Midland Park, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Midland Park 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 7,014,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 114 (−1.6%) from the 2010 census count of 7,128,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 181 (+2.6%) from the 6,947 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
Midland Park was incorporated as a borough on September 6, 1894, at the height of the "Boroughitis" craze then sweeping through Bergen County that led to the creation of over two dozen new municipalities in the county in that one year alone. The new borough consisted of portions of both Franklin Township and Ridgewood Township. The borough expanded in April 1920 by adding another part of Franklin Township. In a referendum held on June 9, 1931, Midland Park acquired additional land from Wyckoff (which until 1926 had been known as Franklin Township).<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 81. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref><ref name="Dutch">Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, Dutch Door Genealogy, 1998–2011. Accessed September 3, 2012.</ref> Midland Park was named after the New Jersey Midland Railway, which operated the railroad passing through the area of the borough in the 1870s,<ref name="Dutch"/><ref name="NPS">National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Lozier House & Van Riper Mill, National Park Service, 1975. Originally prepared by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Sites Section in 1973. See page 7. Accessed October 6, 2024.</ref> though elsewhere the name is said to be based on being situated "amid Bergen hills".<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 6, 2024.</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.58 square miles (4.09 km2), including 1.57 square miles (4.07 km2) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2) of water (0.51%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Wortendyke.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>
The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Ridgewood, Waldwick and Wyckoff.<ref>Areas touching Midland Park, MapIt. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref><ref>Bergen County Map of Municipalities, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
The borough is divided by Prospect Street, a main road running north–south through the center of the town. Prospect Street is the southernmost end of what is otherwise known as Crescent Avenue (or West Crescent Avenue), which runs through Ramsey, Allendale, and Wyckoff.
Neighborhoods
[edit]Northside borders Waldwick and is the location of Midland Park High School. The Catholic church, Nativity, is also located on the Northside of the borough.
Wortendyke borders Wyckoff and is home to longtime retailers such as Rosario's, Romeo's Barber Stylists, and Creations by Fran, and other small businesses; this is the other, quieter downtown region of Midland Park, near Wortendyke Station.
South Central is the industrial region of the town, with fewer households. It follows the Goffle Brook and the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway.
Southeast is the home of the Midland Park Shopping Center and to many other businesses. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 7,128 people, 2,756 households, and 1,924 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,861 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 92.82% (6,616) White, 0.84% (60) Black or African American, 0.13% (9) Native American, 2.69% (192) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.88% (134) from other races, and 1.64% (117) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.65% (474) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 2,756 households, 32.4% had children under the age of 18; 58.0% were married couples living together; 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.2% were non-families. Of all households, 26.5% were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.17.<ref name=Census2010/>
24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $87,905 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,258) and the median family income was $105,287 (+/− $9,882). Males had a median income of $74,688 (+/− $8,609) versus $49,398 (+/− $2,348) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $39,654 (+/− $3,206). About 1.5% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Midland Park borough, Bergen County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref>
Same-sex couples headed 8 households in 2010, an increase from the 6 counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples", The Record, August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,947 people, 2,613 households, and 1,883 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,650 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.81% White, 0.43% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.69% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Midland Park borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Midland Park borough, Bergen County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref>
There were 2,613 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the borough was $76,462, and the median income for a family was $83,926. Males had a median income of $55,044 versus $39,142 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,284. About 1.0% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Arts and culture
[edit]Musical groups from Midland Park include pop rock band Honor Society<ref>Lustig, Jay. "Honor Society learns the rock-star ropes", The Star-Ledger, July 9, 2009. Accessed May 27, 2016. "The band, which is based in Midland Park, has not released an album yet. But as proteges of the Jonas Brothers -- drummer Alexander Noyes used to be a member of the Jonases' touring band, and the group will release its album on a new label the Jonases are creating -- Honor Society has a built-in following."</ref> and the indie rock band Paulson.<ref>Paulson Biography Template:Webarchive, Song365.com. Accessed August 18, 2013. "Paulson is an indie rock band from Midland Park, New Jersey signed to Doghouse Records."</ref>
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]Midland Park is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes 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.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 169.</ref><ref>Municipal Government: How Does It Work? Template:Webarchive, Borough of Midland Park. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> The borough form of government used by Midland Park is a "weak mayor / 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 veto ordinances subject to an override 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.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>
Template:As of, the mayor of Midland Park Borough is Republican Harry Shortway Jr., whose term of office ends on December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Mark Braunius (R, 2025), Lorenzo Damiano (R, 2023), Keith DeBlasio (R, 2024), Lorraine DeLuca (R, 2023), Kenneth Kruis (R, 2024) and Nancy Cronk Peet (R, 2025).<ref name=MayorCouncil>Mayor & Council, Borough of Midland Park. Accessed March 14, 2023.</ref><ref>2022 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Midland Park. Accessed July 9, 2022.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>2024 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Bergen2020>Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results, Bergen County, New Jersey, December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Bergen2019>Bergen County November 5, 2019 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 10, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>
In June 2016, the borough council selected Jerry Iannone to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had become vacant following the resignation of Jack Considine who stepped down from office earlier in the month after he lost the Republican primary.<ref>Bruggemnn, Lynn. "Midland Park council seats November candidate to vacancy", Midland Park Suburban News, June 24, 2016. Accessed July 5, 2016. "The Borough Council on June 23 appointed Jerry Iannone to fill the council seat vacated by Jack Considine. Considine resigned effective immediately at the June 9 council meeting, two days after he and running mate John Meeks were defeated by Iannone and Councilwoman Nancy Cronk Peet in the June 7 GOP primary."</ref>
In November 2013, the borough council selected former councilmember Mark Braunius from among three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant seat of Michael Junta, who had resigned in the previous month as he was moving out of the borough.<ref>Bruggemann, Lynn. "Midland Park appoints former councilman to vacancy on governing body ", Midland Park Suburban News, November 8, 2013. Accessed January 7, 2015. "Lifelong resident Mark Braunius was appointed to fill the council seat vacated by Michael Junta and sworn in at the Nov. 7 session. Junta cited his impending marriage and move out of town for his resignation on Oct. 12. Braunius will serve the remainder of Junta's three-year term, which expires in December 2014. Braunius previously served as councilman from 1994-2005."</ref>
Jack Considine was appointed in January 2012 to fill the vacant seat on the borough council expiring in December 2013 that had been held by Patrick "Bud" O'Hagan, who had taken office as mayor.<ref>Greene, Rebecca. "Midland Park council fills vacancy", Midland Park Suburban News, January 27, 2012. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Jack Considine was appointed Jan. 26 to fill the council seat vacated by Patrick "Bud" O'Hagan on Jan. 5, when he was sworn in as mayor. Considine will serves on the council through the end of the year. The remainder of O'Hagan's two-year unexpired term will appear on the ballot in November."</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]Midland Park is located in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref> Template:NJ Congress 05 Template:NJ Senate
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Politics
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 4,756 registered voters in Midland Park, of which 890 (18.7% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,865 (39.2% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 1,998 (42.0% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Bergen, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 66.7% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 88.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref>
In the 2020 presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden received 2,322 votes (50.1% to 48.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 2,240 votes (48.1% to 50.1% countywide).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 2,191 votes (54.1% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 1,690 votes (41.7% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 171 votes (4.2% vs. 4.6%), among the 4,100 ballots cast by the borough's 5,178 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.2% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).<ref>Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, November 8, 2016. Accessed May 24, 2020.</ref> In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 2,135 votes (57.3% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,533 votes (41.1% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 42 votes (1.1% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,726 ballots cast by the borough's 4,978 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.8% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 14, 2013.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 14, 2013.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 2,266 votes (56.3% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,695 votes (42.1% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 26 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,022 ballots cast by the borough's 4,941 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.4% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>2008 General Election Results for Midland Park, The Record. Accessed December 20, 2011.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 2,367 votes (61.0% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,491 votes (38.4% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 17 votes (0.4% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,879 ballots cast by the borough's 4,765 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.4% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref>
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.4% of the vote (1,646 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.7% (738 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (23 votes), among the 2,438 ballots cast by the borough's 4,805 registered voters (31 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 50.7%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,546 votes (58.2% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 962 votes (36.2% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 131 votes (4.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 6 votes (0.2% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,658 ballots cast by the borough's 4,856 registered voters, yielding a 54.7% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Bergen County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref>
Education
[edit]The Midland Park School District serves students in public school for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.<ref>Midland Park Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Special Education Pre-K through twelve in the Midland Park School District. Composition: The Midland Park School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Midland Park."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 943 students and 99.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Midland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Midland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are: Godwin School<ref>Godwin School, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020.</ref> with 249 students in grades Pre-K–2, Highland School<ref>Highland School, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020.</ref> with 267 students in grades 3–6 and Midland Park High School<ref>Midland Park High School, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020.</ref> with 398 students in grades 7–12.<ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Midland Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
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.<ref>About Us, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref><ref>Admissions, Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>
Eastern Christian Elementary School is a private Christian day school that serves students in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade as part of the Eastern Christian School Association, which also includes a middle school located in Wyckoff and Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon.<ref>Elementary School, Eastern Christian School Association. Accessed August 18, 2013.</ref><ref>Who We Are, Eastern Christian School Association. Accessed August 18, 2013.</ref>
Transportation
[edit]Roads and highways
[edit]Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality and Template:Convert by Bergen County.<ref>Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref> The most significant roads directly serving Midland Park are minor county roads such as County Route 84. Several major highways are near the town, however, including New Jersey Route 17 and New Jersey Route 208.
Public transportation
[edit]NJ Transit bus routes 148 and 164 provide service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, with local service offered on the 722 and 752 routes.<ref>Bergen County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 23, 2010. Accessed December 20, 2011.</ref><ref>Bergen County System Map, NJ Transit. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>
Emergency services
[edit]Police
[edit]Midland Park is served by a 15-man police force, including a Chief (Michael Powderley), two Lieutenants, a Detective, three Sergeants and eight patrolmen. The Midland Park Police Department responds to all variety of emergencies (including medical and fire) within the Borough, as well as special events.<ref>Midland Park Police Department Template:Webarchive, Borough of Midland Park. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
Ambulance
[edit]Emergency Medical Services are provided to the borough by the Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity founded in 1942 and funded by donations, which provides Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance services around the clock on a volunteer basis, without any fees charged to users of its services.<ref>History Template:Webarchive, Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Accessed December 29, 2011.</ref> Advanced Life Support services (which are billed to the patient or their insurance) are provided by area hospitals through the Northern New Jersey Mobile Intensive Care Consortium (a.k.a. "MICCOM"), primarily by The Valley Hospital.<ref>Emergency Transportation Services, Valley Health System. Accessed August 18, 2013. "Our MICU responds to approximately 8,000 calls per year. The majority of these requests for our services come from our 'primary service area' which includes the following communities: Allendale, Fair Lawn, Franklin Lakes, Glen Rock, Hawthorne, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah, Midland Park, Oakland, Paramus, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick and Wyckoff."</ref>
Fire
[edit]Dating back to 1909, the Midland Park Fire Department is an all-volunteer organization that provides full-time response to fires, motor vehicle accidents and search and rescue incidents within Midland Park. The department consists of approximately 40 active volunteers. The department staffs the following apparatus: Engine 531 – 2006 Pierce Lance Engine, Ladder 541 – 2015 Pierce 105' Ladder, Engine 533 – 1997 SimonDuplex/LTI Engine and Rescue 542 – 1997 Ford/Kenco Light Rescue.<ref>Midland Park Fire Department, Borough of Midland Park. Accessed May 10, 2020. "The Midland Park Fire Department is comprised of approximately fifty volunteer professionals and has served the Borough of Midland Park proudly since 1909."</ref> The current chief of the Midland Park Fire Department is Jason Crean.
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Midland Park include:
- Anna Whitehead Bodeker (1826–1904), suffragist who led the earliest attempt to organize for women's suffrage in the state of Virginia<ref>Anna Whitehead Bodeker, Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Accessed July 26, 2019. "Anna Whitehead Bodeker (ca. 26 July 1826–26 October 1904), woman suffrage activist, was born in Midland Park, Bergen County, New Jersey, the daughter of Jesse Whitehead and Sophia Candy Whitehead, both of whom were English immigrants."</ref>
- Roy Den Hollander (1947–2020), lawyer who gained notoriety as a suspected murderer after acting as an attorney in several unsuccessful sex discrimination suits on behalf of men<ref>Hong, Nicole; Zaveri, Mihir; and Rashbaum, William K. "Inside the Violent and Misogynistic World of Roy Den Hollander", The New York Times, July 26, 2020. Accessed February 8, 2022. "Mr. Den Hollander grew up in Midland Park, N.J., a middle-class town about 25 miles northwest of Manhattan, and had a loathing for his mother, clinging to grudges against her."</ref>
- Drew Gibbs (1962–2021), football coach who was head coach of the Kean University Cougars during the 1989 season and was a head coach at Ramapo High School<ref>Sunderraj, Sunil. "Drew Gibbs Fosters Culture of Success and Tradition at Ramapo High School", SunilSunderraj.com, September 19, 2020. Accessed November 18, 2021. "Born in Rutherford, New Jersey, Drew Gibbs and his family moved to Midland Park when he was eight years old."</ref>
- Carol Habben (1933–1997), center fielder and backup catcher who played for four seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League<ref>Staff. "Carol Habben, 63, Ex-Baseball Player", The New York Times, January 14, 1997. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Ms. Habben started playing baseball in high school in Midland Park, N.J., and played for a women's sandlot team in Rahway before signing a $250-a-month contract to play with the Peaches when she was still a teen-ager, said her sister, Jane Iannuzzi."</ref>
- Garrett W. Hagedorn (1910–1985), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1968 until his death<ref>Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 201, Part 1, p. 233. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1984. Accessed August 24, 2016. "Senator Hagedorn was born Sept. 16, 1910, in Midland Park."</ref>
- Fred Kornet (1919–2018), lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as commander of the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command<ref>Hearings Before and Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments, p. 7735. United States Government Printing Office, 1970. Accessed May 4, 202. "Fred Kornet Jr. was born in Wortendyke, N. J., on 2 October 1919. He graduated from high school in Pompton Lakes, N. J. He received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 1940. He began his active Army career in February 1941 as a second lieutenant in the Ordinance Corps, assigned to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland."</ref><ref>"Pompton High Graduates", The Morning Call, June 22, 1936. Accessed May 4, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The following 32 Midland Park students were graduated at Pompton Lakes High school Friday night... The honor students from. Midland Park are Fred Kornet, Jr, and Cornelius Alfred Roughgarden."</ref>
- Dan Oates (born Template:Circa), police chief of Aurora, Colorado, who graduated from Nativity School here<ref>Naanes, Marlene; and Koloff, Abbott. "Bergen County native leading investigation of Colorado theater massacre", The Record, July 23, 2012. Accessed July 25, 2012. "Daniel Oates, who, as the chief of police in Aurora, Colo., is in charge of investigating the most extensive mass shooting in the nation's history, grew up in Midland Park.... Oates was born in Hackensack and lived in Oradell before his family moved to Midland Park, his parents said.... He graduated from St. Joseph's Regional High School in 1973 and attended college at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, where he majored in English."</ref>
- Patricia Peardon (1923/24–1993), actress who originated the title role in the Broadway play Junior Miss<ref>"Pat's Ridgewood Dates Gasp In Amazement To Find Star Of Junior Miss Now Only 16", The Record, January 6, 1942. Accessed May 2, 1942, via Newspapers.com. "The actress was born in Allendale. Later her family moved to Midland Park and Ridgewood."</ref>
- Odeya Rush (born 1997), actress best known for her role as Fiona in The Giver<ref>Gurrie, Samantha. "Rush Hour; In her latest roles, Odeya Rush plays women who are wise beyond their years—but the 16-year-old still gets starstruck by her castmates.", Aritzia, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 13, 2014. Accessed September 1, 2014. "When she was nine, her family immigrated to the United States from Israel (her name in Hebrew means 'Thank God') and settled in Birmingham, Alabama. They soon moved to Midland Park, New Jersey, and then this past year relocated to Los Angeles, where Rush is pursuing an independent study."</ref>
- James E. Ryan (born 1966), president of the University of Virginia<ref>"James Ryan Reintroduces Himself To The University Community", UVA Today, September 15, 2017. Accessed September 28, 2020. "I attended public schools in my hometown of Midland Park, a small, then mostly blue-collar town in Northern New Jersey."</ref>
- Warren Terhune (1869–1920), 13th Governor of American Samoa<ref>Commander Warren Jay Terhune, American Samoa. Accessed January 23, 2011.</ref>
- Johnny Vander Meer (1914–1997), the only player in MLB history to pitch two consecutive no-hitters<ref>Vander Meer's Night to Remember, ESPN, dated June 13, 2004.</ref>
- Donald R. Yennie (1924–1993), theoretical physicist<ref>"Gov't Scholarship Awarded to Yennie", Herald News, October 6, 1950. Accessed February 19, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Donald R. Yennie, president of the Student Council at Pompton Lakes High, School in 1941, has received a government scholarship..... Yennie resides at 268 Godwin Avenue. Midland Park."</ref>
References
[edit]Related reading
[edit]- Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties) prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
- Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, William. History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men., Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882.
- Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.), Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey. New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.
- Van Valen, James M. History of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900.
- Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.
External links
[edit]- Borough of Midland Park official website
- Midland Park School District
- Template:NJReportCard
- School Data for the Midland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Midland Park Police Department
- Midland Park Fire Department
- Midland Park Ambulance Corps website