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Harrington Park is a Borough in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough population was 4,740. Harrington Park was formed on March 29 , 1904 from portions of both Harrington Township and Washington Township , and parts of the Borough of Closter ."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 79.see "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey", p. 11 note 20. GEOGRAPHY Harrington Park is located at (40.989357, -73.979588). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 5.4 Km&2 (2.1 Mi&2 ). 4.8 km&2 (1.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.5 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it (10.14%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 4,740 people, 1,563 households, and 1,344 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 983.9/km&2 (2,555.0/mi&2). There were 1,583 housing units at an average density of 328.6/km&2 (853.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 83.52% White , 0.68% African American , 0.04% Native American , 14.66% Asian , 0.63% from Other Races , and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.57% of the population. There were 1,563 households out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.4% were Married Couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.31. In the borough the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $100,302, and the median income for a family was $105,223. Males had a median income of $71,776 versus $42,833 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $39,017. About 1.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government Harrington Park is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey government, with a mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The mayor serves a four-year term of office. Council Members serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The , 2007 On Election Day, , 2007 Federal, state and county representation Harrington Park is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District. League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , p. 58, accessed August 30 , 2006 Politics As of , 2006 On the national level, Harrington Park leans toward the Republican Party. In the , 2004 EDUCATION The Harrington Park School serves 681 students in grades K through 8 as part of the Harrington Park School District . Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School At Old Tappan which serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale , Norwood and Old Tappan . The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District , which also serves students from Closter , Demarest and Haworth at Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest . TRANSPORTATION , 2007 . NOTED RESIDENTS
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