| Borough of Pennington, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Location of Pennington in Mercer County. Inset: Location of Mercer County in the state of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Pennington, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| Incorporated | January 31, 1890 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | Anthony Persichilli (D, 2011) |
| • Administrator | Eugene Dunworth Jr.[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,585 |
| • Density | 2,585/sq mi (1,034/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08534 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-57600[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0879208[6] |
| Website | http://www.penningtonboro.org |
Pennington is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,585.
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.[7]
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Pennington is located at (40.325057, -74.792105).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
Pennington is an independent municipality surrounded by Hopewell Township.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,335 |
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| 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% | |
| 2010 | 2,585 | −4.1% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,696 people, 1,013 households, and 761 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,801.0 people per square mile (1,084.3/km2). There were 1,040 housing units at an average density of 1,080.5 per square mile (418.3/km2). 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.
Pennington 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, but only participates in voting to break a tie. 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]
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.[10]
The incumbent mayor, Anthony Persichilli, a Democrat, was first elected on November 7, 2006 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Mayor James Loper. Returned to office at that same election were Democratic council members Joseph Lawver and Eileen Heinzel.[11] James Loper, the previous elected Mayor, had resigned from office effective February 1, 2006. The Pennington Republican Committee nominated three candidates to take his place and the Council selected James Benton from the three candidates to fill the vacancy.[12] That same procedure was repeated on December 4, 2006, when the Borough Council to select Diane Zompa would fill the unexpired term left by Persichilli.[13]
Persichilli's current term ends December 31, 2011. As of 2011[update], members of the Borough Council are Council President Edwin "Weed" Tucker (D, 2011), Alyce McClurg Doldy (D, 2013), Glen Griffiths (D, 2011), Eileen Heinzel (D, 2012), Joseph Lawver (D, 2012) and Thomas Ogren (D, 2013).[14]
Pennington is in the 12th Congressional district. New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D, Hopewell Township).[15] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Pennington is in the 15th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Shirley Turner (D, Lawrenceville) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Reed Gusciora (D, Trenton) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, Ewing Township).[16]
Under Mercer County's form of government, the County Executive performs executive functions and oversees the day-to-day operations of the county and a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders acts in a legislative capacity, setting policy. As of 2011, the County Executive is Brian M. Hughes.[17] Members of the Board of Chosen Freeholders are elected at-large to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year. A Freeholder Chair and Vice-Chair are selected on an annual basis from among its members.[18] County Freeholders are Freeholder Chair Pasqual "Pat" Colavita, Jr. (term ends December 31, 2012; Lawrenceville)[19], Freeholder Vice Chair Lucylle R. S. Walter (2011; Ewing Township)[20], Samuel T. Frisby (2011; Trenton)[21], Ann M. Cannon (2012; East Windsor Township)[22], Anthony P. Carabelli (2013; Trenton)[23], John Cimino (2011; Hamilton Township)[24] and Andrew Koontz (2013; Princeton Borough)[25][26]
Public school students in grades K through 12 attend the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, a comprehensive regional public school district serving students from Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township and Pennington Borough.[27]
Schools in the district (with 2009-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[28]) include four K-5 elementary schools (K-5) — Bear Tavern Elementary School (550 students), Hopewell Elementary School (441), Stony Brook Elementary School (475) and Toll Gate Grammar School (313) — Timberlane Middle School for grades 6-8 (973) and Hopewell Valley Central High School for grades 9-12 (1,242).
The Pennington School (1838) is located within Pennington and has a current enrollment of 475 students.
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, Mercer County, New Jersey.The town is also home to a newly designated NJ Transit bus stop at the corner of South Main Street and West Delaware Avenue.
Notable current and former residents of Pennington include:
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