Randolph, New Jersey

Randolph, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Randolph Township, New Jersey
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
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mapsize = 250 px
map_caption = Randolph Township highlighted in Morris County. Inset



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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Randolph, New Jersey

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 (Council-Manager)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Michael Obremski (2008)
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = January 1, 1806

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 54.6
area_land_km2 = 54.3
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 21.1
area_land_sq_mi = 21.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
population_total = 25736
population_density_km2 = 457.6
population_density_sq_mi = 1185.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|882201|Township of Randolph, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.]
elevation_m = 308
elevation_ft = 1010
latd = 40 |latm = 50 |lats = 52 |latNS = N
longd = 74 |longm = 34 |longs = 29 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07869
area_code = 973
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-61890GR|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.]
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0882201GR|3
website = http://www.randolphnj.org
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Randolph is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 24,847.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km²) of which 21.0 square miles (54.3 km²) consists of land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) (0.57%) is made up of water.

New York City is approximately 56 km (35 mi) or a 45 minute commute from Randolph. Atlantic City is 209 km (130 mi) or 2 hours away

Randolph is located within the New Jersey Highlands, one of New Jersey's four major physiographic provinces. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, the Highlands are characterized by alternating flat-topped ridges and deep-striking valleys.

Land in Randolph runs from 551 to convert|1120|ft|m above sea level. Route 10 bisects the town, and country roads wind through woods, along streams, and up and down hills. Open land is preserved by both municipal and county parkland within the town boundaries.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930=2165
1940=2160
1950=4293
1960=7295 | 1960n=*
1970=13296
1980=17828
1990=19974
2000=24847
estimate= 25736
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3403940&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3403940&_street=&_county=randolph&_cityTown=randolph&_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 Randolph township] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 29, 2007.]
footnote=* lost territory Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.]
of any race were 4.86% of the population.

There were 8,679 households out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $97,589, and the median income for a family was $115,722. Males had a median income of $80,120 versus $45,455 for females. The per capita income for the township was $43,072. About 1.0% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

History

Randolph's beginnings predate the creation of Morris County, New Jersey. Hartshorne Fitz-Randolph bought 1,000 acres (4 km²) of what would become the township in the Mine Hill area in 1753.

Randolph was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 1, 1806, from portions of Mendham Township. Portions of the township were taken on April 1, 1869, to create Dover Town within the township, which became an independent municipality in 1896. Other portions of the township were taken to create Port Oram (June 26, 1895, now Wharton), Mine Hill Township (March 2, 1923) and Victory Gardens (June 20, 1951)."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 196.]

There are several sections of Randolph, including Mount Freedom, Center Grove, Fernbrook, Ironia, and Shongum.

Randolph Township's convert|22|sqmi|km2 in western Morris County have been designated half rural, half suburban by the New Jersey State Planning Commission.

The town was inhabited by the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, settled by Quakers, and served as a supply point for George Washington's army during their winter in nearby Jockey Hollow. Randolph Historical Society has preserved this heritage in the Museum of Old Randolph. One of Randolph's oldest streets, Gristmill Road, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

It is believed the area of Randolph known as Mount Freedom was so-named by George Washington who would ride from his headquarters down at Morristown up the mountain to contemplate the war. From the top a person can see almost to NYC on a clear day; prior to 9/11 it was possible to see the Twin Towers if conditions were right.

Randolph became a vacation haven in the early part of the 20th century, known for its woods, ponds, lakes and invigorating air. Through the 1950s, farms, large hotels and bungalow colonies dotted the community. Performers like Phil Silvers, Frank Sinatra and Jan Pierce appeared at the hotels. Boxers Max Baer, Floyd Patterson, James J. Braddock and Rocky Marciano trained or fought at the Saltz Hotel on the corner of Sussex Turnpike and West Hanover Avenue. The Saltz Hotel later turned into a vacant building used by drug addicts, and burned down in the late eighties.

Randolph's 24 township historical landmarks range from the 276-year old Liberty Tree through the 1869 Bryant Distillery (famed for its apple jack) to the 1924 Millbrook School, now rehabilitated and in use as offices.

Temperatures range, in an average year, from the low 20s in February to the mid-90s fahrenheit in August.

Government

Local government

The Township Council is the legislative body of Randolph. Randolph's Council-Manager form of government under the Faulkner Act calls for the partisan, at-large election of seven Township Council members, elected to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either three or four seats up for election every other year. The council selects one of its members to serve as mayor and another as deputy mayor, at a reorganization meeting conducted each year. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 116.]

The council represents the public and develops and adopts policies, resolves public issues, formulates township policy through motions, resolutions and ordinances which reflect the needs of the public, and maintains a working knowledge of intergovernmental issues and how they will affect the Township of Randolph. Thirteen separate advisory boards and committees assist policy formulation of the council.

The Township Council is similar to a corporate board of directors and is assisted by the Township Attorney, who prepares ordinances and advises on legal issues, the Township Clerk, who prepares resolutions, and the Township Manager, who functions much like the CEO of a corporation.

Members of the Randolph Township Council for 2008 are Mayor Allen Napoliello (term ends December 31, 2010), Deputy Mayor Edward A. Metz (2010), Gary Algeier (2008), Jay Alpert (2010), Trina Ruane Mitsch (2008), Michael Obremski (2008) and Arlene Price (2010). [ [http://www.randolphnj.org/townhall/township_council_about 2008 Township Council Roster] , Randolph Township. Accessed February 3, 2008.]

Federal, state and county representation

Randolph Township is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 25th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 63. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Randolph Township Schools educate children in public school for kindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as special-needs preschoolers. 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=3413650 Data for the Randolph Township Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 3, 2008.] ) are the four K-5 elementary schools: [http://www.rtnj.org/CenterGrove.cfm Center Grove Elementary School] (626 students), [http://www.rtnj.org/Fernbrook.cfm Fernbrook Elementary School] (610 students), [http://www.rtnj.org/Ironia.cfm Ironia Elementary School] (632 students), and [http://www.rtnj.org/Shongum.cfm Shongum Elementary School] (661 students). [http://www.rtnj.org/MiddleSchool.cfm Randolph Middle School] educates children in grades 6-8 (1,354 students) and
Randolph High School for grades 9-12 (1,663 students).

The main campus of the County College of Morris is located in Randolph Township.

The Hebrew Academy of Morris County is a coeducational Jewish day school serving approximately 225 children in nursery school through grade eight.

Transportation

With Route 10, Dover-Chester Road (County Route 513), and Sussex Turnpike (County Route 617)passing through township lines, and with Route 24, Interstate 287, Interstate 80, and Interstate 280 nearby, the average commute to work is 27 minutes. [ [http://www.randolphnj.org Randolph Township Website] ]

Parts of the town are served by the Morris County Metro #2 which provides service from the college to the Dover, Morris Plains and Morristown train stations as well as shopping and employment destinations.

Community

The community of Randolph Township is largely based around organized events, including high school sports, senior citizen gatherings, and various group activities. These events are necessary, as there is no real "town" area of Randolph for people to convene at. There is a public library, with regularly scheduled reading groups and other programs. Many citizens are involved in Randolph's Senior Citizen Center, where games, get-togethers and other exciting activities are hosted. The [http://www.brundageparkplayhouse.org Brundage Park Playhouse] shows plays, and musicals with youth and adult performers alike.

In terms of recreation, there are many programs available for children, teenagers and adults.

Randolph has scholastic forensics program, wrestling, cross country and track & field, and music programs, as well as its Little League baseball teams. Randolph's 2007 12-year old Little League team are state champions that went to Bristol, Connecticut and were one win away from being on ESPN and two from participating in the Little League World Series.Fact|date=June 2008

Randolph's 2010 High school class was back-to-back Babe Ruth Northern New Jersey State Champions (2005-2006). Also, the Randolph 14U travel softball team came in second place for the state championships in Hoboken.Fact|date=June 2008

Incidents

A 2005 Morris County drug sweep targeted numerous Randolph residents, including students of the High School. The $1-million-a-year ring was run out of a restaurant kitchen in Randolph, with four people arrested and "several kilos" of cocaine seized. [ [http://www.njherald.com/325434751836073.php Hampton couple among 120 people in four counties arrested on cocaine charges] , "New Jersey Herald", November 22, 2005.]

In 2005, 16 year old Jennifer Parks was murdered in her 18 year old next door neighbor, Jonathan Zarate's home. Zarate was later charged for the murdering and dismemberment of Parks. [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/02/national/main713260.shtml] , "CBS News", August 2, 2005.]

Notable residents

*Rio Clemente, noted jazz pianist and composerFact|date=June 2008
*Kendra Goodwin (1982-), ice dancer. [ [http://www.asianathlete.com/AthleteDisplayForm.aspx?ID=623 AsianAthlete Profile] ] She was raised in New Jersey, and currently lives in Randolph. [ [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FFF13155B722B10&p_docnum=7&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=X63O61YYMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Kwan may go for gold in '06"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", January 7, 2004. Accessed August 9, 2007. "Kendra Goodwin of Randolph and her partner Brent Bommentre of Hatboro Horsham, Pa., placed sixth in the first dance event, and moved up to fourth place in the overall standings after finishing fourth in the original dance event."]
*Charles A. Haas, Titanic historian and author.Fact|date=June 2008
*Garry Howatt, former player for the New York Islanders, who owned a local golf complex (Mt. Freedom Golf) for 21 years. [Chessari, Joe. "WHERE'S WHAT'S-HIS-NAME", "The Record (Bergen County)", December 21, 1991. "Howatt, who has lived in Randolph since 1984..."]
*Jon Hurwitz (1977-), screenwriter whose credits include "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle", "Scary Movie 3" (rewrite).Cahillane, Kevin. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F1FFA3C5B0C768DDDA10894DC404482&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fM%2fMotion%20Pictures "Homegrown: A Stoner Comedy Straight Out of Randolph"] , "The New York Times", August 15, 2004. Accessed May 2, 2007. "ABSTRACT - Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who grew up in Randolph, discuss their movie Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, about two young Jerseyans in search of White Castle nirvana..."]
*Jonathan Lade, lacrosse player.Fact|date=June 2008
* Klaus Peter Loebbe, chairman and CEO of BASF Corporation.Fact|date=January 2008
*George Parros, Hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks. [ [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/04/26/sports/15396.shtml Parros '03 relishes job as an NHL enforcer] , "Daily Princetonian", April 26, 2006. "His family, which lives in Randolph, N.J., thought it would be nice if he were nearby, though the decision to attend Princeton was ultimately his."]
*Marjorie Corbman, author of A Tiny Step Away From Deepest Faith.
*Gary Rizzo, sound re-recording mixer whose credits include "Office Space", "Munich", "Clerks II", "The Prestige", "A Bug's Life", "Batman Begins", "The Incredibles" (for which he was nominated for a 2005 Academy Award in the category Best Achievement in Sound), and many others. [Manochio, Matt. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/articles/news5-Rizzo.htm "Oscar night 'Incredible' for Randolph grad: Work on animated film nominated for sound award"] , "Daily Record (Morristown)", March 3, 2005. Accessed May 2, 2007. "The 1991 Randolph High School graduate was nominated, along with two colleagues, for an Academy Award for his sound mixing work on the animated movie "The Incredibles." ...Rizzo stayed in Randolph and Paragano moved to Bernardsville, but the two remained close in high school and each found a path to the sound studio."]
*Hayden Schlossberg, screenwriter whose credits include "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle", "Scary Movie 3" (rewrite).

References

External links

* [http://www.randolphnj.org Randolph Township Website]
* [http://www.rtnj.org Randolph Township Schools]
*NJReportCard|27|4330|0|Randolph Township Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413650 Data for the Randolph Township Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.randolphnj.org/library/ Randolph Township Free Public Library]
* [http://www.randolphchamber.org/ Randolph-area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.ccm.edu County College of Morris web site]
* [http://randolphmeetinghouse.org Historic 1758 Quaker meetinghouse]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Randolph%2C%20NJ&ll=40.824707%2C-74.593558&spn=0.162109%2C0.467004 Google Map of Randolph Township]


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