Everything about Fairfield Township Essex County New Jersey totally explained
» This article is about a township in Essex County. The other Fairfield in New Jersey is Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
Fairfield is a
township in far northwestern
Essex County,
New Jersey, in the
United States. As of the
2000 census, the township population was 7,063. Fairfield is the least densely populated town in Essex County.
What is now Fairfield was formed on
February 16,
1798, as
Caldwell Township from portions of
Acquackanonk Township and
Newark Township. It was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature on
February 21,
1798. Portions of the township were taken to create
Livingston (
February 8,
1813),
Fairmount Township (
March 11,
1862, now part of
West Orange),
Caldwell borough (
February 10,
1892), Verona Township (
February 17,
1892, now known as
Cedar Grove),
North Caldwell (
March 31,
1898),
Essex Fells (
March 31,
1902) and
West Caldwell (
February 24,
1904). On
November 6,
1963, Caldwell was renamed as
Fairfield Township, based on the results of a referendum passed the previous day. Fairfield was reincorporated as
borough on
June 8,
1964.
Essex County Airport is located in Fairfield.
Geography
Fairfield is located at (40.879049, -74.293781).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.4
square miles (27.1
km²), all of it land. Fairfield is the least dense municipality in Essex County.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,063 people, 2,296 households, and 1,981 families residing in the township. The
population density was 675.8 people per square mile (261.0/km²). There were 2,326 housing units at an average density of 222.5/sq mi (85.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.63%
White, 0.52%
African American, 0.10%
Native American, 2.82%
Asian, 0.40% from
other races, and 0.54% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
There were 2,296 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.7% were
married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $83,120, and the median income for a family was $90,998. Males had a median income of $56,106 versus $39,032 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $32,099. About 2.3% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Fairfield Township operates under a
Mayor-Council form of New Jersey government under the
Faulkner Act. The Mayor exercises executive power of the municipality, appoints department heads with Council approval, prepares the annual budget and has veto over ordinances subject to override by 2/3 of all members of Council. The Council exercises legislative power of municipality and approves appointment of department heads.
Members of the Fairfield Township Council are
Mayor Rocco Palmieri, Council President Richard Mastrangelo, James Gasparini, John LaForgia and Michael McGlynn.
Federal, state and county representation
Fairfield is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 27th Legislative District.
Politics
On the national level, Fairfield leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican
George W. Bush received 70% of the vote here, defeating Democrat
John Kerry, who received around 29%.
Education
The Fairfield School District serves public school students in Pre K through sixth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics) are Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School for pre-kindergarten through third grade (398 students) and Winston Churchill School for students in fourth through sixth grade (323).
Public school students in grades 7 - 12 attend the
West Essex Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from four municipalities in western
Essex County,
New Jersey. Communities served by the district's schools are
Essex Fells, Fairfield,
North Caldwell and
Roseland. The school system consists of West Essex Junior High School (grades 7-9) and
West Essex High School (grades 10-12), both located in North Caldwell. A four-year comprehensive high school program is offered to grades 9-12 serving an enrollment of 875 students with a faculty of 90.
History
Fairfield was part of the
Horseneck Tract, which was an area that consisted of what are now the municipalities of
Caldwell,
West Caldwell,
North Caldwell, Fairfield,
Verona,
Cedar Grove,
Essex Fells,
Roseland, and portions of
Livingston and
West Orange.
In 1702, settlers purchased the 14,000 acre (57 km²) Horseneck Tract — so-called because of its irregular shape that suggested a horse's neck and head — from the
Lenni Lenape Native Americans for goods equal to $325. This purchase encompassed much of western Essex County, from the
First Mountain to the
Passaic River.
Transportation
U.S. Route 46,
Route 159,
Interstate 80 all pass through the Township.
Corporate residents
Pharmaceutical firm
Bradley Pharmaceuticals is headquartered here.
Notable residents
Notable current and former resident of Fairfield include:
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