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"Mendham, New Jersey" redirects here. For the township, see Mendham Township, New Jersey.
Mendham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States, some 30 miles due west of New York City. 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 1700s 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]
[edit] GeographyMendham is located at 40°46′28″N 74°36′06″W / 40.774500°N 74.601748°W (40.774500, -74.601748).[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.0 square miles (15.6 km2), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.6 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.33%) is water. [edit] DemographicsAs 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/sq mi (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.
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 non-families. 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. [edit] Government[edit] Local governmentMendham Borough 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] 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] [edit] Federal, state and county representationMendham Borough is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 16th Legislative District.[12] New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken). For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 16th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R, Neshanic Station) and in the Assembly by Peter J. Biondi (R, Hillsborough Township) and Denise Coyle (R, Basking Ridge).[13] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[14] Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two or three seats up for election each year.[15] As of 2008[update], Morris County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Margaret Nordstrom,[16] Deputy Freeholder Director Gene F. Feyl,[17] Douglas R. Cabana,[18] William J. Chegwidden,[19] John J. Murphy, James W. Murray[20] and Jack J. Schrier.[21][22] [edit] EducationPublic school students in grades K-8 attend the Mendham Borough Schools. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[23]) 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.[24] 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.[25] The all-boys Delbarton School, in nearby Morris Township, also draws a number of Mendham boys in grades 7-12. Mendham is nearby to the co-ed private school Gill St. Bernard's School. [edit] Notable ResidentsNotable current and former residents of Mendham Borough include:
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