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Westwood (nicknamed "The Hub of the , 2007 .) is a Borough in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough population was 10,999. Westwood was officially incorporated as a borough on , and on September 24 , 1957 , portions of the borough were exchanged with Emerson. GEOGRAPHY Westwood is located at (40.988548, -74.030747). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 6.0 Km&2 (2.3 Mi&2 ), all land. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 10,999 people, 4,485 households, and 2,879 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,830.5/km&2 (4,745.0/mi&2). There were 4,610 housing units at an average density of 767.2/km&2 (1,988.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 86.60% White , 5.72% African American , 0.14% Native American , 4.39% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.67% from Other Races , and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.00% of the population. Significant pockets of Croatia n, Bosnian , Irish , Ghana ian, German , Greek , Colombia n, and Syria n communities are present in Westwood. There were 4,485 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were Married Couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.08. In the borough the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $59,868, and the median income for a family was $77,105. Males had a median income of $50,800 versus $42,459 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $32,083. About 1.8% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government Westwood is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The governing body consists of a mayor directly elected by the voters and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor serves a four-year term of office, and the Borough Council members serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The , 2005 ., Peter A. Grefrath (2009) and William C. Phayre (2009). On Election Day, , 2007 . Federal, state and county representation Westwood Borough is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , New Jersey League Of Women Voters , p. 63. Accessed August 30 , 2006 . Politics As of , 2006 . On the national level, Westwood leans toward the Republican Party. In the , Division of Elections, dated December 13 , 2004 . EDUCATION Students in grades Kindergarten through 12 attend the Westwood Regional School District , a comprehensive regional school district serving both Washington Township and Westwood. Schools in the district are four K-4 lower elementary schools ( Berkeley Avenue Elementary School , Jessie F. George Elementary School , Ketler Elementary School and Washington Elementary School ), Brookside Upper Elementary School for grades 5 and 6, Westwood Regional Junior High School for grades 7 and 8, and Westwood Regional High School for grades 9-12. TRANSPORTATION Public Transportation Westwood is served by New Jersey Transit on the Pascack Valley Line at the Westwood train station. The station is located at Broadway and Westwood Avenue. This line runs north-south to Hoboken Terminal with connections via the Secaucus Junction transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to New York Penn Station and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the Hoboken Terminal to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the PATH train at the Hoboken PATH Station , New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service. The Pascack Valley Line is a single-track line providing service towards Hoboken during the morning rush hour and service from Hoboken in the evening rush hour. New Jersey Transit bus route , 2007 . Roads County Route 503 passes through Westwood. CORPORATE RESIDENTS Rockland Coaches is a commuter coach company based in Westwood, that operates local and commuter Bus service between New York City and points in Bergen County and Rockland County, New York to points where New Jersey Transit does not already provide local service, utilizing a fleet of MCI D4000s and MCI D4500s owned by New Jersey Transit. NOTABLE RESIDENTS Some noted current and former residents:
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