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Harrison is a Town in Hudson County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the town population was 14,424. Harrison was originally incorporated as a Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 13 , 1840 , from portions of Lodi Township , shortly after Hudson County was created from portions of Bergen County , on February 22 , 1840 . Portions of the township were returned to Bergen County on February 19 , 1852 , to create Union Township . Kearny Township was created from parts of the township on April 8 , 1867 Harrison was reincorporated as a town on March 25 , 1869 ."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 146. GEOGRAPHY Harrison is located at (40.745951, -74.155096). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 3.4 Km&2 (1.3 Mi&2 ). 3.2 km&2 (1.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (6.82%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 14,424 people, 5,136 households, and 3,636 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 4,564.9/km&2 (11,811.1/mi&2). There were 5,254 housing units at an average density of 1,662.8/km&2 (4,302.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 66.10% White , 0.98% African American , 0.40% Native American , 11.89% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 15.96% from Other Races , and 4.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.97% of the population. As of the 2000 census, 7.22% of Harrison's residents identified themselves as being of . Accessed August 23 , 2006 . There were 5,136 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were Married Couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.27. In the town the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $41,350, and the median income for a family was $48,489. Males had a median income of $33,069 versus $26,858 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $18,490. About 10.1% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government The city is presently governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government. The Town of Harrison is divided into four electoral wards, with each ward then being divided into three districts, for a total of 12 electoral districts in Harrison. Each ward is represented by two council members, with a total of eight councilmembers on the Town Council. The head of the government is the Mayor. The Mayor chairs the Town Council and heads the municipal government. The Mayor may both vote on legislation before the Council and veto ordinances. The Mayor's veto can be overruled by ¾ of the Town Council voting to overrule the veto. Town Council meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 pm (except in July and August, when no meetings are held), in Council Chambers, which is located on the second floor of the Town Hall at 318 Harrison Avenue. Public Caucus Meetings are held at 6:30pm in Room 301. The current Mayor and Councilmembers are: Mayor Raymond J. McDonough, Councilman - 1977-1995, Mayor since January 1 , 1995 (Current term in office expires December 31 , 2010 ) Members of the Harrison Town Council are: Harrison Town Council , Town of Harrison. Accessed January 1 , 2007 . 1st Ward:
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2006 Elections The Primary Election was held on '', June 7 , 2006 .
The General Election was held on November 7 , 2006 . Candidates who ran in this race were (asterisk denotes incumbent candidate):
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2007 Elections The Primary Election was held on June 5 , 2007 . Candidates listed were running for the Democratic Party nomination for their respective offices. Results of the Primary Election were (asterisk denotes incumbent candidate): 1st Ward -
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Federal, State and County Representation Harrison is in the Thirteenth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 32nd Legislative District. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , New Jersey League Of Women Voters , p. 58. Accessed August 30 , 2006 . EDUCATION The (which houses 719 students in grades 9th to 12th), and the soon to be opened New Harrison High School. The Harrison Public School District is participating in the . Accessed May 23 , 2006 . In September 2007, Harrison will realign the grades being housed in each of the school buildings in town. The New Harrison High School, located on Hamilton Street between Kingsland and Schuyler Avenues, will open. As a result, the current Harrison High School, located on 1 North 5th Street, will be renamed as Washington Middle School. The current Washington Middle School, located on Hamilton Street between North 2nd and North 3rd Streets, will house the 4th and 5th grades that currently use Holy Cross School. Holy Cross School will then be vacated by the Harrison Public School district. TRANSPORTATION The Harrison station on the PATH regional rail system offers service to Newark , Jersey City , Hoboken and New York City . The Northeast Corridor , built in the 19th Century by the Pennsylvania Railroad and now owned by Amtrak , and carries New Jersey Transit trains, passes through the city on the same alignment as the PATH. There was a stop on the Northeast Corridor in Harrison, but it was eliminated due to the ease of picking up trains in Newark at Penn Station . Harrison is served by buses operated by several bus companies. . Accessed July 3 , 2007 . By car, Harrison depends on Interstate 280 which runs through town. Westward, I-280 leads to Route 21 , the Garden State Parkway , and Interstate 80 . Eastward, it leads to Route 7 and the New Jersey Turnpike . The closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service is Newark Liberty International Airport , located 4.8 miles away in Newark / Elizabeth . New York City 's LaGuardia Airport is 20.2 miles away in Flushing, Queens via the Lincoln Tunnel . REDEVELOPMENT Portions of Harrison are currently undergoing Transit-oriented Redevelopment under a plan developed by the community planning and design firm, Heyer, Gruel & Associates LLC and adopted by the Harrison Redevelopment Agency. With the construction of new high school athletic facilities, the Harrison Board of Education sold the former John F. Kennedy Stadium to the Roseland Property Co./Millennium Homes development group, where currently new townhouses are being built. The Hampton Inn and Suites Newark/Harrison Riverwalk Hotel opened on December 31 , 2004 across from Newark along the Passaic River . The area stretching from the PATH train station south to the Harrison/Newark border has been designated as a redevelopment zone (275 acres, or about 35% of the town). Plans are now underway to transform the aforementioned area of the town from deindustrialized, abandoned factories into a Transit Village containing high-rise office complexes and street-level retail. The current design will introduce seven- to nine-thousand new housing units. Redevelopment groups participating in these projects include the Advance Reality Group and the Pegasus Group, LLC, led by the architectural firm Torti Gallas and Partners CHK, Inc. Sports After a few years of delays, Red Bull and the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) announced in 2006 that Red Bull Park will be the new home of the Major League Soccer team, Red Bull New York . The new stadium is part of the large redevelopment plan for Harrison. The stadium will hold 25,000 fans and will feature a European style roof. In addition to soccer, Red Bull Park will also host games for professional men's lacrosse and international rugby teams as well as championship matches on the collegiate and secondary school levels. Furthermore, AEG Live is sponsoring 8-12 national concerts at the stadium each year. For more information, visit the Red Bull Park website . The Adler lawsuit In July 2006, property owner Steve Adler filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court alleging, among several grounds, that the Harrison Redevelopment Agency was illegally formed and its actions are void '', October 25 , 2006 . The lawsuit alleges that the composition of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency violates New Jersey Department Of Community Affairs guidelines for membership of the board, the Town Ordinance promulgating the board, and the State Statute empowering the redevelopment agency. The board from its onset did not have professionals of various fields as members. Rather, it had, in violation of the town ordinance and state statute, more than two members who were political officials or employees of the Town of Harrison. If the lawsuit is successful, all designated developers could be stripped of their development designation. NOTED RESIDENTS
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