New Providence (New Jersey)

New Providence est un borough au nord-ouest du comté d'Union, dans le New Jersey, aux États-Unis.

New Providence

Géographie
Pays	États-Unis
État	New Jersey
Comté	comté d'Union
Superficie	9,49 km² (2010)
Surface en eau	0,67 %
Altitude	66 m
Coordonnées	40° 41′ 56″ N, 74° 24′ 24″ O

Démographie
Population	13 650 hab. (2020)
Nombre de ménages	4 844 (31 décembre 2020)
Densité	1 438,1 hab./km² (2020)

Fonctionnement
Statut	Borough du New Jersey

Histoire
Fondation	14 mars 1899

Identifiants
Code postal	07974
Code FIPS	34-51810
GNIS	885321, 878749
Indicatif téléphonique	908
Site web	(en) www.newprov.org

Géographie

New Providence est situé sur la rivière Passaic, qui forme la limite du comté avec le comté de Morris.

Population

Selon le recensement des États-Unis de 2010, la population était de 12 171 habitants[1], en augmentation de 264 (+ 2,2%) par rapport aux 11 907 habitants recensés lors du recensement de 2000, également en augmentation de 468 (4,1%) habitants sur les 11 439 recensés dans le recensement de 1990[2].

Histoire

L'histoire écrite de New Providence commence en 1664, lorsque Jacques, duc d'York et frère du roi Charles II, achète la terre — qui est devenue connue sous le nom de « Elizabethtown Tract » — aux Amérindiens Lenape. Ses premiers colons européens étaient membres d'une colonie puritaine établie en 1720, qui était la première colonie permanente de ce type[3]. La colonie s'appelait à l'origine "Turkey" ou "Turkey Town", en raison de la présence de dindes sauvages dans la région[4]^,[5].

L'église presbytérienne créée en 1737 était un lieu de rassemblement pour la communauté. L'absence de blessures graves après l'effondrement du balcon de l'église en 1759 était considérée comme un exemple d'intervention divine, poussant les habitants à changer le nom de la région en New Providence[5]^,[6].

Personnalités notables

Les personnes nées à New Providence, qui y résident ou qui sont étroitement associées à celle-ci incluent :

Andrew Fastow (né en 1961), directeur financier d'Enron, s'est rendu à l'ENSP et a grandi à New Providence, dans la même rue que l'école primaire Allen W. Roberts[7].
Mike Ferguson (né en 1970), homme politique qui a été membre de la Chambre des représentants des États-Unis du 7^e district du New Jersey au Congrès de 2001 à 2009[8]
Jeff Grob, batteur du groupe rock des années 1970, Looking Glass, est né et a grandi à New Providence. Il est actuellement résident[9]
Carroll N. Jones III (née en 1944), artiste du réalisme américain[10]
Syd Kitson (né en 1958), ancien gardien de football américain professionnel qui a joué dans la NFL pour les Green Bay Packers et les Dallas Cowboys[11].
Andrew Lewis (né en 1974), joueur de football professionnel pour les MetroStars et le Chicago Fire[12].
Tom McCarthy (né en 1966), acteur dans Mon beau-père et moi (Meet the Parents), Good Night and Good Luck, réalisateur du film indépendant The Station Agent[13]. Il a remporté l'Oscar du meilleur scénario original en tant que co-scénariste de Là-haut (2009), puis une nouvelle fois pour Spotlight (2015), qui a également remporté l'Oscar du meilleur film.
Gerald Polci, ancien professeur de groupe de jazz et de concert à New Providence Middle School (non résident) et ancien batteur de The Four Seasons. La célèbre famille Polci avait chanté le rôle principal en décembre 1963 (Oh, What a Night).
Elias Riggs (1810-1901), missionnaire presbytérien connu pour son travail dans l'empire ottoman[14].
Rat Skates (né en 1961 sous le nom de Lee Kundrat), cinéaste, écrivain et musicien, est connu pour être l'un des membres fondateurs et le premier batteur du groupe de thrash Overkill[15]^,[16]^,[17]^,[18].
DD Verni (né en 1961), bassiste et membre fondateur du groupe de thrash, Overkill[19].
Gideon A. Weed (1833-1905), médecin qui a exercé deux mandats à la mairie de Seattle, dans l'État de Washington[20].

Galerie

Bâtiment des services médicaux d'urgence
Commission de jointure de l'Union Morris
Mémorial du 11 septembre
Un train de banlieue
Train de chevalets
Le terrain de foot
Les collèges et lycées
Bibliothèque
À l'intérieur de la bibliothèque
Piste d'athlétisme

Notes et références

Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p. 9. Accessed January 6, 2013.
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 July 25, 2012.
History of Union County, comté d'Union. Accessed July 25, 2012.
Meola, Patricia E. "Data reveal much about life in New Providence", Independent press, December 16, 2008. Accessed July 25, 2012. "Once named Turkey Town, the more modern New Providence contains an abundance of older homes, with 84% constructed prior to 1969 and the majority of the homes built in the mid-1950s."
History, Borough of New Providence. Accessed July 25, 2012.
Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 10, 2015.
Murphy, Bill. "Andrew Fastow: A study in contrasts - Described as a charmer, Fastow's ferocious tirades revealed his dark side", Houston Chronicle, October 2, 2002, accessed April 22, 2007. "Born the second of three sons in Washington, D.C., Fastow was raised in northern Virginia, Long Island and finally New Providence, N.J., an upper middle-class suburb about 25 miles southwest of New York City."
Staff. "Former President Stumps For Stender", NJToday.net, October 30, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2019. "U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-New Providence) currently holds the seat, but he announced last year that he would step down at the end of his current term."
Meola, Patricia E. "Free concert series in New Providence kicks off July 9", Independent Press, July 6, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2011. "Mr. Grob, who designed Centennial Park, is a lifelong New Providence resident and was the drummer in the 1970s rock group Looking Glass, who recorded 'Brandy, You're a Fine Girl.' It sold more than a million copies, and was the nation's number one record in August 1972."
Smith, Ray. "Hoboken through the eyes of an artistJersey City painter's work shows scenes of the city as Americana", The Hudson Reporter, September 9, 2010. Accessed November 9, 2016. "Jones grew up in New Providence, N.J., but attended school in New York City.... Jones, 66, has been painting since he was 20-years-old, and now resides in Jersey City.... Jones lived in Hoboken for 15 years beginning in 1977."
King, Kerry M. "Time Traveler Syd Kitson ('81, P '08) relies on childhood memories, football lessons and an unwavering vision to build his 'Town of the Future' in South Florida.", Wake Forest Magazine, Spring 2018. Accessed July 27, 2019. "The town of the future is rooted in Kitson's past. Born in New Providence, New Jersey — population 12,000 — Sydney William Kitson was the middle child between two sisters in a close, lower-middle-class family."
Staff. "Battery signs Fire's Lewis", The Post and Courier, March 16, 2002. Accessed February 3, 2011. "The Charleston Battery has signed former Major League Soccer defender Andrew Lewis for the upcoming A-League season... The New providence, N.J., native was drafted in the ninth round of the 1997 MLS expansion draft, by Chicago."
Van Dyk, Meaghan. "New Providence native looking to 'discover' lead for next movie", Home News Tribune, January 16, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2011.
Doğan, Mehmet Ali. "Elias Riggs and the Missionary Activities of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Greece (1832-1838)", International Review of Turkology, Volume IV - N. 8, Summer 2011. Accessed September 10, 2015. "The second son of a Presbyterian clergyman, Elias Riggs was born at New Providence, New Jersey, on November 19, 1810, the year in which the ABCFM was established."
Catino, Rich. "Rat Skates – Former Drummer for Overkill", Metal Asylum, March 17, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2019. "I would say “Born in the Basement” is my story about growing up in suburbia New Providence, going to high school, starting to make music, the beginnings of Overkill and then what happened when I left and why."
Bienstock, Richard. Guitar World, ASIN: B000RPKQES
Ernst, Rick. Get Thrashed- The Story of Thrash Metal ASIN: B001AR4K6C
Trunk, Eddie. Q104.3 Friday night Rocks (Sept. 08)
Blabbermouth, « Former OVERKILL Drummer RAT SKATES Uses HITLER And Holocaust Footage In Bizarre Anti-'Dictator' Video », BLABBERMOUTH.NET, 10 juillet 2014
Stedman, Thomas L., ed. "News of the Week: Obituary Notes", p. 783, Medical Record (journal), May 20, 1905. William Wood & Company, 1905. Accessed September 10, 2015. "D^r Gideon A. Weed, a pioneer physician of the Pacific Coast, and a man who, as twice Mayor of Seattle, and a prominent citizen of Washington State, did much toward the upbuilding of the Northwest, died at his home in Berkeley, Cal., on April 21. He was born in New Providence, N. J., in 1833 and was graduated from the Rush Medical College Chicago, in 1856."

Liens externes

Notices d'autorité :
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Ressource relative à la géographie :
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Site de New Providence

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[Districts2011-1] Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p. 9. Accessed January 6, 2013.

[2] 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 July 25, 2012.

[3] History of Union County, comté d'Union. Accessed July 25, 2012.

[4] Meola, Patricia E. "Data reveal much about life in New Providence", Independent press, December 16, 2008. Accessed July 25, 2012. "Once named Turkey Town, the more modern New Providence contains an abundance of older homes, with 84% constructed prior to 1969 and the majority of the homes built in the mid-1950s."

[History-5] History, Borough of New Providence. Accessed July 25, 2012.

[6] Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 10, 2015.

[7] Murphy, Bill. "Andrew Fastow: A study in contrasts - Described as a charmer, Fastow's ferocious tirades revealed his dark side", Houston Chronicle, October 2, 2002, accessed April 22, 2007. "Born the second of three sons in Washington, D.C., Fastow was raised in northern Virginia, Long Island and finally New Providence, N.J., an upper middle-class suburb about 25 miles southwest of New York City."

[8] Staff. "Former President Stumps For Stender", NJToday.net, October 30, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2019. "U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-New Providence) currently holds the seat, but he announced last year that he would step down at the end of his current term."

[9] Meola, Patricia E. "Free concert series in New Providence kicks off July 9", Independent Press, July 6, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2011. "Mr. Grob, who designed Centennial Park, is a lifelong New Providence resident and was the drummer in the 1970s rock group Looking Glass, who recorded 'Brandy, You're a Fine Girl.' It sold more than a million copies, and was the nation's number one record in August 1972."

[10] Smith, Ray. "Hoboken through the eyes of an artistJersey City painter's work shows scenes of the city as Americana", The Hudson Reporter, September 9, 2010. Accessed November 9, 2016. "Jones grew up in New Providence, N.J., but attended school in New York City.... Jones, 66, has been painting since he was 20-years-old, and now resides in Jersey City.... Jones lived in Hoboken for 15 years beginning in 1977."

[11] King, Kerry M. "Time Traveler Syd Kitson ('81, P '08) relies on childhood memories, football lessons and an unwavering vision to build his 'Town of the Future' in South Florida.", Wake Forest Magazine, Spring 2018. Accessed July 27, 2019. "The town of the future is rooted in Kitson's past. Born in New Providence, New Jersey — population 12,000 — Sydney William Kitson was the middle child between two sisters in a close, lower-middle-class family."

[12] Staff. "Battery signs Fire's Lewis", The Post and Courier, March 16, 2002. Accessed February 3, 2011. "The Charleston Battery has signed former Major League Soccer defender Andrew Lewis for the upcoming A-League season... The New providence, N.J., native was drafted in the ninth round of the 1997 MLS expansion draft, by Chicago."

[13] Van Dyk, Meaghan. "New Providence native looking to 'discover' lead for next movie", Home News Tribune, January 16, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2011.

[14] Doğan, Mehmet Ali. "Elias Riggs and the Missionary Activities of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Greece (1832-1838)", International Review of Turkology, Volume IV - N. 8, Summer 2011. Accessed September 10, 2015. "The second son of a Presbyterian clergyman, Elias Riggs was born at New Providence, New Jersey, on November 19, 1810, the year in which the ABCFM was established."

[15] Catino, Rich. "Rat Skates – Former Drummer for Overkill", Metal Asylum, March 17, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2019. "I would say “Born in the Basement” is my story about growing up in suburbia New Providence, going to high school, starting to make music, the beginnings of Overkill and then what happened when I left and why."

[16] Bienstock, Richard. Guitar World, ASIN: B000RPKQES

[Ernst-17] Ernst, Rick. Get Thrashed- The Story of Thrash Metal ASIN: B001AR4K6C

[Trunk-18] Trunk, Eddie. Q104.3 Friday night Rocks (Sept. 08)

[19] Blabbermouth, « Former OVERKILL Drummer RAT SKATES Uses HITLER And Holocaust Footage In Bizarre Anti-'Dictator' Video », BLABBERMOUTH.NET, 10 juillet 2014

[20] Stedman, Thomas L., ed. "News of the Week: Obituary Notes", p. 783, Medical Record (journal), May 20, 1905. William Wood & Company, 1905. Accessed September 10, 2015. "D^r Gideon A. Weed, a pioneer physician of the Pacific Coast, and a man who, as twice Mayor of Seattle, and a prominent citizen of Washington State, did much toward the upbuilding of the Northwest, died at his home in Berkeley, Cal., on April 21. He was born in New Providence, N. J., in 1833 and was graduated from the Rush Medical College Chicago, in 1856."