Lincoln Park, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lincoln Park, New Jersey
settlement_type = Borough
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map_caption = Lincoln Park highlighted in Morris County. Inset



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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Morris
government_footnotes =
government_type = Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/mayor.php David A. Runfeldt]
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Joe Maiella [ [http://www.lincolnpark.org/Contact%20Us/index.htm Administration] , Borough of Lincoln Park. Accessed December 24, 2007.]
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = March 11, 1922

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
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area_total_km2 = 18.0
area_land_km2 = 17.4
area_water_km2 = 0.6
area_total_sq_mi = 7.0
area_land_sq_mi = 6.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
population_total = 10856
population_density_km2 = 627.1
population_density_sq_mi = 1624.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|885277|Borough of Lincoln Park, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 24, 2007.]
elevation_m = 55
elevation_ft = 180
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longd = 74 |longm = 18 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07035
area_code = 973
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-40290GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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website = http://www.lincolnpark.org
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Lincoln Park is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,930.

Lincoln Park was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 26, 1925."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194.]

"New Jersey Monthly" magazine ranked Lincoln Park as its 5th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/best_of/placestolive/best-places-to-live---the-complete-top-towns-list-.html "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100"] , "New Jersey Monthly", February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.]

Geography

Lincoln Park is located at coor dms|40|55|24|N|74|17|38|W|city (40.923233, -74.293764)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.1 km²), of which, 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (3.44%) is water.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930=1831
1940=2186
1950=3376
1960=6048
1970=9034
1980=8806
1990=10978
2000=10930
estimate= 10856
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3445330&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3445330&_street=&_county=lincoln+park&_cityTown=lincoln+park&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Lincoln Park borough] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 19, 2007.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,930 people, 4,026 households, and 2,705 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,624.2 people per square mile (627.1/km²). There were 4,110 housing units at an average density of 610.8/sq mi (235.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07% White, 1.75% African American, 0.12% Native American, 5.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.79% of the population.

There were 4,026 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $69,050, and the median income for a family was $77,307. Males had a median income of $51,651 versus $36,292 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,389. About 1.9% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Borough of Lincoln Park is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) Plan F system of municipal government as part of the Faulkner Act. Lincoln Park has a Mayor and seven Council members, (three at-large and four from wards). Each council member is elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 121.]

The Mayor of Lincoln Park is [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/mayor.php David A. Runfeldt] (term ends December 31, 2010). Members of the Borough Council are: [ [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/index.php Elected Officials] , Borough of Lincoln Park. Accessed February 7, 2007.]
*Council-at-large - [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/council-one.php Louis J. Pepe] (2010)
*Council-at-large - [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/council-two.php Janet P. Long] (2010)
*Council-at-large - [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/council-three.php Ann Thompson] (2010)
*Council Ward 1 - [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/councilman-herman-hy-nadel.php Herman "Hy" Nadel] (2008)
*Council Ward 2 - [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/council-four.php Ellen Harrigan] (2008)
*Council Ward 3 - [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/councilman-raymond-t.php Raymond Kerwin] (2008)
*Council Ward 4 - [http://www.lincolnpark.org/people/councilman-james-wild.php James A. Wild] (2008)

Federal, state and county representation

Lincoln Park Borough is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 59. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Lincoln Park Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408580 Data for the Lincoln Park Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 26, 2008.] ) are [http://www.lincolnparkboe.org/elementary.html Lincoln Park Elementary School] for grades K-4 (512 students) and [http://www.lincolnparkboe.org/middle.html Lincoln Park Middle School] for grades 5-8 (434 students).

For grades 9-12, Lincoln Park public school students attend Boonton High School in Boonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Boonton Public Schools, with Lincoln Park students accounting for a majority of students at the high school. The two districts have sought to sever the more than 50-year old relationship, citing cost savings that could be achieved by both districts and complaints by Lincoln Park that it is granted only one seat on the Boonton Public Schools' Board of Education. In April 2006, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education rejected the request. [ [http://www.nj.gov/education/legal/commissioner/2006/apr/147-06.pdf Commissioner of Education Decision] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 29, 2008.]

Lincoln Park is home for The Craig School, a private coeducational day school serving students in third through twelfth grade. The school has an enrollment of 160 students split between the Lower School (grades 3-8), in Mountain Lakes, and the Upper School (grades 9-12), located in Lincoln Park.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Lincoln Park include:
*Lauren English, (1989-), competitive swimmer who set the United States Open Record in the 50 Meter Backstroke. [ [http://usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=bc16bfe4-58ff-4653-984e-96a7124669e5&TabId=388&Mid=597 Lauren English] , USA Swimming. Accessed December 9, 2007.]
*Jim Kiick (1946-), former NFL halfback. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KIICKJIM01 Jim Kiick] , database Football. Accessed August 19, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.lincolnpark.org/ Lincoln Park Borough website]
* [http://www.lincolnparkboe.org/ Lincoln Park Public Schools]
* [http://www.lpes-pto.blogspot.com/ Lincoln Park Elementary School PTO website]
*NJReportCard|27|2650|0|Lincoln Park Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408580 Data for the Lincoln Park Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.dailyrecord.com Daily Record - Regional area newspaper]