Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Rockleigh (pronounced ROCK-lee[citation needed]) is an affluent upper middle and upper class borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 531, reflecting an increase of 140 (+35.8%) from the 391 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 121 (+44.8%) from the 270 counted in the 1990 Census. Bordering Alpine, New Jersey, a town ranked America's most expensive zip code by Forbes, Rockleigh exudes a similar feeling with large single family homes on large plots of land. Although a more low-profile town with established families than more high profile nouveau riche neighboring towns, Rockleigh is known for preserving Old World charm and its historic roots as a Dutch colonial settlement. The very few new residents of the town are attracted by its privacy, exclusivity and countryside atmosphere just minutes from modern conveniences, multicultural ethnic neighborhoods, the Hudson River, and Manhattan. Rockleigh was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1923 (based on the results of a referendum held on April 10, 1923) from portions of Northvale. The borough was named for a property in Virginia that had been owned by the borough's first mayor.New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Rockleigh as its 13th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.. }
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- Rockleigh,_New_Jersey abstract "Rockleigh (pronounced ROCK-lee[citation needed]) is an affluent upper middle and upper class borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 531, reflecting an increase of 140 (+35.8%) from the 391 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 121 (+44.8%) from the 270 counted in the 1990 Census. Bordering Alpine, New Jersey, a town ranked America's most expensive zip code by Forbes, Rockleigh exudes a similar feeling with large single family homes on large plots of land. Although a more low-profile town with established families than more high profile nouveau riche neighboring towns, Rockleigh is known for preserving Old World charm and its historic roots as a Dutch colonial settlement. The very few new residents of the town are attracted by its privacy, exclusivity and countryside atmosphere just minutes from modern conveniences, multicultural ethnic neighborhoods, the Hudson River, and Manhattan. Rockleigh was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1923 (based on the results of a referendum held on April 10, 1923) from portions of Northvale. The borough was named for a property in Virginia that had been owned by the borough's first mayor.New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Rockleigh as its 13th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.".