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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement East Newark is a borough in the western part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough, a suburb of Newark, which sits across the Passaic River, is the second-smallest municipality by total area in the state.<ref>Astudillo, Carla. "The 10 tiniest towns in New Jersey (they're really small)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 1, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed March 5, 2020. "We used square mile data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to rank the ten municipalities with the smallest area size.... 2. East Newark - East Newark, a suburb of Newark in Hudson county, is the second-tiniest New Jersey municipality, making up about 0.113 square miles."</ref>

The Borough of East Newark was established on July 2, 1895, from portions of Kearny lying between the Erie Railroad's Newark Branch right of way and Harrison, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 146. Accessed June 29, 2012.</ref><ref>History Template:Webarchive, Borough of East Newark. Accessed June 29, 2012.</ref><ref>History of Harrison Template:Webarchive, Town of Harrison. Accessed September 16, 2017. "The Borough of East Newark was established by a vote of the citizens of the lower end of Kearny lying between the Erie Railroad and Harrison. Being dissatisfied with the existing town government, they voted on July 2, 1895, to separate following the example set by Kearny in separating from Harrison almost thirty years before."</ref>

As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,594,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 188 (+7.8%) from the 2010 census count of 2,406,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 29 (+1.2%) from the 2,377 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.13 square miles (0.32 km2), including 0.10 square miles (0.27 km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2) of water (16.92%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough is bordered to the north by Kearny and to the south and east by Harrison, both in Hudson County, and to the west by the Passaic River across from which is Newark in Essex County.<ref>Areas touching East Newark, MapIt. Accessed March 29, 2020.</ref><ref>Hudson County Map Template:Webarchive, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 29, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

The Clark Thread Company Historic District is located in the borough.

Demographics

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2010 census

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The 2010 United States census counted 2,406 people, 759 households, and 569 families in the borough. The population density was 23,532.1 per square mile (9,085.8/km2). There were 794 housing units at an average density of 7,765.8 per square mile (2,998.4/km2). The racial makeup was 63.01% (1,516) White, 1.91% (46) Black or African American, 0.42% (10) Native American, 7.81% (188) Asian, 0.04% (1) Pacific Islander, 22.90% (551) from other races, and 3.91% (94) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61.39% (1,477) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 759 households, 36.6% had children under the age of 18; 45.2% were married couples living together; 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.0% were non-families. Of all households, 15.3% were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.38.<ref name=Census2010/>

22.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $54,722 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,909) and the median family income was $59,423 (+/− $9,367). Males had a median income of $41,173 (+/− $3,762) versus $28,224 (+/− $4,249) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $22,242 (+/− $2,054). About 7.9% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for East Newark borough, Hudson County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 29, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States census, there were 2,377 people, 767 households, and 605 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 799 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 67.02% White, 1.68% African American, 0.50% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 20.99% from other races, and 7.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.54% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for East Newark borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 10, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for East Newark borough, Hudson County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 10, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 10.1% of East Newark's residents identified themselves as being of Peruvian American ancestry. This was the highest percentage of Peruvian American people in any place in the United States.<ref>Peruvian Communities Template:Webarchive, EPodunk. Accessed July 7, 2006.</ref> In the same census, 6.2% of East Newark's residents identified themselves as being of Brazilian American ancestry, which was the highest percentage of Brazilian American people in any place in the United States.<ref>Brazilian Communities Template:Webarchive, Epodunk. Accessed July 7, 2006.</ref> As of the 2000 Census, 7.67% of East Newark's residents identified themselves as being of Ecuadorian ancestry, which was the highest of any municipality in New Jersey and the third highest percentage of Ecuadorian people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>Ecuadorian Communities Template:Webarchive, EPodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref>

There were 767 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.40.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $44,352, and the median income for a family was $46,375. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,231 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,415. About 11.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

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Local government

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Template:Further East Newark is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council 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. 142.</ref> The borough form of government used by East Newark is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the Mayor of East Newark is Democrat Dina M. Grilo, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027; Mayor Grilo is the first woman to serve as East Newark's mayor, having defeated Democratic-turned-Republican incumbent mayor Joseph Smith in the 2019 local election.<ref>Sibayan, Reena Rose. "Grilo sworn in as East Newark's first female mayor", The Jersey Journal, January 3, 2020. Accessed March 29, 2020. "Dina Grilo is sworn in as East Newark's first female mayor by State Sen. Nicholas Sacco on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at the senior center."</ref> Members of the East Newark Borough Council are Jeanne Zincavage (D), Jessica Diaz (D), Rose M. Evaristo (D), Kenneth J. Graham (D), Christopher Reis (D), and Acacio de Oliveira (D).<ref name=ElectedOfficials>Elected Officials, Borough of East Newark. Accessed May 22, 2022.</ref><ref>2021 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of East Newark. Accessed May 22, 2022.</ref><ref name=HudsonDirectory>Elected Officials, Hudson County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2021>General Election November 2, 2021 Official results, Hudson County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2020>Hudson County General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results, Hudson County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Hudson2019>Hudson County General Election 2018 Statement of Vote November 5, 2019, Hudson County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 13, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

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East Newark is located in the 8th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 29th state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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Politics

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 753 registered voters in East Newark, of which 469 (62.3%) were registered as Democrats, 35 (4.6%) were registered as Republicans and 249 (33.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Hudson, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 82.3% of the vote (400 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 16.5% (80 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (6 votes), among the 492 ballots cast by the borough's 844 registered voters (6 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 58.3%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 76.0% of the vote (414 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 22.6% (123 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (4 votes), among the 545 ballots cast by the borough's 904 registered voters, for a turnout of 60.3%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 71.2% of the vote (337 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 26.4% (125 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (6 votes), among the 473 ballots cast by the borough's 800 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 59.1.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2024<ref name="2024Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|45.7% 258 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|51.3% 290 3.0% 14
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2020<ref name="2020Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|31.7% 201 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|64.4% 408 3.9% 10
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2016<ref name="2016Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|24.6% 135 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|71.4% 392 3.8% 21
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2012<ref name=2012Election>Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|16.5% 80 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|82.3% 400 1.2% 6
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2008<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2024.</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|22.6% 123 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|76.0% 414 0.7% 4
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2004<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|26.4% 125 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|71.2% 337 0.8% 6

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 64.9% of the vote (148 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 32.9% (75 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (5 votes), among the 232 ballots cast by the borough's 884 registered voters (4 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 26.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 71.8% of the vote (234 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 21.8% (71 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 4.0% (13 votes), among the 326 ballots cast by the borough's 765 registered voters, yielding a 42.6% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Hudson County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

Education

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The East Newark School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 220 students and 18.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for East Newark School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Harrison High School in Harrison, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Harrison Public Schools.<ref>Duger, Rose. "East Newark Harrison merging dispatch service" Template:Webarchive, The Jersey Journal, December 30, 2010. Accessed March 25, 2011. "Kearny handles all health-related functions through its Board of Health, while East Newark high school children attend Harrison High School and the borough contracts with Harrison to provide street cleaning, snow removal, ambulance and library services."</ref> Citing rising tuition costs, the district announced in 2013 that it was seeking to sever its relationship with Harrison and send its students to Kearny High School, where tuition costs for students would be substantially lower than the $14,674 per student paid to Harrison for the 2012–2013 school year.<ref>Leir, Ron. "Where will E. Newark kids end up?", The Observer, June 19, 2013. Accessed October 9, 2013. "For much of its entire 118- year history, since it broke away from Kearny's First Ward, the borough of East Newark (population 2,400) has maintained a single public school for kindergarten to grade 8 and has consistently sent its graduates to high school in neighboring Harrison.... For that reason, Smith said, the borough is exploring the possibility of sending its kids to Kearny High School. The tuition rate would be lower than Harrison's and there's room at KHS for East Newark's kids, according to Smith."</ref> In 2015, the district agreed to a new six-year sending agreement with the Harrison district under which East Newark would pay $13,000 per student, rising by 2% annually, a drop from the $16,100 cost per student paid as of the 2014–2015 school year.<ref>Duger, Rose. "East Newark to continue sending high school students to Harrison", The Jersey Journal, April 23, 2015. Accessed November 3, 2016. "East Newark will continue to send its high school students to Harrison High under a pact approved by the school boards in the two towns. The agreement calls for East Newark to pay tuition of $13,000 per student next year, with tuition hikes of 2 percent in each of the next six years. That's significantly less than the $16,100 per student tuition East Newark currently pays."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 698 students and 52.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.<ref>School data for Harrison High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Public safety

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East Newark is protected by a volunteer fire department. There are approximately 34 firefighters who staff one ladder and two engines, one of which is a spare.<ref>East Newark Volunteer Fire Department Template:Webarchive, USFireDept.com. Accessed February 16, 2015.</ref> The department also has shared use of a haz-mat mass decontamination trailer unit with the Kearny and Harrison Fire Departments. The fire department has mutual aid agreements with all Hudson County departments and is also a member of the Southern Bergen County Mutual Aid Association.

East Newark has a police department, led by Public Safety Director Al Bringa.

Transportation

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Roads and highways

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File:Sherman Avenue wb, East Newark, NJ, Oct. 2024.jpg
Westbound Sherman Avenue in East Newark
File:2018-07-18 09 20 13 View west along Interstate 280 (Essex Freeway) just east of the William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge in East Newark, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg
View west along Interstate 280 in East Newark, just before crossing the Stickel Bridge

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality and Template:Convert by Hudson County.<ref>Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Interstate 280 passes through the southern portion of the borough.<ref>Interstate 280 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed February 28, 2023. Note that the SLD does not show the highway passing through the borough as it connects from Newark to Harrison, though maps show that it does clip the borough's southeastern border.</ref> The entrances to interchange 16 lie in adjacent Harrison, and those for interchange 15B lie in Newark across the William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge over the Passaic River, which is crossed by the Clay Street Bridge.<ref>Hudson County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref>

Public transportation

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NJ Transit bus service is available to Newark on the 30 and 76 routes.<ref>Hudson County Bus/rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed June 29, 2012.</ref><ref>Hudson County System Map Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref><ref>2018 Hudson County Transit Map, Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref>

The closest NJ Transit rail station to East Newark is the Newark Broad Street Station, with connections to the Montclair-Boonton Line and both branches of the Morris & Essex Lines. The station is also served by the Newark Light Rail. The closest rapid transit service is the PATH's Harrison station, a few blocks south of East Newark.

The closest airport with scheduled passenger service is Newark Liberty International Airport, located Template:Convert south in Newark and Elizabeth. John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport are in Queens, New York City.

Notable people

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Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Newark include:

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