East Hanover, New Jersey | |
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— Township — | |
Nickname(s): "EH" | |
East Hanover Township highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of East Hanover, New Jersey | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Incorporated | May 9, 1928 |
Government[1] | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
• Mayor | Joseph Pannullo |
Area | |
• Total | 8.2 sq mi (21.1 km2) |
• Land | 8.2 sq mi (21.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation[2] | 200 ft (61 m) |
Population (2009)[3] | |
• Total | 11,426 |
• Density | 1,396.6/sq mi (539.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 07936 |
Area code(s) | 973 |
FIPS code | 34-19210[4][5] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882192[6] |
Website | http://www.easthanovertownship.com |
East Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 11,393. The town was incorporated in 1928. The headquarters of the Nabisco company (now owned by Kraft Foods) and the pharmaceutical company Novartis are located in East Hanover.
The name Hanover came from the House of Hanover in Germany. This namesake was given to the Township of Hanover (which included present-day East Hanover) on December 7, 1720 as a sign of respect to King George I of the House of Hanover, the British king who ruled over the American colonies in the 18th century. Unique among towns, East Hanover is defined by the joining of two rivers, the Whippany River to the west and north and the Passaic River to the east and north. This geographic effect led to the early name of East Hanover, "Hanover Neck." Since the creation of Hanover Township in 1720, its size has been considerably decreased as the population of the area has increased. Originally encompassing Morris County and parts of both Sussex and Warren County, Hanover Township became too unwieldy for a single local government as time passed. The members of the government felt that Hanover Township needed to break apart into smaller towns that could provide more responsive local control, even if it meant increased taxes to support new facilities for each.
East Hanover as formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1928, from portions of Hanover Township, subject to the results of referendum held on May 9, 1928.[7]
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21 km2), all of it land.
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1930 | 946 |
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1940 | 1,579 | 66.9% | |
1950 | 2,151 | 36.2% | |
1960 | 4,379 | 103.6% | |
1970 | 7,734 | 76.6% | |
1980 | 9,319 | 20.5% | |
1990 | 9,926 | 6.5% | |
2000 | 11,393 | 14.8% | |
Est. 2009 | 11,426 | [3] | 0.3% |
Population 1930 - 1990.[8] |
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 11,393 people, 3,843 households, and 3,212 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,396.6 people per square mile (539.1/km²). There were 3,895 housing units at an average density of 477.5 per square mile (184.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.08% White, 0.58% African American, 0.03% Native American, 11.14% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.74% of the population.
As of the 2000 census, 35.6% of East Hanover residents were of Italian ancestry, the 15th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and sixth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[9]
There were 3,843 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $82,133, and the median income for a family was $88,348. Males had a median income of $58,333 versus $36,069 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,129. About 1.3% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
East Hanover operates under Small Municipality form of New Jersey municipal government. Its structure includes four Councilmembers and a Mayor, all elected at large for three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[1]
As of 2008[update], East Hanover's Township Council consists of Mayor Joseph Pannullo, Council President Stephen DeRosa, Carolyn Jandoli, Robert Jocher and Angelo Tedesco.[10]
East Hanover Township is in the 11th Congressional district. New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
East Hanover is in the 26th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Joseph Pennacchio (R, Pine Brook) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Alex DeCroce (R, Morris Plains) and Jay Webber (R, Morris Plains).[11]
Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[12] As of 2011, Morris County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director William J. Chegwidden (Wharton),[13] Deputy Freeholder Director Douglas R. Cabana (Boonton Township),[14] Gene F. Feyl (Denville),[15] Ann F. Grassi (Parsippany-Troy Hills),[16] Thomas J. Mastrangelo (Montville),[17] John J. Murphy (Morris Township)[18] and Margaret Nordstrom (Washington Township).[19][20]
On the national and state levels, East Hanover Township leans strongly toward the Republican Party. In the 2008 Presidential Election, Republican John McCain received 68% of the vote, defeating Democrat Barack Obama, who received around 31%. In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 67% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine, who received around 38%. Chris Christie was also the Grand Marshall of the town's first, and soon thereafter, the county's Columbus Day Parade.
The East Hanover School District serves public school students in grades K through 8. The schools in the district (with 2006-07 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[21]) are Frank J. Smith School (grades K - 2, 354 students), Central School (3 - 5, 395) and East Hanover Middle School (6 - 8, 394). Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Hanover Park Regional High School District, attending Hanover Park High School in East Hanover, together with students from Florham Park. The district also serves students from the neighboring community of Hanover Township at Whippany Park High School in the Whippany section of Hanover Township.[22]
Saint Rose of Lima Academy is a Catholic school operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[23]