According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.6 kmÂ² (5.6 miÂ²). 13.5 kmÂ² (5.2 miÂ²) of it is land and 1.1 kmÂ² (0.4 miÂ²) of it (7.47%) is water. North Bergen meets with Union City and Jersey City at a single point.

Shaped like an inverted "L", North Bergen has a large section stretching from north to south, and a smaller section stretching from east to west. That small north-east portion of North Bergen is considered the Woodcliff section. This area is directly juxtaposed to the Braddock North Hudson Park, along Woodcliff Avenue & JFK Boulevard East. Since this small stretch of land has river exposure to the east, the park to the west, and is sandwiched between the two towns of Cliffside Park (Bergen County) to the north, and Guttenberg (Hudson county) to the south, it is in high demand. This area is considered geographically and demographically separated from the rest of North Bergen.

North Bergen also has a diverse amount of geological features. For example, a rock formation in western North Bergen (located at ) is composed of unusual serpentine rock and made up of small rock cliffs. Because of this, it is unusable by developers, and is one of the few undeveloped parts of North Bergen.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%
1930	40,714		—
1940	39,714		0%
1950	41,560		0%
1960	42,387		0%
1970	47,751		0%
1980	47,019		0%
1990	48,414		0%
2000	58,092		0%
Est. 2006	57,237	^[2]	0%
Population 1930 - 1990.^[3]

As of the censusÂ² of 2000, there were 58,092 people, 21,236 households, and 14,249 families residing in the township. The population density was 4,313.4/kmÂ² (11,179.6/miÂ²). There were 22,009 housing units at an average density of 1, 634.2/kmÂ² (4,235.5/miÂ²). The racial makeup of the township was 67.36% White, 2.72% African American, 0.40% Native American, 6.47% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.53% from other races, and 7.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.25% of the population.

There were 21,236 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,844, and the median income for a family was $46,172. Males had a median income of $35,626 versus $29,067 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,058. About 9.6% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

Commerce

North Bergen is in a state-established "Urban Enterprise Zone," which was implemented through a program designed to assist businesses in communities across New Jersey. Businesses within the zone are eligible for a variety of incentives, including a sales tax reduction to customers of 3Â½% (from the mandated 7% statewide sales tax), with no tax on clothing or on purchases made by merchants related to running their businesses. Revenue generated from the reduced sales tax is maintained in a special fund dedicated for use within the zone for specific economic development and physical improvement projects. The zone was established in February 1995 through the efforts of Senator Sacco, one of the sponsors of the state's Urban Enterprise Zone legislation.^[4]

Government

Local government

North Bergen has been governed under the Walsh Act by a five-member commission since 1931.^[5] Members of the North Bergen Township Committee are^[6]:

Nicholas Sacco - Mayor and Commissioner of Public Affairs (Sacco also represents North Bergen, and the entire 32nd District, in the New Jersey Senate)
Hugo D. Cabrera - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance
Theresa V. Ferraro - Commissioner of Public Safety
Frank J. Gargiulo - Commissioner of Public Works
Allen Pascual - Commissioner of Parks and Public Property

Federal, state and county representation

North Bergen is split between the Ninth and Thirteenth Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 32nd Legislative District.^[7]

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's Thirteenth Congressional District, covering portions of Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, and Union Counties, is now represented by Albio Sires (D, West New York), who won a special election held on November 7, 2006 to fill the vacancy the had existed since January 16, 2006. The seat had been represented by Bob Menendez (D), who was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the seat vacated by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine. New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 32nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Sacco (D, North Bergen) and in the Assembly by Vincent Prieto (D, Secaucus) and Joan M. Quigley (D, Jersey City). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Hudson County's County Executive is Thomas A. DeGise. The executive, together with the Board of Chosen Freeholders in a legislative role, administer all county business. Hudson County's nine Freeholders (as of 2006) are: District 1: Doreen McAndrew DiDomenico; District 2: William O'Dea; District 3: Jeffrey Dublin; District 4: Eliu Rivera; District 5: Maurice Fitzgibbons; District 6: Tilo Rivas; District 7: Gerald Lange Jr.; District 8: Thomas Liggio; and District 9: Albert Cifelli.

Transportation

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) service is available at the Tonnelle Avenue station. HBLR is a light rail system, owned by New Jersey Transit and operated by the 21st Century Rail Corporation, that connects the Hudson County communities of Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Union City and North Bergen. Service is available to Hoboken Terminal and two stations at West Side Avenue in Jersey City and 22nd Street in Bayonne.

Route 495, Route 3 and U.S. Route 1/9 are major highways within the township's borders, and the New Jersey Turnpike is easily accessible.

New Jersey Transit bus service is available to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 121, 125, 127, 128, 154, 156, 158, 159, 165, 166, 168, 320 routes. The George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal is served by the 181 and 188. Jersey City is accessible via the 22, 23, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88 and 89 routes. Local routes are served by the 751.^[8]

The closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service is Newark Liberty International Airport, located 13.7 miles away straddling the border between Newark and Elizabeth. New York City's LaGuardia Airport is 16.0 miles away in Flushing, Queens, via the George Washington Bridge.

Noteworthy residents

James J. Braddock, heavyweight boxing champion from 1935 to 1937.^[9]
James L. Brooks, Television and movie director.^[10]
Jason Collins, NBA New Jersey Nets Basketball player
Bill Raisch, actor, "one-armed man" on the TV show The Fugitive.^[11]
Frederick Reines, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-discovered the neutrino.^[12]
John Scarne, author, expert on gambling, card games and magic tricks.^[13]
Hal Turner, white supremacist shortwave / internet radio host.^[14]
Ice-T Rap music pioneer and actor.^[15]

Education

The North Bergen School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are six elementary schools — Franklin School (K-8), Horace Mann School (K-8), John F. Kennedy School (K-8), Lincoln School (PreK-8), McKinley School (PreK-8) and Robert Fulton School — and North Bergen High School for grades 9-12.

Points of interest

Hoboken Cemetery
Palisades Medical Hospital, regional hospital serving approximately 350,000 people in Southern Bergen and Hudson counties.

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. 145.
2. ^ Census data for North Bergen township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 11, 2007.
3. ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
4. ^ District 32 Profile, accessed May 13, 2007. "Senator Nicholas J. Sacco, a Senator since 1994, is chair of the Transportation Committee; he also has been the mayor of North Bergen since 1985.... He was a sponsor of the state's Urban Enterprise Zone legislation..."
5. ^ The Commission Form of Municipal Government, p. 53. Accessed August 11, 2007.
6. ^ North Bergen Elected Officials, North Bergen Township. Accessed March 16, 2007.
7. ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 61, accessed August 30, 2006.
8. ^ Hudson County Bus/rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 3, 2007.
9. ^ "New Champion", Time (magazine), June 24, 1935. Accessed May 13, 2007. "Improvident of his earnings when he was a top-flight light heavyweight seven years ago, 29-year-old Jimmy Braddock had, after successive defeats, toppled completely out of the prize ring. He worked briefly as a janitor. He made a pittance as a stevedore on the New Jersey docks opposite Manhattan. Finally he changed his name to No. 2796 on the North Bergen (N. J.) relief rolls last year."
10. ^ James L. Brooks, Internet Movie Database. Accessed November 29, 2006.
11. ^ Bill Raisch, Internet Movie Database. Accessed November 29, 2006.
12. ^ Frederick Reines - 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics, High Tech Mag, March 16, 2005.
13. ^ Obituary: John Scarne, Gambling Expert, The New York Times, July 9, 1985.
14. ^ Blumenthal, Max. "Hannity's Soul-Mate of Hate", The Nation (web-only), June 3, 2005. Accessed May 13, 2007. "This year a man named Hal Turner sat before his computer at his suburban home in North Bergen, New Jersey, posting bomb-making tips on his website, hailing the firebombing of an apartment containing "Savage Negroes" and calling for the murder of immigrants."
15. ^ "Ice-T turns from cop-killing talk to posing nude", MSNBC, November 3, 2006. Accessed May 13, 2007. "NORTH BERGEN, N.J. - U.S. rapper Ice-T once gained fame talking about killing cops. Now the controversy over his latest album has led him to compare himself to a peace-loving John Lennon. Surrounded by leopard-print cushions in his penthouse apartment outside New York, the 48-year-old rapper defended a racy new album cover showing him lying naked in bed, his groin area covered by his wife's bare legs."

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