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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	June 29, 1894
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area
• Total	1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
• Land	1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.16%
Area rank	471st of 565 in state 59th of 70 in county
Elevation	89 ft (27 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,080
• Estimate  (2023)	10,023
• Rank	242nd of 565 in state 38th of 70 in county
• Density	7,832.2/sq mi (3,024.0/km2)
• Density rank	54th of 565 in state 16th of 70 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07607
Area code(s)	201
FIPS code	3400344880
GNIS feature ID	0885294

Maywood is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,080, an increase of 525 (+5.5%) from the 2010 census count of 9,555, which in turn reflected an increase of 32 (+0.3%) from the 9,523 counted in the 2000 census.

Maywood was incorporated as a borough on June 29, 1894, from portions of Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. 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. The borough's name came from the name of a station established in the area by the New Jersey Midland Railroad.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.29 square miles (3.34 km²), including 1.29 square miles (3.33 km²) of land and <0.01 square miles (0.01 km²) of water (0.16%).

The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Hackensack, Lodi, Paramus and Rochelle Park.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 9,555 people, 3,649 households, and 2,591 families in the borough. The population density was 7,428.0 per square mile (2,868.0/km²). There were 3,769 housing units at an average density of 2,930.0 per square mile (1,131.3/km²). The racial makeup was 74.78% (7,145) White, 5.34% (510) Black or African American, 0.18% (17) Native American, 10.98% (1,049) Asian, 0.02% (2) Pacific Islander, 6.16% (589) from other races, and 2.54% (243) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.68% (1,785) of the population.

Of the 3,649 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18; 55.4% were married couples living together; 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.0% were non-families. Of all households, 24.0% were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.

21.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.6 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,792 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,759) and the median family income was $97,776 (+/− $5,312). Males had a median income of $62,450 (+/− $4,738) versus $54,471 (+/− $7,2865) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $36,461 (+/− $2,475). About 3.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Same-sex couples headed 32 households in 2010, an increase from the 24 counted in 2000.

Economy

The central business district of the borough is located on West Pleasant Avenue from the intersection of Maywood Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, and is where most of the local restaurants and shops reside. The business district of Maywood was renovated through a "Streetscapes" grant used to fix up the sidewalks, streets and lighting.

Bergen Town Center, formerly known as the Bergen Mall, is primarily located in Paramus, with portions of the mall in Maywood.

Coca-Cola uses a coca leaf extract prepared by a Stepan Company plant in Maywood as in ingredient. The facility, which had been known as the Maywood Chemical Works (and is also a known Superfund site), was purchased by Stepan in 1959. The plant is the only commercial entity in the country authorized by the Drug Enforcement Administration to import coca leaves, which come primarily from Peru. .....

Fake Chapter Records is an independent record label that was founded by Michael Gilligan in 1996.

Myron Corp, a manufacturer of personalized business gifts, is headquartered in Maywood.

Parks and recreation

Maywood's Memorial Park is across the street from Memorial School on Grant Avenue and is open to the public. The park includes multiple baseball fields and a vast open field for soccer, football, running, etc. Further back is a multi-hoop concrete basketball court; a small, fenced in dog park; and two jungle gyms with swings. Around the circumference of the park is a 1/2-mile long bike path.

Education

The Maywood Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 934 students and 82.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Memorial School with 413 students in grades PreK-3 and Maywood Avenue School with 515 students in grades 4-8.

The district offers a wide variety of after school activities ranging from cheerleading to chess club, and where all students have the opportunity to contribute to their school newspaper, The Hawk (Grades 6–8), and the school's new newspaper, The Mini Hawk (Grades 4 and 5), and eighth graders may assist with their yearbook. For the 1996–1997 school year, Memorial School was formally recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.

For many years, after graduating from Maywood Avenue School, students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades had attended Hackensack High School in Hackensack, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackensack Public Schools, together with students from Rochelle Park and South Hackensack. Before that, they had been a sending district to Bogota High School. In March 2020, the district received approval from the New Jersey Department of Education to end the relationship it had established with Hackensack in 1969 and will begin transitioning incoming ninth graders to Henry P. Becton Regional High School, which serves students from Carlstadt and East Rutherford, beginning in the 2020–2021 school year. The transition would be complete after the final group of twelfth graders graduates from Hackensack High School at the end of the 2023–2024 school year. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 653 students and 51.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

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

The Maywood Police Department has been serving the community since 1894 and has a force of 22 sworn officers. Maywood Police Communications is staffed by certified EMD Telecommunicators who handle all local 9-1-1 emergency calls and dispatches all emergency services. Maywood also has sworn Class 1 Special Law Enforcement Officers who assist with traffic control and park patrols.

After the Maywood First Aid and Emergency Squad closed in 2017, the borough sought to identify a provider to provide alternate coverage. Residents receive emergency medical services under a contractual agreement with Hackensack University Medical Center.

Maywood has an all-volunteer fire department. There are two fire stations in Maywood. Station 1 (T17-E18) is located on Park Avenue and Station 2 (E19-R23) is located on West Hunter Avenue. Maywood also houses a Fire Police department that was founded in 1926. The Fire Police assist both fire and police departments.

Religion

Maywood is home to Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, First Presbyterian Church, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Zion Lutheran Church, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, and Temple Beth Israel, a Reconstructionist synagogue established in 1928, which moved to its current location in 1931.

Transportation

Route 17 northbound in Maywood

Roads and highways

As of May 2010^[update], the borough had a total of 24.91 miles (40.09 km) of roadways, of which 21.06 miles (33.89 km) were maintained by the municipality, 3.54 miles (5.70 km) by Bergen County and 0.31 miles (0.50 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Route 17 is the most significant highway passing through Maywood. Other main roads in Maywood include Maywood Avenue, Central Avenue, Passaic Street, and Spring Valley Road. The Garden State Parkway, Interstate 80 and Route 4 are all accessible in neighboring municipalities.

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus routes 144, 145, 148, 162, 163 and 164 serve the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; The 175 route serves the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal; and the 712, 751, 752, 753, 755, 758 and 770 provide local service in New Jersey.

The borough provides a shuttle three days a week operating from the senior center.

Historic sites

Romine-Van Voorhis House

In 2002, the Maywood Railroad Station was refurbished, after a proposal was made by the borough to demolish the building. In 2003, the building became listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), as Building No. 03000487. The station was restored by the all-volunteer, non-profit Maywood Station Historical Committee, who now operate the building as the Maywood Station Museum.

The Oldis-Brinckerhoff House, located on Maywood Avenue, held historical significance during the 1700s and 1800s. It became listed on the NRHP on January 10, 1983.

With its primary structure dating back to 1780, the Romine-Van Voorhis House, located on Maywood Avenue near the Oldis-Brinckerhoff House, was also listed on the NRHP on January 10, 1983.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Maywood include:

• Beverly Armstrong (born 1934), pitcher who played for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• Regina Carter (born 1966), jazz violinist
• Tim Eustace (born 1956), member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 2011 to 2018, who served as mayor of Maywood from 2008 to 2012
• Barbie Ferreira (born 1996), model and actress who has appeared in HBO's Euphoria
• Alvester Garnett (born 1970), jazz drummer
• Edward H. Hynes (born 1946), politician who served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly
• Henry Jager (born 1879 – ?), politician who was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Socialist, until he was removed from office based on his being a resident of Maywood
• James J. Maher, President of Niagara University
• Rick Schmidlin (born 1954), film producer.
• Walter G. Schroeder (1927–2021), politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993
• William Lee Stoddart (1868–1940), architect
• Danny Tamberelli (born 1982), child actor known for his appearances on TV in The Adventures of Pete & Pete and The Magic School Bus, as well as appearing in the films Igby Goes Down and The Mighty Ducks
• Justin Trattou (born 1988), defensive end who has played in the NFL for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings
• Alex Vincent (born 1981), known for his roles as a child actor in the Child's Play movies
• Ellen Zavian (born 1963), sports agent and attorney who was the National Football League's first female attorney-agent

See also

In Spanish: Maywood (Nueva Jersey) para niños