Little Falls, New Jersey Explained

Little Falls, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Passaic
Government Type:Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
Governing Body:Township Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:James Belford Damiano (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Charles Cuccia[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Cynthia Kraus[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:April 2, 1868
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:7.43
Area Land Km2:7.24
Area Water Km2:0.19
Area Total Sq Mi:2.90
Area Land Sq Mi:2.80
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Area Water Percent:2.54
Area Rank:345th of 565 in state
14th of 16 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:13360
Population Rank:193rd of 565 in state
8th of 16 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:4780.0
Population Density Rank:120th of 565 in state
7th of 16 in county
Population Est:14399
Pop Est As Of:2023
Demographics Type1:Economics
Demographics1 Title1:Median income
Demographics1 Info1:$119,196 (± $15,166) (2018-2022)[6]
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[7]
Elevation Ft:157
Coordinates Footnotes:[8]
Coordinates:40.8756°N -74.2174°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07424[9]
Area Code:973[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3403140620[11] [12]
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Blank1 Info:0882313[13]

Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township was named after a waterfall on the Passaic River at a dam near Beattie Mill.[14] [15] [16] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 13,360, a decrease of 1,072 (−7.4%) from the 2010 census count of 14,432, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,577 (+33.0%) from the 10,855 counted in the 2000 census.[17]

History

Little Falls traces its first European settlement to 1711, when seven Bergen Dutch settlers banded together to begin farming.[18] The Speer Homestead dates from (and may have originally been built in 1680).[19]

The Morris Canal, once an important artery of trade and transportation until 1925 between the Delaware and Hudson rivers, wound its way through the township, and vestiges of it still remain today,[20] some parts of which form a greenway.[21] [22]

Little Falls was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1868, from portions of Acquackanonk Township. On March 25, 1914, portions of the township were taken to form the borough of West Paterson (now Woodland Park).[23]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 2.87 square miles (7.43 km2), including 2.80 square miles (7.24 km2) of land and 0.07 square miles (0.19 km2) of water (2.54%).[4]

Singac (with a 2010 Census population of 3,618[24]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Little Falls Township.[25] [26] [27]

The township has three main sub-divisions. Great Notch is the easternmost part of Little Falls. The downtown area is frequently referred to as "The Center of Town", mainly by longtime residents, and is usually referred to as simply Little Falls. Singac is in the westernmost portion of the township. Much of Singac borders the Passaic River.[28] [29]

Little Falls is bordered by the municipalities of Clifton, Totowa, Wayne, and Woodland Park in Passaic County, and Cedar Grove, Fairfield, Montclair, and North Caldwell in Essex County.[30] [31] [32] It is located about west of New York City.

Demographics

2020 census

Little Falls township, Passaic County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2010[33] !Pop 2020[34] !% 2010!% 2020
White alone (NH)11,5309,11679.89%68.23%
Black or African American alone (NH)5498343.80%6.24%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1340.09%0.03%
Asian alone (NH)6527234.52%5.41%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)120.01%0.01%
Some Other Race alone (NH)34680.24%0.51%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)2253491.56%2.61%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4282,2649.89%16.95%
Total14,43213,360100.00%100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 14,432 people, 4,740 households, and 2,825 families in the township. The population density was . There were 4,925 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 86.68% (12,510) White, 4.11% (593) Black or African American, 0.15% (22) Native American, 4.56% (658) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 2.38% (344) from other races, and 2.11% (304) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.89% (1,428) of the population.

Of the 4,740 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18; 45.8% were married couples living together; 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 40.4% were non-families. Of all households, 33.1% were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.04.

13.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 29.4% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 81.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 78.2 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $78,318 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,244) and the median family income was $92,462 (+/− $12,925). Males had a median income of $67,585 (+/− $7,860) versus $42,270 (+/− $3,385) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,505 (+/− $3,336). About 4.7% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.[35]

Same-sex couples headed 42 households in 2010, an increase from the 33 counted in 2000.[36]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 10,855 people, 4,687 households, and 2,873 families residing in the township. The population density was 3941.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,797 housing units at an average density of 1742sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 92.13% white, 0.65% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.33% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.33% of the population.[37] [38]

There were 4,687 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.1% 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 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99.[37] [38]

In the township, the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.[37] [38]

The median income for a household in the township was $58,857, and the median income for a family was $70,223. Males had a median income of $49,136 versus $37,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,242. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.[37] [38]

Economy

Mountain View Diners Company operated from 1939 to 1957, manufacturing a total of 400 prefabricated diners that were shipped nationwide.[39]

Parks and recreation

Montclair State University Ice Arena, is an ice rink which is located on the grounds of Montclair State University and is host to its ice hockey club. The facility also hosts other hockey leagues and teams and other on-ice sports.[40]

Sports

The New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League played at Yogi Berra Stadium, located in Little Falls, on the campus of Montclair State University. For the 2023 season, the team relocated to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson.[41]

Government

Local government

Effective January 1, 2005, the form of government in Little Falls was changed (based on the results of a public referendum passed in November 2003) to the Mayor-Council form authorized by the Faulkner Act. The township is one of 71 (of the 564) municipalities statewide that use this form of government.[42] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council. Voters directly elect the mayor and the five township council members to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either three seats or two seats (together with the mayoral seat) up for election in even-numbered years as part of the November general election. For most of its history, until 2003, Little Falls had been governed under the Township form of government by a township committee consisting of five committee members elected by the voters. Under this system, a chairman (mayor) and deputy-chair (deputy mayor) were selected annually by the Township Committee members.[43] [44]

, the mayor of Little Falls is Democrat James Belford Damiano, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the Township Council are Council President Anthony Sgobba (D, 2024), Christine Hablitz (D, 2024), Michael Murphy (R, 2026), Jayna Patel (R, 2026) and Christopher Vancheri (D, 2026).[45] [46] [47] [48] [49]

In January 2017, Democrat Chris Vancheri was appointed to fill the council seat expiring in December 2018 that was vacated by James Damiano when he took office as mayor. In April 2017, Republican Marc Benitez was appointed to fill a vacant seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by Joseph Maceri until he resigned after moving out of the township.[50] In the November 2017 general election, Vancheri was elected to serve the balance of Damiano’s term of office and Democrat Tanya Seber defeated Benitez for Maceri’s unexpired seat. When Seber was sworn into office, it marked the first time in township history that all of the township's elected officials were Democrats.[51]

Darlene Post (who returned to using her maiden name of Conti as of January 2015[52]) won election to a full four-year term as mayor in the 2012 general election, along with all three of her Republican running mates for Township Council; Louis Fontana, Pamela Porter, and Joseph Rento (who won the balance of an unexpired term of office).[53] [54]

Federal, state and county representation

Little Falls is located in the 11th Congressional District[55] and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.[56]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 7,632 registered voters in Little Falls, of which 2,084 (27.3% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,800 (23.6% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 3,745 (49.1% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[57] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 52.9% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 61.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide).[57] [58]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 52.9% of the vote (3,190 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 46.1% (2,780 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (62 votes), among the 6,086 ballots cast by the township's 9,118 registered voters (54 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 66.7%.[59] [60] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 2,908 votes (49.5% vs. 37.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,734 votes (46.5% vs. 58.8%) and other candidates with 65 votes (1.1% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,879 ballots cast by the township's 7,835 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.0% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County).[61] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 2,994 votes (50.6% vs. 42.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 2,723 votes (46.0% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 47 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 5,921 ballots cast by the township's 7,798 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.9% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county).[62]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 60.7% of the vote (2,165 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 38.0% (1,355 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (44 votes), among the 3,615 ballots cast by the township's 9,689 registered voters (51 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.3%.[63] [64] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,936 votes (51.3% vs. 43.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,577 votes (41.8% vs. 50.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 183 votes (4.8% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 39 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,775 ballots cast by the township's 7,552 registered voters, yielding a 50.0% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county).[65]

Education

For public school, students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Little Falls Township Public Schools.[66] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 865 students and 94.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1.[67] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[68]) are Little Falls School #2[69] with 301 students in grades Pre-K–2, Little Falls School #3[70] with 184 students in grades 3–4 and Little Falls School #1[71] with 376 students in grades 5–8.[72] [73] [74]

For ninth through twelfth grades, students in public school attend Passaic Valley Regional High School, which also serves students from Totowa and Woodland Park. The school facility is located in Little Falls.[75] [76] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,186 students and 102.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[77] Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with three seats each assigned Little Falls, Totowa and Woodland Park.[78]

Most of Montclair State University is located in Little Falls. During 2011, the university employed 66 residents on a full or part-time basis, who earned almost $3.5 million in total compensation.[79]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Passaic County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[80]

Little Falls is crisscrossed by several major roadways, including U.S. Route 46 and New Jersey Route 23. The Garden State Parkway and Interstate 80 run near the municipality. There are numerous crossings of the Upper Passaic River in town.

Public transportation

The Little Falls station and Montclair State University station of NJ Transit both serve Little Falls, offering service on the Montclair-Boonton Line to Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, or from Montclair State University Station on Midtown Direct trains to New York City's Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan via the Secaucus Junction. The township was formerly served by the Great Notch station until NJ Transit closed it in January 2010 because of low ridership.[81]

NJ Transit bus transportation is offered to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 191, 194 and 195 routes. Newark, New Jersey, is served by routes 11 and 28 (on Saturdays and Sundays). Local routes are the 704 and 705 lines.[82] [83] In September 2012, as part of budget cuts, NJ Transit suspended service to Newark on the 75 line.[84]

Little Falls is approximately from Newark Liberty International Airport and approximately from LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, Queens, New York.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Little Falls include:

In popular culture

Notes and References

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  2. https://www.lfnj.com/departments/township-administration Township Administration
  3. https://www.lfnj.com/departments/clerks-office Clerk's Office
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  6. Web site: Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey . data.census.gov . 25 July 2024 .
  7. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.
  8. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  9. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=little%20falls&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Little Falls, NJ
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Little%20Falls&frmCounty=Passaic Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Little Falls, NJ
  11. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  12. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic codes for New Jersey
  13. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  14. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 3, 2015.
  15. https://www.lfnj.com/about-little-falls-nj About
  16. https://themillatlittlefalls.com/our-history/ Our History
  17. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  18. http://lfnj.com/pdf/2013_Master_Plan_Rexamination_Final_Report.pdf#page=6 2013 Master Plan Re-examination Report
  19. https://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85001566 Nomination Form for Reynier Speer House
  20. https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=9a6ed6762a034f48a252321e7b837583 Passaic County Morris Canal Greenway Status Map
  21. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/nj0875/ Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ - Morris Canal in Passaic County
  22. http://www.passaiccountynj.org/DocumentCenter/View/363 "Spotlight on the Morris Canal in the Township of Little Falls
  23. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 209. Accessed May 29, 2024.
  24. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3467770 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Singac CDP, New Jersey
  25. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34031 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Passaic County, New Jersey
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  28. Spiewak, Anna. "One Hometown You Won't Want To Leave". The Record, January 20, 2008. Accessed February 29, 2008. "The township is divided into three sections: Little Falls; Singac, off Route 23; and Great Notch, off Long Hill & Ridge Roads."
  29. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  30. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/838009/touches.html Areas touching Little Falls
  31. https://seepassaiccounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/1287/Overall-Map?bidId= Passaic County Park System
  32. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  33. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Little Falls township, Passaic County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  34. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Little Falls township, Passaic County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  35. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403140620 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Little Falls township, Passaic County, New Jersey
  36. Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples", The Record, August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed September 27, 2014.
  37. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403140620.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Little Falls township, New Jersey
  38. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403140620 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Little Falls township, Passaic County, New Jersey
  39. Funk, Richard W. "Building diners was specialty of several companies", Standard-Speaker, December 2, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "New Jersey could be considered the capital of the diner industry.... Mountain View Diners of Singac, N.J., was in business from 1939 to 1957. Hazleton's Blue Comet is a heavily remodeled 1957 model. This firm was known as a very aggressive marketer in the 1950s and its diners were shipped all over the country."
  40. https://montclairstatearena.com/about/ About
  41. https://www.frontierleague.com/sports/bsb/2021-22/releases/20220914l8lyy8 "New Jersey Jackals Baseball Team Secures New Home At Landmark Hinchliffe Stadium In Paterson, NJ"
  42. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  43. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 169.
  44. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  45. https://www.lfnj.com/mayor-council Mayor and Council
  46. https://www.lfnj.com/sites/default/files/field/files-docs/2022_user_friendly_budget.pdf 2022 Municipal User Friendly Budget
  47. https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/5705/638004837984030000#page=70 Passaic County 2022 Directory
  48. https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/6026/638060192685700000 2022 General Election November 8, 2022 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results
  49. https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/3378/637678115691870000 November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results
  50. Kelleher, Lindsay. "New councilman wants Little Falls to reach 'true potential'", The Record, April 20, 2017. Accessed April 14, 2020. "Benitez was sworn in this month to an unexpired term, filling the seat vacated by Joseph Maceri, who moved to Cedar Grove and stepped down in February. He is the only Republican serving on the five-seat council."
  51. Pappas, Tina. "Vancheri, Seber Swearing In Marks First Ever All Democrat Council", TAP into Passaic Valley, January 5, 2018. Accessed April 14, 2020. "Democrats Chris Vancheri and Tanya Seber were sworn in as members of the Little Falls Township Council during a ceremony on Jan. 1 in town hall council chambers. According to Mayor James Damiano, the swearing in marks the first time that the council is composed of all Democrat members in the history of the Township. A resident of the township since 2004, Vancheri was appointed to take over the council seat vacated by Damiano one year ago when he was elected mayor.... Newcomer Tanya Seber, a Little Falls resident of over 27 years, was also sworn in. Seber ran against Republican Marc Benitez, who was appointed as a Little Falls council member at the April 3, 2017 council meeting."
  52. Green, Jeff. "Little Falls reorg seats Democratic bloc, features first jousts", The Record, January 5, 2015. Accessed June 28, 2015. "The Democrats join the council after a year of division within the township GOP, between the all-Republican council and Mayor Darlene Post (who announced Monday she would return to using her maiden name, Conti)."
  53. Kadosh, Matthew. "Little Falls Republicans secure mayor, council seats", Passaic Valley Today, November 7, 2012. Accessed January 13, 2013. "Republican Mayor Darlene Post kept her position as the township's top official and three Republican candidates won council seats on Tuesday.... Republican Councilwoman Pamela Porter received 2,293 votes, or about 18.5 percent of the electorate. Republican Council President Louis Fontana received 2,206 votes, or about 17.8 percent of the electorate. Republican Councilman Joseph Rento received 2,164 votes, or about 17.5 percent of the electorate."
  54. http://www.passaiccountynj.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/113 Passaic County Official Results - 2012 General Election November 6, 2012
  55. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  56. https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District
  57. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-passaic-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Passaic
  58. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
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  62. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_passaic_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Passaic County
  63. Web site: Governor - Passaic County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
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  65. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-passaic.pdf 2009 Governor: Passaic County
  66. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=b5289242cd4542aa9de355d6b0cabbb3 Little Falls Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  67. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408730&DistrictID=3408730 District information for Little Falls Township Public School District
  68. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408730 School Data for the Little Falls Township Public Schools
  69. http://www.lfschools.org/lfs/School1/ Little Falls School #2
  70. http://www.lfschools.org/lfs/School2/ Little Falls School #3
  71. http://www.lfschools.org/lfs/School3/ Little Falls School #1
  72. http://www.lfschools.org/lfs/Schools/ Schools
  73. https://www.passaiccountynj.org/2018-2019%20Public%20School%20Directory.pdf#page=29 2018-2019 Public School Directory
  74. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2700 New Jersey School Directory for the Little Falls Township Public Schools
  75. http://www.pvhs.k12.nj.us/districtinfo.asp District Information
  76. http://www.lfschools.org/lfs/Quick%20Links/2016-2017%20Parent%20Handbook%20.pdf 2016-2017 Student Handbook
  77. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412570&ID=341257004858 School data for Passaic Valley Regional High School
  78. https://www.pvhs.k12.nj.us/boemembers About the Board of Education
  79. http://www.montclair.edu/media/montclairedu/community/little-falls.pdf Montclair State in the Community: Little Falls
  80. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Passaic.pdf Passaic County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  81. Cunningham, Jennifer H. "It's end of the line for Great Notch station", The Record, January 3, 2010. Accessed August 5, 2013. "The 104-year-old Great Notch train station is set to close Jan. 16 because of 'anemic' ridership, NJ Transit officials said."
  82. https://web.archive.org/web/20100726183341/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesPassaicCountyTo Passaic County Bus/Rail Connections
  83. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Passaic_County_Map.pdf Passaic County System Map
  84. Rouse, Karen. "N.J. Transit bus No. 75, running from Passaic County to Newark, will no longer operate", The Record, August 29, 2012. Accessed August 5, 2015. "Starting Saturday, the NJ Transit No. 75 bus — which runs from Butler through Pompton Lakes, Pequannock, Wayne and Little Falls on its way to Newark — will no longer operate as NJ Transit's plan to save $2.5 million in operating costs takes effect."
  85. Staff. "David Blaine Returns to Performing TV Magic for the First Time Since 1999", Jewish Business News, October 6, 2013. Accessed January 26, 2015. "David Blaine was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Little Falls, New Jersey, leaving home in 1990, when he was just seventeen; to live in Manhattan, New York to pursue his career as a musician."
  86. Hill . David . 2022-04-12 . Down the Hatch: On the road with the last American carnival sideshow . en . May 2022 . Harper's Magazine . 2022-08-28 . 0017-789X.
  87. Sharkey, Joe. "Jersey; Their Son, the Writer, Finally Tells All", The New York Times, June 2, 1996. Accessed August 27, 2012. "As it turned out, you could take the boy out of Little Falls, but you couldn't take Little Falls out of the boy. Now, at 33, Frank DeCaro forgets nothing about growing up gay in Little Falls, and tells all in his first book, A Boy Named Phyllis: A Suburban Memoir (Viking)."
  88. Iannazzone, Al. "Little Falls' Bobby Marks a key to Nets' future", The Record, July 18, 2010. Accessed October 7, 2016. "Armed with a computer, calculator, spreadsheet and the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Marks has been the behind-the-scenes backbone of the Nets' basketball department. But the Little Falls native is starting to step to the forefront."
  89. Fitzgerald, Thomas F. Fizgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey, Volume 194, Part 2; Volume 195, Parts 1-2, p. 317. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1971. "Mr. Marsh was born in Little Falls, New Jersey, July 31, 1893, the son of James and Emma Coon Marsh."
  90. Jackson, Vincent. "Year-End Hoopla / Atlantic City Casinos Offer Wide Variety Of Shows For New Year's Eve", The Press of Atlantic City, December 21, 1997. Accessed August 31, 2011. "Kit McClure, a native of Little Falls, Passaic County, is making her Atlantic City debut with her 12-piece, all-female band inside the Theater."
  91. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054943/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/leon-schoonmaker-1.html Leonard Schoonmaker Olympic Results
  92. Staff. "To Get Highest Award", The New York Times, October 2, 1945. Accessed March 18, 2011. "Marine Pfc. Franklin E. Sigler, Little Falls, N.J., will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman in Washington on Friday."
  93. News: Robert C. Stanley, Industrialist, 74; Head of International Nickel, a Noted Metallurgist, Dies-- Discovered Monel Metal . The New York Times . 2022-06-27 . en.
  94. Simmons, Rose. "Grif Teller, 93; Made His Railway Paintings Into 'A Work Of Art'", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 1993. Accessed July 9, 2015. "Born in Newark, N.J., Mr. Teller lived most of his life in his home town and in Little Falls, N.J."
  95. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52762841/lois-utz-author-of-childrens-books/ "Lois Utz writes children's books; Three by Little Falls woman just published, due in fall"
  96. Winters, Debra. "Former Wayne, current Little Falls resident helps couples ‘Untie the Knot’ on Bravo", The Record, June 9, 2014, archived at VikkiZiegler.com. Accessed September 30, 2017. "And now Ziegler, who now splits her time living in Little Falls and New York City, says she always finds herself always trying to make sure everyone gets a reasonable deal, she added."
  97. http://sopranos.zanderz.net/location-74 The Sopranos location guide
  98. [Pete Hamill|Hamill, Pete]
  99. Newman, Melinda. "Climbing the Ladder; Jonas Brother Nick heads back to Broadway in How to Succeed.", New Jersey Monthly, December 12, 2011. Accessed June 4, 2020. "When Jonas was 13, the family moved to Little Falls. 'In that house, we basically wrote the first record we released on Hollywood. It has a special place in our hearts,' Jonas says. 'We were living in a three-bedroom home—four boys, our parents and an uncle.'"

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