| Milford, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Milford in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Milford, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | May 8, 1911 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | James A. Gallos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,233 |
| • Density | 1,027.5/sq mi (411.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08848 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-46260[3][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878333[5] |
| Website | http://www.milfordnj.org |
Milford is a Borough located in western Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,233.
Milford was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 15, 1911, from portions of Holland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 8, 1911. The borough's incorporation was confirmed on March 13, 1925.[6]
Milford is located on the Delaware River in the western portion of Hunterdon County, known as the Hunterdon Plateau. The Borough dates to the mid-18th century when a grist mill was established here. After the mill was destroyed by fire in 1769, the settlement became known as Burnt Mills. The town became commonly known as "Millford" by the beginning of the 19th century, but by 1844 the name had lost an "L". It was incorporated in 1911 but the official incorporation was not registered until 1925.[7]
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Milford is located at (40.569457, -75.094083).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (5.74%) is water.
Milford borders Alexandria Township and Holland Township. Milford also borders the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is connected to Upper Black Eddy, Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission's free Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge over the Delaware River.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 933 |
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| 1940 | 933 | 0% | |
| 1950 | 1,012 | 8.5% | |
| 1960 | 1,114 | 10.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,230 | 10.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,368 | 11.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,273 | −6.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,195 | −6.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,233 | 3.2% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,195 people, 469 households, and 323 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,037.7 people per square mile (401.2/km2). There were 484 housing units at an average density of 420.3 per square mile (162.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.57% White, 0.17% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.
There were 469 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $54,519, and the median income for a family was $62,167. Males had a median income of $46,500 versus $31,765 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,039. About 1.8% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Milford is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising 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]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Milford Borough is James A. Gallos. Members of the Borough Council are Council President John R. Phillips, Barbara E. Corrigan, Carol Heller, Richard A. Kroth, Donald Pursell and George A. Sniffin.[10]
Milford Borough is in the 7th Congressional district. New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Milford is in the 23rd Legislative District (New Jersey) of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township).[11]
Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who serve three-year terms of office at-large, with either one or two seats up for election each year on a staggered basis.[12] As of 2011, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Matt Holt (Clinton Town), Freeholder Deputy Director Robert Walton (Hampton), William Mennen (Tewksbury Township),George B. Melick (Tewksbury Township), and Ronald Sworen (Frenchtown).[13]
The Milford Borough School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Milford Public School had an enrollment of 122 students in the 2005-06 school year.[14]
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend the Delaware Valley Regional High School, part of the Delaware Valley Regional High School District, which serves almost 1,000 students in western Hunterdon County. Students from Alexandria, Holland and Kingwood Townships along with the boroughs of Frenchtown and Milford attend the high school.[15]
Notable current and former residents of Milford include:
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