Rockaway, New Jersey

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see also: Rockaway Township, New Jersey

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

Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,473.

Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Rockaway is located at 40°54′1″N, 74°30′49″W (40.900365, -74.513557)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.95%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,473 people, 2,445 households, and 1,709 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,195.8/km² (3,098.9/mi²). There were 2,491 housing units at an average density of 460.2/km² (1,192.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.75% White, 1.41% African American, 0.20% Native American, 6.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.98% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.39% of the population.

There were 2,445 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $61,002, and the median income for a family was $66,997. Males had a median income of $44,673 versus $35,956 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,500. About 3.0% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

The Mayor of Rockaway Borough is Mary Lockwood. Rockaway Borough Council Members for 2006 are Council President John "Jay" L. Willer, Melissa Burnside, John Mirabella, Robert Schaefer, Kathyann Snyder and Joseph A. Vicente.^[3]

[edit] Federal, state, and county representation

Rockaway is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 25th 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 25th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Anthony Bucco (R, Denville) and in the Assembly by Michael Patrick Carroll (R, Morristown) and Richard A. Merkt (R, Randolph). 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 Rockaway Borough Public Schools are a Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth grade district with an enrollment of approximately 615 students. Students in grades K - 3 attend the Lincoln Elementary School and students in grades 4 - 8 attend the Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Approximately 60 professional staff members provide educational services to students of the district.

Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Morris Hills High School, located in Rockaway Borough, and which also serves the residential communities of Rockaway Township and Wharton. The current enrollment is 1,087 students. The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District, which also includes students from Denville Township.

[edit] Trivia

Many scenes (the train tracks, Main Street and The Old Mill Tavern) from the 2003 movie, The Station Agent, were filmed in Rockaway.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rockaway Borough website
• Rockaway Borough Public Schools
• Rockaway Borough Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Rockaway Borough Public Schools
• Abandoned Mine Research. Includes Mines of Rockaway Twp.
• Abandoned Mines of Rockaway, New Jersey
• Regional area newspaper
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.900365° -74.513557°
  • 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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