| Netcong, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Netcong highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Netcong, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | October 23, 1894 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | Joseph Nametko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Population (2007)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,241 |
| • Density | 3,066.8/sq mi (1,184.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07857 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 34-50130[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885316[6] |
| Website | http://www.netcong.org |
Netcong is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,580. Its estimated population in 2006 was 3,292. Netcong lies on the shores of Lake Musconetcong.
Netcong was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 23, 1894, from portions of both Mount Olive Township and Roxbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[7]
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Netcong is located at (40.897548, -74.704356).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (6.67%) is water.
Netcong borders Mt. Olive Twp, Roxbury Twp, and Stanhope.
Major roadways that pass through include the Bergen-Passaic Expressway (Interstate 80/U.S. Route 206), U.S. Route 46 and Route 183. I-80/US 206 intersect with US 46 in the southwest corner of the borough at Exit 26.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,097 |
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| 1940 | 2,157 | 2.9% | |
| 1950 | 2,284 | 5.9% | |
| 1960 | 2,765 | 21.1% | |
| 1970 | 2,858 | 3.4% | |
| 1980 | 3,557 | 24.5% | |
| 1990 | 3,311 | −6.9% | |
| 2000 | 2,580 | −22.1% | |
| Est. 2007 | 3,241 | [3] | 25.6% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,580 people, 1,008 households, and 681 families residing in the town. The population density was 3,066.8 people per square mile (1,185.9/km2). There were 1,043 housing units at an average density of 1,239.8 per square mile (479.4/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.30% White, 1.20% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 1.43% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.13% of the population.
There were 1,008 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $65,833. Males had a median income of $42,179 versus $36,458 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,472. About 2.5% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
Netcong 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 2008[update], the Mayor of Netcong is Joseph Nametko; Members of the Borough Council are Council President Elmer “Bub” M. Still, James Arbolino, Ben Dellamo, Edward Koster, Cecilia G. Laureys, John "Jack" Sylvester, Jr.[10]
Netcong 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).
Netcong is in the 24th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Steve Oroho (R, Franklin) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Gary R. Chiusano (R, Augusta) and Alison Littell McHose (R, Franklin).[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]
Netcong received its name from the Musconetcong River, named by the Lenape Native Americans and meaning "grass creek", "swamp stream" or "rapid stream".[21] Along with the river, the proximity of the old Morris and Sussex Turnpike, which passed through the region shortly after 1801, and the coming of the Morris Canal, in 1831, made the site a favorable one for development.
After becoming a Borough, the residents had to elect the first Governing Body. The first Mayor was Abraham J. Drake, elected November 14, 1894. A census of Netcong taken July 1895 showed a population of 877 people.
Netcong derived much of its business from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which had its last stop in Morris County in the heart of the Borough. The DL&W's Sussex Branch to Branchville also stopped at Netcong Station, with the Sussex Branch coming into the opposite side of the station from where New Jersey Transit's line is today. The big railroad roundhouse in Port Morris also supplied many jobs for the town residents.[22] NJ Transit currently operates weekday rail service between Netcong and Hoboken Terminal, with service to Penn Station in New York City via Midtown Direct.
In view of Netcong's rich railroad history, the town has been named as a site for the NJ State Railroad and Transportation Museum (jointly with Phillipsburg). Given that the site envisioned for this museum in Phillipsburg has been sold for development as a townhouse complex and college campus annex, it is unclear what role Phillipsburg will play in this museum. No matter what, funding will need to be secured in order to build and operate this museum.
As such, several major highways also pass through Netcong: Interstate 80, U.S. Route 46 and Route 183, the latter two highways meeting at the Netcong Circle. Interesting, despite its small size, Netcong is widely known, not only due to its distinct name, but also because the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) uses the town's name as a control city on directional signage on its highways throughout northern New Jersey, and as far away as the George Washington Bridge.
Netcong is home to the Netcong School District, a Pre-K to grade 8 school district, serving 295 students at Netcong Elementary School.[23] Netcong's school offers small class sizes that allow teachers to offer personalized attention not possible in larger schools.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Lenape Valley Regional High School, which serves Netcong and the Sussex County communities of Stanhope and Byram Township.[24]
St. Michael School is a Catholic school operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[25]