Carteret, New Jersey

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Borough of Carteret, New Jersey
A welcome sign of Carteret in Middlesex County
A welcome sign of Carteret in Middlesex County
Coordinates: 40°34′57″N 74°13′48″W / 40.5825, -74.23
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Middlesex
Incorporated April 11, 1906 as Roosevelt
November 7, 1922 as Carteret
Government
 - Mayor Daniel J. Reiman (D)
 - Council President Ronald Rios (D)
Area
 - Total 4.4 sq mi (11.3 km²)
 - Land 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km²)
 - Water 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
Elevation 13 ft (4 m)
Population (2006)[1]
 - Total 22,264
 - Density 4,747.4/sq mi (1,833.9/km²)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07008
Area code(s) 732
FIPS code 34-10750GR2
GNIS feature ID 0875226GR3
Website: http://www.ci.carteret.nj.us/

Carteret is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 20,709.

What is now Carteret was originally created as the borough of Roosevelt on April 11, 1906, from portions of Woodbridge Township, based on the results of a referendum approved on May 22, 1906.The name was changed to Carteret as of November 7, 1922. The borough was also called Carteret during the period from December 19, 1921, to January 16, 1922.[2]

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Named for Sir George Carteret, one of the first proprietors of New Jersey, and/or his son Philip Carteret, who served as the first Governor of New Jersey.

Carteret is located at 40°34′57″N, 74°13′48″W (40.582504, -74.229976)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km²), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.3 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (12.63%) is water.

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1930 13,339
—
1940 11,976 -10.2%
1950 13,030 8.8%
1960 20,502 57.3%
1970 23,137 12.9%
1980 20,598 -11.0%
1990 19,025 -7.6%
2000 20,709 8.9%
Est. 2006 22,264 [1] 7.5%
Population 1930 - 1990.[3]

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20,709 people, 7,039 households, and 5,208 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,747.4 people per square mile (1,833.9/km²). There were 7,320 housing units at an average density of 1,678.1/sq mi (648.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 68.76% White, 9.54% African American, 0.24% Native American, 8.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 9.26% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.37% of the population.

There were 7,039 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the borough the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $47,148, and the median income for a family was $54,609. Males had a median income of $40,172 versus $28,132 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,967. About 8.6% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Carteret operates under the Borough form of government. The Mayor serves a four-year term. Councilmembers serve three-year terms and are elected on a staggered basis with two seats coming up to vote each year.

The Current Mayor of Carteret is Democrat Daniel J. Reiman, whose first term began on January 1, 2002 after defeating Republican Jim Falice (who was running for a second term), and ended on December 31, 2006. Reiman was re-elected to office, defeating Republican Thomas X Sica, brother of former Carteret mayor Peter J. Sica, and his second term began on January 1, 2007 and will end on December 31, 2010. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Ronald Rios (December 31, 2009), Vincent Bellino (2007), Jorge Diaz (2007), Randy Krum (2008), Susan Naples (2008) and Joseph Sitarz (2009).[4]

Carteret is in the Thirteenth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 19th Legislative District.[5]

New Jersey's Thirteenth Congressional District, covering portions of Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, and Union Counties, is now represented by Albio Sires (D, West New York), who won a special election held on November 7, 2006 to fill the vacancy the had existed since January 16, 2006. The seat had been represented by Bob Menendez (D), who was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the seat vacated by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine. New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 19th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Vitale (D, Woodbridge) and in the Assembly by Joseph Vas (D, Perth Amboy) and John S. Wisniewski (D, Parlin). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Middlesex County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Middlesex County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel (Milltown), Freeholder Deputy Director Stephen J. "Pete" Dalina (Fords in Woodbridge), Camille Fernicola (Piscataway), H. James Polos (Highland Park), John Pulomena (South Plainfield), Christopher D. Rafano (South River) and Blanquita B. Valenti (New Brunswick).[12]

The Carteret School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are three K-5 elementary schools — Columbus School, Nathan Hale School and Private Nicholas Minue School — Carteret Middle School for grades 6-8 and Carteret High School for grades 9-12.

New Jersey Transit local bus service is provided on the 116 route to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and on the 62 route to Newark.[6]

  • Carteret Waterfront
  • Carteret Park

Notable current and former residents of Carteret include:

  1. ^ a b Census data for Carteret borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 31, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 169.
  3. ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  4. ^ Carteret Borough Governing Body, Borough of Carteret. Accessed February 21, 2007.
  5. ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 55. Accessed August 30, 2006.
  6. ^ Middlesex County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.
  7. ^ Cahillane, Kevin. "Not Fade Away: The Smithereens' Monument to Persistence", The New York Times, October 10, 2004. Accessed November 3, 2007. "The band formed in 1980 when three Carteret High School graduates (class of 1975) and childhood friends (Mr. Babjak, Dennis Diken on drums and Mike Mesaros on bass) met Pat DiNizio, a Scotch Plains singer-songwriter-garbage man."
  8. ^ Rutenberg, Jim. "At Fox News, the Colonel Who Wasn't", The New York Times, April 29, 2002. Accessed November 29, 2007. " Born in 1956, he graduated from Carteret High School in Carteret, N.J., military records show."
  9. ^ Slackman, Michael; and Jacons, Andrew. "THE GOVERNOR RESIGNS: THE CONFLICT; Sex, Ambition and the Politics of the Closet: A Double Life", The New York Times, August 15, 2004. Accessed October 26, 2007. "Mr. McGreevey was molded both by the stern expectations of his father, who believed that discipline was best dispensed with a firm hand, and the Catholic, working-class ethos of his hometown, Carteret."
  10. ^ Joe Medwick at Baseball Almanac, accessed December 7, 2006.
  11. ^ The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures, Sports Illustrated, December 27, 1999.
  12. ^ Elected County Officials, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed February 21, 2007.

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