- Mountainside, New Jersey
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Mountainside, New Jersey — Borough — Map of Mountainside in Union County. Inset: Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Mountainside, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°40′50″N 74°21′39″W / 40.68056°N 74.36083°WCoordinates: 40°40′50″N 74°21′39″W / 40.68056°N 74.36083°W Country United States State New Jersey County Union Incorporated September 25, 1895 Government – Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) – Mayor Paul N. Mirabelli – Administrator James J. Debbie, Jr.[1] Area – Total 4.1 sq mi (10.5 km2) – Land 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation[2] 233 ft (71 m) Population (2010)[3] – Total 6,685 – Density 1,640.8/sq mi (633.5/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 07092 Area code(s) 908 FIPS code 34-48510[4][5] GNIS feature ID 0885311[6] Website http://www.mountainside-nj.com Mountainside is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,685.
Mountainside was incorporated as a borough on September 25, 1895, from portions of Westfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[7]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mountainside as its 16th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey, as well as eighth in the 2010 list.[8]
Contents
Geography
Mountainside is located at 40°40′49″N 74°21′22″W / 40.680301°N 74.356011°W (40.680301, -74.356011).[9]
The borough is bordered to the north by Summit, to the east by Springfield Township, to the south by Westfield, and to the west by Berkeley Heights and Scotch Plains.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km2), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.74%) is water.
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1930 965 — 1940 1,148 19.0% 1950 2,046 78.2% 1960 6,325 209.1% 1970 7,520 18.9% 1980 7,118 −5.3% 1990 6,657 −6.5% 2000 6,602 −0.8% 2010 6,685 1.3% Population 1930 - 1990.[10] As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 6,602 people, 2,434 households, and 1,925 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,640.8 people per square mile (634.1/km2). There were 2,478 housing units at an average density of 615.8 per square mile (238.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.09% White, 0.94% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.01% of the population.
There were 2,434 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.9% 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 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $97,195, and the median income for a family was $105,773. Males had a median income of $78,595 versus $52,667 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $47,474. About 2.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Mountainside Borough is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government as authorized through the Option Municipal Charter Law (commonly called the Faulkner Act). Enacted by the New Jersey Legislature in 1950 this form of local New Jersey government provides for the election of a Mayor for a term of four years and a Borough Council consisting of six members, elected for three-year terms each, with two seats coming up for election each year. Both the Mayor and Borough Council are elected at large, that is, to represent the entire community. Elections for all officials in Mountainside Borough are conducted on a partisan basis during the November General Election.[11]
As of 2011[update], the mayor of Mountainside is Paul N. Mirabelli, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Keith C. Turner (2011), Deanna Andre (2011), William R. Lane (2012), Robert W. Messler (2012), Glenn Mortimer (2013) and Jeffrey R. Wass (2013).[12]
Federal, state and county representation
Mountainside Borough is in the 7th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 21st state legislative district.[13]
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).
21st Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Thomas Kean, Jr. (R, Westfield) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Jon Bramnick (R, Westfield) and Nancy Munoz (R, Summit).[14] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[15] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[16]
Union County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose nine members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year.[17] As of 2011, Union County's Freeholders are Chairman Deborah P. Scanlon (Union, term ends December 31, 2012)[18], Vice Chairman Alexander Mirabella (Fanwood, 2012)[19], Linda Carter (Plainfield, 2013)[20], Angel G. Estrada (Elizabeth, 2011)[21], Christopher Hudak (Linden, 2011)[22], Mohamed S. Jalloh (Roselle, 2012)[23], Bette Jane Kowalski (Cranford, 2013)[24], Daniel P. Sullivan (Elizabeth, 2013)[25] and Nancy Ward (Linden, 2011).[26][27]
Education
The Mountainside School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[28]) are Beechwood School in grades K-2 (257 students) and Deerfield School in grades 3-8 (499 students)
Public school students in grades 9-12 attend Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Berkeley Heights Public Schools.[29]
EMS
The Mountainside Rescue Squad covers Mountainside. Due to membership shortage the Mountainside Rescue squad is covered by Atalantic EMS at times.
Transportation
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan in New York City and to many points in New Jersey.
Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately 11 miles east of Mountainside.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Mountainside include:
- Tom Colicchio (born 1962), chef, restaurateur, author and TV personality.[citation needed]
- Angelo DeCarlo (1902–73), member of the New York Genovese crime family.[30]
- Harry Devlin (born 1918), cartoonist for magazines such as Collier's Weekly.[31]
- Bitty Schram, actress who appeared on Monk.[32]
- Jeff Torborg (born 1941), Major League Baseball player and manager.[33]
- Dale Torborg (born 1971), conditioning coordinator for the Chicago White Sox and former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling.[34]
References
- ^ Borough Administrator, Borough of Mountainside. Accessed April 22, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Mountainside, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?pageNum_Recordset1=0&totalRows_Recordset1=22&State=NJ&County=Union&Town=%25&Submit=Search
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 239.
- ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100", New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 94. Shows form of government as Borough (New Jersey).
- ^ Mountainside Borough Council, Borough of Mountainside. Accessed April 22, 2011.
- ^ 2010 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 61. Accessed April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ County Government, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Vice Chairman Deborah P. Scanlon, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Alexander Mirabella, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Linda Carter, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Angel G. Estrada, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Christopher Hudak, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Mohamed S. Jalloh, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Chairman, Daniel P. Sullivan, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Nancy Ward, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2011.
- ^ Data for the Mountainside School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 22, 2011.
- ^ Berkeley Heights Public School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 21, 2011. "In addition to serving the public school students of Berkeley Heights Township, high school students from the neighboring Borough of Mountainside are educated at the Governor Livingston school."
- ^ Illson, Murray. "DECARLO OF MAFIA DEAD OF CANCER; Impropriety Denied Mobster Chieftain Was 71 - Got Clemency From Nixon", The New York Times, October 21, 1973. Accessed May 17, 2011. "Angelo DeCarlo, a one-time powerful Mafia leader who was granted executive clemency by President Nixon last Christmas because he was suffering from terminal cancer, died yesterday at his home in Mountainside, N. J. He was 71 years old."
- ^ Horner, Shirley. "ABOUT BOOKS", The New York Times, October 3, 1993. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Previous recipients of the award, which has come to be known as the Michael, include Mary Higgins Clark of Saddle River, Belva Plain of Short Hills, Wende and Harry Devlin of Mountainside, the Nobel laureate Dr. Arno Penzias of Highland Park and Gay Talese of Ocean City."
- ^ Clothier, Gary. "Monk's Girl Friday is still on television", The Berkshire Eagle, October 31, 2009. Accessed April 22, 2011. "Bitty Schram, born Elizabeth Natalie Schram on July 17, 1968, in Mountainside, N.J., appeared on the TV show Monk from 2002 to 2004."
- ^ Union County Baseball Hall of Fame Will Induct Three New Members, Feb. 11, Union County, New Jersey press release dated December 27, 2006. Accessed July 3, 2007. "Over the years, the awards dinner has honored many local and national baseball luminaries – including Joe Collins of Union, Phil Rizzuto of Hillside, Don Newcombe of Elizabeth, Jeff Torborg of Mountainside, Willie Wilson of Summit, Jake Wood of Elizabeth, and Elliott Maddox of Union."
- ^ "Dale Torborg Wrester Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/dale-torborg.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
External links
- Mountainside Borough website
- Mountainside School District Website
- Mountainside Addiction Treatment Center
- Mountainside School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Mountainside School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Municipalities and communities of Union County, New Jersey Cities Elizabeth | Linden | Plainfield | Rahway | Summit
Boroughs Fanwood | Garwood | Kenilworth | Mountainside | New Providence | Roselle | Roselle Park
Town Townships Berkeley Heights | Clark | Cranford | Hillside | Scotch Plains | Springfield | Union | Winfield
Unincorporated
communitiesFree Acres | Murray Hill | Vauxhall
Categories:- Faulkner Act Mayor-Council
- Boroughs in Union County, New Jersey
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