Demarest, New Jersey

{{short description|Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US}}
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|governing_body           = Borough Council
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Brian K. Bernstein ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term ends December 31, 2026)<ref name=Committee/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Julie Falkenstern<ref>[https://demarestnj.org/index.asp?SEC=7365B210-5D2F-460D-82A5-D7BB82621511&Type=B_BASIC Borough Administrator], Borough of Demarest. Accessed March 13, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Susan Crosman<ref>[https://demarestnj.org/clerk Borough Clerk], Borough of Demarest. Accessed March 13, 2023.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = April 8, 1903
|named_for                = Ralph S. Demarest

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|postal_code              = 07627<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=demarest&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Demarest, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed September 12, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed October 8, 2013.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 201 and 551|201]] [[Telephone exchange|exchanges]]: 750, 767, 768, 784<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Demarest Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Demarest, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 8, 2013.</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.demarestnj.org}}
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'''Demarest''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 4,981,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 100 (+2.0%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 4,881,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 36 (+0.7%) from the 4,845 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[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], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Located in the northeastern corner of New Jersey and its [[Gateway Region]], Demarest is part of the [[New York City Metropolitan Area]].

Demarest was formed by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 8, 1903, from portions of [[Harrington Township, New Jersey|Harrington Township]] and [[Palisades Township, New Jersey|Palisades 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. 76. Accessed May 17, 2012.</ref><ref>''History of Bergen County'' Vol. 1, p. 349 shows date of Demarest's formation as April 13, 1903.</ref> The borough was named for the Demarest family<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=12 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 10, 2015.</ref> and for the [[Demarest (Erie Railroad station)|Demarest]] train station, which had in turn been named for Ralph S. Demarest, who was a director of the [[Northern Branch|Northern Railroad of New Jersey]] that built the station and represented the area in both the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and the [[New Jersey Senate]] in the mid-19th century.<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/04/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-demarest-nj-small-town-large-sense-of-history.html "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 4, 1999. Accessed December 4, 2013. "The borough is named for State Senator Ralph S. Demarest -- a direct descendant of David Desmarets -- who, as a director of the New Jersey Line Railroad (later taken over by the Erie Railroad), brought trains to town in 1859. He lived directly across from the train station, built in 1872 from locally quarried freestone."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=12 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 2.08 square miles (5.38&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 2.07 square miles (5.37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.02&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.34%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

At the heart of Demarest is an area known as the Duck Pond, which is a section of the Tenakill Brook.<ref>Rondinaro, Gene. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-demarest.html "If You're Thinking of Living In: Demarest"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 27, 1985. Accessed December 11, 2011. "One attraction is the Tenakill Brook Duck Pond, near the intersection of Hardenburgh Avenue and Piermont Road, where mothers and young children feed the resident population of water fowl and where newlyweds line up on summer weekends for pictures under spreading willows."</ref>

The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of [[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]], [[Closter, New Jersey|Closter]], [[Cresskill, New Jersey|Cresskill]], [[Dumont, New Jersey|Dumont]] and [[Haworth, New Jersey|Haworth]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720213/touches.html Areas touching Demarest], MapIt. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900=  393
|1910=  560
|1920=  654
|1930= 1013
|1940= 1165
|1950= 1786
|1960= 4231
|1970= 5133
|1980= 4963
|1990= 4800
|2000= 4845
|2010= 4881
|2020= 4981
| estimate=4873
| estyear=2022
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2022-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br/>1910–1920<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 October 8, 2013.</ref> 1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA335 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 335. Accessed May 17, 2012. Population is not listed for 1900.</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 December 15, 2011.</ref> 1900–2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=BergenCensus>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/Departments__Services/Planning__Engineering/Census_Data/Table00_HistPopTo2020.pdf Historical Population Trends in Bergen County 1900-2020], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Engineering, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br/>2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212111639/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400317530 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Demarest borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 15, 2011.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/demarest1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Demarest borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032435/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/demarest1.pdf |date=2012-04-02 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed May 17, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 4,881 people, 1,597 households, and 1,404 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2361.8|/sqmi}}. There were 1,659 housing units at an average density of {{convert|802.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 70.21% (3,427) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.64% (31) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.02% (1) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 26.41% (1,289) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.74% (36) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.99% (97) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.43% (216) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> [[Korean American]]s accounted for 17.3% of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,597 households, 45.1% had children under the age of 18; 76.8% were married couples living together; 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 12.1% were non-families. Of all households, 10.8% were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.29.<ref name=Census2010/> [[Domestic partnership|Same-sex couples]] headed eight households in 2010, an increase from the four counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212228/http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 14, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 3, 2013. Accessed December 1, 2014.</ref>

27.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $147,714 (with a margin of error of +/− $14,743) and the median family income was $150,208 (+/− $9,154). Males had a median income of $101,085 (+/− $10,254) versus $58,295 (+/− $10,277) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $69,460 (+/− $10,589). About 1.4% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212084621/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400317530 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Demarest borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 17, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 4,845 people, 1,601 households, and 1,386 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,343.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,634 housing units at an average density of {{convert|790.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 77.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 20.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.45% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603417530.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Demarest borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629215449/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603417530.pdf |date=2014-06-29 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200210215712/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400317530 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Demarest borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 3.72% of Demarest's residents identified themselves as being of Japanese ancestry, which was the second highest of any municipality in New Jersey—behind [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] (6.09%)—for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Japanese.html Japanese Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110232413/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Japanese.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, [[Epodunk]]. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref> In this same census, 2.3% of Demarest's residents identified themselves as being of [[Armenian-American]] ancestry. This was the 19th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Armenian.html Armenian Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410055250/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Armenian.html |date=April 10, 2012 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref>

There were 1,601 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $103,286, and the median income for a family was $113,144. Males had a median income of $82,597 versus $43,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $51,939. About 0.9% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==

===Local government===
Demarest is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] 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://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''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council is comprised of 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. 165.</ref> The borough form of government used by Demarest 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. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed January 25, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_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 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[mayor]] of Demarest Borough is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Brian K. Bernstein, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Andrea Slowikowski ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2024), Daryl Ury Fox (D, 2024), Mary Lynne Hamilton (D, 2023), David Jiang (D, 2025), Rebecca LaPira (D, 2023) and Daniel Marks (D, 2025).<ref name=Committee>[https://demarestnj.org/mayor_council Mayor and Council], Borough of Demarest. Accessed March 13, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://demarestnj.org/vertical/sites/%7B7F9FF05A-4154-4A9B-B6E4-A8EA6E64541F%7D/uploads/Borough_of_Demarest-Introduced_2022_Budget_(002).pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Demarest. Accessed May 8, 2022.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=38 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Bergen2020>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

On the night of the November 2018 general election, Melinda Iannuzzi won the first seat with 1,099 votes and Republican Joseph Gray won the second seat with 1,094 votes with Jim Caroll in fourth place; Later that month, once all ballots were counted and the results were certified, Carroll pulled ahead and won the second council seat up for election.<ref>Noda, Stephanie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2016/11/18/democrat-carroll-upset-winner-demarest-council-seat/94076104/ "Democrat Carroll is upset winner for Demarest council"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 18, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2019. "In the latest numbers, to be certified later Friday, Carroll and Democratic incumbent Melinda Iannuzzi received 1,103 and 1,258 votes respectively, to win the two full-term seats up for grabs, according to the Bergen County Board of Elections. Republican incumbents Joseph Gray and Joseph Connolly finished with 1,094 and 1,093 votes respectively. On Nov. 8, Iannuzzi had received the most votes, 1,099, for one of the seats. Gray, with 998 votes, appeared to have bested Carroll, with 965 votes, and Connolly, with 986 votes, for the second seat but the addition of the outstanding ballots gave Carroll the win."</ref>

Joseph N. Connolly was appointed to take office in December 2015, filling the vacant seat expiring in December 2017 left by the resignation of Republican Steve Schleim.<ref>Miraglia, Mary. [http://cresskill.dailyvoice.com/politics/joseph-connolly-sworn-in-as-new-demarest-councilman/611235/ "Joseph Connolly Sworn In As New Demarest Councilman"], Cresskil-Closter-Demarest Daily Voice, December 23, 2015. Accessed April 18, 2016. "Joseph N. Connolly has been sworn in as Demarest Councilman, filling a vacancy left by Steve Schleim's resignation."</ref> In the November 2016 general election, Democrat Rebecca LaPira was elected to serve the one year remaining on the term of office.<ref name=Bergen2016>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 8, 2016, General Election], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], November 18, 2016. Accessed July 3, 2018.</ref>

Gregg Paster was appointed in October 2013 to fill the vacant seat of Blake Chroman that was due to expire at the end of 2015. Paster served on an interim basis until a special ballot item in November 2014, when voters chose him to serve the balance of Chroman's term of office.<ref>Curley, Mike. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160814015730/http://www.northjersey.com/news/paster-tapped-to-replace-chroman-on-demarest-council-1.593734 "Paster tapped to replace Chroman on Demarest council"], ''Northern Valley Suburbanite'', October 10, 2013, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of August 14, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "The borough council appointed Gregg Paster to replace Blake Chroman on the council at the Oct. 7 council meeting. Paster was one of three candidates nominated by the Bergen County Democratic Committee to fill the spot, along with Zoning Board of Adjustment Chairperson Daryl Fox, and former mayor James Carroll."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Demarest is located in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#39 Districts by Number for 2011-2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#39 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,117 registered voters in Demarest, of which 984 (31.6% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 589 (18.9% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,542 (49.5% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 2 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<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 4, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 63.9% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 88.1% 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 4, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 1,578 votes (62.4% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 853 votes (33.7% vs. 41.1% countywide) and other candidates with 68 votes (2.7% vs. 3.0% countywide), among the 2,528 ballots cast by the borough's 3,491 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.4% (vs. 73% in Bergen County).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107140253/http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 1,211 votes (51.0% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 1,127 votes (47.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 17 votes (0.7% vs. 0.9%), among the 2,373 ballots cast by the borough's 3,343 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.0% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204006/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203505/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 1,388 votes (54.9% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 1,105 votes (43.7% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 14 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 2,526 ballots cast by the borough's 3,212 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.6% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_32.html 2008 General Election Results for Demarest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814202630/http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_32.html |date=2011-08-14 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed September 12, 2011.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 1,292 votes (51.4% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 1,204 votes (47.9% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 12 votes (0.5% vs. 0.7%), among the 2,512 ballots cast by the borough's 3,083 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.5% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 62.5% of the vote (883 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 36.4% (515 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (15 votes), among the 1,452 ballots cast by the borough's 3,167 registered voters (39 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.8%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 823 ballots cast (48.2% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 787 votes (46.1% vs. 45.8%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 78 votes (4.6% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 10 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among the 1,708 ballots cast by the borough's 3,164 registered voters, yielding a 54.0% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164457/https://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=2018-11-28 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

==Education==
The [[Demarest Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=7bb5308be8e34a51ba72f01ae40696d1 Demarest Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Demarest Public Schools. Accessed January 25, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades preschool through eight in the Demarest School District. Composition: The Demarest School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Demarest."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 714 students and 71.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403810&DistrictID=3403810 District information for Demarest School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403810 School Data for Demarest Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
County Road School<ref name=crslle>[https://crslle.demarestpublicschools.org/ County Road and Luther Lee Emerson Schools], Demarest School District. Accessed January 25, 2024.</ref> with 168 students in pre-kindergarten through first grade, 
Luther Lee Emerson Schools<ref name=crslle/> with 217 students in grades 2 - 4 and 
Demarest Middle School<ref>[https://dms.demarestpublicschools.org/ Demarest Middle School], Demarest School District. Accessed January 25, 2024.</ref> with 320 students in grades 5 through 8.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/1070 School Performance Reports for the Demarest School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1070 New Jersey School Directory for the Demarest Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest]] in Demarest, together with students from [[Closter, New Jersey|Closter]] and [[Haworth, New Jersey|Haworth]].<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/04/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-demarest-nj-small-town-large-sense-of-history.html "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 4, 1999. Accessed December 4, 2014. "Following eighth grade, students go on to Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which the borough shares with Haworth and neighboring Closter."</ref> The high school is part of the [[Northern Valley Regional High School District]], which also serves students from [[Harrington Park, New Jersey|Harrington Park]], [[Northvale, New Jersey|Northvale]], [[Norwood, New Jersey|Norwood]] and [[Old Tappan, New Jersey|Old Tappan]] at [[Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan]].<ref>[http://www.nvnet.org/employment/our_communities Our Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010022142/http://www.nvnet.org/employment/our_communities |date=October 10, 2014 }}, [[Northern Valley Regional High School District]]. Accessed August 28, 2014. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3710/000.html Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912102025/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3710/000.html |date=September 12, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 12, 2017. "Located in the upper North Eastern corner of the state, Northern Valley Regional is comprised of two high schools, Northern Valley at Demarest and Northern Valley at Old Tappan...  Our long standing successful and cost efficient Pre-K-12 consortium remains an exemplar model of shared services including seven local Pre-K-8 districts that send their students to the regional high schools: Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan."</ref> During the 1994–1996 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest was awarded the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed May 31, 2016.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 974 students and 91.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.7:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411760&ID=341176000650 School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</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 4, 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 December 10, 2016.</ref>

The [[Academy of the Holy Angels]] is a private middle school and college preparatory high school serving students in sixth through twelfth grade that operates under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/bergen-county-1 Bergen County Catholic High Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed January 25, 2024.</ref>

==Emergency services==

=== Fire department===
Demarest has a volunteer fire department that was established in 1894. Its station is located on Park Street and consists of Engine 461, Rescue 465, Engine 2, and Ladder 1.<ref>[https://www.demarestfiredept.org/ Demarest Fire Department]. Accessed August 22, 2019.</ref>

=== Medical services===
Demarest has a volunteer ambulance corps. that was first established in 1961 and is located on Wakelee Drive.<ref>[https://www.demarestems.com/ Demarest Ambulance Corps]. Accessed August 22, 2019.</ref>

=== Police department ===
The Demarest Police Department was established in 1903 with its station on Serpentine Road.<ref>[http://demarestnj.net/Police.php Police Department], Borough of Demarest. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-07-22 15 09 09 View south along Bergen County Route 501 (County Road) just south of Bergen County Route S33 (Anderson Street) in Demarest, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|County Route 501]] southbound in Demarest]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|27.27|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|21.56|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|5.71|mi}} by Bergen County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

[[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|County Route 501]] and [[County Route 505]] travels through Demarest. While Demarest is a small community, there are often traffic jams at around 8:00 am and 3:00 pm when all three grammar schools let out for the day. These small traffic jams usually occur at the intersection of County Road and Hardenburgh Avenue, and sometimes require the local police to direct traffic.

===Public transportation===
Demarest is served by [[Rockland Coaches]] routes 14ET and 20/20T, with a stop by the Duck Pond on [[County Route 501]] which provides service to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] and the [[Palisades Center]] in [[West Nyack, New York]], a common shopping destination for many residents.<ref>[https://web.coachusa.com/rockland/ss.listing.asp?action=Lookup&c1=Demarest&s1=NJ&c2=New+York&s2=NY&resultId=2017&order=&dayFilter=&scheduleChoice=&sitePageName=&nt=%2Frockland%2Findex%2Easp&cbid=318463319679 Services operating from Demarest, NJ to New York, NY], [[Rockland Coaches]]. Accessed August 12, 2017.</ref>

Saddle River Tours / Ameribus offers rush hour service on the 20 / 84 route to the [[George Washington Bridge Bus Station]].<ref>[https://www.srtbus.com/_content/commuter_schedules/Route%2020-84%20Service%20Effective%2010-22-18.pdf New 20/84 Schedule], Saddle River Tours, effective October 22, 2018. Accessed January 25, 2024.</ref>

Demarest was served by the [[Demarest (Erie Railroad station)|Demarest Railroad Depot]] until passenger traffic stopped in 1966. After the borough purchased the site in 1978, the station was restored and has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since 2004.<ref>Staff. [http://co.bergen.nj.us/documentcenter/view/427 "'Last Stop' on the Demarest Railroad Depot Restoration Project"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135254/http://co.bergen.nj.us/documentcenter/view/427 |date=2017-09-13 }}, [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] ''Open Space Momentum'', Fall 2010. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Passenger service for the station ended in 1966. The rail line is still used for freight transport as part of the CSX Northern Branch. The borough of Demarest purchased the depot in 1978. It was added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 2004."</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/BERGEN.pdf New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Historic Preservation Office, updated March 30, 2023. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Demarest, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Demarest include:

* [[John Calabro]] (1914–1994), artist and sculptor who has created coins, medals, plaques, busts, statutes and heroic-size works of famous events and notable figures<ref>Haney, Thomas V. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/13/archives/sculptor-creates-friends.html "Sculptor Creates 'Friends'"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Northvale — 'It's a pleasure to work among friends such as these,' John Calabro said, with a gentle sweep of his hand, as the artist‐sculptor introduced his visitor to the companions he has gathered in the studio of his home here.... Mr. Calabro does much of his work, except for heroic size projects, in the studio of his home on Campora Drive here. He had the house built to his specifications and took possession in 1964, moving from Demarest."</ref>
* [[Gerald Cardinale]] (1934–2021), member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1982 until his death, who served as Mayor of Demarest from 1975 to 1979<ref>Ensslin, John C. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306143723/http://www.northjersey.com/news/sen-cardinale-still-skeptical-of-demarest-police-contract-1.372892 "Sen. Cardinale still skeptical of Demarest police contract"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 11, 2012, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "State Sen. Gerald Cardinale met with Bergen County officials this week to be briefed on a proposal to have the county provide police services to Demarest. Based on a Record Talk Radio interview with Cardinale Tuesday, the former Demarest mayor still sounds pretty skeptical of the deal, which goes before the freeholders later this month."</ref>
* [[David Einhorn (hedge fund manager)|David Einhorn]] (born 1968), hedge fund manager, who founded [[Greenlight Capital]]<ref>[[David Einhorn (hedge fund manager)|Einhorn, David]], ''Fooling Some of the People All of the Time'', Wiley, May 2, 2008.</ref><ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080315/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/mets-new-minority-holder-david-einhorn-1.878662 "Mets new minority holder: David Einhorn"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 27, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Hometown: Lived in Demarest until he was 7 years old, when his family moved to Milwaukee."</ref>
* [[Halim El-Dabh]] (1921–2017), Egyptian-born composer who made Demarest his home in 1957 and 1958<ref>Seachrist, Denise A. [https://books.google.com/books?id=6l0knBudH_EC&pg=PA54 "The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh"], p. 54, [[Kent State University#Kent State University Press|Kent State University Press]], 2003. {{ISBN|0-87338-752-X}}. Accessed July 8, 2011. "Elated that his wife had finally agreed to join him in New York, El-Dabh sought more suitable accommodations for his family and located a house for rent in Demarest, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Lawrence Frank]] (born 1970), former head coach of the [[Detroit Pistons]] and the [[New Jersey Nets]]<ref>Iseman, Chris. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nba/knicks/2020/01/16/lawrence-frank-changing-nba-scene-la-clippers-far-nj-roots/2846874001/ "Far from NJ roots, ex-Nets coach Lawrence Frank helping to change NBA landscape with LA Clippers"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 16, 2020. Accessed May 25, 2020. "If this wasn't the right opportunity, even the perfect one, Lawrence Frank wouldn't be here. Not in Southern California, 3,000 miles away from his family in Bergen County. Not frequently separated from his wife and two daughters in Demarest.... But when Jason Kidd was hired as the Brooklyn Nets head coach in June 2013 and asked him to join his coaching staff, it gave Frank the chance to come home to Demarest and be with his family."</ref>
* [[Augustus A. Hardenbergh]] (1830–1889), represented [[New Jersey's 7th congressional district]] from 1875 to 1879, and again from 1881 to 1883<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000183 Augustus Albert Hardenbergh], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 13, 2007.</ref>
* [[Gregory T. Linteris]] (born 1957), scientist who flew as a payload specialist on two [[NASA]] [[Space Shuttle]] missions in 1997<ref>[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/linteris.html Biographical Data: Gregory T. Linteris], [[NASA]]. Accessed December 26, 2007.</ref>
* [[Sparky Lyle]] (born 1944), MLB pitcher who was a resident during his time with the [[New York Yankees]] which was mentioned numerous times in his 1979 book ''[[The Bronx Zoo (book)|The Bronx Zoo]]''<ref>[[Tom Verducci|Verducci, Tom]]. [https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/09/19/14-back-documentary-yankees-red-sox-1978-pennant-race "The Untold Story of the Yankees' Stunning Rally in '78"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', September 19, 2018. Accessed December 15, 2019. "After he threw 1 2/3 innings, Lyle told Martin that he was done for the night—he was not a long reliever, he insisted—and showered, dressed and drove home to Demarest, N.J., with the game still going on."</ref>
* [[Ava Markham]] (born 1999), [[tennis]] player<ref>[https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/ava-markham/9748 Ava Markham], [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. Accessed July 25, 2022. "Hometown: Demarest, N.J.; High School: Northern Valley Regional"</ref>
* [[Aline Brosh McKenna]] (born 1967), screenwriter<ref>Salemi, Vicki. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/glorifying-jersey/ "Glorifying Jersey: A noted Hollywood screenwriter uses her Jersey roots to help inform her storytelling."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 13, 2010. Accessed September 12, 2017. "'It's definitely part of who I am,' says the Los Angeles-based scribe, who was born in France and moved with her family to Fort Lee when she was 6 months old. The family later moved to Demarest and then Montvale, where she lived from age seven until college."</ref>
* [[Bob Menne]] (1942–2023), PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8BE6E22DF8167A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Menne, Brown Lead By One"], ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'', January 14, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2011. "Bob Menne of Demarest, N.J., and Mark Brown of Oyster Bay, N.Y., combined for an 11-under-par 61 and the first-round lead Monday in the 45th annual PGA Senior-Junior Championship at the PGA Golf Club."</ref>
* [[Herschel L. Mosier]] (1900–1979), football and basketball player and coach<ref>[http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/hersh-mosier/ Hersh Mosier]. Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Accessed July 25, 2018. "Hometown: Demarest, NJ"</ref>
* [[Dennis Shulman]] (born 1950), rabbi, psychologist and politician<ref>Carmiel, Oshrat. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080718182204/http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergenpolitics/16101227.html "Shulman to run against Garrett"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 29, 2008, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 18, 2008. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Bergen County Democrats endorsed Dennis Shulman, a legally blind rabbi and psychologist from Demarest, to run against Republican Rep. Scott Garrett, R-Wantage, in the 5th Congressional District."</ref>
* [[Richard H. Tedford]] (1929–2011), paleontologist<ref>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110821235320/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/famous/125936023_Richard_H__Tedford__82__paleontologist_and_author.html "Richard H. Tedford, 82; paleontologist and author"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 21, 2001, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of August 21, 2011. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Richard H. Tedford of Demarest, whose eminent, decades-long career as a vertebrate paleontologist took him on fossil explorations of Australia, China and the American West, died last Friday. He was 82."</ref>
* [[Edmund W. Wakelee]] (1869–1945), President of the [[New Jersey Senate]] and the [[Public Service Corporation]]<ref>[https://www.digifind-it.com/IDIViewer/web/viewer.html?file=/englewood/data/newspapers/the-englewood-press/1945/1945-05-03.pdf#page=2 "E. W. Wakelee, Served State and Community"], ''The Englewood Press'', May 3, 1945. Accessed June 1, 2022, via Englewood Public Library.</ref>
* [[Lucius Walker]] (1930–2010), Baptist minister best known for his opposition to the [[United States embargo against Cuba]]<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/us/12walker.html "Lucius Walker, Baptist Pastor for Peace, Dies at 80"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 11, 2010. Accessed December 4, 2013. "The Rev. Lucius Walker, a Baptist minister who gained national attention with calls for reparations for the descendants of slaves and with repeated violations of the United States embargo of Cuba through caravans of humanitarian aid, died on Tuesday at his home in Demarest, N.J. He was 80."</ref>
* [[Barry Weiss]] (born 1959), music industry executive who has been Chairman and CEO of [[The Island Def Jam Music Group]] and [[Universal Republic Records]]<ref>[[Ben Sisario|Sisario, Ben]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/obituaries/31weiss.html "Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive From Rock 'n' Roll's Early Days, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 31, 2007. Accessed December 4, 2013. "His death was announced by the Zomba Label Group, of which his son, Barry Weiss, is president and chief executive....  Besides his son, who lives in Demarest, N.J., and his brother Sam, of Manhattan, Mr. Weiss is survived by another brother, George, of Oceanside, N.Y.; two daughters, Maureen Spergel of East Meadow, N.Y., and Pam Katz of Manhattan; and four grandchildren."</ref>
* [[Julia Weldon]] (born 1983), actress<ref>Zambito, Thomas [https://web.archive.org/web/20160911093249/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22494163.html "Actors Get Their Days In Court"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 8, 1995, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 11, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Julia Weldon of Demarest plays the sister of the accused, who is played by Edward Furlong, the young co-star of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day.''"</ref>

==Sources==

* ''Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)'', prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
* Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, Nelson. [https://archive.org/details/historyofbergen00clay ''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''] Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882.
* Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.), [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00harv ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.
* Van Valen, James M. [https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900.
* Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, [https://books.google.com/books?id=As8wAQAAMAAJ ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923''], Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

==References==
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* {{Official website|http://www.demarestnj.org/}}
* [https://nj01001706.schoolwires.net/ Demarest Public Schools]
* {{NJReportCard|03|1070|0|Demarest Public Schools}}
* [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403810 Data for Demarest Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
* [https://www.nvnet.org/ Northern Valley Regional High School District]
* [http://demarestlibrary.org Demarest Public Library]

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