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HISTORY
The Delaware Indian word "Tuphanne" is where the name Tappan is derived from. It means cold water. Why it was named Old Tappan, no one knows, but it is believed that it was to distinguish it from Tappan, New York, of which Old Tappan was formerly a part. In 1704, Cosyn Haring, one of the original 16 parents, obtained a land grant from Queen Anne of England for most of the land which is now Old Tappan. Old Tappan was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 18, 1894, from portions of Harrington Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. 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. On April 23, 1896, additional territory was annexed from Harrington Township
Parks and Recreation
Old Tappan Golf Course is a nine-hole golf course located on DeWolf Road. The golf course is a private club that is open to the public. Stone Point Park is located on Westwood Avenue and is the site of many community events such as Town Day. Stone Point has four baseball fields, two basketball courts, a playground, a seasonal skate park, and four soccer fields. Oaks Park is a small park on Central Avenue with a small walking trail. It is the site of the borough's annual Halloween Parade. There is also a little league field called Gallagher Field, which was renamed in 2006 for Edward J. Gallagher, who had served as the borough's mayor for 16 years; The field is located on Charles Place near the elementary and middle school. There is also a track and football field as well as a dozen tennis courts at the high school that are open to the general public.
Education
The Old Tappan Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2014–15 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,162 students and 63.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.2:1. Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School serving grades K - 4 (351 students) and Charles DeWolf Middle School serving grades 5 - 8 (387 students).
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, together with students from Harrington Park, Northvale and Norwood, along with students from Rockleigh who attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The school is one of the two schools of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from the neighboring communities of Closter, Demarest, Haworth at the Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest. During the 1994-96 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education. As of the 2017–18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,250 students and 104.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
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, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or 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
Transportation
Rockland Coaches provides service on routes 14ET to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan
GENERAL INFO
Population: 5,735
Distance to NYC: 12 miles
Population Density / Mile: 1,730
Median Age: 46
Number of Households: 1,929
Households with Children:
663
Median Household Income: $134,359
City Hall: Old Tappan Borough Halll
Address: 227 Old Tappan Road
Phone Number:
201-664-1849
Town Website: http://www.oldtappan.net
Library Website:
http://www.bccls.org
Water Service:
Suez
Gas & Electric:
P.S.E.&.G/Rockland Electric
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