Wallington, New Jersey

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Wallington, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Wallington
Police Station / Courthouse
Police Station / Courthouse
Map highlighting Wallington's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Map highlighting Wallington's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Wallington, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Wallington, New Jersey
Wallington is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Wallington
Wallington
Location in Bergen County
Coordinates: 40°51′11″N 74°06′23″W / 40.853084°N 74.106323°W / 40.853084; -74.106323Coordinates: 40°51′11″N 74°06′23″W / 40.853084°N 74.106323°W / 40.853084; -74.106323[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Bergen
IncorporatedDecember 31, 1894
Named forWalling Van Winkle
Government
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorMelissa Dabal (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorHector Olmo[5]
 • Municipal clerkVacant[5][6]
Area
 • Total1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2)
 • Land0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  5.05%
Area rank496th of 565 in state
64th of 70 in county[1]
Elevation20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2010 census)[9][10][11]
 • Total11,335
 • Estimate 
(2019)[12]
11,495
 • Rank217th of 566 in state
31st of 70 in county[13]
 • Density11,528.6/sq mi (4,451.2/km2)
 • Density rank22nd of 566 in state
7th of 70 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07057[14][15]
Area code(s)201 and 973[16]
FIPS code3400376490[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885430[1][19]
Websitewww.wallingtonnj.org

Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,335,[9][10][11] reflecting a decline of 248 (-2.1%) from the 11,583 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 755 (+7.0%) from the 10,828 counted in the 1990 Census.[20]

Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895, based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894, from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township.[21] The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through New Jersey, in which 26 boroughs were formed in Bergen County alone in 1894, with Wallington the last of the 26 to be formed by an 1894 referendum.[22] Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield in 1898.[21][23][24] The borough is said to have been named for Walling Van Winkle (1650–1725), who built a home in the future borough.[25][26][27]

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.05 square miles (2.71 km2), including 0.99 square miles (2.57 km2) of land and 0.05 square miles (0.14 km2) of water (5.05%).[1][2]

The borough borders Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Garfield, South Hackensack and Wood-Ridge in Bergen County, and the city of Passaic in Passaic County across the Passaic River.[28][29][30]

The borough is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
19001,812—
19103,44890.3%
19205,71565.7%
19309,06358.6%
19408,981−0.9%
19508,910−0.8%
19609,2613.9%
197010,28411.0%
198010,7414.4%
199010,8280.8%
200011,5837.0%
201011,335−2.1%
2019 (est.)11,495[12][31][32]1.4%
Population sources:
1900-1920[33] 1900-1910[34]
1910-1930[35] 1900-2010[36][37][38]
2000[39][40] 2010[9][10][11]

The borough is one of 41 municipalities statewide where a majority of residents do not speak English as their primary language. Based on data from the United States Census Bureau's 2012-2016 American Community Survey data, Wallington had 62.8% of residents not speaking English as their dominant language, the 13th highest perecentage in the state.[41]

2010 Census[]

The 2010 United States census counted 11,335 people, 4,637 households, and 2,991 families in the borough. The population density was 11,528.6 per square mile (4,451.2/km2). There were 4,946 housing units at an average density of 5,030.5 per square mile (1,942.3/km2). The racial makeup was 85.48% (9,689) White, 3.23% (366) Black or African American, 0.16% (18) Native American, 5.57% (631) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 3.86% (438) from other races, and 1.70% (193) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.81% (1,225) of the population.[9]

Of the 4,637 households, 25.4% had children under the age of 18; 48.0% were married couples living together; 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.5% were non-families. Of all households, 29.1% were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.[9]

18.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.6 males.[9]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $58,724 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,808) and the median family income was $66,414 (+/- $7,756). Males had a median income of $46,632 (+/- $3,029) versus $40,968 (+/- $2,962) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,350 (+/- $1,947). About 7.0% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.[42]

Same-sex couples headed 25 households in 2010, a decrease from the 30 counted in 2000.[43]

2000 Census[]

hideLanguages (2000) [44] Percent
Spoke English at home 47.64%
Spoke Polish at home 40.79%
Spoke Spanish at home 4.68%
Spoke Italian at home 2.51%
Spoke Arabic at home 1.64%
Spoke Gujarati at home 1.49%
Spoke Korean at home 0.58%
Spoke Hindi at home 0.53%
Spoke German at home 0.14%

As of the 2000 United States Census[17] there were 11,583 people, 4,752 households, and 3,041 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11,632.5 people per square mile (4,472.2/km2). There were 4,906 housing units at an average density of 4,927.0 per square mile (1,894.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.60% White, 2.67% African American, 0.09% Native American, 4.98% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.32% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population.[39][40]

There were 4,752 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.8% 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 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.[39][40]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.[39][40]

The median income for a household in the borough was $45,656, and the median income for a family was $55,291. Males had a median income of $40,077 versus $30,503 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,431. About 4.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.[39][40]

The most common ancestries were Polish (51.5%), Italian (15.0%), Irish (7.1%) and German.[39][45]

At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area.[39] Wallington was ranked seventh nationwide and first in New Jersey among municipalities in the United States by percentage of population with Polish ancestry as of the 2000 Census.[46]

Arts and culture[]

Each December, Wallington holds a holiday parade. Fire departments and ambulances from the surrounding area (including the Wallington Fire Department) put Christmas lights on their trucks. There is a contest to determine which department's apparatus has the best Christmas lights. The winning department gets a trophy.[47]

Parks and recreation[]

Samuel Nelkin County Park is located on Parkview Drive, covering 17 acres (6.9 ha). It has a playground, tennis courts, athletic fields, a dog park, picnic areas, and a shallow, artificial pond for fishing.[48]

Bowlero Wallington is a bowling alley that has 48 lanes, an arcade, restaurant and bar.[49]

Government[]

Local government[]

Wallington is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 565) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[50] The governing body is comprised of a Mayor and a Borough Council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[7] The Borough form of government used by Wallington is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[51][52]

As of 2020, the Mayor of Wallington Borough is Republican Melissa Dabal, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Wallington Borough Council are Khaldoun Androwis (R, 2021), WendySu Ivanicki (R, 2020), Tomasz Orzechowski (R, 2022), Susanne Preinfalk (R, 2022), Eugeniusz Rachelski (R, 2021) and Tomasz Sadecki (R, 2020; appointed to serve an unexpired term).[3][53][54][55][56][57]

Federal, state and county representation[]

Wallington is located in the 9th Congressional District[58] and is part of New Jersey's 36th state legislative district.[10][59][60]

For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson).[61][62] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[63] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[64][65]

For the 2020–2021 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 36th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Paul Sarlo (D, Wood-Ridge) and in the General Assembly by Clinton Calabrese (D, Cliffside Park) and Gary Schaer (D, Passaic).[66][67]

Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by the seven-member Bergen County Board of County Commissioners (formerly the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders). The freeholders are elected at-large in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year; a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. Other Bergen County Constitutional Offices include County Clerk, Sheriff, and Surrogate. These offices all have 3 year terms, and are elected on a partisan basis.

As of July 2021, the County Executive is Democrat James J. Tedesco III of Paramus, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022.[68] The current members of the Bergen County Board of Commissioners are Freeholder Chairman Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2021),[69] Freeholder Vice-Chairwoman Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2021),[70] Freeholder Chairman Pro-Tempore Dr. Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2023)[71] Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, term as freeholder ends 2022),[72] Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, term as freeholder ends 2022),[73] Ramon M. Hache, Sr. (D, Ridgewood, 2023),[74] and Thomas J. Sullivan Jr., (D, Montvale, term as freeholder ends 2022),[75]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are County Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2021),[76] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Emerson, 2021)[77] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2021).[78]


Politics[]

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,964 registered voters in Wallington, of which 1,428 (28.8% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 681 (13.7% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 2,852 (57.5% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered to other parties.[79] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 43.8% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 53.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[79][80]

In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 2,222 votes (55.7% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 1,643 votes (41.2% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 126 votes (3.2% vs. 4.6%), among the 4,039 ballots cast by the borough's 5,869 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.8% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).[81] In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,967 votes (54.4% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,548 votes (42.8% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 59 votes (1.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,615 ballots cast by the borough's 5,384 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.1% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[82][83] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,912 votes (50.4% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,783 votes (47.0% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 54 votes (1.4% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,793 ballots cast by the borough's 5,370 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.6% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[84][85] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 1,963 votes (53.2% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,668 votes (45.2% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 18 votes (0.5% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,690 ballots cast by the borough's 5,187 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.1% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[86]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 63.6% of the vote (1,365 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 35.1% (754 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (28 votes), among the 2,264 ballots cast by the borough's 5,138 registered voters (117 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.1%.[87][88] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,131 votes (47.5% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,053 votes (44.2% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 129 votes (5.4% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 20 votes (0.8% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,383 ballots cast by the borough's 5,191 registered voters, yielding a 45.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[89]

Education[]

The Wallington Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[90] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,283 students and 86.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9:1.[91] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[92]) are Jefferson Elementary School[93] with 243 students in grades K-3, Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School[94] with 426 students in grades K-6 and Wallington High School[95] with 567 students in grades 7-12.[96]

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[97][98]

Due to declining enrollment, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark closed Most Sacred Heart School after the 2013–14 school year. The school district is in talks with the Archdiocese to temporarily lease Most Sacred Heart School starting during the 2014–2015 school year, so that Jefferson Elementary School can be closed for repair/rebuilding without straining the capacity of Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School.[99]

Emergency services[]

Police[]

The Wallington Police Department (WPD) provides emergency and protective services to the borough. The WPD consists of 20 sworn officers, as well as special officers and crossing guards, and is headed by a Chief of Police. The WPD responds to approximately 13,000 calls per year.[100]

Fire / EMS[]

The Wallington Fire Department (WFD) is an all-volunteer fire department. The WFD was organized in October 1894 and consists of three fire companies operating out of three firehouses. The department is staffed by 85 fully trained firefighters. The Wallington Fire Department Emergency Squad provides emergency medical and rescue services.[101]

Transportation[]

County Route 507 northbound entering Wallington

Roads and highways[]

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 18.93 miles (30.46 km) of roadways, of which 16.07 miles (25.86 km) were maintained by the municipality and 2.86 miles (4.60 km) by Bergen County.[102]

County Route 507 is the most significant road directly serving Wallington. Three bridges, the Gregory Avenue Bridge, the Market Street Bridge, and the Eighth Street Bridge cross the Passaic River from Wallington to the city of Passaic.

The New Jersey Turnpike Western Roadway (I-95) is accessible at Exit 16W in neighboring East Rutherford.

Public transportation[]

NJ Transit's Bergen County Line passes through, but does not stop in Wallington. Wesmont station is located along the border between Wallington and Wood-Ridge, but it can only be accessed from the latter. New Jersey Transit bus routes 160 and 161 provide service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, with local service offered on the 703, 707, and 780 routes.[103][104]

Notable people[]

See also: Category:People from Wallington, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wallington include:

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