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Maywood is a Borough in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough population was 9,523. Maywood was incorporated as a borough on June 29 , 1894 , from portions of Midland Township , based on the results of a referendum held that day, at the height of the '' Boroughitis '' phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 81. GEOGRAPHY Maywood is located at (40.905030, -74.062795). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 3.4 Km&2 (1.3 Mi&2 ), all land. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 9,523 people, 3,710 households, and 2,626 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 2,828.3/km&2 (7,326.2/mi&2). There were 3,777 housing units at an average density of 1,121.8/km&2 (2,905.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 84.57% White , 2.79% African American , 0.07% Native American , 7.16% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 3.31% from Other Races , and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.71% of the population. There were 3,710 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were Married Couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09. In the borough the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $62,113, and the median income for a family was $73,419. Males had a median income of $49,566 versus $38,193 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $28,117. About 2.5% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government The Borough of Maywood is governed under the Borough system of municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprised of six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The , 2007 . On Election Day, . Accessed February 1 , 2007 . Federal, state and county representation Maywood is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , New Jersey League Of Women Voters , p. 60. Accessed August 30 , 2006 . Politics As of , dated April 1 , 2006 . On the national level, Maywood leans slightly toward the Democratic Party. In the , 2004 . EDUCATION The Maywood Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Memorial School houses 297 students from first to third grade. For the 1996-97 school year, Memorial School was formally designated as a . Accessed May 11 , 2006 . Maywood Avenue School serves 508 students in the fourth through eight grade. Kindergarten students attend the Greenwood Early Learning Center, which is connected to the Maywood Avenue School. The school offers a wide variety of afterschool activities ranging from cheerleading to chess club. Older students have the opportunity to contribute to their school newspaper, ''The Hawk'', and their yearbook. After graduating from Maywood Avenue School, students in grades 9 - 12 attend Hackensack High School in Hackensack , as part of a Sending/receiving Relationship with the Hackensack Public Schools . Students also attend the Bergen County Academies or other schools. TRANSPORTATION . Accessed August 30 , 2007 . New Jersey Route 17 passes through Maywood. Main roads in Maywood include Maywood Avenue, Central Avenue, Passaic Street, and Pascack Valley Road. CORPORATE RESIDENTS To this day, Coca-Cola uses as an ingredient a '', July 1 , 1988 . Accessed June 14 , 2007 . "A Stepan laboratory in Maywood, N.J., is the nation's only legal commercial importer of coca leaves, which it obtains mainly from Peru and, to a lesser extent, Bolivia. Besides producing the coca flavoring agent for Coca-Cola, Stepan extracts cocaine from the coca leaves, which it sells to Mallinckrodt Inc., a St. Louis pharmaceutical manufacturer that is the only company in the United States licensed to purify the product for medicinal use." REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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