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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	March 21, 1905
Named for	"North-woods"
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area
• Total	2.79 sq mi (7.24 km2)
• Land	2.79 sq mi (7.21 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.32%
Area rank	355th of 565 in state 32nd of 70 in county
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,641
• Estimate  (2023)	5,729
• Rank	361st of 565 in state 58th of 70 in county
• Density	2,025.5/sq mi (782.0/km2)
• Density rank	295th of 565 in state 57th of 70 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07648
Area code(s)	201 exchanges: 750, 767, 768, 784
FIPS code	3400353610
GNIS feature ID	0885329
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Norwood 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 5,641, a decrease of 70 (−1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,711, which in turn reflected a decline of 40 (−0.7%) from the 5,751 counted in the 2000 census.

Norwood was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1905, from portions of Harrington Township.

History

The territory that became present-day Norwood was originally settled about 1686 by a dozen or more families mostly from the Dutch Republic, who purchased the land under the Tappan Patent. About that time a grant was also given by Philip Carteret, Governor of the Province of East Jersey, during the reign of King Charles II of England. The Lenape, a Native American tribe, roamed the valley.

The name Norwood emanated from the old description of its location in the "North-Woods". It was a part of Harrington Township, which was formed in 1775 from the northernmost portions of Hackensack Township and New Barbadoes Township, stretching from the Hudson River in the east to the Saddle River in the west.

In 1840, the portions of Harrington Township west of the Hackensack River were taken away to create Washington Township. At that point, Harrington Township was somewhat in the form of a square measuring about 5 miles (8 km) on each side, bounded on the north by Rockland County, New York; east by the Hudson River, south by Hackensack Township and west by the Hackensack River. At that time, Norwood, Northvale (once called Neuvy), Old Tappan, Demarest, Closter, and Harrington Park were communities within Harrington Township.

On March 14, 1905, Norwood seceded from its parent Harrington Township and was incorporated as an independent borough.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.79 square miles (7.24 km²), including 2.79 square miles (7.21 km²) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.02 km²) of water (0.32%).

Norwood is in the northeastern part of New Jersey, about 2 miles (3 km) from the New York state line. It is bordered by the Bergen County municipalities of Alpine, Closter, Harrington Park, Northvale, Old Tappan and Rockleigh.

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names within the borough include West Norwood.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 5,711 people, 1,927 households, and 1,542 families in the borough. The population density was 2,093.5 per square mile (808.3/km²). There were 2,007 housing units at an average density of 735.7 per square mile (284.1/km²). The racial makeup was 69.25% (3,955) White, 1.37% (78) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 27.18% (1,552) Asian, 0.02% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.03% (59) from other races, and 1.16% (66) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.55% (260) of the population. Korean Americans accounted for 20.1% of the population.

Of the 1,927 households, 36.8% had children under the age of 18; 67.8% were married couples living together; 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.0% were non-families. Of all households, 18.2% were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.23. Same-sex couples headed 7 households in 2010, an increase from the 6 counted in 2000.

23.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.4 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $102,132 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,413) and the median family income was $107,356 (+/− $10,538). Males had a median income of $80,837 (+/− $8,419) versus $56,429 (+/− $15,763) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,755 (+/− $5,524). About 0.6% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Norwood Public School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Norwood Public School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 618 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, together with students from Harrington Park, Northvale and Old Tappan, along with students from Rockleigh who attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The school is one of the two schools of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from the neighboring communities of Closter, Demarest and Haworth at the Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest. During the 1994–1996 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,170 students and 97.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with one seat allocated to Norwood.

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.

Transportation

County Route 501 in Norwood

The site of the former Erie Railroad station in Norwood on September 11, 2011

Roads and highways

As of May 2010^[update], the borough had a total of 25.31 miles (40.73 km) of roadways, of which 18.27 miles (29.40 km) were maintained by the municipality and 7.04 miles (11.33 km) by Bergen County.

County Route 501 runs for about 1 mile (1.6 km) and County Route 505 for about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) through Norwood.

Public transportation

Rockland Coaches provides service on routes 20/20T to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.

Wildlife

The forests in Norwood house many deciduous species, sheltering deer, wild turkey, turtles, foxes, rabbits, and coyotes. Suburban sprawl is beginning to interfere with the wildlife. Deer and auto collisions as well as human interaction with coyotes have been an issue.

Notable people

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

• Kenny Anderson (born 1970), basketball player who began his NBA career with the New Jersey Nets
• Ray Barretto (1929–2006), percussionist and bandleader
• Colleen Broomall (born 1983), actress and journalist
• Devin Fuller (born 1994), wide receiver who played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League
• Jordan Fuller (born 1998), American football safety for the Los Angeles Rams
• Bruce Harper (born 1955), former running back for the New York Jets
• Catfish Hunter (1946–1999), pitcher who played for the Kansas City / Oakland A's and New York Yankees
• Walter H. Jones (1912–1982), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate and was a candidate for Governor of New Jersey
• Don Mattingly (born 1961), manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers who lived in the borough while playing for the New York Yankees
• Bob McGrath (1932–2022), actor, singer, musician, and children's author best known for playing original human character Bob Johnson on the long-running educational television series Sesame Street.
• Frank Messina (born c. 1968), poet and author
• Gene Michael (1938–2017), former player, manager and executive in Major League Baseball
• Thurman Munson (1947–1979), former baseball player who played catcher for the New York Yankees
• Graig Nettles (born 1944), former baseball player who played third base for the New York Yankees
• Dianna Russini (born 1983), sports journalist on ESPN
• Julian Sanchez (born 1979), libertarian writer and journalist
• Pamela Redmond Satran (born 1953), author
• Abi Varghese, director and writer, best known for his Netflix released show Brown Nation

See also

In Spanish: Norwood (Nueva Jersey) para niños