Editing Moonachie, New Jersey

{{short description|Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US}}
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Dennis Vaccaro ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term ends December 31, 2026)<ref name=Government/><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             = Anthony Ciannamea<ref>[https://www.moonachie.us/people/anthony-ciannamea Anthony Ciannamea], Borough of Moonachie. Accessed March 14, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Supriya Sanyal<ref>[https://www.moonachie.us/borough-clerkregistrar Borough Clerk/Registrar], Borough of Moonachie. Accessed March 14, 2023.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = May 3, 1910

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|postal_code              = 07074<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=moonachie&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Moonachie, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed December 20, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 28, 2013.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 201 and 551|201]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Moonachie Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Moonachie, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.</ref>
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'''Moonachie''' ({{IPAc-en|m|uː|ˈ|n|ɑː|k|i}} {{respell|moo|NAH|kee}}) is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]], in the [[Hackensack River]] watershed. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 3,133,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 425 (+15.7%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 2,708,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 46 (−1.7%) from the 2,754 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>

Tradition is that the borough was named after Monaghie, an [[Iroquois]] chief who inhabited the local cedar forests in the 1600s.<ref>[http://www.moonachie.us/welcome/thehistoryofmoonachie.html History], Borough of Moonachie. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Indians of the Six Nations Branch inhabited the rich cedar forests. Rumors say that Indian Chief Monaghie gave the town its name."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=21 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref> Moonachie was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 11, 1910, from portions of [[Lodi Township, New Jersey|Lodi Township]], based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1910. On March 26, 1917, portions of Moonachie were taken to form [[Teterboro, New Jersey|Teterboro]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/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. 81. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>

The name of the borough is pronounced "moo-NAH-kee";<ref>Melisurgo, Len. [http://www.nj.com/weather/index.ssf/2017/06/25_nj_town_names_that_are_mispronounced.html#incart_river_home_pop "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 23, 2017. Accessed June 24, 2017. "Moonachie (Bergen County) - People unfamiliar with this small blue-collar borough near MetLife Stadium sometimes say MOO-nah-chee, and legendary New York City Mayor Ed Koch once drew heat for calling it moo-NAH-chee. Some local officials say the correct pronunciation is moo-NAH-key, but others say it's MOO-nah-key."</ref><ref>Di Ionno, Mark. [https://www.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2014/01/super_bowl_guide_the_way_we_ta.html "Super Bowl guide: How we talk in Jersey"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 28, 2014. Accessed October 28, 2024. "Moonachie is pronounced Moo-NOCK-y. There is no 'ache' in it, unless you consider the damage left by [[Hurricane Sandy]]"</ref> however, in January 1987, then-[[mayor of New York City]] [[Ed Koch]] pronounced it "mah-NOO-chee" when he made his now-famous quip that the [[New York Giants]] should hold their victory parade in the borough after the team had just won [[Super Bowl XXI]]. Koch had refused to grant the Giants permission to hold a parade within the city limits because the team plays its home games in [[New Jersey]], not in [[New York City]].<ref>[[George Vecsey|Vescey, George]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/07/sports/sports-of-the-times-how-m-i-doing-terrific.html "Sports of the Times; How'm I Doing? Terrific"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 7, 1987. Accessed October 3, 2019. "He said he thought they made a very nice cheesesteak sandwich in Moonachie, which he pronounced ''mah-NOO-chee'' instead of ''moo-NAH-key.''"</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 1.74 square miles (4.51&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 1.73 square miles (4.48&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.03&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.69%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough is approximately {{convert|9|mi|km}} northwest of downtown [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]. Nearby is [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], in which can be found the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]], home to the [[National Football League]]'s [[New York Giants]] and [[New York Jets]], and a racetrack at which both [[thoroughbred]] [[horse racing]] and [[harness racing]] are conducted. Portions of [[Teterboro Airport]] are located in Moonachie.<ref>[http://www.panynj.gov/commutingtravel/airports/html/teb_location.html Directions to and from the Airport], [[Port Authority of New York & New Jersey]]. Accessed July 7, 2008. "Teterboro Airport is located in the Boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey."</ref>

The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of [[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]], [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]], [[Little Ferry, New Jersey|Little Ferry]], [[South Hackensack, New Jersey|South Hackensack]], [[Teterboro, New Jersey|Teterboro]] and [[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552391/touches.html Areas touching Moonachie], MapIt. Accessed February 28, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 28, 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=  212
|1910=  638
|1920= 1194
|1930= 1465
|1940= 1554
|1950= 1775
|1960= 3052
|1970= 2951
|1980= 2706
|1990= 2817
|2000= 2754
|2010= 2708
|2020= 3133
| estimate=3108
| estyear=2023
| estref=<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 October 22, 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 December 11, 2013.</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 December 20, 2011.</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>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400347700 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Moonachie borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212104233/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400347700 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/moonachie1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Moonachie borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506173545/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/moonachie1.pdf |date=2012-05-06 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref> 2020<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 2,708 people, 1,005 households, and 702 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1626.5|/sqmi}}. There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of {{convert|632.5|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 76.59% (2,074) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.40% (38) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.11% (3) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 10.04% (272) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.57% (232) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.29% (89) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 24.37% (660) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,005 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18; 49.6% were married couples living together; 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.1% were non-families. Of all households, 24.8% were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.24.<ref name=Census2010/>

18.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.2 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 $53,500 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,570) and the median family income was $67,288 (+/− $10,087). Males had a median income of $52,647 (+/− $4,166) versus $42,670 (+/− $7,039) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $27,918 (+/− $2,593). About 4.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400347700 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Moonachie borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084002/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400347700 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref>

[[Domestic partnership|Same-sex couples]] headed four households in 2010, the same number as was 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 December 1, 2014.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,754 people, 1,041 households, and 707 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,596.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,074 housing units at an average density of {{convert|622.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 85.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.67% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603447700.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Moonachie borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201150605/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603447700.pdf |date=2015-02-01 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400347700 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Moonachie borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084352/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400347700 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref>

There were 1,041 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% 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 3.27.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The population in the borough was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $50,571, and the median income for a family was $62,163. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $32,829 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $24,654. About 1.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==
===Local government===
Moonachie 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 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. 154.</ref> The borough form of government used by Moonachie 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>

{{As of|2023}}, the mayor of Moonachie is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Dennis Vaccaro, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Borough Council are Robert J. Bauer Sr. (D, 2025), Antonio Cirillo (D, 2023), Kathleen M. Kinsella (D, 2025), Manuel Martinez Jr. (D, 2023), Bruce B. Surak (D, 2024) and John R. Wende (D, 2024).<ref name=Government>[https://www.moonachie.us/mayor-council Mayor and Council], Borough of Moonachie. Accessed March 14, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.moonachie.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif6751/f/uploads/2022_introduced_budget.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Moonachie. Accessed July 16, 2022.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=52 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 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><ref name=Bergen2020>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf 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>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Moonachie is located in the 9th 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 38th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

{{NJ Congress 09}} {{NJ Senate}}

{{NJ Legislative 38}}

{{NJ Bergen County Freeholders}}

===Politics===
{{PresHead|place=Moonachie |source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016[sic&#93; General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], published December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025. Note that these are the correct results for the 2020 general election.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2012<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated March 15, 2013. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2008<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 23, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2004<ref>[https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 13, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref>}}

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,465 registered voters in Moonachie, of which 632 (43.1% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 199 (13.6% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 633 (43.2% 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 11, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 54.1% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 66.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 11, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 572 votes (49.7% vs. 54.2%), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 545 votes (47.4% vs. 41.1% countywide) and other candidates with 33 votes (2.9% vs. 4.6%), among the 1,161 ballots cast by the borough's 1,664 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.8% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, November 18, 2016. Accessed June 6, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 21, 2016. Accessed June 6, 2018.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 584 votes (61.1% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 349 votes (36.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 11 votes (1.2% vs. 0.9%), among the 956 ballots cast by the borough's 1,573 registered voters, for a turnout of 60.8% (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/20180926204006/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 14, 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/20180926203505/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 14, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 586 votes (51.3% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 539 votes (47.2% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 11 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,143 ballots cast by the borough's 1,537 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.4% (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 11, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_60.html 2008 General Election Results for Moonachie], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed December 20, 2011.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 559 votes (49.9% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 542 votes (48.3% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 17 votes (1.5% vs. 0.7%), among the 1,121 ballots cast by the borough's 1,547 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.5% (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 11, 2013.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 65.0% of the vote (369 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 33.1% (188 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (11 votes), among the 587 ballots cast by the borough's 1,499 registered voters (19 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.2%.<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]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 348 ballots cast (48.6% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 296 votes (41.3% vs. 45.8%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 43 votes (6.0% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 9 votes (1.3% vs. 0.5%), among the 716 ballots cast by the borough's 1,469 registered voters, yielding a 48.7% 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/20181128164457/https://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=2018-11-28 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 11, 2013.</ref>

==Education==
Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] are served by the [[Moonachie School District]] at the Robert L. Craig School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 317 students and 30.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.3:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410680&DistrictID=3410680 District information for Moonachie School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, approximately 100 public school students from the borough attend [[Wood-Ridge High School]] in [[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Wood-Ridge School District]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3350/000.html Moonachie School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 14, 2017. "We service students from grades Pre-k to 8. We send our high school students to Woodridge High School."</ref><ref>Gavin, John A. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/94043359_Council_tells_district_to_lower_student_estimates.html "Council tells district to lower student estimates"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 17, 2010. Accessed September 7, 2014. "The Borough Council wants the one-school district to lower estimates of how many students will attend Wood-Ridge High School, its receiving school, and predictions about how many students will be placed in special education programs outside the district.... The school had calculated that 104 students would enroll in the high school, Vaccaro said."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 583 students and 46.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.4:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418300&ID=341830000922 School data for Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</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 [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|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>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 11, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-09-23 12 48 18 View north along Bergen County Route 503 (Moonachie Road) at Bergen County Route 36 (Moonachie Avenue-Empire Boulevard) in Moonachie, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Route 503 (New Jersey)|County Route 503]] entering Moonachie]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|12.83|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|9.83|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|3.00|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 11, 2013.</ref>

[[County Route 503 (New Jersey)|County Route 503]] passes through Moonachie as Moonachie Road.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000503__-.pdf County Route 503 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated June 2012. Accessed July 16, 2022.</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] bus routes [[161 (New Jersey bus)|161]], [[163 (New Jersey bus)|163]], [[164 (New Jersey bus)|164]] provide service to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], service to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] is offered on the [[76 (New Jersey bus)|76]] route and local service is available on the [[703 (New Jersey bus)|703]] (rush hour) and [[772 (New Jersey bus)|772]] bus routes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101023000907/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 October 23, 2010. Accessed December 20, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Moonachie, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Moonachie include:
* [[Lottie Brunn]] (1925–2008), German American acrobat who is believed to be the fastest woman juggler<ref>Marvell, Cindy. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/09/nyregion/ladies-and-gentlemen-in-the-center-ring.html "Ladies and Gentlemen, in the Center Ring..."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 9, 1997. Accessed January 26, 2023. "Cindy Marvell article on Lottie Brunn, 71-year-old retired juggler who appeared with shows in Europe and US for years and more recently has taught art of juggling; interview with Brunn at home in Moonachie, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Jennifer Velez]] (born 1965 or 1966), former commissioner of the [[New Jersey Department of Human Services]]<ref>[https://njbiz.com/jennifer-velez-earns-top-spot-in-the-njbiz-health-care-power-50/ "Jennifer Velez earns top spot in the NJBIZ Health Care Power 50"], ''NJBIZ'', March 24, 2014. Accessed September 27, 2019. "Velez’s teenage years were spent in a Moonachie trailer park. She went to Wood-Ridge High School, where her classmates almost never talked about college. Her neighbor across the street was a prostitute."</ref>
* [[Nikita Whitlock]] (born 1991), [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Ortiz, Keldy; and Wyrich, Andrew. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2016/12/08/moonachie-apartment-giants-whitlock-broken-into/95130454/ "Giants player's Moonachie home defaced with racist slurs"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 8, 2016. Accessed December 11, 2016. "Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock had his home marked with 'KKK' letters and the words 'Go back to Africa' Tuesday night while he was away, according to the Moonachie Police and a CBS New York report."</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Related reading==

* ''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. [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.

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.moonachie.us/ Moonachie Borough website]
* [https://www.moonachieschool.org/ Robert L. Craig School]
* {{NJReportCard|03|3350|060|Robert L. Craig School}}
* [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410680 School Data for the Moonachie School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
* {{NJReportCard|03|5830|050|Wood Ridge High School}}
* [http://www.moonachiepd.org/ Moonachie Police Web]
* [http://www.moonachieemsrescue.com/ Moonachie First Aid and Rescue Squad]

{{Geographic Location
 | Centre    = Moonachie
 | North     = [[Teterboro, New Jersey|Teterboro]]
 | Northeast = [[Little Ferry, New Jersey|Little Ferry]]
 | East      = [[Little Ferry, New Jersey|Little Ferry]]
 | Southeast = [[South Hackensack, New Jersey|South Hackensack]]
 | South     = [[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]]
 | Southwest = [[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]]
 | West      = [[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]]
 | Northwest = [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]]
}}
{{Bergen County, New Jersey}}

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