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* [[Lois A. Cuccinello]], former member of the Passaic County [[Board of chosen freeholders|Board of Chosen Freeholders]] who became the first woman to serve as Freeholder Director in four decades.<ref>[http://www.passaiccountynj.org/freeholders/Freeholder_Bios/loiscuccinello.htm Biography of Freeholder Lois A. Cuccinello], [[Passaic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 20, 2006.</ref>
* [[Lois A. Cuccinello]], former member of the Passaic County [[Board of chosen freeholders|Board of Chosen Freeholders]] who became the first woman to serve as Freeholder Director in four decades.<ref>[http://www.passaiccountynj.org/freeholders/Freeholder_Bios/loiscuccinello.htm Biography of Freeholder Lois A. Cuccinello], [[Passaic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 20, 2006.</ref>
* [[Beth Fowler]] (born 1940), actress.<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/betterliving/Broadway_vets_Paper_Mill_debut.html "Fowler draws on salon ties for role"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', March 12, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2008. "Born in Jersey City, raised in Rutherford (she cut her acting teeth with the Bergen County Players in Oradell), she lived in Teaneck, Hawthorne and Glen Rock before settling, eight years ago, in New Milford."</ref>
* [[Beth Fowler]] (born 1940), actress.<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/betterliving/Broadway_vets_Paper_Mill_debut.html "Fowler draws on salon ties for role"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', March 12, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2008. "Born in Jersey City, raised in Rutherford (she cut her acting teeth with the Bergen County Players in Oradell), she lived in Teaneck, Hawthorne and Glen Rock before settling, eight years ago, in New Milford."</ref>
* [[Maria Mazziotti Gillan]] (born 1940), poet, professor and editor; winner of an [[American Book Award]] (2008 <ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22446914.html</ref>
* [[Maria Mazziotti Gillan]] (born 1940), poet, professor and editor; winner of an [[American Book Award]] (2008 <ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22446914.html MARIA MAZZIOTTI GILLAN, HAWTHORNE POET -- `PEOPLE LOVE THE POEMS THAT MOVE THEM'</ref>
* [[John Girgenti]] (born 1947), [[New Jersey Senate|New Jersey State Senator]] from the [[New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting#District 35|35th Legislative District]].<ref name=NJLEG>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Girgent.asp Senator Girgenti's Legislative Website], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed July 16, 2007.</ref>
* [[John Girgenti]] (born 1947), [[New Jersey Senate|New Jersey State Senator]] from the [[New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting#District 35|35th Legislative District]].<ref name=NJLEG>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Girgent.asp Senator Girgenti's Legislative Website], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed July 16, 2007.</ref>
* [[Debbie Harry]] (born 1945), [[rock and roll]] musician who originally gained fame as the frontwoman for the [[New Wave music|new wave]] band [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]].<ref>Rohan, Virginia. "Hawthorne's Debbie Harry continues to record and wow audiences", ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', June 18, 2007. "Harry, who grew up in Hawthorne, expected to perform about a half dozen of the new songs on this month's True Colors tour, which stops at Radio City tonight."</ref><ref>Farber, Jim via ''[[Daily News (New York)]]''. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nLciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KLUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3980,2862856&dq=debbie-harry+hawthorne&hl=en "Blondie's back: Band keeps the spirit and sex of New York Pop-Punk aliv"], ''[[The Beaver County Times]]'', April 11, 2004. Accessed January 13, 2013. "The last ditty, 'Shakedown', lets Harry vent hen New Jersey pride (she grew up in Hawthorne) in colorfully rude ways."</ref>
* [[Debbie Harry]] (born 1945), [[rock and roll]] musician who originally gained fame as the frontwoman for the [[New Wave music|new wave]] band [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]].<ref>Rohan, Virginia. "Hawthorne's Debbie Harry continues to record and wow audiences", ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', June 18, 2007. "Harry, who grew up in Hawthorne, expected to perform about a half dozen of the new songs on this month's True Colors tour, which stops at Radio City tonight."</ref><ref>Farber, Jim via ''[[Daily News (New York)]]''. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nLciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KLUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3980,2862856&dq=debbie-harry+hawthorne&hl=en "Blondie's back: Band keeps the spirit and sex of New York Pop-Punk aliv"], ''[[The Beaver County Times]]'', April 11, 2004. Accessed January 13, 2013. "The last ditty, 'Shakedown', lets Harry vent hen New Jersey pride (she grew up in Hawthorne) in colorfully rude ways."</ref>

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Hawthorne, New Jersey
Borough of Hawthorne
Map of Hawthorne in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Hawthorne in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Hawthorne, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Hawthorne, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyPassaic
IncorporatedMarch 24, 1898
Government
 • TypeFaulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
 • MayorRichard S. Goldberg (term ends December 31, 2013)[1]
 • AdministratorEric Maurer[2]
 • ClerkLori DiBella (acting)[3]
Area
 • Total
3.364 sq mi (8.715 km2)
 • Land3.334 sq mi (8.636 km2)
 • Water0.030 sq mi (0.079 km2)  0.90%
 • Rank318th of 566 in state
10th of 16 in county[5]
Elevation85 ft (26 m)
Population
 • Total
18,791
 • Estimate 
(2012[10])
18,888
 • Rank136th of 566 in state
6th of 16 in county[11]
 • Density5,635.3/sq mi (2,175.8/km2)
  • Rank93rd of 566 in state
6th of 16 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP codes
07506-07507[12]
Area code(s)862/973
FIPS code3403130570Template:GR[5][13]
GNIS feature ID0885249Template:GR[5]
Websitewww.hawthornenj.org

Hawthorne (pronounced HAW-thorn) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791[7][8][9] reflecting an increase of 573 (+3.1%) from the 18,218 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,134 (+6.6%) from the 17,084 counted in the 1990 Census.[14]

Hawthorne was originally part of the now-defunct Manchester Township, which was later subdivided to create Hawthorne, Haledon, North Haledon, Prospect Park, Totowa and most of the First Ward of Paterson. The Borough of Hawthorne was incorporated from portions of Manchester Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 24, 1898.[15]

Geography

Hawthorne is located at 40°57′25″N 74°09′31″W / 40.956957°N 74.158561°W / 40.956957; -74.158561 (40.956957,-74.158561). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.364 square miles (8.715 km2), of which, 3.334 square miles (8.636 km2) of it is land and 0.030 square miles (0.079 km2) of it (0.90%) is water.[5]Template:GR

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
19002,096
19103,40062.2%
19205,13551.0%
193011,868131.1%
194012,6106.3%
195014,81617.5%
196017,73519.7%
197019,1738.1%
198018,200−5.1%
199017,084−6.1%
200018,2186.6%
201018,7913.1%
2012 (est.)18,888[10]0.5%
Population sources: 1900-1920[16]
1900-1910[17] 1900-1930[18]
1930-1990[19] 2000[20][21] 2010[7][8][9]

2010 Census

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The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $72,985 (with a margin of error of +/- $6,585) and the median family income was $83,136 (+/- $7,364). Males had a median income of $64,906 (+/- $7,150) versus $44,641 (+/- $2,852) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $33,872 (+/- $1,921). About 4.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.[22]

Same-sex couples headed 48 households in 2010.[23]

2000 Census

As of the 2000 United States CensusTemplate:GR there were 18,218 people, 7,260 households, and 4,929 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,364.9 people per square mile (2,068.8/km2). There were 7,419 housing units at an average density of 2,184.8 per square mile (842.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.75% White, 0.75% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.89% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.58% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.43% of the population.[20][21]

There were 7,260 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.5% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.[20][21]

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.[20][21]

The median income for a household in the borough was $55,340, and the median income for a family was $65,451. Males had a median income of $46,270 versus $33,277 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,551. About 2.6% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.[20][21]

Government

Local government

The Borough of Hawthorne is governed under Mayor-Council system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act by a Mayor and a seven-member Borough Council.[4][24]

A Charter Study Commission formed in the 1980s after two major commercial businesses left the borough led to a recommendation for the adoption of a Mayor-Council form in which there are four wards to give residents a representative in each area of the community, in addition to a mayor and two at-large members of the borough council, all of whom are directly elected by residents. After residents approved the commission's recommendations, the first election under the Mayor-Council form was held in 1989.[25]

As of 2013, the Mayor of the Borough of Hawthorne is Richard S. Goldberg.[26] Members of the Hawthorne Borough Council are Council President John Bertollo (Ward 2, 2015), Council Vice President Bruce Bennett (at large, 2013), Frank E. Matthews (Ward 4, 2015), John Lane (at large, 2013), Dominic Mele (at large, 2013), Gary Sinning (Ward 3, 2015) and Joseph Wojtecki (Ward 1, 2015).[27]

On July 29, 2008, former Mayor Patrick Botbyl announced he would resign effective August 15, 2008.[28] A special election was held on November 4, 2008, in which Richard Goldberg defeated Joseph Wojtecki to become the mayor of Hawthorne for the remainder of Botbyl's term.[29]

Federal, state and county representation

Hawthorne is located in the 9th Congressional District[30] and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.[8][31][32] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Hawthorne had been in the 35th state legislative district.[33]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 9th congressional district was represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson) until his death in August 2024.[34][35] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[36] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024).[37][38]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana (D, Paramus) and in the General Assembly by Lisa Swain (D, Fair Lawn) and Chris Tully (D, Bergenfield).[39] Template:NJ Governor

Template:NJ Passaic County Freeholders

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 12,060 registered voters in Hawthorne, of which 2,938 (24.4% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 3,934 (32.6% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 5,181 (43.0% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7 voters registered to other parties.[40] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 64.2% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 81.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide).[40][41]

In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 4,618 votes here (50.6% vs. 37.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 4,256 votes (46.6% vs. 58.8%) and other candidates with 78 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 9,132 ballots cast by the borough's 12,101 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.5% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County).[42] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 4,614 votes here (52.7% vs. 42.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 3,863 votes (44.1% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 52 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 8,753 ballots cast by the borough's 11,624 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.3% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county).[43]

In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 3,139 votes here (53.7% vs. 43.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 2,324 votes (39.8% vs. 50.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 265 votes (4.5% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 36 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 5,844 ballots cast by the borough's 11,836 registered voters, yielding a 49.4% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county).[44]

Education

The Hawthorne Public Schools serve public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[45]) are three K-5 elementary schools — Jefferson Elementary School[46] (250 students), Roosevelt Elementary School[47] (592) and Washington Elementary School[48] (292) — Lincoln Middle School[49] (594) serves students from the 6th through 8th grades and Hawthorne High School[50] (705) serves students from grades 9 through 12.[51]

In addition to public schools, the K-8 Catholic school, St. Anthony's, operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[52] Hawthorne Christian Academy is an evangelical Christian school established in 1981 by the Hawthorne Gospel Church, serving students in preschool through 12th grade.[53]

Community

Hawthorne is home to the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps, which was founded in 1946 and competes as an all-age corps in Drum Corps Associates. The Caballeros are headquartered at Hawthorne's American Legion Post 199.

Bedrin/WalMart Market controversy

A controversy has erupted since the Council voted to allow 24/7 hours of operation in order to accommodate the development of a WalMart Market at 204 Wagaraw Road.[54] Although the planning board approved a supermarket with 42,000 square feet (3,900 m2) of floor space, the identity of the occupant, WalMart Inc., and the hours of operation, 24/7, were not made clear in the public notification. Beginning in January 2012, a group of concerned citizens began asking questions of the developer, County Planning Board, Hawthorne Planning Board and the Hawthorne Borough Council.[55] Residents have raised concerns about the possibility for increased crime that a 24/7 operation could bring given a parking lot large enough for 250+ automobiles and the recent drug epidemic at the 24/7 7-Eleven in Hawthorne.[56] Other concerns include increased traffic to an already congested area, decease in public safety, decrease in property values, increased noise and air pollution, and an overall negative stigma resulting from the poor reputation of WalMart Inc. being associated with Hawthorne.

The Mayor, Richard Goldberg, confirmed that the developer was set to bring in a WalMart Market that would be open 24/7. Dozens of concerned citizens have since voiced opposition at Council meetings. Over 800 residents have signed a petition asking the Council to pass a resolution asking WalMart to pass on the chance to open their first New Jersey WalMart Market in Hawthorne. Hundreds of concerned citizens continue to communicate concerns on the Facebook page "Hawthorne Deserves Better Than WalMart", and hundreds of residents are displaying lawn signs that read "Say No to WalMart and 24/7".[57]

Notable people

Notable current and former residents of Hawthorne include:

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