LONG HILL TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

'Long Hill Township' is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 8,777.
Long Hill Township was incorporated as ''Passaic Township'' on March 23, 1866. On September 1, 1922, part of what was then Passaic Township was taken to form Harding Township.^[1] On November 3, 1992, by a 1,901-1,821 margin, the voters elected to change the name of the municipality to ''Long Hill Township'', a change largely driven by the desire to avoid confusion with the City of Passaic, some 22 miles away.^[2][3]
The township consists of four communities: the enclaves of Gillette, Millington, and Stirling, and the hamlet of Meyersville. Homestead Park is the name of the first subdivision in the township, developed in the 1920s.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state, and county representation

Education

Communications

References

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.3 km² (12.1 mi²), all land.
Long Hill Township is located in the most southern part of Morris County. It is bounded by the Passaic River on the south and west and by the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the north. It borders both Union and Somerset counties.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 8,777 people, 3,139 households, and 2,457 families residing in the township. The population density was 280.5/km² (726.8/mi²). There were 3,206 housing units at an average density of 102.5/km² (265.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.75% White, 0.39% African American, 0.17% Native American, 4.79% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
There were 3,139 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $84,532, and the median income for a family was $103,037. Males had a median income of $71,827 versus $46,100 for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,613. About 2.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Long Hill Township has a township committee form of government. Five members of the township committee are elected at large for staggered three-year terms. The township committee reorganizes annually during the first week in January, at which time it elects a mayor and deputy mayor from among the five members. The mayor presides at meetings of the township committee and performs such other duties as the township committee or state laws prescribe.
Members of the township committee are Mayor George Vitureira (R; term ends December 31, 2008), Deputy Mayor Jerry Aroneo (R; 2009), Mead Briggs III (R; 2009), Chris Collins (D; 2008) and Gina Genovese (D; 2007).^[4]

Federal, state, and county representation

Long Hill Township is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 21st Legislative District.^[5]

Education

The Long Hill Township School System serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district are Gillette School (Grades K-1, Principal: Joanna Hughes), Millington School (Grades 2-5, Principal: Jennifer Dawson) and Central Middle School (Grades 6-8, Principal: Richard Cimino)
Long Hill Township's high school students attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren Township. Students from Long Hill Township and from the neighboring communities of Green Brook Township, Warren Township, and Watchung (in Somerset County) attend the school. It serves students in grades nine through twelve and as of the 2006-2007 school year, there were over 2,100 students attending.

Communications

Certain areas in Long Hill Township are currently being upgraded to Verizon's FiOS service, but the upgrade has not been finished. FiOS uses optical fiber to provide customers in the area with access to high-speed internet; with speeds up to 30 Mbit/s download/5 Mbit/s upload, 6 times faster than cable. Some local access numbers to Long Hill Township are 350, 360, 394, 484, 495, 504, 542, 563, 580, 604, 605, 607, 626, 647, 649, 660, 762, 860, 877, 903, and 991. The current cable company servicing the area is Patriot Media which provides local TV, internet, and phone service.

References

1. "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 193 (re Harding) and 195 (re Long Hill)
2. "How Green Was My Passaic, Now Long Hill', ''The New York Times'', December 3, 1992. pg. B.1
3. Long Hill Township: General Information, accessed December 27, 2006
4. 2007 Township Committee Members, accessed February 6, 2007
5. League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 60, accessed August 30, 2006

External links

★ Long Hill Township website

★ Long Hill Township School System

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Long Hill Township School System

★ Watchung Hills Regional High School website