Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 3,152, reflecting a decline of 49 (-1.5%) from the 3,201 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 251 (+8.5%) from the 2,950 counted in the 1990 Census.
Saddle River is one of the wealthiest small municipalities in the United States and was ranked 9th in New Jersey in per capita income as of the 2010 Census. Based on 1989 per capita income, Saddle River was ranked the richest suburb in the nation among those with 2,500 or more people.
Despite being fairly close to Manhattan, a bucolic atmosphere pervades in town, due in part to a minimum zoning requirement of 2 acres (0.0081 km2) for homes. The borough contains both newer mansions and stately older homes on vast tracts of land.
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold.
Video Saddle River, New Jersey
History
Saddle River was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 22, 1894, from portions of Orvil Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. Saddle River's referendum passed on November 19, one day before the referendum passed for the formation of the neighboring borough of Upper Saddle River. An additional portion of Orvil Township was annexed in 1903.
The borough is named after the Saddle River, which flows through the borough and is a tributary of the Passaic River, which in turn was named for a stream and valley in Saddell, Argyll, Scotland.
Historic sites
Saddle River is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places:
- Achenbach House - 184 Chestnut Ridge Road (added 1979, burned down in 2004)
- Ackerman House - 136 Chestnut Ridge Road (added 1983)
- Abram Ackerman House - 199 East Saddle River Road (added 1983)
- Garret and Maria Ackerman House - 150 East Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- Garret Augustus Ackerman House - 212 East Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- Ackerman-Dewsnap House - 176 East Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- Ackerman-Smith House - 171 East Allendale Road (added 1986)
- Ackerman-Dater House - 109 West Saddle River Road (added 1983)
- J. J. Carlock House - 2 Chestnut Ridge Road (added 1986)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saddle River and Ramapough Building - 96 East Allendale Road (added 1986)
- Alonzo Foringer House and Studio - 107 and 107B East Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- Hopper House - 45 West Saddle River Road (added 1984)
- Joe Jefferson Clubhouse - 29 East Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- O'Blenis House - 220 East Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- Garret K. Osborn House and Barn - 88 and 90 East Allendale Road (added 1986)
- Dr. East G. Roy House - 229 West Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- Saddle River Center Historic District - Along West Saddle River Road at jct. of East Allendale Road (added 1986)
- Stillwell-Preston House - 9 East Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- Andries Thomas Van Buskirk House - 164 East Saddle River Road (added 1983)
- Laurance Thomas Van Buskirk House - 116 East Saddle River Road (added 1983)
- B. C. Wandell House-The Cedars - 214, 223, and 224 West Saddle River Road (added 1986)
- F. L. Wandell Estate and Ward Factory Site - 255-261 East Saddle River Road (added 1990)
- Dr. John Christie Ware Bungalow - 246 East Saddle River Road (added 1986)
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.98 square miles (12.896 km2), including 4.924 square miles (12.752 km2) of land and 0.056 square miles (0.144 km2) of water (1.12%).
The borough is bounded by eight municipalities in Bergen County: the boroughs of Upper Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Hillsdale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Ramsey, Waldwick, and Allendale, and a tiny portion of Washington Township.
Mount Pleasant and Villa Marie Claire are unincorporated communities located within Saddle River.
Demographics
2010 Census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 3,152 people, 1,216 households, and 893.8 families residing in the borough. The population density was 640.2 per square mile (247.2/km2). There were 1,341 housing units at an average density of 272.4 per square mile (105.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 84.71% (2,670) White, 2.09% (66) Black or African American, 0.10% (3) Native American, 9.42% (297) Asian, 0.06% (2) Pacific Islander, 1.17% (37) from other races, and 2.44% (77) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.14% (162) of the population.
There were 1,216 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the borough, the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 14.1% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.5 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.9 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $97,197 (with a margin of error of +/- $48,774) and the median family income was $162,500 (+/- $61,174). Males had a median income of $162,740 (+/- $30,154) versus $56,339 (+/- $25,675) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $86,812 (+/- $16,562). About 0.9% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.
Same-sex couples headed seven households in 2010, an increase from the six counted in 2000.
2000 Census
As of the 2000 United States Census there were 3,201 people, 1,118 households, and 926 families residing in the borough. The population density was 642.6 people per square mile (248.2/km2). There were 1,183 housing units at an average density of 237.5 per square mile (91.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.85% White, 0.75% African American, 7.15% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.
There were 1,118 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 22.5% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $134,289, and the median income for a family was $152,169. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $61,458 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $85,934. About 2.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Saddle River is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The governing body consists of a mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, 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. The Borough Council consists 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. The borough form of government used by Saddle River, the most common system used in the state, is a "weak mayor / 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 veto 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. The mayor serves as chief executive officer, and is an ex-officio member of all municipal committees and is the approving authority in the Borough of Saddle River. Mayoral appointments to the various boards and committees in the borough are subject to confirmation by the Borough Council. Borough Council members serve on various operating committees and function in a liaison capacity to provide information and direction to the entire governing body.
As of 2017, the mayor is Republican Albert J. "Al" Kurpis, whose term of office ends December 31, 2019. Members of the Saddle River Borough Council are Council President Eric Jensen (R, 2017), Ben Acaster (R, 2018), Ronald A. Gray (R, 2019), Elizabeth Salazer (R, 2018), Paul Schulstad (R, 2017) and Ronald V. Yates (R, 2019).
Federal, state and county representation
Saddle River is located in the 5th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2021) and Bob Menendez (Paramus, 2019).
For the 2018-2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 39th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Gerald Cardinale (R, Demarest) and in the General Assembly by Holly Schepisi (R, River Vale) and Robert Auth (R, Old Tappan). The Governor of New Jersey is Phil Murphy (D, Middletown Township). The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Sheila Oliver (D, East Orange).
Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. The freeholders are elected at-large in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year; a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held each January. As of 2018, the County Executive is Democratic James J. Tedesco III of Paramus, whose term of office ends December 31, 2018. Bergen County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan Jr., (D, Montvale, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder chairman ends 2018), Freeholder Vice-Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder vice-chairwoman ends 2018), Freeholder Chairman Pro-Tempore Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder chairman pro-tempore ends 2018), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn, 2020), Steve Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2018), Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2020) and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2018), Bergen County's constitutional officials are County Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2021), Sheriff Michael Saudino (D, Emerson, 2019) and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2021).
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 2,387 registered voters in Saddle River, of which 286 (12.0% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,211 (50.7% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 889 (37.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 75.7% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 96.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 1,268 votes (72.9% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 448 votes (25.7% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 15 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 1,740 ballots cast by the borough's 2,519 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.1% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 1,253 votes (66.6% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 598 votes (31.8% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 18 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,880 ballots cast by the borough's 2,481 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.8% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 1,279 votes (68.6% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 566 votes (30.3% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 1,865 ballots cast by the borough's 2,377 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.5% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 84.7% of the vote (845 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 14.3% (143 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (10 votes), among the 1,032 ballots cast by the borough's 2,475 registered voters (34 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 968 votes here (74.4% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 283 votes (21.8% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 39 votes (3.0% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with one vote (0.1% vs. 0.5%), among the 1,301 ballots cast by the borough's 2,436 registered voters, yielding a 53.4% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).
Education
The Saddle River School District, serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade at Wandell School. As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its one school had an enrollment of 440 students and 21.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
Public school students from Saddle River attend the Ramsey Public School District's middle school and then have the option of attending either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands Regional High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with each of the respective districts. As of the 2014-15 school year, Northern Highlands had an enrollment of 1,373 students and 115.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1, while Ramsey High School had an enrollment of 856 students and 85.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. One of under ten districts with a dual send-receive relationship, three quarters of Saddle River's high school students attend Northern Highlands and about a quarter attend Ramsey High School.
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 Bergen County Academies 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.
Saddle River Day School is a K-12 private school that was founded in 1957.
Transportation
As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 39.23 miles (63.13 km) of roadways, of which 26.40 miles (42.49 km) were maintained by the municipality, 10.88 miles (17.51 km) by Bergen County and 1.95 miles (3.14 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Route 17 passes through Saddle River. Other main roads include West Saddle River Road, East Saddle River Road, Allendale Road, and Chestnut Ridge Road.
Saddle River is served mainly by Route 17, which runs directly through the borough, but certain portions are served by locations in Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick, Upper Saddle River, and Allendale. The Garden State Parkway is within a short distance of the borough at exit 171 in Woodcliff Lake.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Saddle River include:
- Francis W. H. Adams (1934-1990), lawyer who served as New York City Police Commissioner from 1954 to 1955.
- Danny Aiello (born 1933), actor.
- Gary Bettman (born 1952), Commissioner of the National Hockey League.
- Mary J. Blige (born 1971), recording artist and Grammy winner
- Larry Blyden (1925-1975), actor.
- Jim Burt (born 1959), former NFL player.
- Nick Cannon (born 1980), actor, producer, rapper and entrepreneur.
- Vince Carter (born 1977), formerly of the New Jersey Nets.
- Andrew Dice Clay (born 1957), actor and comedian.
- Vince Colletta (1923-1991), comic book artist.
- Vincent Curatola (born 1953), actor known for his role playing Johnny Sack on the television series The Sopranos.
- James P. Dugan (born 1929), former member of the New Jersey Senate who served as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee.
- Alonzo Foringer (1878-1948), painter best known for his World War I Red Cross promotional poster, "The Greatest Mother in the World".
- Carol Haney (1924-1964), actress.
- Mary Higgins Clark (born 1927), author of suspense novels.
- Wil Horneff (born 1979), actor.
- Mark Jackson, (born 1965), former NBA player and former head coach for the Golden State Warriors.
- Wyclef Jean (born 1969), three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and politician.
- Jason Kidd (born 1973), former player and current head coach of the New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets
- Joumana Kidd (born 1972), actress and journalist who is the former wife of Jason Kidd.
- Andrew Kissel (1959-2006), murdered real estate developer.
- Mariusz Kolodziej (born 1966), boxing promoter and entrepreneur.
- David Lat (born 1975), blogger.
- Richard Nixon (1913-1994), United States President, and First Lady Pat Nixon (1912-1993), who lived there from 1981 to 1991.
- Jeffrey Nordling (born 1962), actor who appeared in the series Dirt.
- Rosie O'Donnell (born 1962), comedian and television personality, homeowner since 2013.
- Kenneth Pasternak (born 1954), businessman, entrepreneur.
- Caroline Pennell (born 1995), singer-songwriter who was a contestant on the fifth season of The Voice.
- Mario Perillo (1927-2003), tour operator.
- Eleanore Pettersen (1916-2003), one of the first female architects in New Jersey.
- Sam Raia, politician who serves as Mayor of Saddle River and as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.
- Ja Rule (born 1976), rapper.
- Lisa Scafuro (born 1958), documentary film maker and children's book author born in Saddle River who still resides part of the year.
- Samantha Scarlette (born 1990), is a soft grunge / alternative rock singer-songwriter and Goth fashion designer.
- Danielle Schulmann (born 1989), soccer player who plays as a forward for Sky Blue FC in the NWSL.
- Daniel Silna (born 1944), co-owner of the former ABA team the Spirits of St. Louis who has profited from TV revenue earned as part of the deal in which four ABA teams were merged into the NBA.
- Joseph Simmons (born 1964), aka Reverend Run, the "Run" in Run-D.M.C. and star of his family's reality show Run's House.
- Russell Simmons (born 1957), godfather of hip-hop, whose house has been up for sale following his divorce from Kimora Lee Simmons.
- Ben Vereen (born 1946), Tony Award-winning actor, dancer, and singer.
- William B. Widnall (1906-1983), politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Saddle River, New Jersey
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, William. 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
- Saddle River official website
- Saddle River School District
- Saddle River School District's 2015-16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Saddle River School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Ramsey Public School District
- Northern Highlands Regional High School
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