7/mi²). There were 1,634 housing units at an average density of 304.8/km² (790.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.28% White, 0.50% African American, 0.02% Native American, 20.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.As of the 2000 census, 2.3% of Demarest's residents identified themselves as being of Armenian-American ancestry. This was the 19th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying themselves as being of Armenian ancestry[Armenian Communities], accessed June 28, 2006.
There were 1,601 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the borough the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $103,286, and the median income for a family was $113,144. Males had a median income of $82,597 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $51,939. About 0.9% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Demarest is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey government, with a mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The mayor serves a four-year term of office. Council Members serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.The Mayor of Demarest Borough is James M. Carroll (who is also a Bergen County Freeholder). Members of the Demarest Borough Council are Council President Brian Bernstein, Carole Cardinale, William Connelly, Thomas Connolly, Anthony Costanzo and Raymond Cywinski[Demarest Borough Hall: Borough Government], accessed May 29, 2006.
Federal, state and county representation
Demarest is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Union City).
The 39th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Gerald Cardinale (R, Cresskill) and in the Assembly by John E. Rooney (R, Emerson) and Charlotte Vandervalk (R, Westwood). 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 4,938, there are 2,970 registered voters (60.1% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 0,619 (20.8% vs. 20.7% countywide) are registered as Democrats, 0,518 (17.4% vs. 19.2% countywide) are registered as Republicans and 1,832 (61.7% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared. There are 01 voters registered to other parties"County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006.On the national level, Demarest tilts slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 51% of the vote here, edging Republican George W. Bush, who received around 48%[2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County] New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004.
Education
The Demarest Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with enrollment data from the New Jersey Department of Education's 2004-05 School Report Cards) are [County Road School] with 135 Kindergarten and first grade students, [Luther Lee Emerson School] with an enrollment of 232 students in grades 2 - 4 and [Demarest Middle School] which serves 356 students in grades 5 through 8.Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest, together with students from Closter and Haworth. The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.
The Academy of the Holy Angels is a private high school for girls located in Demarest. The school has an enrollment of 540 students.
Famous residents
The Egyptian-born composer Halim El-Dabh made Demarest his home during the late 1950s.Sources
- "History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
- "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
References
External links
- [Demarest official website]
- [Demarest Public Schools]
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- [National Center for Education Statistics data for Demarest Public Schools]
- [Northern Valley Regional High School District]
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