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Riverside
was incorporated as a
borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 30, 1894, as
the Borough of Riverside
from portions of
Midland
Township
, at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then
sweeping through
Bergen
County
, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. On
December 1, 1930, the borough's name was changed to River
Edge.
As
of the census of 2000, there were 10,946 people, 4,165 households,
and 3,102 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 5,804.5 people per square mile (2,236.1/km˛). There were 4,210
housing units at an average density of 2,232.5/sq mi (860.0/km˛).
The racial makeup of the borough was 84.12% White, 1.06% African
American, 0.08% Native American, 12.60% Asian, 0.01% Pacific
Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.31% of the population.
River
Edge has two primary schools as part of the
River
Edge
Elementary
School District
, both of which served students in Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Schools in the district are
Roosevelt
School
which is located on the north side of town and
Cherry Hill
School
which is on the south side of town. A third elementary school,
Hollie M. Davis, was located on
Eastbrook Drive
. Hollie M. Davis had been a K-3 school, but added a grade a year
before it closed as a K-6 school in 1977. It was later torn down and
replaced with housing.
River
Edge shares public secondary schooling with Oradell. Together, they
make up the
River
Dell
Regional
School District
. Students in grades 7 and 8 attend
River
Dell
Regional
Middle School
at the Oradell border in River Edge. Students in grades 9 - 12
attend
River
Dell
Regional
High School
a block away in Oradell.
There
is also a Catholic school in River Edge,
St.
Peter
Academy
, which is a K-8 school. The Rosenbaum Yeshiva of
North Jersey
serves students in nursery through eighth grade.
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