Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
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Hasbrouck Heights is a borough
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....

 in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 11,842. An inner-ring suburb
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 of New York City
New York City
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, Hasbrouck Heights is located approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
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 and 8 miles (13 km) west of Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan
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.

Hasbrouck Heights was formed with the passage of a referendum on July 31, 1894, and was created from portions of Lodi Township at the height of the "Boroughitis
Boroughitis
Boroughitis was a political phenomenon that spread throughout the U.S. state of New Jersey in the late 19th century, which led groups of residents to unite to form boroughs from within and among the many townships that were the prevalent form of local government at the time. This phenomenon was...

" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County. A part of the borough was annexed to Lodi
Lodi, New Jersey
Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 24,136. The borough of Lodi is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi...

 in 1901.

Geography

Hasbrouck Heights is located at 40.862890°N 74.075062°W (40.862890, -74.075062).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 11,662 people, 4,521 households, and 3,142 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 7,735.0 people per square mile (2,981.9/km2). There were 4,617 housing units at an average density of 3,062.3 per square mile (1,180.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.87% White, 1.71% African American, 0.04% Native American, 6.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.19% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.27% of the population.

There were 4,521 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $64,529, and the median income for a family was $75,032. Males had a median income of $51,328 versus $40,570 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the borough was $29,626. About 2.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

Hasbrouck Heights is governed under the Borough
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....

 form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office and only votes to break a tie. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.

, the Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights is Rose Marie Heck
Rose Marie Heck
Rose Marie Heck , commonly known as Rose Heck among residents, is an American Republican Party politician, who is currently the mayor of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. Heck also served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where she represented the 38th legislative district from 1991 to 2003...

 (R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

, 2011). Members of the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Council are Council President David Gonzalez, Sonya Buckman, John Dingertopadre, Justin A. DiPisa, Pamela J. Link and Russell Lipari.

Federal, state and county representation

Hasbrouck Heights is in the 9th Congressional district.

Hasbrouck Heights is in the

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,679 in Hasbrouck Heights, there were 7,119 registered voters (61.0% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,018 (14.3% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
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, 2,712 (38.1% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 and 3,386 (47.6% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared
Undeclared (New Jersey)
Unaffiliated is a status for registered voters in New Jersey. Those voters who do not specify a political party affiliation when they register to vote are listed as unaffiliated....

. There were three voters registered to other parties.

On the national level, Hasbrouck Heights leans toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election
United States presidential election, 2004
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, Republican George W. Bush
George W. Bush
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 received 56% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...

, who received around 43%. In 2008
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...

, Republican John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

 received 52.9% of the vote, defeating Democrat Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

, who received 45.5%.

Education

The Hasbrouck Heights School District
Hasbrouck Heights School District
The Hasbrouck Heights School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....

 serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district also serves students from Teterboro, a non-operating district that was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution on July 1, 2010.

Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
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) include two K-5 elementary schools —
Euclid School (371 students) and
Lincoln School (421) —
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School for grades 6-8 (403) and
Hasbrouck Heights High School
Hasbrouck Heights High School
Hasbrouck Heights High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving grades 9 to 12, located in Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hasbrouck Heights School District....

 for grades 9-12 (459).

Transportation

New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...

 bus routes 161, 163 and 164 provide service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal
Port Authority Bus Terminal
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 in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
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; the 76 line serves Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

; and local service is offered on the 709 and 780 routes.

In addition, NJ Transit provides rail service via the Pascack Valley Line
Pascack Valley Line
The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit. The line runs north from Hoboken, New Jersey through Bergen County and into Rockland County, New York, terminating at Spring Valley. Service within New York is operated under contract with...

's Williams Avenue
Teterboro-Williams Avenue (NJT station)
Teterboro Station, formerly known as Williams Avenue, is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey and is located at Williams Avenue near Route 17 and Route 46, near Teterboro Airport....

 station, which is located on the boundary of Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro
Teterboro, New Jersey
Teterboro is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 67, making it the fourth smallest municipality, by population, in New Jersey....

. Although the rail line's tracks lie entirely within the municipal boundaries of Hasbrouck Heights - and in fact form the borough's eastern boundary with Teterboro - NJ Transit considers the station to be in Teterboro because its parking lot and ingress/egress roads are accessed from that town.

Route 17 and U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46 is an east–west U.S. Highway, running for , completely within the state of New Jersey. The west end is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and Route 94 in Columbia, Warren County on the Delaware River...

 both pass through Hasbrouck Heights.

Portions of Teterboro Airport
Teterboro Airport
Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport located in the Boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey...

 are located in Hasbrouck Heights.

Notable events

  • 1664 - Settled
  • 1894 - Incorporated
  • 1896 - Volunteer fire department established
  • 1935 - (May 19) Small biplane loses altitude after taking off from Teterboro Airport, and drops directly in front of automobile on Route 2 (now Route 17). Driver of automobile only bruised after crash, pilot and student co-pilot severely injured.
  • 1966 - (June 29) Pilot James P. Scott crash-lands his Piper Aztec
    Piper Aztec
    -Accidents and incidents:*On 18 April 1974, Aztec G-AYDE was involved in a ground collision with BAC One-Eleven G-AXMJ at London Luton Airport after the pilot of the Aztec entered the active runway without clearance. He was killed and his passenger was injured...

     twin-engine plane on front lawn of Burton Avenue home after losing an engine and skimming the top of a tree, which softened his landing. The plane slid up the driveway and struck the house. The residents were not at home, and the pilot survived.
  • 1999 - (December 9) A plane bound for neighboring Teterboro Airport crashes in a backyard. Three aboard died, no injuries occurred on the ground.
  • 1999 - (December 10) The Municipal Building (town hall, town court, fire department, police department) catches fire. The cause of the blaze was found to be an electrical problem. A new building was built on the Boulevard and Central and dedicated on December 14, 2003.
  • 2006 - (June) The public library
    Public library
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     director Michele Reutty was in the news for not providing information to the town police
    Police
    The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

     when they turned up at the library without a subpoena
    Subpoena
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    . This event drew widespread attention via a Slashdot
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     article.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Hasbrouck Heights include:
  • Joe Benigno
    Joe Benigno
    Joseph S. Benigno is an American sports radio personality. He co-hosts the 10am-1pm weekday show on WFAN in New York City.-Early Years:...

     (born 1953), sports radio personality on WFAN
    WFAN
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  • Jason Biggs
    Jason Biggs
    Jason Matthew Biggs is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films.-Personal life:...

     (born 1978), actor, attended Hasbrouck Heights High School
  • Frank W. Burr
    Frank W. Burr
    Frank White Burr was the Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey from 1970-1974. He was a Methodist and an advocate for the Glenpointe development at the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 80....

     (1906–92), mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey
    Teaneck, New Jersey
    Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....

     from 1970-74
  • Marian Calabro
    Marian Calabro
    Marian Calabro is an author and publisher of history books and the founder and president of CorporateHistory.net, which produces corporate histories for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to family-owned businesses and nonprofit organizations....

    , author and publisher of history books and the founder and president of CorporateHistory.net
  • Vincent J. Dellay
    Vincent J. Dellay
    Vincent John Dellay was an American politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957-1959. Originally elected as a Republican Party, Dellay announced in 1957 that he would support Democratic candidate Robert B...

     (1907–99), represented New Jersey for one term in the United States House of Representatives
    United States House of Representatives
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  • Arthur Godfrey
    Arthur Godfrey
    Arthur Morton Godfrey was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead...

     (1903–1983), entertainer While a student at Franklin High School (as it was then known) he closed down the school for several days by stuffing Limburger cheese down the heating grates and into the furnace system.
  • Rose Heck (born 1932), mayor of Hasbrouck Heights who had earlier served in the New Jersey General Assembly
    New Jersey General Assembly
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  • William "Willie" Moretti
    Willie Moretti
    Guarino "Willie" Moretti was an underboss of the Genovese crime family and a cousin of family boss Frank Costello.-Life:...

     (1894–1951), Mafia gangster who testified before the Anti-Crime Investigation Committee (Kefauver Committee) and was shot dead in a Cliffside Park, New Jersey
    Cliffside Park, New Jersey
    Cliffside Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 23,594....

     restaurant
  • Bill Parcells
    Bill Parcells
    Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells is a former American football head coach, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006...

     (born 1941), Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins
    Miami Dolphins
    The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

     and former head coach of the New York Giants
    New York Giants
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    , New England Patriots
    New England Patriots
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    , New York Jets
    New York Jets
    The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

     and Dallas Cowboys
    Dallas Cowboys
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  • Oscar Schwidetzky (1875–1963), philanthropist, inventor of the Ace bandage and the disposable syringe
  • Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...

     (1915–98), singer and actor
  • Scott Slutzker
    Scott Slutzker
    Scott Lawrence Slutzker is a former American football tight end in the National Football League.-Biography:...

     (born 1972), former NFL tight end for the Indianapolis Colts
    Indianapolis Colts
    The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

    , New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints
    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

    , and New York Jets
    New York Jets
    The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    , attended Hasbrouck Heights High School
  • Craig L. Williams (born 1961), LGBT
    LGBT
    LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...

     activist

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