Profile for Fort Lee, New Jersey, NJ

Fort Lee is on the Palisades of the Hudson River

George Washington stood on this rocky bluff and watched the attack and surrender of his garrison at Fort Washington, across the river

Early movies, including the "Perils of Pauline," were filmed here

The George Washington Bridge, linking Fort Lee and upper Manhattan, opened to traffic in 1931

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 8. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.2 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1990 movie, "GoodFellas"
· 1997 movie, "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
· 1997 movie, "Cop Land"
· TV series, "The Sopranos"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Historic sites and museums: Fort Lee Historic Park

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.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 70

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Airports (1)

Archives (4)

Attractions (6)

Cemeteries (39)

Colleges (32)

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Hotels (193)

Libraries (106)

Lost places (1)

Museums (39)

Parks (10)

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4% of Fort Lee residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fort Lee ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Fort Lee
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• Genealogy page (NJ GenWeb) for Bergen County
• Libraries in or near Fort Lee

Post a query on a message board:

• Bergen County Ancestry forum
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fort Lee was $37,899, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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48% of Fort Lee residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Fort Lee, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $1,042.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $2,203.

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Libraries in Fort Lee include Fort Lee Free Public Library ... View libraries

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Bergen County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fort Lee political report.

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The average commute time for Fort Lee workers is 34 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Fort Lee between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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