Mendham Borough, New Jersey

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Mendham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States, some 30 miles due west of New York City. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,097.

Mendham Borough highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Mendham was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15, 1906, from portions of Mendham Township.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Mendham is located at 40°46′28″N, 74°36′6″W (40.774500, -74.601748)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²). 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.33%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,097 people, 1,781 households, and 1,380 families residing in the borough. The population density was 326.9/km² (846.2/mi²). There were 1,828 housing units at an average density of 117.2/km² (303.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.14% White, 0.45% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

There were 1,781 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the borough the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $110,348, and the median income for a family was $129,812. Males had a median income of $96,672 versus $48,542 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $48,629. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

The Borough's Mayor and Council constitute the governing body of the Borough. The Borough form of government, was established in 1878 allowing any part of a Township to set itself of as an independent municipality providing that the new entity was not more than four square miles and a population not exceeding 5,000 persons. Over the years the Borough Act of 1878 was amended several times.

The Borough form of government consists of six elected council members two of which each year are elected (or re-elected) to three year terms. Council members are "elected at large" meaning that each member represents the entire Borough, instead of representing a portion of the Borough in a ward or district. The Borough Council is considered the legislative body of municipality and can override the Mayor's veto of an ordinance by a ⅔ majority of all members. The Borough Council also confirms the Mayor's appointments.

The Mayor is considered the head of the municipal government and as chief executive is responsible to see that all state laws and borough ordinances are faithfully executed. The Mayor, who is elected to a four year term, presides over Borough Council meetings and only votes in order to break a tie. The Mayor can veto ordinances and appoint subordinate officials, ad hoc committees and certain other officials to boards, committees and commissions.

The Mayor of Mendham Borough is Richard Kraft. Members of the Borough Council as of the 2006 reorganization are Council President Neil J. Henry, Jr., Brad Badal, Louis S. Garubo, David H. Murphy, Barbara Stanton and Stanley Witczak, III.^[3]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Mendham Borough is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 16th 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 16th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Walter Kavanaugh (R, Somerville) and in the Assembly by Christopher Bateman (R, Somerville) and Peter J. Biondi (R, Somerville). 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

Students in grades K-8 attend the Mendham Borough Schools. Schools in the district (with 2003-04 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Hilltop Elementary School with 460 students in grades K - 4 and Mountain View Middle School with 409 students in grades 5 - 8.

Students in grades 9-12 attend West Morris Mendham High School, which is located in Mendham Borough and is part of the West Morris Regional High School District. Students in the district come from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and from Washington Township.

Mendham is also home to the Assumption College for Sisters, a two-year women's college that is open to lay students as well as those pursuing religious lives.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Mendham Borough website
• Unofficial website critical of town
• Mendham Borough Schools
• Mendham Borough Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Mendham Borough Schools
• West Morris Mendham High School
• West Morris Regional High School District
• Regional area newspaper
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.7745° -74.601748°
  • 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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