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railroad station in downtown Glen Rock ]] Glen Rock is a Borough located in Bergen County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 11,546. Glen Rock was formed on September 12 , 1894 from portions of Ridgewood Township "that being the year the county went Crazy On Boroughs ." (see "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 366). GEOGRAPHY Glen Rock is located at 40°57'40" North, 74°7'33" West (40.961109, -74.125766). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 7.1 Km&2 (2.7 Mi&2 ). 7.0 km&2 (2.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.37% is water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 11,546 people, 3,977 households, and 3,320 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,638.9/km&2 (4,246.1/mi&2). There were 4,024 housing units at an average density of 571.2/km&2 (1,479.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07% White , 1.81% African American , 0.16% Native American , 6.48% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.61% from Other Races , and 0.86% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,977 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were Married Couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.22. In the borough the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $104,192, and the median income for a family was $111,280. Males had a median income of $84,614 versus $52,430 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $45,091. 2.4% of the population and 2.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Glen Rock's governing body consists of a mayor and six council members elected at large on a staggered basis in partisan elections. Two council members are elected each year for three-year terms and the Mayor is elected for four years. The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer for the Borough. Glen Rock operates using a Mayor / Council within the Borough form of government with the annual appointment of a full time professional borough administrator who is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Borough, responsible to the Mayor and Council. The Mayor of Glen Rock is John van Keuren. Borough Council Members are Terry Moore (Council President), Arthur Pazan, Brad Jordan, Carol Knapp, Mark McCullough and Michael O'Hagan. Federal, state and county representation Glen Rock is part of New Jersey's 35th Legislative District and is in the Fifth Congressional District. EDUCATION The , which has an enrollment of 646 students in grades 9-12. The high school consistently places in the top 50 public schools in the state. Over 90% of students who attend Glen Rock High School go on to a two-year or four-year college. Glen Rock's athletic teams have been successful in recent years. The football team won 5 consecutive state championships, from 1998-2002, and is still a power. (Grant Adams, who continued his career playing for Boston College and appeared in a pre-season game for the Philadelphia Eagles , played on the 98-00 teams.) The girls soccer team has also been a state power for a decade. (Sarah Volkomer, a member of the 2004 team was selected to that year's All-American Team.) All teams, with the exception of the Golf, Ice Hockey, and Girls and Boys Lacrosse teams, compete in the Bergen-Passaic League "BPSL" Carpenter division. There is one parochial school, Academy of Our Lady which is affiliated with St. Catherine's Roman Catholic church located in Glen Rock. TRIVIA
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