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Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson[7]) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,987. Woodland Park was formed as a borough under the name West Paterson, by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 25, 1914, from portions of Little Falls Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1914.[8] On November 4, 2008, the citizens of Woodland Park voted to change the official name of the borough from West Paterson to Woodland Park.[9] The new name retains the initials "W.P." and is a reference to the community's wooded areas. At a November 10 community meeting attended by 200 residents, discussions were made of opposing the result by demanding a recount if the official results show that the measure has passed. If this effort is unsuccessful, the group discussed filing a petition to change the name back to West Paterson, and would consider raising the $33,000 needed to cover the cost of a special election in spring 2009 for voters to reconsider the name.[10] By November 25, 2008, the provisional vote counts had been tallied, and the name change won by 25 votes. The Mayor and Council approved Resolution R08-253 at the council meeting on Dec. 17, changing the borough's name to the Borough of Woodland Park, effective Jan. 1, 2009.[11][12] A referendum held on November 3, 2009 affirmed the name change.
[edit] GeographyWoodland Park is located at 40°53′37″N 74°11′56″W / 40.893698°N 74.198904°W (40.893698, -74.198904).[13] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km2) of it (4.53%) is water. [edit] Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 10,987 people, 4,397 households, and 3,025 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,715.5 people per square mile (1,433.1/km2). There were 4,497 housing units at an average density of 1,520.8/sq mi (586.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 86.53% White, 3.16% African American, 0.08% Native American, 3.83% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.17% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.06% of the population. As of the 2000 census, 34.3% of Woodland Park residents were of Dumb Racist Guinea ancestry, the 18th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and seventh-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[15] There were 4,397 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01. In the borough the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $60,273, and the median income for a family was $67,292. Males had a median income of $47,389 versus $36,814 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,758. About 3.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. [edit] Government[edit] Local governmentThe Borough of Woodland Park was chartered by the State of New Jersey to function under a variation of the Faulkner Act's, Small Municipality Plan C of the Option Municipal Charter Law form of government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a three-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with elections take place in a three-year cycle, with the mayor elected one year and three council seats up for election in years two and three.[1] A government reorganization takes place on January 1 of every year, at which time a mayor-elect or newly elected council members are sworn in. The Mayor exercises executive power and appoints department heads with Council approval. The Council may adopt the municipal budget proposed by the Mayor, but revisions may be required by a majority of the governing body before final approval. The Mayor of Woodland Park is Pat Lepore (D), whose current term of office ends December 31, 2008, and who also serves on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Members of the West Paterson Borough Council are Council President Keith Kazmark (D, 2010), Ruth Patterson (D, 2009), Tina Gatti (D, 2009), Rita Pascrell (D, 2010), Dominick Di Domenico (D, 2009), Joseph Spinelli (D, 2010).[16] [edit] Federal, state and county representationWoodland Park is in the Eighth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 34th Legislative District.[17] New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken). For the 2008-2009 legislative Session, the 34th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nia Gill (D, Montclair) and in the Assembly by Thomas P. Giblin (D, Montclair) and Sheila Y. Oliver (D, East Orange).[18] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[19] Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to staggered three-year terms on an at-large basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[20] As of 2008[update], Passaic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Sonia Rosado (2009, Ringwood), Freeholder Deputy Director Tahesha Way (2009, Wayne), Terry Duffy (2010, West Milford), Elease Evans (2008, Paterson), James Gallagher (2009, Paterson) Bruce James (2008, Clifton) and Pat Lepore (2010, Woodland Park).[21] [edit] Borough renamingBorough residents voted in November 2008 to change the community's name to Woodland Park. This close decision — the majority was only 33 votes according to early results — marked the fourth attempt to change the borough's historic name of West Paterson: voters rejected the names "Whispering Pines", "West Park," and "Garret Mountain" in 1989, 1995, and 2001 respectively.[22] Such a change is not unique in recent New Jersey history: Dover Township in Ocean County became Toms River Township in November 2006,[23] and Washington Township in Mercer County became Robbinsville Township in November 2007.[24] Moreover, the Paterson vicinity has also seen a previous name change in recent decades, as the borough of East Paterson (located in adjacent Bergen County) changed its name to Elmwood Park in 1972.[22] Both East and West Paterson changed their names in hopes of dissociating themselves from the larger city of Paterson, which is significantly poorer and faces higher levels of crime, while preserving their E.P. and W.P. initials. In West Paterson, proponents of name change claimed that their proposal would improve the borough's reputation and thus property values within the borough, as outsiders would be less likely to confuse it with Paterson. Conversely, opponents of changing saw no need to change, with businesses and the fire department fearing the expense of changing and the consequences of forgetting the community's history as West Paterson. Also, the name change been marred with accusations of racism and discrimination due to the city of Paterson's lower quality of life and diverse minority demographics. Residents who voted "NO" to the name change petitioned the municipal government in an attempt to change the name back to West Paterson. A referendum was held on November 3, 2009, and the proposal was defeated by 2248 votes to 2216.[25] There is an unincorporated area called Woodland Park in the City of Summit, Union County, adjacent to New Providence, New Jersey. [edit] EducationStudents in public school for Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Woodland Park School District. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[26]) is one K-2 elementary school — Beatrice Gilmore School with 232 students and the 3-4 Charles Olbon School with 321 students — and Memorial School with an enrollment of 396 students in grades 5-8. For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School, which serves students from Little Falls Township, Totowa, and Woodland Park. The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.[27] The Garret Mountain campus of Berkeley College is located in Woodland Park. [edit] Notable residentsNotable current and former residents of West Paterson include:
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