Millburn, New Jersey

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Millburn
Map of Millburn Township in Essex County
Statistics
Population: 19,765
Government
Type: Borough
Congressional District: 10th and 11th
Location
State: New Jersey
County: Essex County
Post Office and Telephone
ZIP Code: 07041 (Millburn)
07078 (Short Hills)
Area code: 973
Dialling code: 313, 467, 912

Millburn is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 19,765.

Millburn Township was created as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1857, from portions of Springfield Township.[1][2][3]

Millburn also includes the hamlet of Short Hills. Millburn comprises the historic Wyoming district, and South Mountain and Millburn Center areas. Short Hills contains the sections of Knollwood, Glenwood, Brookhaven, Country Club, Merrywood, Deerfield-Crossroads, Mountaintop, White Oak Ridge, and Old Short Hills Estates.

Millburn is known for its proximity to South Mountain Reservation and for The Mall at Short Hills.

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[edit] Geography

Panoramic view of Millburn, NJ
Panoramic view of Millburn, NJ

Millburn is located at 40°44′2″N, 74°19′13″W (40.733751, -74.320141)GR1, less than 20 miles from Manhattan.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.6 km² (9.9 mi²). 24.3 km² (9.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (5.25%) is water.

The West Branch of the Rahway River runs through downtown Millburn.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1930 8,602
–
1940 11,652 35.5%
1950 14,560 25.0%
1960 18,799 29.1%
1970 21,089 12.2%
1980 19,543 -7.3%
1990 18,630 -4.7%
2000 19,765 6.1%
Est. 2005 19,369 [4] -2.0%
Population 1930 - 1990.[5]

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 19,765 people, 7,015 households, and 5,604 families residing in the township. The population density was 813.6/km² (2,106.2/mi²). There were 7,158 housing units at an average density of 294.6/km² (762.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 88.91% White, 8.40% Asian, 1.10% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.04% of the population.

There were 7,015 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $130,848, and the median income for a family was $158,888. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $51,603 for females. The per capita income for the township was $76,796. About 1.2% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over. Millburn is widely considered to be one of the most affluent towns in America.

Millburn has traditionally had one of the largest Jewish communities in Essex County, along with neighboring Livingston and Maplewood. Philip Roth's popular novel Goodbye, Columbus about a newly affluent Jewish family, was set in the Short Hills section of Millburn, and a key scene takes place at the Millburn High School track.

The township has also become very popular with young professionals moving out of Manhattan, thanks to train service to Penn Station in as little as 30 minutes as well a public school system that is widely regarded as one of the best in the nation.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Downtown Millburn
Downtown Millburn

Since its incorporation as a municipality in 1857, Millburn has operated under the Township Committee form of government. A Business Administrator manages the day-to-day functions of the Township.

The Township Committee is made up of five members elected to staggered, three-year terms. At the Committee’s organizational meeting each January, one member is elected to serve as chairman for a twelve-month term and another is chosen to serve as vice chairman. By statute the chairman of a Township Committee also holds the title of mayor.

Members of the Township Committee are Mayor Daniel J. Baer (D), (term expires on December 31, 2007), Deputy Mayor James F. Suell (D) (2008), Sandra H. Haimoff (R) (2009), Thomas C. McDermott (R) (2007), Ellen Steinberg (D) (2008).[2].

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Millburn is split between the Tenth and Eleventh Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 21st Legislative District.[6]

New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District, covering portions of Essex County, Hudson County, and Union County, is represented by Donald M. Payne (D, Newark). 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 21st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Thomas Kean Jr. (R, Westfield) and in the Assembly by Jon Bramnick (R, Westfield) and Eric Munoz (R, Summit). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Essex County's County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Blonnie R. Watson, Freeholder Vice President Ralph R. Caputo, Freeholders-At-Large Johnny Jones, Donald M. Payne, Jr., and Patricia Sebold, Freeholder District 1 Samuel Gonzalez, Freeholder District 2 D. Bilal Beasley, Freeholder District 3 Carol Y. Clark, Freeholder District 4 Linda Lordi Cavanaugh and Freeholder District 5 Ralph R. Caputo.

[edit] Politics

On the national level, Millburn leans toward the Democratic Party. In 2004, Democrat John Kerry received 55% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 44%.

[edit] Education

The Millburn Township Public Schools serve students in prekinderagrten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district consist of five K-5 elementary schools ( Deerfield Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, Hartshorn Elementary School, South Mountain Elementary School and Wyoming Elementary School) Millburn Middle School, which serves sixth through eighth grade, and Millburn High School, which serves grades 9-12 and was recently ranked as Number 148 in Newsweek Magazine's recent listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the August 5, 2005 issue[7]. Factors contributing to the ranking include campus size, number of classes, average GPA, and a large Advanced Placement course enrollment.

Far Brook School is a private, nonsectarian coeducational day school located in the Short Hills section of Millburn, serving students in nursery through eighth grade. The school has a total enrollment of 197 students.

[edit] Transportation

Millburn Township is served by two New Jersey Transit railroad stations along the Morristown Line: the Millburn station, located at the intersection of Essex Avenue and Lackawanna Place near the Millburn Free Public Library, and the Short Hills station, located near The Crescent Street between Hobart Avenue and Chatham Road. The latter station is also the site of the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society museum.

In addition, New Jersey Transit operates multiple bus lines along Millburn and Essex Avenues, including the #70 route that stops at the Millburn RR station on a route between Newark and Livingston.

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] Noted residents

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 129.
  2. ^ a b Mayor and Township Committee, accessed March 9, 2007
  3. ^ Millburn History, accessed March 9, 2007
  4. ^ Census data for Millburn township, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
  5. ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
  6. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 60, accessed August 30, 2006
  7. ^ "America's Best High Schools", Newsweek Magazine, August 5, 2005
  8. ^ Biography for John C. McGinley from the Internet Movie Database, accessed December 5, 2006

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