Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey

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Map of Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County
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Peapack-Gladstone is a borough in Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,433.

Peapack-Gladstone was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 28, 1912, from portions of Bedminster Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 23, 1912.[1]

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[edit] Geography

Peapack-Gladstone is located at 40°43′4″N, 74°39′35″W (40.717900, -74.659725)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 15.0 km² (5.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1930 1,273
–
1940 1,354 6.4%
1950 1,450 7.1%
1960 1,804 24.4%
1970 1,924 6.7%
1980 2,038 5.9%
1990 2,111 3.6%
2000 2,433 15.3%
historical data source: [2]

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,433 people, 840 households, and 646 families residing in the borough. The population density was 162.0/km² (419.5/mi²). There were 871 housing units at an average density of 58.0/km² (150.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.45% White, 3.12% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.78% of the population.

There were 840 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the borough the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $99,499, and the median income for a family was $118,770. Males had a median income of $62,446 versus $46,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $56,542. About 1.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Town Services

[edit] Emergency Services

Policing is provided by the Peapack Gladstone Police Department, which has a staff of 9 officers and a Chief.

Fire Service is provided by the all volunteer 101 year old Peapack Gladstone Fire Department, known in the Somerset County Radio System as "51 Fire". The department operates out of the Fire Station located on Dewey Avenue. The department operates a 1988 Peirce Lance Pumper known as 51-102 which acts as primary attack engine, a 1995 Marion Heavy Rescue known as 51-151 which is equipped with all kinds of rescue equipment for things such as confined space rescue and vehicle extrication, a 1999 Peirce Dash 2000 fire engine, which acts as primary water supply truck as it is equipped with 3,000ft of 5in hose, and known as 51-103, and a 2001 Brush Truck known as 51-141 which responds to all brush fires in and around the town and is equipped with foam.

Emergency Medical Services are provided by the Non-Profit, all volunteer Peapack Gladstone First Aid Squad, known as "51 Rescue", based in its newly renovated St. Lukes Avenue location. The Squad operates 1993 and 2005 MedTec ambulances. The Squad provides round the clock service at no cost to its patients.

Emergency Medical Services are bolstered by Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) with paramedics from the local hospitals of Morristown Memorial Hospital (also a regional Trauma Center) and from Somerset Medical Center. In the event of a serious Trauma Accident, as occurs occasionally on Route 206 which runs through the town, the services of the New Jersey State Police North Shock Trauma Air Rescue (NorthSTAR), which is based in neighboring Bedminster Township, may be called upon to provide Medical Evacuation to a Trauma Center.

[edit] Public Works

The Peapack Gladstone Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for maintenance for the town's buildings, snow removal, sewer inspection, as well as the general maintenance town roads and etc.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

The Mayor of Peapack-Gladstone is William Horton. Members of the Borough Council are William Harris, Douglas McDowell, Michael Seboria, John L. Sweeney and John Wojton.[3] The town offices are located at the former town school, in the same building as the local library, police department and municipal court.

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Peapack-Gladstone is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 16th Legislative District.[4]

New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Mike Ferguson (R). 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).

Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Somerset County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Rick Fontana, Freeholder Deputy Director Ken Scherer, Denise Coyle, Peter S. Palmer and Robert Zaborowski.

[edit] Education

Students in grades K–12 attend the schools of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone. For grades 9 through 12, students from Bedminster are sent to the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The three schools in the district, all located in Bernardsville, are Bedwell Elementary School (K–4), Bernardsville Middle School (5–8), and Bernards High School (9–12). Many of the high school students use the train that links the two towns together.

Gill St. Bernard's School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school, serving 645 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

[edit] History

A detailed history of the town is described in the book A Journey Through Peapack and Gladstone from the local library. The town has a local bank aptly named Peapack-Gladstone Bank that was established on September 21, 1921, originally named the Peapack-Gladstone Trust Company. It operates as the local bank for the greater region.

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] Noted residents

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[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. 224.
  2. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
  3. ^ Borough Officials, accessed May 27, 2006
  4. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006

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