East Rutherford is a

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in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the

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, the borough's population was 10,022, reflecting an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 8,913 counted in the 2010 census.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for East Rutherford borough, Bergen County, New Jersey

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. Accessed July 29, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for East Rutherford borough
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. Accessed July 29, 2012. It is an inner-ring suburb of

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, located west of Midtown Manhattan. Under the terms of an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1889, a portion of the old Union Township was incorporated under the name of Boiling Springs Township.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 77 re East Rutherford, p. 76 re Boiling Springs Township. Accessed July 29, 2012. The new township took its name from a spring in the community. On March 28, 1894, the Borough of East Rutherford was created, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day, and Boiling Springs Township was dissolved. While there was no change in its borders, the name and form of government were changed. The borough was the second formed during the " Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. East Rutherford is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which includes Meadowlands Arena and MetLife Stadium, and used to be the location of Giants Stadium. The arena was best known as the former home of the New Jersey Devils of the

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and of the New Jersey Nets of the

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, and for hosting college basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. MetLife Stadium is home of the

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and New York Jets of the

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(NFL), the

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of the XFL, and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, which made East Rutherford the smallest city ever to host a

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. Giants Stadium, which hosted the Giants and Jets until 2009, was also the original home of the

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of Major League Soccer. East Rutherford is the only municipality with fewer than 10,000 residents to have been home to five professional sports teams simultaneously, as well as the smallest city to host any professional sports team within its city limits. The borough is also the site of American Dream Meadowlands, a large shopping center and entertainment complex that was originally named "Xanadu" which opened on October 25, 2019.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.04 square miles (10.47 km²), including 3.71 square miles (9.61 km²) of land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km²) of water (8.14%). East Rutherford is bounded on the north by the boroughs of Carlstadt and Wallington and to the south by the borough of Rutherford in Bergen County; by

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in Passaic County. The Passaic River is the western boundary, and the

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is the eastern boundary. The area in which East Rutherford is located is the valley of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers. Carlton Hill is an

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located within the township.

Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $62,471 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,225) and the median family income was $71,357 (+/− $10,225). Males had a median income of $57,511 (+/− $8,669) versus $48,502 (+/− $2,269) for females. The

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for the borough was $32,467 (+/− $2,752). About 5.9% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 19 households in 2010, a decline from the 27 counted in 2000.

Census 2000

As of the

, there were 8,716 people, 3,644 households, and 2,157 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,289.1 people per square mile (883.3/km²). There were 3,771 housing units at an average density of 990.4 per square mile (382.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.68%

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, 3.72%

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, 0.11% Native American, 10.69% Asian, 0.05%

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, 3.21% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 10.65% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for East Rutherford borough, New Jersey
,

. Accessed July 29, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for East Rutherford borough, Bergen County, New Jersey

. Accessed July 29, 2012. There were 3,644 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.05. In the borough, the age distribution of the population shows 19.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $50,163, and the median income for a family was $59,583. Males had a median income of $40,798 versus $36,047 for females. The

for the borough was $28,072. About 7.4% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the

, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

East Rutherford is home to the Hudson Group, a retailer which operates a chain of newsstands, bookstores, fast food restaurants, and other retail stores chiefly at

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s and train stations. Contract manufacturing organization

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is based in East Rutherford. The East Rutherford Operations Center handles currency in the area covered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a task that includes removing and destroying 5 million currency notes every day. The Dawn Bible Students Association moved to East Rutherford in 1944. The organization has a worldwide outreach and publishes many Bible-based books as well as ''The Dawn'' magazine.

Government

Local government

East Rutherford is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of a Mayor and a Borough Council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 165. The Borough form of government used by East Rutherford is a "

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/ strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can

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ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , East Rutherford's

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is Democrat Jeffrey Lahullier, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.Mayor Jeffrey Lahullier
Borough of East Rutherford. Accessed March 24, 2020. The borough council members are Council President George W. Cronk (D, 2022), Daniel Alvarez Jr. (D, 2024), Nancy Banca ( R, 2022), Michael C. Lorusso (D, 2024), Edward C. Ravettine (D, 2023) and Saverio "Sam" Stallone (D, 2023).''2021 County and Municipal Directory''
Bergen County, New Jersey, June 2021. Accessed May, 2022.Bergen County November 5, 2019 General Election Statement of Vote
Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 10, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.

Federal, state and county representation

East Rutherford is located in the 9th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 36th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,484 registered voters in East Rutherford, of which 1,233 (27.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,190 (26.5% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 2,058 (45.9% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.Voter Registration Summary - Bergen
New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 50.3% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 61.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat

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received 1,918 votes (50.1% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 1,740 votes (45.5% vs. 41.1% countywide) and other candidates with 169 votes (4.4% vs. 4.6% countywide), among the 3,871 ballots cast by the borough's 5,380 registered voters for a turnout of 71.9% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat

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received 1,859 votes (59.7% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,340 votes (43.0% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 48 votes (1.5% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,115 ballots cast by the borough's 4,845 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.3% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,888 votes (51.8% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 1,660 votes (45.5% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 54 votes (1.5% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,647 ballots cast by the borough's 4,911 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.3% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).2008 General Election Results for East Rutherford
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''. Accessed September 12, 2011. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 1,641 votes (49.6% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,613 votes (48.7% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 30 votes (0.9% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,309 ballots cast by the borough's 4,634 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.4% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 59.4% of the vote (1,205 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 38.7% (785 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (37 votes), among the 2,111 ballots cast by the borough's 4,596 registered voters (84 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.9%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,004 votes (48.2% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 919 votes (44.1% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 112 votes (5.4% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 17 votes (0.8% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,082 ballots cast by the borough's 4,709 registered voters, yielding a 44.2% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).

Education

Public school students in

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through eighth grade attend the

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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 819 students and 73.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.District information for East Rutherford School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are McKenzie School with 454 students in grades Pre-K–5 and Alfred S. Faust School with 345 students in grades 6–8. For grades ninth through

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s, public school students attend the

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in East Rutherford, which serves high school students from both Carlstadt and East Rutherford. The school is part of the

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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 491 students and 37.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with five seats allocated to East Rutherford. Starting in the 2020–2021 school year, students from Maywood will start attending the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship; Maywood's transition to Becton will be complete after the final group of twelfth graders graduates from Hackensack High School at the end of the 2023–2024 school year. Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the

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in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.

Emergency services

Police

The East Rutherford Police Department provides emergency and protective services to the borough of East Rutherford. It consists of a Patrol Division, Detective Bureau, Traffic Division, Juvenile Division, and Records Bureau. The current Chief of Police is Dennis Rivelli

Fire

The East Rutherford Fire Department (ERFD) is an all-volunteer fire department. The ERFD was organized in 1894 and consists of a

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and three assistant chiefs. There are three fire stations. The department is staffed by eighty fully trained

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s. The ERFD utilizes two Engines, a

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, a Heavy Rescue, and a Quint. The ERFD also provides emergency medical service to the borough. *Engine 1 2008 Sutphen 1750/750/20F *Engine 2 2008 Sutphen 1750/750/20F *Engine 3 2008 Sutphen 2000/500/75' Midmount Quint *Ladder 1 2008 Sutphen 2000/300/100' Aerial Tower *Rescue 4 2010 International/Sutphen 500/300/20F

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Bergen County and by the

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and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. State Routes include Route 17, Route 120 and Route 3. The only interstate that passes through and serves East Rutherford is Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur) at Exit 16W.

Public transportation

Rutherford station, which is located on the Rutherford – East Rutherford border, provides train service on NJ Transit's Bergen County Line. The Meadowlands station offers service on the

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, which began in June 2009, providing access between the Meadowlands Sports Complex and Secaucus Junction, and from there to other NJ Transit lines with trains operating before and after games and other events at the complex. NJ Transit buses include the 160,

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, 164 and

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routes serving the

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in Midtown Manhattan; the 76 to Newark; and local service on the

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route.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Rutherford include: * Carol Arthur (1935–2020), actress, mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by

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* E. J. Barthel (born 1985), fullback who played for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League * Ernest Cuneo (1905–1988), lawyer, newspaperman, author and intelligence liaison, who played two seasons in the NFL for the Orange Tornadoes and the Brooklyn Dodgers * Fireman Ed (born 1959, nickname of Edwin M. Anzalone), superfan of the New York Jets *

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(1901–2001), botanist known for his richly illustrated books on the subject of plants * Henry Helstoski (1925–1999), represented , served as councilman of East Rutherford in 1956 and as mayor from 1957 to 1965 * Harold C. Hollenbeck (born 1938), politician who represented New Jersey in the

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from 1977 to 1983 * Henry Hook (1955–2015),

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creator * Bobby Jones (born 1972), former pitcher who played for the

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(1931–2019), political scientist who was the first black academic to be appointed a full professor at

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* Jim Powers (born 1958), retired

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best known for his appearances with the

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from 1987 to 1994 * Diane Ruggiero, screenwriter for '' Veronica Mars'' *

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(born 1961), is a United States Circuit Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit * Dick Vitale (born 1939), sports broadcaster who attended high school and coached at his alma mater, East Rutherford High School; inducted into the East Rutherford Hall of Fame in 1985Dick Vitale bio

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, dated November 2004. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Born June 9, 1939, in East Rutherford, N.J., Vitale and his wife, Lorraine, have two daughters, Terri and Sherri, who both attended Notre Dame on tennis scholarships and who both graduated with MBAs."

References

Sources

* ''Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)'' prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958 * Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, Nelson
''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''
Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882. * Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.)
''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''
New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900. * Van Valen, James M
''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''
New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900. * Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942
''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923''
Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

External links

East Rutherford official website

East Rutherford Historical Society

Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce

Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau
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