Pompton Lakes, New Jersey | |
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Nickname(s): Pompton | |
Map of Pompton Lakes in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Passaic |
Founded | 1682[1] |
Incorporated | February 26, 1895 |
Government[2] | |
• Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
• Mayor | Kathleen M. Cole (2011) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
• Land | 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation[3] | 213 ft (65 m) |
Population (2010)[4] | |
• Total | 11,097 |
• Density | 3,585.7/sq mi (1,384.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 07442 |
Area code(s) | 973 |
FIPS code | 34-60090[5][6] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885359[7] |
Website | http://www.pomptonlakesgov.com |
Pompton Lakes is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,097.
Pompton Lakes was formed as a borough on February 26, 1895, from portions of Pompton Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.[8] Pompton Lakes was the first borough to be formed in Passaic County, as the "borough fever" that had struck elsewhere hit the county. The newly formed borough did not acquire territory from more than one township, which would have entitled Pompton Lakes to a seat on the Board of Chosen Freeholders.[9]
An outer-ring suburb of New York City, Pompton Lakes is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan. From the higher mountains in and around the borough one can see the New York City skyline. Three rivers, the Ramapo, Pequannock and Wanaque, run through the Borough, providing many relaxing year-round activities for Pompton Lakes residents.
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Pompton Lakes is located at (41.000447, -74.286221).[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (6.01%) is water.
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1930 | 3,104 |
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1940 | 3,189 | 2.7% | |
1950 | 4,654 | 45.9% | |
1960 | 9,445 | 102.9% | |
1970 | 11,397 | 20.7% | |
1980 | 10,660 | −6.5% | |
1990 | 10,539 | −1.1% | |
2000 | 10,640 | 1.0% | |
Est. 2009 | 11,039 | [11] | 3.8% |
Population 1930 - 1990.[12] |
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 10,640 people, 3,949 households, and 2,803 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,585.7 people per square mile (1,383.2/km2). There were 4,024 housing units at an average density of 1,356.1 per square mile (523.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.01% White, 1.21% African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.03% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.74% of the population.
There were 3,949 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $65,648, and the median income for a family was $74,701. Males had a median income of $46,776 versus $38,221 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,802. About 1.6% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Pompton Lakes 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.[2]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Pompton Lakes Borough is Kathleen M. Cole, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.[13] Members of the Pompton Lakes Borough Council are Council President Richard Steele] (2011), William Baig (2013), Lloyd Kent (2011), Terri Reicher (2012), Michael Serra (2012) and Michael Simone, Jr. (2010).[14]
Pompton Lakes is in the 8th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district.[15]
New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
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).[16] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[17] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[18]
Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to staggered three-year terms office on an at-large basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[19] As of 2011, Passaic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Bruce James (D, term ends December 31, 2011; Clifton), Freeholder Deputy Director Pat Lepore (D, 2013; Woodland Park), Deborah E. Ciambrone (R, 2012; Wayne), Terry Duffy (D, 2013; West Milford), Greyson P. Hannigan (D, 2011; Paterson), Michael Marrotta (R, 2012; Wayne) and Edward O'Connell (R, 2012; Wanaque).[20]
In 2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey Highlands region. Pompton Lakes was included in the highlands preservation area and is subject to the rules of the act and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, a division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.[21] None of the territory in the protected region is classified as being in the highlands preservation area, and so is not subject to the additional rules that would entail.[22]
The Pompton Lakes School District serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2006-07 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[23]) are two elementary schools serving grades K-5 — Lenox School (369) and Lincoln School (360 students) — Lakeside Middle School (394) for grades 6-8 and Pompton Lakes High School (670) for grades 9-12. The high school receives students from Riverdale (in Morris County) as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[24]
St. Mary's School is a catholic school for pre-K through 8th grade students.
The community of Pompton Lakes is largely based around organized events, including high school sports, senior citizen gatherings, and various group activities organized by the Pompton Lakes Recreation Committee. There is a public library, with regularly scheduled reading groups and other programs. The Committee runs summer sports at St. Mary's and other classes at the Civic Center and Elks Lodge. They also run the Teen Center, which has many dances and events. The Elks Lodge hosts numerous events and Bingo Nights.
Pompton Day, the town's major end-of-summer event, takes place every Labor Day Weekend along the lake, with many vendors participating among popular events and a firework show ending the day. Other popular town events are the Holiday Stroll, The Memorial Day Parade, and Trick-or-Treating downtown.
WGHT (formerly WKER), a daytime-only station (airing from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM) is located in Pompton Lakes. At 1500 on the AM dial, WGHT has become northern New Jersey's #1 Oldies station since WCBS-FM switched to Jack FM in June 2005. The transmitting tower for William Paterson University's - WP 88.7 FM is also located in the borough.
The Pompton Lakes Council runs a Pompton Lakes informational channel named PLTV77. The station airs on Cablevision channel 77.
The comedy In & Out was partially filmed at the Pompton Lakes High School.[25]
The Ramapo Mountain State Forest is in the northernmost part of Pompton Lakes. There are also eight municipal parks: Hershfield Park, Stiles Park, Gallo-Pacifico Park, Lakeside Park, Veterans Memorial Park, Federal Square, Willow Park, and John Murrin Park.
Pompton Lakes and Riverdale share their sports teams. The PLRLL (Pompton Lakes-Riverdale Little League) manages the baseball teams, while the PLRYO (Pompton Lakes-Riverdale Youth Organization) manages football & cheerleading. The PLRSA (Pompton Lakes Riverdale Soccer Association) manages the soccer teams. The Board of Education manages all of the high school sports plus the Lakeside and Hershfield Park Fields. Lakeside Field is used for high school Girls soccer. Carlough Field is used for the Jr. Cardinals football team. The Hershfield Park Fields are used for the Cardinals high school football team and high school track & field. They also consist of three baseball fields, four tennis courts, and a skatepark. Joe Grill Sports Complex, in the southwestern-most point in Pompton Lakes, consists of two baseball field, one large field that is used for baseball and soccer, a softball field, and two t-ball fields. Willow Fields, just south of Joe Grill, consists of a soccer field and a baseball field. Independence Park, which is the only field in Riverdale, consists of two baseball fields, Independence and Freedom Field. Other venues used for athletic activities include Lincoln School, Lennox School, Lakeside School, and Pompton Lakes High School. Some of the sports held in these locations include basketball, wrestling, fencing, and others.
Major roads through Pompton Lakes includes Interstate 287 and Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike.
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to New York City on the 193, 194 and 197 routes to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, to Newark on the 75 and local service on the 748 line.[26]
The Pompton Lakes Towne Square, at the corner of Ringwood Avenue and Wanaque Avenue, is anchored by an A&P. The Towne Square was built on the former site of the Klugetown Strip Mall, which was anchored by a Ben Franklin store on one end and an Acme food store on the other. The Kluegetown Mall burned to the ground in a noteworthy fire in 1997. The downtown core is located along Wanaque Avenue. The town has a small industrial section located along Cannonball Road. The end of the road is home to the DuPont works site, which was shut down in the early 1990s, but it still owned by DuPont. Several lawsuits have emerged in the last decade with regards to water contamination and ground gas seepage due to decades of dumping on the DuPont site. DuPont has been involved in groundwater and topsoil remediation throughout the area of the town which was affected: a swath of land adjacent to Acid Brook and the part of town known as DuPont village.
There is an ongoing revitalization project in place for the downtown, as commerce has been generally unimpressive, with some of the older buildings needing extensive renovations. The Downtown Revitalization project has generally been successful, as the final stages are now being completed. In the heyday of the Downtown area, which was the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s, there was a wide variety of small boutiques, ethnic food stores, and other small, generally family run businesses. Nowadays, there are a few boutiques and consignment stores. There is a newer, busy bar of note: Thatcher McGees, which compliments two of the established bars in town, The Sidedoor and Riddles. There are also popular Thai, Chinese, and Mexican restaurants and a few classic Italian pizzerias. One diner in the downtown, the Cardinal Cafe, is another popular restaurant.
Notable current and former residents of Pompton Lakes include:
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