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Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
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Pompton Lakes is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,640.
Pompton Lakes was formed as a borough on February 26, 1895, from portions of Pompton Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.[6] Pompton Lakes was the first borough to be formed in Passaic County, as the "borough fever" that had struck elsewhere hit the county. The newly-formed borough did not acquire territory from more than one township, which would have entitled Pompton Lakes to a seat on the Board of Chosen Freeholders..[7]
Three rivers, the Ramapo, Pequannock and Wanaque, run through the Borough, providing many relaxing year-round activities for Pompton residents.
Geography
Pompton Lakes is located at 41°0′2″N, 74°17′10″W (41.000447, -74.286221)[8].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km²), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (6.01%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1930 |
3,104 |
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—
|
| 1940 |
3,189 |
|
2.7% |
| 1950 |
4,654 |
|
45.9% |
| 1960 |
9,445 |
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102.9% |
| 1970 |
11,397 |
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20.7% |
| 1980 |
10,660 |
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−6.5% |
| 1990 |
10,539 |
|
−1.1% |
| 2000 |
10,640 |
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1% |
| Est. 2006 |
11,243 |
[2] |
5.7% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] |
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 10,640 people, 3,949 households, and 2,803 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,585.7 people per square mile (1,383.2/km²). There were 4,024 housing units at an average density of 1,356.1/sq mi (523.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.01% White, 1.21% African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.03% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.74% of the population.
There were 3,949 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $65,648, and the median income for a family was $74,701. Males had a median income of $46,776 versus $38,221 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,802. About 1.6% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Law and government
Local government
Pompton Lakes 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.[10]
The Mayor of Pompton Lakes Borough is Kathleen M. Cole, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.[11] Members of the Pompton Lakes Borough Council are Council President Richard Steele (2008), Katie Cole (2008), Ellis L. Marples (2010) Edward J. Meakem (2009), Lisa Rigogiola (2009) and Michael Simone, Jr. (2010),.[12]
Federal, state and county representation
Pompton Lakes is in the Eighth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th Legislative District.[13]
New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). 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 26th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Pennacchio (R, Pine Brook) and in the Assembly by Alex DeCroce (R, Morris Plains) and Jay Webber (R, Morris Plains).[14] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[15]
Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to staggered three-year terms on an at-large basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[16] As of 2008, Passaic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Sonia Rosado (2009, Ringwood), Freeholder Deputy Director Tahesha Way (2009, Wayne), Terry Duffy (2010, West Milford), Elease Evans (2008, Paterson), James Gallagher (2009, Paterson) Bruce James (2008, Clifton) and Pat Lepore (2010, West Paterson).[17]
Highlands protection
In 2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey Highlands region. Pompton Lakes was included in the highlands preservation area and is subject to the rules of the act and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, a division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.[18] None of the territory in the protected region is classified as being in the highlands preservation area, and so is not subject to the additional rules that would entail.[19]
Education
The Pompton Lakes School District serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[20]) are two elementary schools serving grades K-5 — Lincoln School (382 students) and Lenox School (372) — (Lakeside Middle School (418) for grades 6-8 and Pompton Lakes High School (635) for gardes 9-12. The high school receives students from Riverdale (in Morris County) as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[21]
St. Mary's School is a catholic school for pre-K through 8th grade students.
Media
The AM radio station WGHT (formerly WKER) is located in Pompton Lakes and is a daytime only station. WGHT, operating on 1500kHz, has become northern New Jersey's #1 oldies radio station since WCBS-FM switched over to Jack FM in June 2005. At night it is Washington Post Radio.
The Pompton Lakes High School has recently started a Sound and Media club that has a Pompton Lakes Informational Channel, or PLTV77. The station airs on Cablevision channel 77.
Films/Movies
The comedy In & Out was partially filmed at the Pompton Lakes High School. The filmmakers apparently decided that the look and feel of the High School were ideal for creating a southern-United States atmosphere.
Parks
The Ramapo Mountain State Forest is in the northernmost part of Pompton Lakes. There are also seven municipal parks: Hershfield Park, Stiles Park, Gallo-Pacifico Park, Lakeside Park and the Boat House, Veterans Memorial Park, Federal Square, and John Murrin Park.
Transportation
Major roads through Pompton Lakes includes Interstate 287 and Hamburg-Paterson Turnpike.
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to New York City on the 193, 194 and 197 routes to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, to Newark on the 75 and local service on the 748 line.[22]
Commerce
The Pompton Lakes Towne Square, at the corner of Ringwood Ave and Wanaque Ave, is anchored by an A&P. The Towne Square was built on the former site of a Ben Franklin / ACME food store, after it burned to the ground in a spectacular fire in 1997. The downtown core is located along Wanaque Avenue. The town also has a small industrial section located along Cannonball Road. The end of the road is home to the DuPont works site, which has been shut down, but it still owned by DuPont
There is an ongoing revitalization project in place for the downtown, as commerce has been generally steady but unimpressive, with some of the older buildings needing care.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Pompton Lakes include:
References
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Pompton Lakes, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Pompton Lakes borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 27, 2007.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 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). Retrieved on 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. 211.
- ^ "PASSAIC COUNTY'S FIRST BOROUGH; To be Called Pompton Lakes and to Have an Election Saturday.", The New York Times, January 14, 1895. Accessed July 14, 2008. "The borough fever has broken out in Passaic County, and a petition signed by the lawful number of residents will be presented to Judge Hopper in the Passaic Common Pleas to-morrow."
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ 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. 121.
- ^ Mayor's Office, Borough of Pompton Lakes. Accessed June 15, 2008.
- ^ Pompton Lakes Borough Council, Borough of Pompton Lakes. Accessed June 15, 2008.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 63. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ About the Governor, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ The Role of The Freeholders, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed April 21, 2008
- ^ 2008 Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed April 21, 2008
- ^ "Assembly Committee Substitute for Assembly, No. 2635" (PDF) pp. 15-16. New Jersey Legislature (2004-06-07). Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
- ^ "Highlands Municipalities". NJDEP (August 23, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
- ^ Data for the Pompton Lakes School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 15, 2008.
- ^ Pompton Lakes Information and Reference Calendar '07-'08, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Accessed January 28, 2008. "Pompton Lakes High School initially received students from Oakland, Wayne and Midland Park. Currently, there is a receiving district relationship between Pompton Lakes and Riverdale students."
- ^ Passaic County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 27, 2007.
- ^ CECIL B. DeMILLE. Accessed July 27, 2007. "The world-renowned motion picture producer and director spent a good portion of his youth in Pompton Lakes."
- ^ Wojcik, Michael. "Songs of Redemption: Former Pompton Lakes parishioner returns 'home' to perform with new music ministry, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. Accessed October 29, 2007. "The holiday concert marked a homecoming of sorts for the 47-year-old Monarque, a local boy who made good in Tinsletown. Born and raised in Pompton Lakes, he considers himself a child of St. Mary's, where he sang in the parish choir, learned religious studies and attended retreats."
- ^ Barry, Jan. "AUTHOR REVISITS SCENE OF NOVEL -- TELLS STUDENTS DREAMS CAN COME TRUE", The Record (Bergen County), December 12, 2000. Accessed August 14, 2007. "Cathy Bauer couldn't wait to graduate from Pompton Lakes High and get out into the world."
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