Carlstadt, New Jersey: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United StatesUS}}

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|subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Bergen_County,_New_Jersey.gif}} [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]]

|leader_name = Robert J. Zimmermann ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 20232027)<ref name=Officials/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2022mayors2023mayors.pdf 20222023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed MarchFebruary 110, 20222023.</ref>

|leader_name2 = Claire Foy<ref>[https://www.carlstadtnj.us/Departments/borough-clerk/ Borough Clerk], Borough of Carlstadt. Accessed April 921, 20222024.</ref>

|named_for = Dr. Carl Klein

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|area_rank = 291st of 565 in state<br>18th of 70 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>

|population_as_of = [[20102020 United States Censuscensus|2010 Census2020]]

|population_total = 61276372

|population_rank = 339th331st of 566565 in state<br>54th of 70 in county<ref name=GCTPH1NJ2010LWD2020Density>[https://www.censusnj.gov GCT-PH1/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population, HousingDensity Units,by Area,County and DensityMunicipality: 2010New -Jersey, State2020 --and County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for2021], [[New Jersey] ,Department [[Unitedof StatesLabor and CensusWorkforce BureauDevelopment]]. Accessed DecemberMarch 111, 20122023.</ref>

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|blank_info = 3400310480<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] , [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>

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'''Carlstadt''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], in the [[NewU.S. Jerseystate]], Unitedof States[[New Jersey]]. As of the [[20102020 United States Censuscensus]], the borough's population was 6,127372,<ref name=Census2010Census2020/><ref name=Districts2011LWD2020/><ref name=LWD2010/> reflecting an increase of 210245 (+34.50%) from the 5,917 counted in the [[20002010 United States Censuscensus|20002010 Censuscensus]] count of 6,127,<ref whichname=Census2010/><ref hadname=LWD2010/> which in turn increasedreflected byan 407increase of 210 (+73.45%) from the 5,510917 counted in the [[19902000 United States Censuscensus|19902000 Censuscensus]].<ref>[httphttps://lwd.dol.statewww.nj.usgov/labor/lpalabormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807100630/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls |date=August 7, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed MarchMay 41, 20132023.</ref>

Carlstadt was originally formed as a [[village (New Jersey)|village]] by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 12, 1860, within [[Lodi Township, New Jersey|Lodi Township]]. Most sources indicate that the community was named for Dr. Carl Klein, the leader of a group of early German settlers who led the project to establish the community<ref>Van Valen, James M. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9KwPofkJTHYC&pg=PA363 ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey''], p. 363, New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900. Accessed July 5, 2011. "Papers of incorporation were executed February 24, 1854. The projector of the village was Dr. Carl Klein, and in honor of him the village was named Carlstadt."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=9 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.</ref> though [[Henry Gannett]] stated that the name derived from the city of [[Karlovac]] in [[Croatia]], which was known as "Carlstadt" in [[German language|German]].<ref>[[Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA69 ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''], p. 69. [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1905. Accessed August 28, 2015.</ref> The Borough of Carlstadt was incorporated on June 27, 1894, formally set off from [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (1893-1902)|Bergen Township]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 80. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref><ref>''History of Bergen County'', p. 341</ref> The borough was formed during the "[[Boroughitis]]" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.<ref>Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EdoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11 ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey''], p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 1, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."</ref>

| 1880= 1060

| 1890= 1549

| 1900= 2920

| 1910= 3807

| 1920= 4472

| 1930= 5425

| 1940= 5644

| 1950= 5591

| 1960= 6042

| 1970= 6724

| 1980= 6166

| 1990= 5510

| 2000= 5917

| 2010= 6127

| estimate=61326333

| estyear=20192023

| footnote=Population sources:<small> 1880–1890<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v1-10.pdf#page=28 ''Report on Population of the United States at the Eleventh Census: 1890. Part I''], p. 238. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1895. Accessed October 20, 2016.</ref><br>1890–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 14, 2013.</ref> 1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref><br>1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 714. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref> 1900–20101900–2020<ref>[https://lwd.dol.statewww.nj.usgov/labor/lpalabormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/19902kpub/poptrd6njsdcp3.htmpdf#page=27 Table 6.: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 19301940 - 19902000], {{Webarchive|url=https://webWorkforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001.archive Accessed May 1, 2023.org/web</20180319131507/httpref><ref name=BergenCensus>[https://lwdwww.dolco.statebergen.nj.us/laborimages/lpaDepartments__Services/censusPlanning__Engineering/1990Census_Data/poptrd6Table00_HistPopTo2020.htmpdf |date=MarchHistorical 19,Population 2018Trends }}in Bergen County 1900-2020], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Department of LaborPlanning and WorkforceEngineering, Development2022. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212103637/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400310480 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Carlstadt borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://wwwlwd.codol.bergenstate.nj.us/ArchiveCenterlabor/ViewFilelpa/Itemcensus/752010/dp/dp1_ber/carlstadt1.pdf BergenProfile Countyof General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 Datafor BookCarlstadt 2003borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2013072408075120120402032431/http://wwwlwd.codol.bergenstate.nj.us/ArchiveCenterlabor/ViewFilelpa/Itemcensus/752010/dp/dp1_ber/carlstadt1.pdf |date=20132012-0704-2402 }}, [[Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.usgov/imageslabor/Departments__Serviceslabormarketinformation/Planning__Engineeringassets/Census_DataPDFs/1900to2010HistoricalPopcensus/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf HistoricalTotal Population: TrendsCensus in2010 Bergen- CountyCensus (1900-2010)2020 New Jersey Municipalities], Bergen[[New CountyJersey Department of PlanningLabor &and EconomicWorkforce Development, 2011]]. Accessed SeptemberDecember 121, 20192022.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000/Census2020><ref name=Census2000SF1[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/carlstadtboroughnewjersey/> 2010<refQuickFacts name=Census2010/><refCarlstadt name=Districts2011/><refborough, name=LWD2010New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 23, 2023.</ref></small>

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* [[Yoo-hoo]], a [[chocolate]] drink manufactured by [[Keurig Dr Pepper]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/02/archives/peoplebusiness-yoohoo-a-carlstadt-success-story.html "People/Business; Yoo-Hoo: A Carlstadt Success Story"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 2, 1975. Accessed September 8, 2017. "According to Dr. Max A. Geller, he became involved in the soft ‐drink industry 'largely by accident.' It happened in 1960, when he acquired control of the thenfledgling Yoo-Hoo Chocolate Beverage Corporation. Today, the Carlstadt-headquartered concern, whose principal product is a milkbased, noncarbonated chocolate drink, operates internationally."</ref>

Carlstadt is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|Boroughborough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://cgsnjdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/cgsnjdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/resources/rc_munichart_inventory_2011inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed NovemberJune 181, 20192023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a Mayormayor and a Boroughborough Councilcouncil, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayormayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Boroughborough Councilcouncil is comprised ofincludes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 154.</ref> The borough form of government is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[httphttps://cgsnjdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/cgsnjdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/resources/rc_munichart_formsgovt_2011forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 31, 20152023.</ref>

{{As of|20222024}}, the mayor of Carlstadt is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Robert J. "Bob" Zimmermann, whose term of office ends December 31, 20232027. Members of the Borough Council are Diane DeBiase (R, 2024), Joseph T. Emerson (R, 20232026), Suzanne M. Fonseca (R, 20222025), James A. Lenoy (R, 20232026), William J. Roseman (R, 2024) and David A. Stoltz (R, 20222025).<ref name=Officials>[https://www.carlstadtnj.us/people/directory Borough TeamDirectory], Borough of Carlstadt. Accessed MayApril 521, 20222024.</ref><ref>[https://secureservercdnwww.net/45carlstadtnj.40.146.28us/gxz.d78.myftpupload.com_Content/wp-contentpdf/uploadsbudgets/2021/05/20212023-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=18 20212023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Carlstadt. Accessed MayApril 521, 20222024.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/Bergen_County_DirectoryAbout_Bergen_County/BC_2021_Directory_Online2024-county-directory.pdf#page=36 ''20212024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], JuneApril 20212024. Accessed MayApril 115, 20222024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021Bergen2023>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.orggov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/StatementDistrict%20of20Canvass%20Vote%2011-17-21(1)20NEW.pdf Bergen CountyOfficial Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 27, 20212023 Official resultsResults], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], updated November 1727, 20212023. Accessed January 1, 20222024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2020Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_SummaryCertified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf PrecinctBergen SummaryCounty ResultsNovember Report8, - Combined 2020 Bergen County2022 General Election -Statement Novemberof 3, 2020 Official ResultsVote], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, Decemberupdated 3November 21, 20202022. Accessed January 1, 20212023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2019Bergen2021>[httphttps://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/SOV%20Book%20Report%20asStatement%20of%201220Vote%2011-1017-201921(1).pdf Bergen County NovemberStatement 5,of 2019Vote GeneralNovember Election2, Statement2021 ofOfficial Voteresults], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated DecemberNovember 1017, 20192021. Accessed January 1, 20202022.</ref>

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,420 registered voters in Carlstadt, of which 897 (26.2% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 734 (21.5% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,788 (52.3% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 55.8% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 70.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] , [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 3, 2013.</ref>

Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] are served by the [[Carlstadt Public Schools]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=d5ea2cd424c34a2e93cdf65d0f6c15e9 Carlstadt Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Carlstadt Public Schools. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Carlstadt School District. Composition: The Carlstadt School District is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} all the area within the municipal boundaries of Carlstadt."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 562 students and 45.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.5:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3402790&DistrictID=3402790 District information for Carlstadt Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> With the opening of the Carlstadt Public School in 2007, which now serves all of Carlstadt's K-8K–8 students, the Lincoln and Washington school sites have been turned over to the borough and plans have been developed to convert the sites to senior housing.<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307083243/http://www.northjersey.com/news/lincoln-school-will-be-retrofitted-for-senior-housing-1.242419 "Carlstadt could start senior housing complex by September"], ''South Bergenite'', May 26, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 8, 2017. "With the two borough senior groups giving the thumbs up to a long-awaited concept, borough officials will soon commence a project to build an affordable senior housing complex for Carlstadt residents only, not at the previously targeted Washington School site, but at Lincoln School on Sixth Street. The former school will be refurbished and converted to apartments. The plan is to refurbish Lincoln School on Sixth Street to its historical circa 1909 state and convert the inside of the building to 20 apartments while keeping offices and the gymnasium for senior activity rooms."</ref>

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the [[Bergen County Technical Schools]], which include the [[Bergen County Academies]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|Paramus]]. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014000910/http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us |date=October 14, 2013 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 3, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034226/https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions |date=March 5, 2017 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed November 18, 2016.</ref>

The Carlstadt Fire Department (CFD) is an [[Volunteer fire department|all-volunteer fire department]]. The CFD was organized in March 1872 and consists of one [[Fire Chief|Chief]], one assistant chief, one deputy chief and one battalion chief. The department is staffed by 80 fully trained [[firefighter]]s. The CFD utilizes three [[Fire apparatus#Fire engine|engines]], a [[Fire apparatus#Turntable ladder|ladder truck]], a [[heavy rescue vehicle]] and a boat.<ref>[http://www.carlstadtfd.org/history.htm History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719104632/http://www.carlstadtfd.org/history.htm |date=2011-07-19 }}, Carlstadt Fire Department. Accessed February 2, 2015.</ref> The Chiefchief of the Departmentdepartment for 2022 is Matt Moran, Assistantassistant Chiefchief is John Harr, Deputydeputy Chiefchief is Bob Ruff, and Battalionbattalion Chiefchief is James Schmidt.<ref>[http://www.carlstadtfd.org Home page], Carlstadt Fire Department. Accessed February 2, 2015.</ref>

Emergency medical services are provided in the borough by the Carlstadt Volunteer Ambulance Corps (CVAC), established on January 1, 1974. The charitable organization has roughly 25 volunteer members on the roster (Emergency Medical Technicians and First Responders). CVAC is led by a corps voted Captain and Lieutenant, and are managed by a Board of Officers composed solely of corps members. CVAC is part of NJ's First Aid Council, District 24. CVAC is based out of a borough-owned building at 424 Hackensack Street. They currently operate two Ford ambulances and a Ford utility vehicle, also owned by the Boroughborough. CVAC responds to approximately 1,500 emergency calls per year.<ref>[https://www.carlstadtnj.us/ambulance-corps/ Ambulance Corps], Borough of Carlstadt. Accessed March 22, 2020.</ref>

[[File:2021-05-26 15 51 11 View north along Interstate 95W (New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur) from the overpass for the ramp from the Meadowlands Sports Complex in Carlstadt, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The [[New Jersey Turnpike]] (I-[[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) in Carlstadt]]

[[NJ Transit]] bus service is available to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] on the [[161 (New Jersey bus)|161]], [[163 (New Jersey bus)|163]] and [[164 (New Jersey bus)|164]] routes; to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] on the [[76 (New Jersey bus)|76]]; and to other New Jersey communities served on the [[703 (New Jersey bus)|703]] and [[772 (New Jersey bus)|772]] routes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 5, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806135221/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf |date=August 6, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>

* [[Robert P. Hollenbeck]] (1931–2021), politician who served six terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from the [[New Jersey's 36th legislative district|36th Legislative District]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?lr=&id=D36HAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22east%20rutherford%20high%20school%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1985''], p. 279. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1985. Accessed July 17, 2019. "Assemblyman Hollenbeck was born in Carlstadt Nov. 5, 1931."</ref>

* [[Darren Lemke]] (born 1969/1970), screenwriter who co-wrote the 2010 film ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' and director of the 2004 thriller film ''[[Lost (2004 film)|Lost]]'', which he also wrote.<ref>Siemaszko, Corky. [https://www.nydailynews.com/cart-deal-screenplay-lets-bag-job-store-article-1.782069 "Cart Of The Deal Screenplay Lets Him Bag Job In Store"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', July 12, 1997. Accessed January 8, 2020. "By the time they pulled up to their Carlstadt, N. J., home, Lemke had finished his first screenplay."</ref>

* [[Lou Lombardo (baseball)|Lou Lombardo]] (1928-20011928–2001), MLB pitcher who appeared in two games for the [[History of the New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] in 1948<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lombalo01.shtml Lou Lombardo], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed November 18, 2016.</ref>

* [[Pete Rohrman]] (born 1970), operations manager and political activist.<ref>Brodesser-Akner Calude. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2017/09/hate_your_choices_for_governor_meet_the_independen.html "Hate the usual choices for a new N.J. governor? Meet the independents"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 17, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Raised in a blue-collar family in the borough of Carlstadt in Bergen County, Peter Rohrman, 47, now of Ramsey served as a sergeant in the U.S. Marines before returning to Newark to study computer science at Rutgers."</ref>

* [[Vito Trause]] (1925–2019), [[World War II]] [[United States Army]] veteran and [[prisoner of war]].<ref>Katzban, Nicholas. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/washington-township/2019/11/02/vito-trause-wwii-pow-dies-94/4127731002/ "Vito Trause, who left school in Bergen County to fight in WWII, dies at 94"], ''[[The Record (BergenNorth CountyJersey)|The Record]]'', November 3, 2019. Accessed October 11, 2021. "Vito 'Pal' Trause was raised in Carlstadt and attended Becton when it was known as East Rutherford High School."</ref>

* Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, [https://books.google.com/books?id=As8wAQAAMAAJ ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-19231630–1923''], Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

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