Profile for Roselle Park, New Jersey, NJ

Scouts carrying messages to and from Gen. Washington during the Revolutionary War traveled here along Galloping Hill Road

Inventor Guglielmo Marconi based his wireless telegraph operations here. Early radio station WDY, where Eddie Cantor made his broadcast debut, located on the site

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 27. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Rick Barry, basketball player

Historic sites and museums: Roselle Park Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Roselle Park

Airports (1)

Archives (3)

Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (44)

Colleges (7)

Communities (59)

Hotels (24)

Libraries (48)

Museums (9)

Parks (2)

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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Roselle Park demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Union County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Newark area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 07204 ZIP code.

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• Roselle Park borough government
• Union County government

10% of Roselle Park residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Roselle Park ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Roselle Park
• Cemeteries in Union County
• Libraries in or near Roselle Park

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• Union County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - NJ data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Roselle Park business guide
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• Courts in New Jersey
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• Crime in Union County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Roselle Park was $24,101, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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26% of Roselle Park residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Roselle Park
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• Post history questions in Union County genealogy forum

Median rent in Roselle Park, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $745.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,548.

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Libraries in Roselle Park include Roselle Park Veteran's Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Roselle Park include Union Leader

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Union County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Roselle Park political report.

• New Jersey Democratic party
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The average commute time for Roselle Park workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Roselle Park between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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