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Map highlighting Palisades Park's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
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Palisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 17,073.

The Borough of Palisades Park was created on March 22 1899 from portions of Ridgefield Township. A portion of its area was taken by Fort Lee in April 1909[1].

Geography

Palisades Park is located at 40°50′45″N 73°59′41″W / 40.84583°N 73.99472°W / 40.84583; -73.99472Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (40.845742, -73.994795)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.72%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 17,073 people, 6,247 households, and 4,447 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,447.9/km² (14,112.4/mi²). There were 6,386 housing units at an average density of 2,037.7/km² (5,278.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 48.27% White, 1.38% African American, 0.19% Native American, 41.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.80% from other races, and 3.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.48% of the population.

In 2000, 36.38% of Palisades Park residents identified as being of Korean heritage. This was the highest percentage of Korean Americans of any place in the country with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry[2]. In the 2000 census, 3.1% of Palisades Park's residents identified themselves as being of Croatian ancestry. This was the second highest percentage of people with Croatian ancestry in any place in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry[3].

There were 6,247 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the borough the population was spread out with 19.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $48,015, and the median income for a family was $54,503. Males had a median income of $37,204 versus $31,997 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $22,607. About 8.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Federal, state and county representation

Palisades Park is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District[4].

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 9th congressional district was represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson) until his death in August 2024.[5][6] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[7] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024).[8][9]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 37th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Gordon M. Johnson (D, Englewood) and in the General Assembly by Shama Haider (D, Tenafly) and Ellen Park (D, Englewood Cliffs).[10] Template:NJ Governor

Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2024, the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[11]

Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[12] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[13] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[14] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[15] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[16] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2024)[17] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2024).[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[26][27] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2024)[28][29] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[30][31][21][32]

Politics

Out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 18,301 in Palisades Park, there were 6,593 registered voters (36.0% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,105 (16.8% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,193 (18.1% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 4,294 (65.1% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There was one voter registered to another party[33].

On the national level, Palisades Park leans strongly toward the Democratic Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 59% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 41%[34].

Education

The Palisades Park Public School District serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the New Jersey Department of Education School Report Cards) are Lindbergh Elementary School, which serves 848 students in grades K-7 and Palisades Park High School with 672 students in grades 8-12.

References

  1. ^ Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, accessed May 26, 2006
  2. ^ Korean Communities, accessed August 23, 2006
  3. ^ Croatian Communities, accessed August 23, 2006
  4. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006
  5. ^ Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed January 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Biography, Congressman Bill Pascrell. Accessed January 3, 2019. "A native son of Paterson, N.J., Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. has built a life of public service upon the principles he learned while growing up on the south side of the Silk City."
  7. ^ U.S. Sen. Cory Booker cruises past Republican challenger Rik Mehta in New Jersey, PhillyVoice. Accessed April 30, 2021. "He now owns a home and lives in Newark's Central Ward community."
  8. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/nyregion/george-helmy-bob-menendez-murphy.html
  9. ^ Tully, Tracey (August 23, 2024). "Menendez's Senate Replacement Has Been a Democrat for Just 5 Months". The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Legislative Roster for District 37, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 20, 2024.
  11. ^ County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  12. ^ Vice Chairman Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  13. ^ Commissioner Vice Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan M. Voss, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  15. ^ Commissioner Mary J. Amoroso, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  16. ^ Cattafi, Kristie. "Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board", The Record, March 13, 2023. Accessed March 16, 2023. "A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night, filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents. Rafael Marte will serve until Dec. 31, taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache, a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer."
  17. ^ Commissioner Steven A. Tanelli, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  18. ^ Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  19. ^ Board of County Commissioners, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  20. ^ 2022 County Data Sheet, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  21. ^ a b 2022 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, March 2022. Accessed January 30, 2023.
  22. ^ Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.
  23. ^ Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
  24. ^ Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results, Bergen County, New Jersey, December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
  25. ^ Bergen County November 5, 2019 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 10, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
  26. ^ About the Clerk, Bergen County Clerk. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  27. ^ Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  28. ^ Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff's Office. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  29. ^ Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  30. ^ Michael R. Dressler, Bergen County Surrogate's Court. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  31. ^ Surrogates, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  32. ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  33. ^ "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006
  34. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004

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