| Mendham Borough, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough (New Jersey) — | |
| Mendham Borough highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Mendham Borough, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | May 15, 1906 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Neil J. Henry, Jr. |
| • Administrator | Ralph Blakeslee[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) |
| • Land | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Population (2007)[4] | |
| • Total | 5,073 |
| • Density | 846.2/sq mi (326.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07945 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 34-45330[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878258[7] |
| Website | http://www.mendhamnj.org |
Mendham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,097.
While New Jersey was an English colony, Mendham Township was formed on March 29, 1749 as a new governmental entity, from portions of Hanover Township, Morris Township, and Rockaway Township. Sites had been established by settlers from the early 18th century and villages named. After the American War of Independence, the township was incorporated under the same name by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to create Randolph Township on January 1, 1806.
Mendham was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15, 1906, from portions of Mendham Township.[8] This was driven by the people who inhabited what became the Borough wanting public water and sewer services while those that lived in what remained the Township (villages of Brookside and Ralston) felt it was cost prohibitive in their more rural areas.
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Mendham is located at (40.774500, -74.601748).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km2), of which, 6.0 square miles (16 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.33%) is water.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 5,097 people, 1,781 households, and 1,380 families residing in the borough. The population density was 846.2 people per square mile (326.9/km2). There were 1,828 housing units at an average density of 303.5 per square mile (117.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.14% White, 0.45% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,278 |
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| 1940 | 1,343 | 5.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,724 | 28.4% | |
| 1960 | 2,371 | 37.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,729 | 57.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,899 | 31.4% | |
| 1990 | 4,890 | −0.2% | |
| 2000 | 5,097 | 4.2% | |
| Est. 2007 | 5,073 | [4] | −0.5% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10] | |||
There were 1,781 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were same-sex couples. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the borough the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $110,348, and the median income for a family was $129,812. Males had a median income of $96,672 versus $48,542 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $48,629. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
Mendham Borough is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council with six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[1] The Borough Council is considered the legislative body of municipality and can override the Mayor's veto of an ordinance by a ⅔ majority of all members. The Borough Council also confirms the Mayor's appointments.
The Mayor is considered the head of the municipal government and as chief executive is responsible to see that all state laws and borough ordinances are faithfully executed. The Mayor, who is elected to a four year term, presides over Borough Council meetings and only votes in order to break a tie. The Mayor can veto ordinances and appoint subordinate officials, ad hoc committees and certain other officials to boards, committees and commissions.
As of 2008[update], the Mayor of Mendham Borough is Neil J. Henry, Jr. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Brad Badal, John Andrus, Steve Carr, Louis S. Garubo, David H. Murphy and Stanley Witczak, III.[11]
Mendham Borough 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).
Mendham is in the 16th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R, Neshanic Station) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Peter J. Biondi (R, Hillsborough Township) and Denise Coyle (R, Basking Ridge).[12]
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.[13] As of 2011, Morris County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director William J. Chegwidden (Wharton),[14] Deputy Freeholder Director Douglas R. Cabana (Boonton Township),[15] Gene F. Feyl (Denville),[16] Ann F. Grassi (Parsippany-Troy Hills),[17] Thomas J. Mastrangelo (Montville),[18] John J. Murphy (Morris Township)[19] and Margaret Nordstrom (Washington Township).[20][21]
Public school students in grades K-8 attend the Mendham Borough Schools, though this district is planned to be consolidated with the nearby Mendham Township Public Schools, as residents of the Borough have determined that the current school board and superintendent are redundant and actually hinder the education of the town's children. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[22]) are Hilltop Elementary School with 361 students in grades K - 4 and Mountain View Middle School with 289 students in grades 5 - 8.
About 250 students from the surrounding area also attend St. Joseph's School, which is located in Mendham and teaches grades K-8.
Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend West Morris Mendham High School, which is located in Mendham Borough and is part of the West Morris Regional High School District. Students in the district come from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and from Washington Township.[23]
Mendham is also home to the Assumption College for Sisters, a two-year women's college that is open to lay students as well as those pursuing religious lives.
Saint Joseph School is a Catholic school operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[24]
The all-boys Delbarton School, in nearby Morris Township, also draws a number of Mendham boys in grades 7-12.
Notable current and former residents of Mendham Borough include: