Pennington, New Jersey

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Pennington is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,696.

Pennington was established as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 31, 1890, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a referendum held on January 21, 1890.[1]

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[edit] Geography

Pennington is located at 40°19′30″N, 74°47′32″W (40.325057, -74.792105)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

Pennington is an independent municipality surrounded by Hopewell Township.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1930 1,335
–
1940 1,492 11.8%
1950 1,682 12.7%
1960 2,063 22.7%
1970 2,151 4.3%
1980 2,109 -2.0%
1990 2,537 20.3%
2000 2,696 6.3%
Est. 2005 2,696 [2] 0.0%
Population 1930 - 1990.[3]

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,696 people, 1,013 households, and 761 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,084.3/km² (2,801.0/mi²). There were 1,040 housing units at an average density of 418.3/km² (1,080.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.96% White, 2.63% African American, 1.00% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 1,013 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the borough the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $90,366, and the median income for a family was $107,089. Males had a median income of $84,912 versus $43,068 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,843. About 0.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Pennington uses the Borough form, which remains the most common form of local in New Jersey.

The Borough Mayor is elected at large to a four-year term. The Mayor retains all general law authority, presides over council meetings and can vote in case of a tie. The Mayor appoints, with the advice and consent of the council, all subordinate and officers of the municipality.

Six Borough Council members are elected at-large to staggered three-year terms, with two seats coming up for election each year. The Council is the legislative body of the Borough. All executive responsibilities not placed in the office of the Mayor by general law or the Borough law, lies with the Council.

Like the other traditional forms of local government in New Jersey, a Borough may appoint an administrator and delegate all or a portion the executive responsibilities to the administrator. The Council may also adopt an administrative code which describes how the Council performs its duties.[4]

Anthony Persichilli was elected to fill the mayoral vacancy left by James Loper on November 7, 2006, in an election that saw council members Joseph Lawver and Eileen Heinzel reelected.[5] He will complete the unexpired term of office through December 31, 2007, that was previously held by interim mayor James E. Benton. James Loper, the previous elected Mayor of Pennington, had resigned from office effective February 1, 2006. The Pennington Republican Committee nominated three candidates to take his place and the Council selected Benton from the three candidates to fill Loper's vacancy.[6] That same procedure was repeated on December 4, 2006, when the members of the Pennington Borough met to decide that, of three Democratic candidates, Diane Zompa would fill the unexpired term left by Persichilli.[7]

Members of the Borough Council are Council President David S. Garber (2007), Edwin "Weed" Tucker (2008), Eileen Heinzel (2009), Jame Lytle (2008), Diane Zompa (filling the unexpired term of Anthony Persichilli to 2007) and Joseph Lawver (2009).[8]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Pennington is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 15th Legislative District[9].

New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District, covering all of Hunterdon County and portions of Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, and Somerset County, is represented by Rush D. Holt Jr. (D). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 15th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Shirley Turner (D, Ewing) and in the Assembly by Reed Gusciora (D, Trenton) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, Trenton). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Mercer County's County Executive is Brian M. Hughes. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Mercer County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chair Keith V. Hamilton, Freeholder Vice Chair Pasquale "Pat" Colavita, Jr., Ann M. Cannon, Anthony P. Carabelli, Tony Mack, Elizabeth Maher Muoio and Lucylle R. S. Walter.

[edit] Education

Students in grades K through 12 attend the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, a comprehensive regional public school district serving nearly 4,000 students from Hopewell Borough (371 students), Hopewell Township (2,998 students) and Pennington Borough (497 students).

Schools in the district include four Elementary Schools (K-5) — Bear Tavern Elementary School with 498 students, Hopewell Elementary School with 520 students, Stony Brook Elementary School with 461 students, Toll Gate Grammar School with 312 students — Timberlane Middle School with 945 students in grades 6 -8, and Hopewell Valley Central High School, which has an enrollment of 1,103 students in grades 9 - 12.

The Pennington School (1838) is located within Pennington.

[edit] Transportation

Route 31 passes through Pennington, providing access to Interstate 95 at Exit 4. Additionally, Exit 3B along I-95 will take you to Scotch Road N, which provides access to all of Hopewell Township, New Jersey.The town is also home to a designated NJ Transit bus stop at the corner of S Main St. and West Delaware Ave.

[edit] Community

  • Pennington Day - typically in the middle of May, an annual event where local organizations and businesses set up booths in a street-fair style on Main Street. Complete with local music and a parade early in the day, and lasts until 4 pm.
  • Pennington has several small shopping "districts:"

-The Pennington Shopping Center (Rte NJ-31 N) houses The Pennington Market, which has become a landmark for the town and serves as an employer for the local youth. -(name needed) Shopping Center, which houses Pennington Pizza (one of five pizza parlors in the town) Hart's Cyclery, and other shoppes. -Tree Farm Road, a newly industrialized area which is home to Cornerstone Coffee, a textile store, and others.

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] Notable 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. 194.
  2. ^ Census data for Pennington borough, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
  3. ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
  4. ^ Pennington Borough Form of Government, accessed March 18, 2007
  5. ^ Pennington keeps council, changes mayor, Pennington Post, November 8, 2006
  6. ^ Pennington Borough Mayor Resigns, Hopewell Valley News, February 2, 2006
  7. ^ Council complete, Pennington Post, December 7, 2006
  8. ^ Borough of Pennington Elected Officials, accessed April 16, 2006
  9. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006

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