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Nutley is a Walsh Act town in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 27,362.

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Geography

Nutley is located at [40°49′11″N, 74°9′32″W] (40.819600, -74.158770)[Geographic references#1GR1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²). 8.7 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.75%) is water.

Demographics

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As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 27,362 people, 10,884 households, and 7,368 families residing in the town. The population density was 3,134.9/km² (8,123.0/mi²). There were 11,118 housing units at an average density of 1,273.8/km² (3,300.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.95% White, 1.87% African American, 0.05% Native American, 7.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.69% of the population.

There were 10,884 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.9% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $59,634, and the median income for a family was $73,264. Males had a median income of $51,121 versus $37,100 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,039. About 3.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Nutley's populated grew between the 1920s and 1960s due to a large influx of Italian immigrants and assimilated Italian-Americans. Today, 44.5% of Nutley is of Italian descent, [per data from the 2000 Census].

Government

Local representation

Nutley has a Commission (non-partisan) form of government. Each of the 5 commissioners are elected to serve 4-year concurrent terms. The commissioners also serve as department heads in addition to their legislative functions. The commissioners elect one commissioner as mayor (usually the person with the highest number of votes), however the mayor is only responsible for his or her departments and serves as the chair of the commission.

Nutley's current Commissioners are:
Name Director of Term Expires
Joanne Cocchiola-Oliver Department of Public Affairs and Mayor 2008
Tom Evans Department of Revenue & Finance 2008
Carmen A. Orechio Department of Public Safety 2008
Peter C. Scarpelli Department of Public Works 2008
Mauro G. Tucci Department of Parks & Public Property 2008

Federal, state and county representation

Nutley is part of New Jersey's 36th 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 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).

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, Nutley leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 54 percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 45 percent.

Recreation

Nutley is famous for its numerous parks, most notably Kingsland Park, Memorial Park, and Nichols Park. Its citizens enjoy baseball, football, basketball, ice hockey, and soccer among other sports. Manhunt (people game) is also very popular here; It is not uncommon to see games taking place every Friday and Saturday night, especially in the Nutley Park section.

Education

The Nutley Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Nutley has five elementary schools for students in grades K-6, [Spring Garden], [Radcliffe], [Lincoln], [Yantacaw], and [Washington]. Students in grades 7 & 8 attend [Franklin Middle School], and students in grades 9-12 attend Nutley High School.

Noted residents

Nutley's rich history includes being the home to many notables:

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