East Rutherford, New Jersey facts for kids
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East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Top, left to right: East Rutherford Municipal Building, MetLife Stadium, Meadowlands Arena, and Meadowlands Sports Complex
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Location of East Rutherford in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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Census Bureau map of East Rutherford, New Jersey
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 East Rutherford, New Jersey
Location in Bergen County, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County | Bergen | |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1889 (as Boiling Springs township) | |
| Reincorporated | March 28, 1894 (as East Rutherford) | |
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| • Type | Borough | |
| • Body | Borough Council | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) 8.14% | |
| Area rank | 295th of 565 in state 20th of 70 in county |
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| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 10,022 | |
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(2023)
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10,421 | |
| • Rank | 244th of 565 in state 40th of 70 in county |
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| • Density | 2,699.9/sq mi (1,042.4/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 239th of 565 in state 46th of 70 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern EST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern EDT) | |
| ZIP Code |
07073
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| Area code(s) | 201 and 551 | |
| FIPS code | 3400319510 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885201 | |
| School district | East Rutherford School District | |
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East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located 7 miles (11 km) west of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,022, an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 2010 census count of 8,913, which in turn reflected an increase of 197 (+2.3%) from the 8,716 counted in the 2000 census.
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. 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 is best known as the former home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League and of the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association, and for hosting college basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. MetLife Stadium is home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL), the New York Guardians of the XFL, and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, which made East Rutherford the smallest city ever to host a Super Bowl. East Rutherford will be one of 16 venues chosen to host games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with eight matches including the final at MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey Stadium). Giants Stadium, which hosted the Giants and Jets until 2009, was also the original home of the New York Red Bulls 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.
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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 Secaucus in Hudson County; and by Passaic in Passaic County. The Passaic River is the western boundary, and the Hackensack River 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 unincorporated community located within the township.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 1,438 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,640 | 83.6% | |
| 1910 | 4,275 | 61.9% | |
| 1920 | 5,463 | 27.8% | |
| 1930 | 7,080 | 29.6% | |
| 1940 | 7,268 | 2.7% | |
| 1950 | 7,438 | 2.3% | |
| 1960 | 7,769 | 4.5% | |
| 1970 | 8,536 | 9.9% | |
| 1980 | 7,849 | −8.0% | |
| 1990 | 7,902 | 0.7% | |
| 2000 | 8,716 | 10.3% | |
| 2010 | 8,913 | 2.3% | |
| 2020 | 10,022 | 12.4% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 10,421 | 16.9% | |
| Population sources: 1890–1920 1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1900–2020 2000 2010 2020 |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 8,913 people, 3,792 households, and 2,226 families in the borough. The population density was 2,403.2 per square mile (927.9/km2). There were 4,018 housing units at an average density of 1,083.4 per square mile (418.3/km2). The racial makeup was 73.04% (6,510) White, 4.50% (401) Black or African American, 0.22% (20) Native American, 13.93% (1,242) Asian, 0.03% (3) Pacific Islander, 5.83% (520) from other races, and 2.43% (217) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.54% (1,563) of the population.
Of the 3,792 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18; 42.9% were married couples living together; 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 41.3% were non-families. Of all households, 33.5% 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 3.06.
18.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.5 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income 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 per capita income for the borough was $32,467 (+/− $2,752). About 5.9% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, 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.
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 airports and train stations. Contract manufacturing organization Cambrex Corporation 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.
Education
Public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade attend the East Rutherford School District. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 750 students and 78.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1. Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are McKenzie School with 373 students in grades PreK–3, Lincoln School with 152 students in grades 4–5, and Alfred S. Faust School with 215 students in grades 6–8.
For grades ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, which serves high school students from both Carlstadt and East Rutherford as part of the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District, along with students from Maywood, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship. As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 771 students and 58.5 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.
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.
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 Chief of Police is Dennis M. Rivelli.
Fire
The East Rutherford Fire Department (ERFD) is an all-volunteer fire department. The ERFD was organized in 1894 and consists of a chief and three assistant chiefs. There are three fire stations. The department is staffed by eighty fully trained firefighters. The ERFD utilizes two Engines, a Ladder truck, 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
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As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 30.53 miles (49.13 km) of roadways, of which 20.21 miles (32.52 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.20 miles (6.76 km) by Bergen County and 4.44 miles (7.15 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 1.68 miles (2.70 km) 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 Meadowlands Rail Line, 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, 163, and 164 routes serving the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 76 to Newark; and local service on the 703 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 Mel Brooks
- 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
- Alfred Byrd Graf (1901–2001), botanist known for his richly illustrated books on the subject of plants
- Henry Helstoski (1925–1999), represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district, 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 United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983
- Henry Hook (1955–2015), crossword creator
- Bobby Jones (born 1972), former pitcher who played for the New York Mets
- Martin Kilson (1931–2019), political scientist who was the first black academic to be appointed a full professor at Harvard University
- Jim Powers (born 1958), retired professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1994
- Diane Ruggiero (born 1970), screenwriter for Veronica Mars
- Patty Shwartz (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 1985
See also
In Spanish: East Rutherford para niños
