Wallington, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Wallington is a borough
in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,335.
Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 (based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894), at the height of the "Boroughitis
" fever then sweeping through Bergen County. The borough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield
in 1898.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), of which 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²), or 3.85%, is water.
It is located approximately 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan
.
of 2000, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ancestries are Polish (51.5%), Italian (15.0%), Irish (7.1%), German (5.0%), Dutch (2.0%), United States (1.8%).
At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area. Wallington has been ranked in the top ten of municipalities in the United States by percentage of population with Polish ancestry.
form of New Jersey municipal government by a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor is directly elected by the voters to a four-year term of office and members of the Borough Council serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor
of Wallington Borough is Walter G. Wargacki (D
, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Wallington Borough Council are Council President Stephen Adzima (D, 2011), Kenneth Kanter (R, 2011), Katherine Polten (D, 2013), Christopher Sinisi (R, 2012), Mark Tomko (D, 2012) and Celina Urbankowski (R, 2013).
Wallington is in the
, 649 (13.2% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans
and 3,266 (66.3% vs. 60.1% countywide) are registered as Undeclared
. No voters were registered to other parties.
On the national level, Wallington leans slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election
, Democrat John Kerry
received 53% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush
, who received around 46%.
serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
) are Jefferson Elementary School (K-3; 210 students), Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School (K-6; 356) and Wallington High School
(7-12; 604).
Most Sacred Heart School is a Catholic school
that serves students from Pre-K through the 8th Grade, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
.
. 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 firefighter
s.
's Bergen County Line
passes through Wallington, but does not stop there. New Jersey Transit bus routes 160, 161, 703, 707, and 780 serves Wallington.
Route 21 passes through Wallington, on a small portion of the borough located across the Passaic River
. County Route 507
also passes through Wallington as well.
are a professional inline hockey team that competes in the Eastern Conference
of the Professional Inline Hockey Association
. The rink is located on Main Avenue.
The Wallington High School soccer team reached the NJSIAA state soccer final on November 16, 2010, for the first time in the school's history.
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
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, 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 United States Census, the borough population was 11,335.
Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 (based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894), 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...
" fever then sweeping through Bergen County. The borough was formed from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. Sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield
Garfield, New Jersey
Garfield is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 30,487.When the area that is now Garfield was first developed in 1873, it was known as East Passaic. In 1881, the community's name was changed to Garfield in honor of...
in 1898.
Geography
Wallington is located at 40.852931°N 74.109251°W (40.852931, -74.109251).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the borough has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), of which 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²), or 3.85%, is water.
It is located approximately 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 11,583 people, 4,752 households, and 3,041 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 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
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population.
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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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.
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.
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.
Ancestries are Polish (51.5%), Italian (15.0%), Irish (7.1%), German (5.0%), Dutch (2.0%), United States (1.8%).
At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area. Wallington has been ranked in the top ten of municipalities in the United States by percentage of population with Polish ancestry.
Local government
Wallington is governed under the BoroughBorough (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 by a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor is directly elected by the voters to a four-year term of office and members of the Borough Council serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Wallington Borough is Walter G. Wargacki (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Wallington Borough Council are Council President Stephen Adzima (D, 2011), Kenneth Kanter (R, 2011), Katherine Polten (D, 2013), Christopher Sinisi (R, 2012), Mark Tomko (D, 2012) and Celina Urbankowski (R, 2013).
Federal, state and county representation
Wallington is in the 9th Congressional district.Wallington is in the
Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,558 in Wallington, there were 4,926 registered voters (42.6% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,011 (20.5% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as DemocratsDemocratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, 649 (13.2% 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 3,266 (66.3% vs. 60.1% countywide) are 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....
. No voters were registered to other parties.
On the national level, Wallington leans slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
, 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...
received 53% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, who received around 46%.
Education
The Wallington Public SchoolsWallington Public Schools
The Wallington Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wallington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....
serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are Jefferson Elementary School (K-3; 210 students), Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School (K-6; 356) and Wallington High School
Wallington High School
Wallington Jr./Sr. High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Wallington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wallington Public Schools....
(7-12; 604).
Most Sacred Heart School is a Catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
that serves students from Pre-K through the 8th Grade, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...
.
Police
The Wallington Police Department (WPD) provides emergency and protective services to the borough of Wallington. The WPD consists of 20 members and is headed by a Captain. The WPD responds to approximately 13,000 calls per year and no longer conducts criminal investigations due to its now closed detective bureau.Fire
The Wallington Fire Department (WFD) is an all-volunteer fire departmentVolunteer fire department
See also the Firefighter article and its respective sections regarding VFDs in other countries.A volunteer fire department is a fire department composed of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction.The first organized force of...
. The WFD was organized in October 1894 and consists of three fire companies operating out of three firehouses
Fire station
A fire station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus , personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other fire extinguishing equipment...
. The department is staffed by 85 fully trained firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
s.
Ambulance
The Wallington Fire Department Emergency Squad provides Emergency Medical and Rescue services.Transportation
New Jersey TransitNew 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...
's Bergen County Line
Bergen County Line
The Bergen County Line is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line loops off the Main Line between the Meadowlands and Glen Rock, with trains continuing in either direction along the Main Line...
passes through Wallington, but does not stop there. New Jersey Transit bus routes 160, 161, 703, 707, and 780 serves Wallington.
Route 21 passes through Wallington, on a small portion of the borough located across the Passaic River
Passaic River
The Passaic River is a mature surface river, approximately 80 mi long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey,...
. County Route 507
County Route 507 (New Jersey)
County Route 507 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Harrison Avenue on the Kearny-Harrison town line to the New York state line in Mahwah. Between Ho-Ho-Kus and Mahwah, this highway is known as Franklin Turnpike...
also passes through Wallington as well.
Sports
The New Jersey GrizzliesNew Jersey Grizzlies
The New Jersey Grizzlies are a professional inline hockey team based in Wallington, New Jersey, and competing in PIHA.-External links:*...
are a professional inline hockey team that competes in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference (PIHA)
The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in the Professional Inline Hockey Association used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference....
of the Professional Inline Hockey Association
Professional Inline Hockey Association
The Professional Inline Hockey Association, often abbreviated to the PIHA, is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates an elite inline hockey league of 16 franchised member clubs, all of which are located in the United States. Headquartered in Middletown, Pennsylvania, the PIHA...
. The rink is located on Main Avenue.
The Wallington High School soccer team reached the NJSIAA state soccer final on November 16, 2010, for the first time in the school's history.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Wallington include:- Elizabeth CalabreseElizabeth CalabreseElizabeth Calabrese is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2004. On January 2, 2007, Calabrese was chosen to serve as Freeholder Vice-Chairman....
, member of the Bergen County, New JerseyBergen County, New JerseyBergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
Board of Chosen FreeholdersBoard of Chosen FreeholdersIn New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
. - Henry HelstoskiHenry HelstoskiHenry Helstoski was an American politician. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until 1977. He was the representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district...
(1925–99), U.S. Congressman. - Ed SanickiEd SanickiEdward Robert Sanicki was a Major League Baseball outfielder from – for the Philadelphia Phillies....
(1923–98), outfielder for the Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
. - Walling Van WinkleWalling Van WinkleWalling Jocobse Van Winkle was an early settler of the Northern New Jersey area and the namesake for the town of Wallington, New Jersey, where he had built a home.-Family history:...
(1650–1725), namesake of Wallington who had built a home here.
- Louis Mingolo (1991-present), 2009 New Jersey State Bowling Champion
External links
- Borough of Wallington official website
- Wallington Public Schools
- Data for the Wallington Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...