Montville, New Jersey

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Montville is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 20,839.

Staffing firm Search EDP Inc. and pharmaceutical company Berlex Laboratories are corporations headquartered in Montville.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
- 3.1 Local government
- 3.2 Federal, state and county representation
4 History
5 Education
6 Transportation
7 References
8 Noted residents
9 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.5 km² (19.1 mi²). 48.9 km² (18.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.36%) is water.

Towaco is an unincorporated area located within Montville Township.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 20,839 people, 7,380 households, and 5,867 families residing in the township. The population density was 426.4/km² (1,104.3/mi²). There were 7,541 housing units at an average density of 154.3/km² (399.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.95% White, 0.93% African American, 0.04% Native American, 12.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.55% of the population.

There were 7,380 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $94,557, and the median income for a family was $105,394. Males had a median income of $71,356 versus $45,427 for females. The per capita income for the township was $43,341. About 2.6% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

The Township of Montville is headed by five elected officials who constitute the Township Committee (also referred to as the "governing body") which establishes laws and policies for the Township. The Mayor is a member of the Township Committee and is elected annually by the Committee.

The Township Administrator serves as the chief administrative and executive officer for the organization and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of all municipal departments.

Montville's Township Council consists of Mayor Steve Moscone (Term expires December 31, 2007), Deputy Mayor Art Daughtry (2007), Jean Bader (2006), Deb Nielson (2008) and Jim Sandham (2008)^[1].

A Charter Study Commission was approved by the voters on November 8, 2005, to investigate possible changes to Montville's form of government.^[2]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Montville Township is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th Legislative District^[3].

New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 26th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Martin (R, Morris Plains) and in the Assembly by Alex DeCroce (R, Morris Plains) and Joseph Pennacchio (R, Morris Plains). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Morris County's Freeholders are: Margaret Nordstrom (Freeholder Director), John Inglesino (Freeholder Deputy Director), Douglas R. Cabana, Frank J. Druetzler, Cecilia G. Laureys John J. Murphy and Jack Schrier.

[edit] History

The area now known as Montville Township was first settled by Dutch farmers from New Amsterdam (now New York City) in the very early 18th century. Part of New Netherland, the town was originally called "Uyle-Kill" (the Dutch pronunciation of "Owl-Kill"), a name given to the creek and valley, which ran through the area. By the 1740s, the settlement had grown in size and construction of the first road was begun. The early road, now known as U.S. Route 202, connected various farms with Montville’s first gristmill, sawmill and tannerys.

During the American Revolutionary War, Montville Township was on a major military route from Morristown to the Hudson River. General George Washington's troops often took this route and Washington stayed in Montville Township (Towaco section) in June 1780. The French troops under the leadership of General Rochambeau also passed through Montville Township on their way to the War's final victory at Yorktown, Virginia. It took them four days as they encompassed 5,000 soldiers, 2,000 horses, 500 oxen, possibly 900 cattle, artillery, boats, followers, etc.

Montville was officially named with specific boundaries April 1800. The name came from the Mandeville Inn, which was pronounced Mondeveil by the Dutch. That name was corrupted to Montville. The Montville Inn was, up until July of 2006 located at the site of the pre-Revolutionary War Mandeville Inn. It was demolished to make room for a new restaurant.

The construction of the Morris Canal in this area was completed in 1828, bringing commercial navigation to the Montville/Towaco area. The mid-19th century saw the development of two smaller village centers set apart from Montville: Pine Brook, a fertile agricultural area in the Township’s southern end, and Towaco, situated on the Morris Canal. In 1867, the Township of Montville was formally chartered from 19 square miles of territory set off from what was part of Pequannock Township.

[edit] Education

The Montville Township School District is comprised of the following schools (with 2003-04 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics).

The district includes five Kindergarten to fifth grade elementary schools — Cedar Hill Elementary School with 404 students, Hilldale Elementary School with 357 students, Valley View Elementary School with 433 students, William Mason Elementary School with 383 students and Woodmont Elementary School serving 362 students — Robert R. Lazar Middle School with about 1,039 students in grades 6 - 8 (as of the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year), and Montville High School with an enrollment of 1,098 students in grades 9 - 12. MTHS's mascot is the Mustang and motto is "You can't hide from Mustang Pride!"

Montville Extended Day Learning Center is available at all the elementary schools in the district.

Private Schools include St. Pius X School and Trinity Christian School.

[edit] Transportation

As part of its MidTOWN DIRECT expansion program, New Jersey Transit, with supplemental funding from the Township of Montville, renovated the Towaco Train Station using a design harkening back to the early 1900s. Commuters may now go from Towaco to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan via a transfer in Montclair rather than transferring to the PATH in Newark.

[edit] References

^ Montville Township Committee, accessed July 5, 2006
^ Montville 2006 Charter Study Commission Reports, accessed November 6, 2006
^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 61, accessed August 30, 2006

[edit] Noted residents

Some noted current and former residents:

Pete Yorn - Singer-songwriter

[edit] External links

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