Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 78,672.
Clifton was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
on April 26, 1917, replacing Acquackanonk Township, based on the results
of a referendum held two days earlier. Clifton is listed under five
different zip codes (07011, 07012, 07013, 07014, 07015).
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Clifton is located at 40°52′04″N 74°09′16″W / 40.867899°N 74.154520°W
/ 40.867899; -74.154520 (40.867899, -74.154520).[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
11.4 square miles (29.5 km2), of which, 11.3 square miles (29.3 km2) of it
is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (0.88%) is water.
Clifton is located 10 miles west of New York City off both Route 3 and
Route 46. The city is also served by the Garden State Parkway, Route 19
and Route 21.
As of the census] of 2000, there were 78,672 people, 30,244 households,
and 20,354 families residing in the city. The population density was
6,965.2 people per square mile (2,688.1/km2). There were 31,060 housing
units at an average density of 2,749.9/sq mi (1,061.3/km2). The racial
makeup of the city was 76.22% White, 2.89% African American, 0.24% Native
American, 6.44% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 9.60% from other races, and
4.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.84%
of the population.
There were 30,244 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.5%
had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were
non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and
13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to
24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years
of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there
were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1
males.
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comes to electrical projects, it is important to hire a professional
electrician. Electricity is not only dangerous to work with, it can also pose
serious safety hazards if a job isn’t performed correctly. At first, it may
seem as if your do-it-yourself project was completed correctly, only to find
several months (or weeks) later, that you have serious complications.
Overloaded circuits can cause problems and faulty wiring is a fire hazard.
Therefore, you should always contract the services of a licensed, qualified
professional electric contractor to handle all of your electrical projects.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,619, and the median
income for a family was $60,688. Males had a median income of $40,143
versus $32,090 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$23,638. About 4.3% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age
65 or over.
The largest ancestry groups in Clifton are Italian American (17%), Polish
American (13%), Irish American (9%) and German American (8%).[12] Many
Turkish, Albanian, and Ukrainian immigrants also live in Clifton. There
are significant populations of Hispanics, Arabs, Filipinos, Chinese, and
Indians as well. Recent demographic changes include a substantial influx
of Orthodox Jews in the areas bordering Passaic, a major orthodox enclave.
Local government
The City of Clifton is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law. The
government consists of a City Council comprising seven council members,
with all positions elected at large in nonpartisan elections to four-terms
of office on a concurrent basis.
The Mayor of Clifton is James Anzaldi. Members of the Town Council are
Joseph Cupoli, Peter C. Eagler, Frank C. Fusco, Steven Hatala Jr., Gloria
J. Kolodziej, and Matt Ward.
Federal, state and county representation
Clifton is in the Eighth Congressional District and is part of New
Jersey's 34th Legislative District.
New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion
of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by
Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the Senate
by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 legislative Session, the 34th District of the New Jersey
Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nia Gill (D, Montclair)
and in the Assembly by Thomas P. Giblin (D, Montclair) and Sheila Y.
Oliver (D, East Orange).[14] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D,
Hoboken).
Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders,
who are elected to staggered three-year terms on an at-large basis, with
two or three seats coming up for election each year.[16] As of
2008[update], Passaic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Sonia
Rosado (2009, Ringwood), Freeholder Deputy Director Tahesha Way (2009,
Wayne), Terry Duffy (2010, West Milford), Elease Evans (2008, Paterson),
James Gallagher (2009, Paterson) Bruce James (2008, Clifton) and Pat
Lepore (2010, Woodland Park).
Education
The Clifton Public Schools serve nearly 11,000 students in kindergarten
through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are fourteen elementary
schools serving grades K-5, two middle schools serving grades 6-8
(Christopher Columbus Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School) and
Clifton High School for grades 9-12.
Clifton High School's Marching Band, "The Showband of the Northeast", is
well-known internationally.
With over 3,400 students enrolled at Clifton High School, it is the
largest single facility high school in New Jersey; Elizabeth High School
has more students, but they are spread over multiple campuses.[18] The
Board of Education of Clifton has an agreement with the Boys and Girls
Club of Clifton which is located on Colfax Avenue as well to have students
partake of gym class there. There is word of building onto the high school
with a possible fifth wing, that would have construction onto the City
Hall grounds. The Clifton High School Mustangs were the North I, Group IV
Football State Champs 2006, defeating Eastside High School (Paterson
26-0).
Popular culture references
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(October 2007)
* The character of Rupert Pupkin in Martin Scorsese's film The King of
Comedy comes from Clifton.
* The movie Donnie Brasco, which starred Johnny Depp and Al Pacino,
was filmed partially in Clifton in 1996.
* Many scenes from The Sopranos were filmed in town, including the
parking lot of the Valley Regency on Valley Road, Main Memorial Park, and
Clifton High School. The golf scenes were filmed at the Upper Montclair
Country Club.
* New York Yankee Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto owned a
bowling alley in Clifton called "Rizzuto-Berra Bowling Lanes."] The alley,
later known as Astro Bowl, was located in the Styertowne Shopping Center
in the Allwood section of town and remained open until 1999.
* The Upper Montclair Country Club was home to the NFL Golf Classic.
The Sybase Classic golf tournament is held there ever year.[23]
* Baseball Hall of Famer Honus Wagner played his last two seasons
(1896-97) of minor league baseball for the Paterson Silk Sox. While the
team was named Paterson, their stadium was within the Clifton city limits.
Doherty Field was located off of Main Avenue behind the Doherty Silk Mill.
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