Englewood, New Jersey
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Image:Njmap-0215.png Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 26,203.
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Geography
Englewood is located at 40°53'36" North, 73°58'33" West (40.893343, -73.975801)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.8 km² (4.9 mi²). 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.20% is water.
Demographics
| City of Englewood | County of Bergen | |||||
| Census | Total | Population | Percent | Total | Population | Percent |
| 1900 | 6,253 | 78,441 | ||||
| 1910 | 9,924 | 3,671 | 58.7% | 138,002 | 59,561 | 75.9% |
| 1920 | 11,627 | 1,703 | 17.2% | 210,643 | 72,641 | 52.6% |
| 1930 | 17,805 | 6,178 | 53.1% | 364,977 | 154,334 | 73.3% |
| 1940 | 18,966 | 1,161 | 6.5% | 409,646 | 44,669 | 12.2% |
| 1950 | 23,145 | 4,179 | 22.0% | 539,139 | 129,493 | 31.6% |
| 1960 | 26,057 | 2,912 | 12.6% | 780,255 | 241,116 | 44.7% |
| 1970 | 24,985 | -1,072 | -4.1% | 897,148 | 116,893 | 15.0% |
| 1980 | 23,701 | -1,284 | -5.1% | 845,385 | -51,763 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 24,850 | 1,149 | 4.8% | 825,380 | -20,005 | -2.4% |
| 26,203 | 1,353 | 5.4% | 884,118 | 58,738 | 7.1% | |
If you take account of the White, non-Hispanic population in Englewood (32%, 8,389 people), Englewood is the only place in Bergen County which has more African Americans than any other ethnic group with a 39% plurality.
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 26,203 people, 9,273 households, and 6,481 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,056.3/km² (5,322.0/mi²). There were 9,614 housing units at an average density of 754.5/km² (1,952.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 42.49% White, 38.98% African American, 0.27% Native American, 5.21% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 8.50% from other races, and 4.50% from two or more races. 21.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,273 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $58,379, and the median income for a family was $67,194. Males had a median income of $41,909 versus $34,358 for females. The per capita income for the city was $35,275. 8.9% of the population and 6.6% of families were below the poverty line. 10.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Government
Local government
Beginning in 1980, Englewood switched from a Mayor-Council form of government to a modified Council-Manager plan of government in accordance with New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law of 1950. Under this charter, the mayor retains appointive and veto powers, while the council acts as a legislative and policy making body, with some power to appoint and confirm appointments. The City Council consists of five members: four are elected from wards of roughly equal population and one additional member is elected at large. Administrative functions are responsibilities of the City Manager.
The current Mayor is Michael Wildes (term ends in 2006). The mayor is elected city-wide to a three-year term of office and has significant powers in appointing members to the Planning Board, the Library Board of Trustees, and, with council confirmation, the Board of Adjustment. The mayor serves on the Planning Board. The mayor attends and may speak at council meetings, but voting is confined only to breaking a deadlock with an affirmative vote for passage of an ordinance or resolution. The mayor has veto power over any city ordinance, but can be overridden with votes from four council members.
The City Council consists of five members, each elected for a three-year term. Four are elected from the individual wards in which they live and the other is elected by a city-wide vote as an at-large member. The city is divided into four wards which are approximately equal in population. The City Council is the legislative branch of government, whereby, deciding public policy, creating city ordinances and resolutions, passing the city budget, appropriating funds for city services, and hiring the City Manager. The City Council meets generally four times per month (except during summer months).
Members of the City Council are as follows:
- At Large: Vernon Walton (term ends in 2006)
- Ward 1: Dr. Kenneth E. Rosenzweig (2008)
- Ward 2: Charlotte Bennett Schoen (2007)
- Ward 3: Scott Reddin (2008) - Council President
- Ward 4: Jack Drakeford (2007)
All members of the City Council are Democrats. However, Walton and Drakeford are part of one local faction of the Democrats and Rosenzweig, Schoen and Reddin are part of another faction. These two factions of the party act essentially as two separate political parties because of the lack of a significant Republican presence.
Federal, state and county representation
Englewood is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District and is in the Ninth Congressional District.
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Education
The Englewood Public School District serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Schools in the district are:
- Academies at Englewood James Smith - Principal
- D. A. Quarles Early Childhood Center Sheryl Sullivan - Principal
- Cleveland School Dorian Milteer - Principal
- Lincoln School Marsha Howard - Principal
- Janis E. Dismus Middle School Pete Elbert - Principal
- Dwight Morrow High School Paula Valenti - Principal
For high school, students from Englewood Cliffs attend Dwight Morrow High School, as part of a sending / receiving relationship with the Englewood Cliffs Public Schools.
Englewood is the home to a number of private schools. Dwight-Englewood School has 935 students in preschool through twelfth grade. Elisabeth Morrow School serves 462 students in preschool through eighth grade. Moriah School of Englewood is a Jewish day school with nearly 1,000 students in preschool through eighth grade.
Historical note
The telephone industry made a United States "first" in Englewood with the introduction of what is known now as Direct distance dialing (DDD). Starting on November 10, 1951, customers of the ENglewood 3, ENglewood 4 and TEaneck 7 exchanges (who could already dial New York City and area) were able to dial 11 cities across the United States, simply by dialing the three-digit area code and the seven digit number (or the three-digit area code and the local number of two letters and five digits).
Famous residents
- Liam Aiken (actor)
- Dizzy Gillespie (jazz trumpeter) lived in Englewood from 1965 until his death in 1993.
- Kitty Kallen (singer)
- Eddie Murphy (comedian and actor)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (actress)
- Sylvia Robinson (singer, record producer, and co-founder of Sugar Hill Records)
- Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the Antiochian Orthodox Church
- Upton Sinclair (author; established a socialist commune called Helicon Home Colony in 1906 with proceeds from his novel The Jungle; it burned down in 1907)
- Sister Souljah (rapper/activist)
- Gloria Swanson (actress)
- John Travolta (actor)