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Ramsey
Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 14,351.
Ramsey was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (now Mahwah). Additional territory was annexed from Waldwick in 1921, and portions of the borough were ceded to Saddle River in 1925.
Geography
Ramsey is located at (41.058819, -74.142382).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 14.5 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.89%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,351 people, 5,313 households, and 3,947 families residing in the borough. The population density was 996.6/km² (2,583.2/mi²). There were 5,400 housing units at an average density of 375.0/km² (972.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.62% White, 0.78% African American, 0.10% Native American, 5.85% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.
There were 5,313 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the borough the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $88,187, and the median income for a family was $104,036. Males had a median income of $75,017 versus $43,205 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $41,964. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Legislative power of the municipality is exercised by six elected council members and an elected mayor. Council members are elected for three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters for a four-year term.
The Mayor of the Borough of Ramsey is Christopher C. Botta, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2010. Members of the Ramsey Borough Council are Council President Arthur M. Nalbandian, Deirdre A. Dillon (2009), Jeffrey C. Heller, William J. Jones (2009), Andrew Siemsen and Bruce Vozeh.
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters...
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