Everything about Teterboro New Jersey totally explained
Teterboro is a
borough in
Bergen County,
New Jersey,
U.S. As of the
United States 2000 census, the borough population was 18, making it the
smallest municipality in New Jersey by population at the time of the census, ahead of
Pine Valley (population 20) and
Tavistock (with 24 residents).
The 2000 census failed to count any of the residents of the Vincent Place housing units who had moved into the newly built homes in 1999. The uncounted residents, including the Mayor and all four Council members, would help make up a projected tripling of the population enumerated by the census. Previously, the Mayor and Council, as well as several other Vincent Place residents, had all been residents of Huyler Street, the only other street zoned as a residential area in the borough.
Teterboro was incorporated on
March 26,
1917, from land taken from the boroughs of
Moonachie and
Little Ferry and from
Lodi Township. The borough was enlarged on
July 5,
1918, by the addition of area annexed from
Hasbrouck Heights. The name Teterboro was changed on
April 14,
1937, to Bendix Borough, and changed back to Teterboro Borough on
June 1,
1943.
In the past, neighboring municipalities, such as
Hasbrouck Heights and
South Hackensack, have attempted to absorb Teterboro, hoping to reap the financial benefits (and lower property taxes) of doing so. Others have reasoned that the population is too small for the borough to justify its own existence. However, all such attempts have met with failure, due to resistance from residents and municipal officials.
Teterboro is best known as the home of
Teterboro Airport (operated by the
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) which takes up almost all of the borough.
Geography
Teterboro is located at (40.853723, -74.059872).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1
square miles (2.9
km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 18 people, 7 households, and 4 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 16.2 people per square mile (6.3/km²). There were 8 housing units at an average density of 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 83.33%
White, and 16.67% from two or more races.
There were 7 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were
married couples living together, 28.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the borough the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 50.0% from 25 to 44, 5.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $44,167, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $38,750 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $72,613. None of the population or families were below the
poverty line.
Government
Local government
With only 12 residents over the age of eighteen at the time of the 2000 Census, Teterboro has one of the smallest electorates of any municipality in the United States. The town is governed under the
1923 Municipal Manager Law with the four councilpersons and mayor comprising nearly half of the voting population by themselves.
Teterboro's Borough Council consists of
Mayor John P. Watt, James O'Dwyer, Juan Ramirez, Gregory Stein and John B. Watt. Terms for all members end on
December 31,
2010.
Federal, state and county representation
Teterboro is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District.
Politics
As of
April 1,
2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 18 in Teterboro, there were 39 registered voters (216.7% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 7 (17.9% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as
Democrats, 6 (15.4% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as
Republicans and 26 (66.7% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as
Undeclared. There were no voters registered to other parties.
On the national level, Teterboro tilts strongly toward the Democratic Party. In the
2004 presidential election, Democrat
John Kerry received 56% of the vote here, defeating Republican
George W. Bush, who received around 43%.
Education
Public school students in grades K - 8, attend Memorial School in
South Hackensack, as part of a
sending/receiving relationship with the
South Hackensack School District.
High school students have an option to attend
Hackensack High School (which is the receiving district for South Hackensack students) of the
Hackensack Public Schools, or
Hasbrouck Heights High School of the
Hasbrouck Heights School District. Other options include the various locations of the
Bergen County Academies and
Bergen County Technical Schools.
Teterboro is the home to the Teterboro campus of the
Bergen County Technical Schools.
Transportation
Teterboro is served by
New Jersey Transit on the
Pascack Valley Line at the
Williams Avenue train station. The station is located on Williams Avenue near
Route 17.
This line runs north-south to
Hoboken Terminal with connections via the
Secaucus Junction transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to
New York Penn Station and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the
Hoboken Terminal to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the
PATH train at the
Hoboken PATH station,
New York Waterways ferry service to the
World Financial Center and other destinations and
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service.
The Pascack Valley Line is a single-track line providing service towards Hoboken during the morning rush hour and service from Hoboken in the evening rush hour.
U.S. Route 46 travels through Teterboro, while
Route 17 travels parallel to the Hasbrouck Heights - Teterboro town line on the Hasbrouck Heights side.
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