Lincoln Park, New Jersey
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Lincoln Park is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,930.
Lincoln Park was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 26, 1925.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Lincoln Park is located at (40.923233, -74.293764)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 18.1 km² (7.0 mi²). 17.4 km² (6.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.44%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,831 |
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| 1940 | 2,186 | 19.4% | |
| 1950 | 3,376 | 54.4% | |
| 1960 | 6,048 | 79.1% | |
| 1970 | 9,034 | 49.4% | |
| 1980 | 8,806 | -2.5% | |
| 1990 | 10,978 | 24.7% | |
| 2000 | 10,930 | -0.4% | |
| historical data source: [2] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,930 people, 4,026 households, and 2,705 families residing in the borough. The population density was 627.1/km² (1,624.2/mi²). There were 4,110 housing units at an average density of 235.8/km² (610.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07% White, 1.75% African American, 0.12% Native American, 5.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.79% of the population.
There were 4,026 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $69,050, and the median income for a family was $77,307. Males had a median income of $51,651 versus $36,292 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,389. About 1.9% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Borough of Lincoln Park is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) Plan F system of municipal government as part of the Faulkner Act. Lincoln Park has a Mayor and seven Council members, (three at-large and four from Wards). Each council member is elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis.
The Mayor of Lincoln Park is David A. Runfeldt (term ends December 31, 2010). Members of the Borough Council are:[3]
- Council-at-large - Louis J. Pepe (2010)
- Council-at-large - Janet P. Long (2010)
- Council-at-large - Ann Thompson (2010)
- Council Ward 1 - Herman "Hy" Nadel (2008)
- Council Ward 2 - Ellen Harrigan (2008)
- Council Ward 3 - Raymond Kerwin (2008)
- Council Ward 4 - James A. Wild (2008)
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Lincoln Park Borough is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th Legislative District.[4]
New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 26th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Martin (R, Morris Plains) and in the Assembly by Alex DeCroce (R, Morris Plains) and Joseph Pennacchio (R, Morris Plains). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Morris County's Freeholders are: Margaret Nordstrom (Freeholder Director), John Inglesino (Freeholder Deputy Director), Douglas R. Cabana, Frank J. Druetzler, Cecilia G. Laureys, John J. Murphy, and Jack Schrier.
[edit] Education
The Lincoln Park Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district are Lincoln Park Elementary School for grades K-5 and Lincoln Park Middle School for grades 6-8. For grades 9-12, Lincoln Park students attend Boonton High School in Boonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Boonton Public Schools.
Lincoln Park is home for The Craig School, a private coeducational day school serving students in third through twelfth grade. The school has an enrollment of 160 students split between the Lower School (grades 3-8), in Mountain Lakes, and the Upper School (grades 9-12), located in Lincoln Park.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ Elected Officials, accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 59, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Lincoln Park Borough website
- Lincoln Park Public Schools
- Lincoln Park Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Lincoln Park Public Schools
- Daily Record - Regional area newspaper
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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