Editing Emerson, New Jersey

{{short description|Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US}}
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|name                     = Emerson, New Jersey
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|settlement_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
|nickname                 = "The Family Town"
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|image_caption            = [[Emerson station (NJ Transit)|NJ Transit station]] in Emerson
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|seal_type                = coat of arms

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]]
|government_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
|governing_body           = Borough Council
|government_footnotes     = <ref name=DataBook/>
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Danielle DiPaola ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2026)<ref name=MayorCouncil/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Robert G. Hermansen<ref name=Administrator>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?SEC=951C5E04-3A1C-4A60-A7B4-0DC6BBC2ABF4 Borough Administrator], Borough of Emerson. Accessed April 26, 2024.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Michelle Ryan (acting)<ref name=Clerk>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?SEC=5B4C556A-B9B2-4684-BCA7-49D3B136F5D3 Municipal Clerk], Borough of Emerson. Accessed April 26, 2024.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = April 8, 1903 (as Etna)<ref name=Story/>
|established_title2       = Name changed
|established_date2        = March 9, 1909 (to Emerson)<ref name=Story/>
|named_for                = [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]]

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|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.23
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.19
|area_water_percent       = 7.85
|area_rank                = 379th of 565 in state<br>40th of 70 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>

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|population_total         = 7290
|population_rank          = 311th of 565 in state<br>51st of 70 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
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|population_est           = 7251
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 07630<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=emerson&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Emerson, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed September 14, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 201 and 551|201]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Bergen&frmCity=Emerson Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Westampton, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref>
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 3400321450<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0885208<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.emersonnj.org/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Emerson''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]], a suburb in the [[New York City metropolitan area]]. Emerson is the most southern municipality in an area of the county known as the [[Pascack Valley]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 7,290,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 111 (−1.5%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 7,401,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 204 (+2.8%) from the 7,197 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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>

What is now Emerson was originally formed on April 8, 1903, from portions of [[Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] as the '''Borough of Etna''', the name of a railroad station in the community.<ref>[http://www.emersonnj.org/vertical/Sites/%7B3CE7C79E-1CDE-42D4-BE99-DEDBCE95F9A4%7D/uploads/History_of_Emerson_draft_for_Boro_Web_Page.pdf Emerson: A Brief History], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref> The name was changed to Emerson as of March 9, 1909.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 75. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref><ref>''History of Bergen County'', Vol. 1, p. 354-355 shows March 16, 1909 for creation of Emerson.</ref> The name came from author [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=13 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref><ref>Lurie, Maxine N.; and Mappen, Marc. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmLPKplSCawC&pg=PA252 "Emerson"], p. 252. ''[[Encyclopedia of New Jersey]]'', [[Rutgers University Press]], 2004. {{ISBN|9780813533254}}. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> The borough calls itself "The Family Town".<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?SEC=04B65290-016E-4404-8351-548FE9BE1B9A About Emerson], Borough of Emerson. Accessed February 28, 2021.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 2.42 square miles (6.27&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 2.23 square miles (5.78&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.19 square miles (0.49&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (7.85%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Old Hook.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of [[Closter, New Jersey|Closter]], [[Harrington Park, New Jersey|Harrington Park]], [[Haworth, New Jersey|Haworth]], [[Oradell, New Jersey|Oradell]], [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], [[River Vale, New Jersey|River Vale]], [[Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] and [[Westwood, New Jersey|Westwood]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/82996/touches.html Areas touching Emerson], MapIt. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900=  456
|1910=  767
|1920=  973
|1930= 1394
|1940= 1487
|1950= 1744
|1960= 6849
|1970= 8428
|1980= 7793
|1990= 6930
|2000= 7197
|2010= 7401
|2020= 7290
| estimate=7251
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1910–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> 1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA335 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 335. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref><br>1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 714. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref> 1900–2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=BergenCensus>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/Departments__Services/Planning__Engineering/Census_Data/Table00_HistPopTo2020.pdf Historical Population Trends in Bergen County 1900-2020], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Engineering, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212101033/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400321450 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Emerson borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/emerson1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Emerson borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032452/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/emerson1.pdf |date=2012-04-02 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/emersonboroughnewjersey/ QuickFacts Emerson borough, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 24, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 7,401 people, 2,480 households, and 1,967 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3358.9|/sqmi}}. There were 2,552 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1158.2|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 87.31% (6,462) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.08% (80) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.04% (3) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 8.55% (633) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.11% (8) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.15% (85) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.76% (130) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 8.36% (619) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 2,480 households, 36.2% had children under the age of 18; 67.7% were married couples living together; 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.7% were non-families. Of all households, 18.1% were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.29.<ref name=Census2010/>

23.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $99,292 (with a margin of error of +/− $12,946) and the median family income was $108,300 (+/− $12,689). Males had a median income of $71,868 (+/− $16,071) versus $69,271 (+/− $15,233) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $39,501 (+/− $4,093). About 0.7% of families and 1.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212083409/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400321450 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Emerson borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref>

[[Domestic partnership|Same-sex couples]] headed 17 households in 2010, an increase from the 14 counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212228/http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 14, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 3, 2013. Accessed July 24, 2013.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,197 people, 2,373 households, and 1,964 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,216.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,398 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,071.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 89.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.61% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603421450.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Emerson borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043416/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603421450.pdf |date=2014-08-08 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212084442/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400321450 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Emerson borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 2.2% of Emerson's residents identified themselves as being of [[Armenian-American]] ancestry. This was the 20th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Armenian.html Armenian Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410055250/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Armenian.html |date=April 10, 2012 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref>

There were 2,373 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.2% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.23.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $75,556, and the median income for a family was $83,521. Males had a median income of $52,450 versus $36,818 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $31,506. About 1.3% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Economy==
Pascack Valley Shopping Center is a shopping center located on Kinderkamack Road. It had a movie theater and bowling alley.<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/16760311/Pascack-Valley-Shopping-Center-PVSC Pascack Valley Shopping Center], Wikimapia. Accessed March 16, 2015.</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Parks in the borough include:<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC={86D092D5-6A71-453A-BCD7-C78843B1B8D0} Emerson's Parks], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>
* Ackerman Park, located on Ackerman Avenue. It has a playground, basketball courts, a bocci court, and picnic area.<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=GALLERY&SEC={8836EE4F-5688-464D-9E61-3763139FE186} Ackerman Park], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>
* Centennial Park, located on Main Street, has a gazebo and walking path and a residents-only community garden (opened in 2017) managed by the Environmental Commission. It was named Centennial Park in 2003 in honor Emerson's 100th Anniversary.<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=GALLERY&SEC=%7B2FEA5627-D310-4BE8-AE60-741D3D0F2D9B%7D Centennial Park], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>
* Hillman Park, located on Thomas Street, was created on land donated by borough resident Richard Hillman. It has baseball fields such as, Ken Benkovic Jr. Memorial Field, which was a majors field that is fenced in and a lighted field, and Babes Field which is also a lighted field behind the firehouse but is also located on Thomas Street. There is also a soccer field, and a playground. There is also a library and a community center located next to the park.<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=GALLERY&SEC=%7B4CA2FC3C-BCDC-43A7-937A-959D68D2D6F1%7D Hillman Park], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>
* Rosengart Park, sometimes referred as "Sunset Park", is a park located on Sunset Place. It has a playground.<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=GALLERY&SEC={46B91EED-7959-46EE-B31A-5CD5AF7A971F} Rosengart Park], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>
* Veterans' Park, a memorial park located on High Street, with monuments honoring veterans from Emerson.<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=GALLERY&SEC={B182A7B0-FF1A-4524-8ED7-9569DE1F8520} Veterans' Park], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>
* Washington Park, a park located on Washington Avenue.General Washington camped at this location before heading to Delaware to cross the Delaware River.It has a playground and a picnic area.<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=GALLERY&SEC={496E6F20-8E77-4F23-929F-E1FC0B3E8887} Washington Park], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>
* Emerson Woods covers approximately {{convert|19|acres}} of woodland along Main Street east of the high school, and is located in the buffer area of the [[Oradell Reservoir]]. The property was slated for townhouse development, but local opposition resulted in the parcel being purchased by the borough in 2001, with the aid of grants from the county and state. It remains in its natural state, with the addition of trails to make the property accessible to visitors.<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=GALLERY&SEC={6B5EAC33-7813-4DE8-9768-EDF314C375F6} Emerson Woods], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020. "Emerson Woods is a 19-acre preserve that is part of the watershed buffer surrounding the Oradell Reservoir. Emerson Woods, located on Main Street, was purchased by the Borough of Emerson in December 2001 with grants and loans from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund and NJ DEP Green Acres."</ref>

==Government==

===Local government===
Emerson is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] 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.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''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 the mayor and the 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. 165.</ref><ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={105A07BE-2DF7-4088-92BE-B6E259BA8AEA} Your Governing Body], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref> The borough form of government used in Emerson 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 [[veto override|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. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?SEC=29FEA4B7-99CF-4A95-AD55-35A253023C1D Frequently Asked Questions], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 13, 2023. "How is the government organized in Emerson and when do they meet? Emerson is organized under the "borough" form which is also referred to as the 'weak' Mayor form since the Mayor can only vote to break a tie and has no veto power. The Mayor is elected for a four-year term at the November General Election, presides over the bi-monthly Council meetings, and sits on the Planning Board as the Class I member by virtue of his office..... The Council Members are elected for staggered three-year terms and vote on matters such as local laws, the adoption of the municipal budget, and the raising of taxes."</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[mayor]] of Emerson Borough is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Danielle DiPaola, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Emerson Borough Council are Council President Michael Timmerman (R, 2026), Nicole Argenzia (R, 2025), Brian Gordon (R, 2024), Jill McGuire (R, 2025), Kelly Moore (R, 2024) and Ashley M. Rice (R, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?SEC=ED7CA23A-09DE-4024-8A9C-82E8D9310B1A Mayor & Council], Borough of Emerson. Accessed April 26, 2024. "The Borough of Emerson was chartered in 1903 as a Borough Council form of government in which the Mayor is elected to a four-year term and six council members are elected at large to serve staggered three-year terms."</ref><ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/vertical/sites/%7B3CE7C79E-1CDE-42D4-BE99-DEDBCE95F9A4%7D/uploads/2024_User-Friendly_Budget.pdf 2024 Municipal User Friendly Budget], Borough of Emerson. Accessed April 26, 2024.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=40 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2023>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/District%20Canvass%20NEW.pdf Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf 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>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In September 2021, the borough council selected Don Pierro from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Carl Carbo until he resigned to move out of the borough.<ref>Noda, Stephanie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/emerson/2021/08/25/emerson-nj-councilman-carl-carbo-republican-resigns/5578336001/ "Emerson councilman resigns after seven months in office"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 25, 2021. Accessed May 16, 2022. "A Republican councilman has resigned after serving seven months on the Borough Council. Carl Carbo, who is moving out of town, submitted his resignation during the Aug. 17 council meeting and had his last day on Aug. 20."</ref><ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/vertical/sites/%7B3CE7C79E-1CDE-42D4-BE99-DEDBCE95F9A4%7D/uploads/9-7-21_MIN_APPROVED_9-21-21.pdf Borough Council Meeting Minutes for September 21, 2021], Borough of Emerson. Accessed May 16, 2022. "Nominations for seat vacated by former Councilman Carl Carbo... Motion to nominate Don Pierro to fill the council vacancy for the term ending with the certification of the 2021 General Election was moved by Council President Hoffman, and seconded by Councilman Gordon... Councilman Pierro was sworn in by Mayor DiPaola."</ref>

In January 2020, the borough council selected Patricia L. Dinallo to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Christopher Knoller until he resigned from office late in 2019; with Dinallo taking office and Nicole Argenzia and Jill McGuire sworn in to full terms, Emerson's governing body had a female majority for the first time since the borough was established.<ref>Noda, Stephanie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/emerson/2020/01/04/emerson-nj-swears-majority-female-governing-body/2806723001/ "Emerson swears in a majority-female governing body"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 4, 2020. Accessed March 24, 2020. "For the first time in the borough history, the governing body is majority female.... Mayor Danielle DiPaola swore in Democrat Patricia Dinallo and Republicans Nicole Argenzia and Jill McGuire to the Borough Council during the annual reorganization meeting Thursday, while noting that the move came on the 100th anniversary of the year women won the right to vote.Councilman Chris Knoller, whose term was set to end in 2020, resigned from the six-member council at the end of 2019, leading to the appointment of Patricia Dinallo, who ran as a Democratic in the 2019 election."</ref>

In January 2019, the borough council selected Jill McGuire from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that was vacated by Danielle DiPaola when she took office as the borough's first female mayor.<ref>Snyder, John. [https://thepressgroup.net/jill-mcguire-joins-emerson-borough-council/ "Jill McGuire Joins Emerson Borough Council"], ''Pascack Press'', January 21, 2019. Accessed September 29, 2019. "Saying she was moved that her new post as a borough councilmember earned her bipartisan and unanimous approval, Historic Preservation Committee Chair Jill McGuire slid into her seat at the dais, ready to get to work.... Three Republicans were nominated to fill the one-year unexpired term left by Mayor Danielle DiPaola: McGuire, Don Pierro, and Michael Timmerman."</ref>

Day-to-day operation of the borough is handled by Robert G Hermansen, who serves as borough administrator.<ref name=Administrator/> The acting borough clerk is Michelle Ryan<ref name=Clerk/> and the CFO is Lauren Roehrer.<ref>[https://www.emersonnj.org/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC={96258FA7-A49D-4F0C-A8A6-D2F5EDFD513C}&DE={D9AB5BE8-8BEE-4E45-B486-473D963D6CEE} CFO/Treasurer/Tax Collector/QPA], Borough of Emerson. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Emerson is located in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf 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 name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#39 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 4,690 registered voters in Emerson, of which 905 (19.3% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,025 (43.2% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,759 (37.5% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 63.4% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 83.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]] Republican [[Donald Trump]] received 2,188 votes (55.2%), ahead of Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] with 1,629 votes (40.9%) and other candidates with 150 votes (3.8%).<ref name="2016Results">[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf], Bergen County Clerk, November 8, 2016. Accessed May 24, 2020.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 2,019 votes (55.7% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 1,532 votes (42.3% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 31 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,623 ballots cast by the borough's 4,899 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.0% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207211248/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=December 7, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207211038/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=December 7, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 2,206 votes (56.7% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 1,636 votes (42.0% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 28 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,893 ballots cast by the borough's 4,922 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.1% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_37.html "2008 General Election Results for Emerson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329211839/http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_37.html |date=2012-03-29 }}'', ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed September 14, 2011.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 2,228 votes (58.2% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 1,553 votes (40.6% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 23 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,829 ballots cast by the borough's 4,913 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.9% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.8%''' ''2,403''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.8% ''1,879''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.8%''' ''2,441''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.0%  ''2,211''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Bergen County|date=December 31, 2016|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.2%''' ''2,188''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.9%  ''1,629''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Bergen County|date=March 15, 2013|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.7%''' ''2,019''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.3%  ''1,532''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name="state.nj.us">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.rev.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.7%''' ''2,206''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.0%  ''1,636''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.2%''' ''2,228''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.6% ''1,553''
|-
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 69.4% of the vote (1,716 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 30.0% (742 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (16 votes), among the 2,547 ballots cast by the borough's 4,753 registered voters (73 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 53.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 1,547 votes (55.7% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 1,042 votes (37.5% vs. 48.0%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 140 votes (5.0% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,779 ballots cast by the borough's 4,824 registered voters, yielding a 57.6% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207010131/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=2013-12-07 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref>

==Education==
The [[Emerson School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,085 students and 98.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404710&DistrictID=3404710 District information for Emerson Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404710 School Data for the Emerson School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Memorial Elementary School<ref>[http://memorial.emersonschools.org/ Memorial Elementary School], Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023.</ref> with 364 students in PreK-2, 
Patrick M. Villano Elementary School<ref>[http://villano.emersonschools.org/ Patrick M. Villano Elementary School], Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023.</ref> with 232 students in grades 3-6 and 
[[Emerson Junior-Senior High School]]<ref>[http://ejshs.emersonschools.org/ Emerson Junior-Senior High School], Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023.</ref> with 461 students in grades 7-12.<ref>[https://www.emersonschools.org/contact Contact Us], Emerson Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/1360 School Performance Reports for the Emerson Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1360 New Jersey School Directory for the Emerson 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, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Paramus, New Jersey|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>[https://www.bergen.org/domain/517 About Us], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.bergen.org/domain/544 Admissions], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

Assumption Academy, which had operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]], closed its elementary school program for grades 1–8 in June 2012 due to declining enrollment, which it had been struggling to keep up for several years prior.<ref>Harris, Chris. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151223102602/http://www.northjersey.com/news/parents-confused-frustrated-over-closing-of-assumption-academy-in-emerson-1.1209968 "Parents confused, frustrated over closing of Assumption Academy in Emerson"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 28, 2012, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 23, 2015. Accessed September 14, 2017. "Parents picking up children from Assumption Academy on Tuesday expressed both frustration and confusion over the elementary school's impending closure. On Monday, the Archdiocese of Newark designated eight schools for closure in Bergen, Essex, Union, and Hudson counties in June, including Assumption Academy on Jefferson Avenue."</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-07-20 15 22 37 View east along Bergen County Route 502 (Old Hook Road) just east of Main Street in Emerson, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|View east along [[County Route 502 (New Jersey)|County Route 502]] in Emerson]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|30.87|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|28.54|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|2.33|mi}} by Bergen County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed December 1, 2013.</ref>

The most significant roads serving Emerson are [[County Route 502 (New Jersey)|County Route 502]] (Old Hook Road) and [[County Route 503 (New Jersey)|County Route 503]] (Kinderkamack Road).

===Public transportation===
The [[Emerson station (NJ Transit)|Emerson station]], located at the intersection of Linwood Avenue and [[Kinderkamack Road]],<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=42&x=47&y=7 Emerson station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> provides service on [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Pascack Valley Line]]. This line runs north–south to [[Hoboken Terminal]] with connections via the [[Secaucus Junction]] transfer station to NJ Transit one-stop service to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] and to ten other NJ Transit rail lines. Connections are available at the [[Hoboken Terminal]] to other NJ Transit rail lines, the [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] train at the [[Hoboken (PATH station)|Hoboken PATH station]], [[New York Waterways]] ferry service to the [[Brookfield Place (New York City)|World Financial Center]] and other destinations and [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] service.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=PASC Pascack Valley Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107055044/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=PASC |date=January 7, 2017 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref>

NJ Transit provides bus service on the [[165 (New Jersey bus)|165]] route to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Bergen County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806135221/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf |date=August 6, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>

[[Rockland Coaches]] routes 11A/11AT provide service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and to [[Rockland County, New York]].<ref>[https://web.coachusa.com/rockland/ss.details.asp?action=Lookup&c1=Emerson&s1=NJ&c2=New+York&s2=NY&resultId=215436&order=&dayFilter=&scheduleChoice=&sitePageName=&nt=%2Frockland%2Findex%2Easp&cbid=745557882149 Services operating from Emerson, NJ to New York, NY], [[Rockland Coaches]]. Accessed September 14, 2017.</ref>

==Bomb threat==
On September 19, 2007, there was a threat made to the Emerson School System. A letter addressed to Emerson Mayor Lou Lamatina was received around 10:30&nbsp;a.m. in a small envelope, along with what appeared to be a computer-printed address pasted onto the front, authorities said. The note inside appeared to also be computer-generated, and was pasted on a blank piece of paper; it read, "All three schools will be blown out on Thursday, Sept. 20th at 11:30 a.m., with two other schools in nearby towns." The note was later sent to the Bergen County Sheriff's Office for forensic examination.<ref>Kelley, Tina. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/nyregion/20bomb.html "A Bomb Threat Closes Schools in Bergen County"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 20, 2007. Accessed September 22, 2007.</ref>

All three Emerson Schools were immediately evacuated by a fire drill around 11:00, and neither students nor teachers were allowed to collect any of their belongings, including backpacks, cell phones, and purses. Seniors were allowed to retrieve their cars later that day, but nobody else was allowed near the school.

Members of the Bergen County bomb squad were sent to Emerson on Wednesday morning; however, a search of the district's schools revealed nothing dangerous or extraordinary. The bomb squad also searched Oradell and Washington Township schools, and searched Emerson's Assumption Academy on Thursday morning.

Thirteen districts closed their schools for September 20, 2007, including Emerson, Westwood, Washington Township, Oradell, River Edge, Closter, River Vale, Demarest, Haworth, Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan. Some selected Catholic grammar and high schools were closed. The bomb threat affected 12,000–14,000 students, including 1,200 from Emerson alone. The schools were closed for two days until they were deemed safe.<ref>The writer has not been caught. [https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-09-20-nj-schools_N.htm "Bomb threat closes schools in northern N.J."], ''[[USA Today]]'', September 20, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2017.</ref>

==Points of interest==
* [[Cedar Park Cemetery, Emerson|Cedar Park Cemetery]]
* Emerson Public Library was formed in 1957 and moved to its current facility in 1974.<ref>[http://emersonlibrary.org/wp/about/ Library History], Emerson Public Library. Accessed June 19, 2016. "The Emerson Public Library was founded by a small group of dedicated residents in 1957 as a private library, which charged one dollar per year in dues.... However, throughout this period, the library was still operating out of its cramped quarters in the Field House, but in 1974, a new, purpose-built facility was completed. This is the building that houses the library today."</ref>
* Soldier Hill Golf Club – The Bergen County Freeholders spent $8.5 million to acquire the semi-private course, which opened in 1963 and covers portions of both Emerson and [[Oradell, New Jersey|Oradell]] near the [[Oradell Reservoir]] on {{convert|140|acres}} of land that had been owned by [[United Water]] until it sold off the property in 2008.<ref>Cowen, Richard. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2017/10/18/bergen-county-votes-buy-emerson-golf-course/776505001/ "Semi-private Emerson Golf Club to become public by spring"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 18, 2017. Accessed October 30, 2017. "The freeholders unanimously approved an ordinance to allow the Bergen County Improvement Authority to float $8.5 million in notes to finance the purchase of two lots, one which contains the 7,000-yard, par-71 golf course, and the other, a five-acre parcel that includes the clubhouse and parking lot.... The 135-acre, Par 71 course runs through Oradell and Emerson and is on land that was once owned by United Water. There is a deed restriction on the property that requires that the land remain a golf course forever."</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Emerson, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Emerson include:

* [[Aron Abrams]] (1960–2010), screenwriter<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160412154813/http://variety.com/2010/scene/news/writer-aron-abrams-dies-at-50-1118029534/ "Writer Aron Abrams dies at 50: Wrote for 'Everybody Hates Chris,' 'King of the Hill'"], ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', December 29, 2010, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of April 12, 2016. Accessed September 14, 2017. "Raised in Emerson, N.J., he attended Oberlin and Connecticut College."</ref>
* [[Thomas Fitzpatrick (pilot)|Thomas Fitzpatrick]] (1930–2009), pilot known for two intoxicated flights where he flew from [[New Jersey]] and landed on the streets of [[New York City]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52488741/the-herald-news/ "Bergen Pilot Pleads Guilty; Emerson Man Admits N. Y. Street Landing"], ''[[Herald News (New Jersey)|The Herald-News]]'', March 29, 1957. Accessed May 16, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Thomas Fitzpatrick, 26, of 15 Dogwood Lane, Emerson, charged with performing an almost impossible plane landing on a New York street, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of a criminal information pending against him."</ref>
* [[Nicki Gross]] (born 1989), assistant coach for the [[Iowa Energy]] of the [[NBA G League]]<ref>Locicero, Anthony. [http://pascackvalley.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/emerson-native-iowa-energy-official-lone-female-coach-in-nba-league/641769/ "Emerson Native, Iowa Energy Official Lone Female Coach In NBA League"], Pascack Valley Daily Voice, March 4, 2016. Accessed April 25, 2016. "Emerson's Nicki Gross is making history as the National Basketball Association Development League's lone female coach at the moment."</ref>
* [[Kevin Higgins (American football)|Kevin Higgins]] (born 1955), assistant football coach and WR coach at [[Wake Forest University]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050221085558/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=102 Kevin Higgins], [[Detroit Lions]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 21, 2005. Accessed September 14, 2017. "He was also the head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Emerson (N.J.) High School from 1977-78. A native of Emerson, N.J., Higgins attended Emerson High School where he was captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams during his senior year."</ref>
* [[Sonny Igoe]] (1923–2012), jazz drummer<ref>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151223110509/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/sonny-igoe-88-drummer-for-big-band-greats-1.351131 "Sonny Igoe, drummer for Big Band greats, dies at 88"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 3, 2012, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 23, 2015. Accessed September 14, 2017. "Sonny Igoe of Emerson, a Big Band drummer and a prolific teacher, died Wednesday."</ref>
* [[Andy Papathanassiou]], pit crew coordinator of [[NASCAR]]'s [[Hendrick Motorsports]]<ref>Bernstein, Viv. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/sports/othersports/15pit.html "On Pit Row, It's First and Tire Change"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 15, 2006. Accessed October 17, 2007. "Hendrick Motorsports was the first to hire a pit crew coordinator when Andy Papathanassiou of Emerson, N.J., a former Stanford football player, joined the team in 1993."</ref>

==Sources==

* ''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, Nelson. [https://archive.org/details/historyofbergen00clay ''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.), [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00harv ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.
* Van Valen, James M. [https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900.
* Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, [https://books.google.com/books?id=As8wAQAAMAAJ ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923''], Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

==References==

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==External links==

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* [https://www.emersonnj.org/ Emerson Borough website]
* [http://www.emersonschools.org/ Emerson Public Schools]
* {{NJReportCard|03|1360|0|Emerson School District}}
* [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404710 School Data for the Emerson School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]

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