Wanaque () is a

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in Passaic County,

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, United States. As of the

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, the borough's population was 11,116,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Wanaque borough, Passaic County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed August 30, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Wanaque borough
,

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. Accessed August 30, 2012. reflecting an increase of 850 (+8.3%) from the 10,266 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 555 (+5.7%) from the 9,711 counted in the 1990 Census.

History

Wanaque was incorporated as an independent borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three boroughs, along with Bloomingdale and Ringwood, and affirmed by a referendum held on March 22, 1918.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 211. Accessed August 30, 2012. The borough's name ''Wanaque'' (original pronunciation 'Wa Na Kee') is thought to have been derived from a

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Native American word meaning "land of sassafras".

Geography

According to the

, the borough had a total area of 9.33 square miles (24.15 km²), including 8.07 square miles (20.89 km²) of land and 1.26 square miles (3.26 km²) of water (13.50%).

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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include

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, Lake Inez, Lake Washington, Meadow Brook Lake, Midvale, Ramapo Lake, Rotten Pond, Stephens Lake and Upper Midvale. Both Wanaque (formerly Midvale) and Haskell have their own ZIP Codes and are served by separate post offices. The borough borders the municipalities of Bloomingdale, Pompton Lakes and Ringwood in Passaic County; and

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $89,459 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,457) and the median family income was $98,081 (+/− $7,333). Males had a median income of $62,454 (+/− $4,289) versus $49,421 (+/− $6,017) for females. The

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for the borough was $37,579 (+/− $3,293). About 1.0% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the

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, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.

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headed 20 households in 2010, a decline from the 22 counted in 2000.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 10,266 people, 3,444 households, and 2,689 families residing in the borough. The

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was 1,286.8 people per square mile (496.7/km²). There were 3,500 housing units at an average density of 438.7 per square mile (169.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.67%

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, 1.51%

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, 0.34% Native American, 3.62%

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, 0.03%

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, 2.06% from

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, and 1.77% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.40% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Wanaque borough, New Jersey

. Accessed August 30, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Wanaque borough, Passaic County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 30, 2012. There were 3,444 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.23. In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $66,113, and the median income for a family was $71,127. Males had a median income of $43,675 versus $33,380 for females. The

for the borough was $25,403. About 2.6% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Law and government

Local government

Wanaque is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Borough Council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 169. The Borough form of government used by Wanaque is a "

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/ strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can

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ordinances subject to an

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by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , the

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of Wanaque Borough is

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Daniel Mahler, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are Thomas Balunis (R, 2024), Dominick Cortellessa (R, 2022), Edward Leonard (R, 2022), Donald Pasquariello (R, 2023), Bridget A. Pasznik (R, 2024) and Robert Pettet (R, 2023).Mayor and Council
Borough of Wanaque. Accessed July 20, 2022.''Passaic County 2021 Directory''

Passaic County, New Jersey Passaic County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of Passaic County was enumerated at 524,118, an increase of 22,892 (4.6%) from ...

, updated as of April 2021. Accessed July 1, 2022.2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.2019 General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results

, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.2018 General Election November 6, 2018 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results
,

, updated November 30, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2019.

Federal, state, and county representation

Wanaque is located in the 5th Congressional District2022 Redistricting Plan

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, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Wanaque had been in the 40th state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 65, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015. Prior to the 2010 Census, Wanaque had been part of the , a change made by the

that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. Passaic County is governed by Board of County Commissioners, comprised of seven members who are elected at-large to staggered three-year terms office on a partisan basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At a reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members to serve for a one-year term. , Passaic County's Commissioners are Director Bruce James ( D,

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, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2023; term as director ends 2022), Deputy Director Cassandra "Sandi" Lazzara (D, Little Falls, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022), John W. Bartlett (D, Wayne, 2024), Theodore O. "T.J." Best Jr. (D, Paterson, 2023), Terry Duffy (D, West Milford, 2022), Nicolino Gallo ( R, Totowa, 2024) and Pasquale "Pat" Lepore (D, Woodland Park, 2022).Board of County Commissioners
Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed June 21, 2022. "Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of County Commissioners. Each County Commissioner is elected at large for a three-year term. The board is headed by a director, who is selected for a one-year term at the board's annual reorganization meeting (at the first meeting of the year in January)."''Passaic County 2021 Directory''
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated as of April 2021. Accessed April 29, 2022.2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.2019 General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. Constitutional officers, elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof ( D,

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, 2023), Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik (D, Clifton, 2022) and Surrogate Zoila S. Cassanova (D, Wayne, 2026).

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 7,085 registered voters in Wanaque, of which 1,646 (23.2% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,191 (30.9% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 3,243 (45.8% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 5 voters registered as

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or Greens.Voter Registration Summary - Passaic
New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 63.7% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 80.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 51.7% of the vote (2,633 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 47.2% (2,400 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (55 votes), among the 5,132 ballots cast by the borough's 7,472 registered voters (44 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 68.7%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican

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received 2,798 votes (52.1% vs. 37.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,428 votes (45.2% vs. 58.8%) and other candidates with 46 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,374 ballots cast by the borough's 7,117 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.5% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 2,452 votes (55.1% vs. 42.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 1,876 votes (42.1% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 39 votes (0.9% vs. 0.7%), among the 4,451 ballots cast by the borough's 6,132 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.6% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 66.1% of the vote (2,107 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 32.7% (1,042 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (38 votes), among the 3,235 ballots cast by the borough's 7,614 registered voters (48 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,802 votes (53.1% vs. 43.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 1,338 votes (39.4% vs. 50.8%), Independent

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with 194 votes (5.7% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 34 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,396 ballots cast by the borough's 6,887 registered voters, yielding a 49.3% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county).

Education

The

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serves students in public school for

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through eighth grade. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 901 students and 92.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.District information for Wanaque School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–2019 enrollment data from the

) are Haskell Elementary School 394 students in grades Pre-K–8 and Wanaque Elementary School 497 students in grades Pre-K–8. Students in public school for ninth through

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s attend

Lakeland Regional High School Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque (including its Haskell neighborhood), communities in Passaic County, New ...

, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque. The high school is located in Wanaque and is part of the Lakeland Regional High School District. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 930 students and 86.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Wanaque is the site of

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's Wanaque Academic Center.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Passaic County and by the

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Interstate 287 Interstate 287 (I-287) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US states of New Jersey and New York. It is a partial beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in ...

passes through Wanaque for , where it is accessible at Exit 55, near the intersection of Union and Ringwood Avenues ( County Route 511).

Public transportation

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provides bus service to and from the

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on the

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route.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wanaque include: * Kevin Carolan (born 1968), actor and comedian *

Bobby Czyz Robert Edward Czyz ( ; born February 10, 1962) is an American retired boxer and commentator. Czyz was a two-division world titlist at light heavyweight and cruiserweight. Czyz was born in Orange, New Jersey. He grew up in Wanaque, New Jersey a ...

(born 1962), boxer who is both a former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion *

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(1879–1942), politician who served as the

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and the Passaic County Clerk *

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, (born 1958), attorney who served on the

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and the

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, and headed selection of staff for the

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(born 1924), infielder who played in the

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* John Pfahl (1939–2020), photographer * Chris Port (born 1967), former NFL offensive lineman who played for five seasons for the

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Points of interest

Elks Camp Moore is an Elks accredited summer overnight camp for children with special needs. The camp was founded in 1971 and includes many activities for the children such as a swimming pool, three playgrounds, a small playing field, a recreation hall, and rooms that house other fun activities. The campers stay for one week from Sunday until Saturday. Each week, 75 campers attend the camp and are assigned to their own counselor. The camp is wheelchair accessible since handicapped children also attend the camp. People consider Camp Moore, the "Miracle on the Mountain". The camp is located high on top of a mountain overlooking Route 287 in

. Admission is free for the campers, and the camp is funded in part by local New Jersey Elks lodges.Elks Camp Moore
New Jersey State Elks Association. Accessed January 27, 2015.

References

External links

Wanaque Borough official website

Wanaque Borough Schools
*
School Data for the Wanaque Borough Schools

Lakeland Regional High School

Wanaque Chamber of Commerce website

Wanaque Borough Republicans Club

Wanaque Borough Democratic Club

Wanaque Haskell Education Foundation

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