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Edgewater is a Borough located on the Hudson River in Bergen County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 7,677. Edgewater was formed in December 1894 from portions of Ridgefield Township as the Borough of Undercliff, at the height of the " Boroughitis " phenomenon. The name was changed to Edgewater in March 1895. (see "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 353). GEOGRAPHY Edgewater is located at 40°49'48" North, 73°58'26" West (40.829893, -73.973911). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 6.3 Km&2 (2.4 Mi&2 ). 2.2 km&2 (0.9 mi&2) of it is land and 4.1 km&2 (1.6 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 64.88% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 7,677 people, 3,836 households, and 1,971 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 3,487.2/km&2 (9,060.6/mi&2). There were 4,277 housing units at an average density of 1,942.8/km&2 (5,047.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 67.12% White , 3.52% African American , 0.21% Native American , 23.12% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 2.94% from Other Races , and 3.05% from two or more races. 10.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,836 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were Married Couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.70. In the borough the population was spread out with 15.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 46.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $63,455, and the median income for a family was $72,692. Males had a median income of $50,795 versus $49,238 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $42,650. 8.6% of the population and 6.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 16.5% of those under the age of 18 and 13.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government The Borough of Edgewater was chartered in 1894 under the Borough form of government in which the Mayor is elected to a four-year term and six council members are elected at large on a partisan basis to serve staggered three-year terms, with two seats coming up for election each year. The Mayor of Edgewater is Nancy Merse (D), whose term expires in 2007. Members of the Borough Council are Valory Bardinas (I) (term expires in 2006), Denis Gallagher (I) (2008), Maureen Holtje (D) (2007) , David Jordan (D) (2007), Beatrice Robbio (I) (2008) and Neda Rose (D) (2006). Federal, state and county representation Edgewater is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District and is in the Ninth Congressional District. EDUCATION Students in grades K to 6 attend the Eleanor Van Gelder School which serves 406 students and is the lone school of the Edgewater Public Schools . For grades 7 - 12, students are sent to the which has 588 students in grades 9 - 12. SOURCES
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