Mine Hill Township, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°52′41″N 74°36′04″W / 40.878088°N 74.601176°W
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FIPS code | 3402746860[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882202[16] |
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Mine Hill Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a residential community located just west of the center of Morris County, and northwest of the county seat Morristown.
Mine Hill was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1923, from portions of Randolph, based on the results of a referendum held on May 8, 1923.[17][18]
The township's name comes from the history of mines in the area.
As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,015,[8] an increase of 364 (+10.0%) from the 2010 census count of 3,651,[21][22] which in turn reflected a decline of 28 (−0.8%) from the 3,679 counted in the 2000 census.[23]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.00 square miles (7.76 km2), including 2.94 square miles (7.61 km2) of land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 km2) of water (1.93%).[1][2] The township is at an elevation of 863 feet (263 m) above sea level for the administrative center.[24]
The township borders the Morris County municipalities of Dover, Randolph, Roxbury and Wharton.[25][26][27]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 1,422 | — | |
1940 | 1,541 | 8.4% | |
1950 | 1,951 | 26.6% | |
1960 | 3,362 | 72.3% | |
1970 | 3,557 | 5.8% | |
1980 | 3,325 | −6.5% | |
1990 | 3,333 | 0.2% | |
2000 | 3,679 | 10.4% | |
2010 | 3,651 | −0.8% | |
2020 | 4,015 | 10.0% | |
2023 (est.) | 4,006 | [9] | −0.2% |
Population sources: 1930[28] 1940–2000[29] 2000[30][31] 2010[21][22] 2020[8] |
2010 census
The
Of the 1,329 households, 31.8% had children under the age of 18; 57.7% were married couples living together; 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.5% were non-families. Of all households, 20.3% 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 2.75 and the average family size was 3.16.[21]
22.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.3 males.[21] The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
2000 census
At the
There were 1,365 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.3% 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 2.70 and the average family size was 3.08.[30][31]
24.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.[30][31]
The
Government
Local government
Mine Hill Township is governed within the
As of 2023[update], the Mayor of Mine Hill Township is Republican Sam Morris, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Mine Hill Township Council are Council President Frederick F. Willis Jr. (R, 2023), Bret Coranato (R, 2023), Debbie A. Giordano (R, 2025), Kristine A. Kanzenbach (R, 2025) and Jerilyn 'Jeri' Marino (R, 2025).[3][36][37][38][39][40][41]
Dover serves as the lead agency operating a joint municipal court that also serves the neighboring municipalities of Mine Hill Township, Mount Arlington, Victory Gardens and Wharton.[42] Established in 2009, the joint municipal court was forecast to offer annual savings in excess of $250,000 over the 10-year life of the agreement.[43]
Federal, state, and county representation
Mine Hill Township is located in the 7th Congressional District[44] and is part of New Jersey's 25th state legislative district.[45][46][47] Prior to the 2010 Census, Mine Hill Township had been part of the 11th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[48]
For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 7th congressional district is represented by Thomas Kean Jr. (R, Westfield).[49] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[50] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[51][52]
For the 2024-2025 session, the 25th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Anthony M. Bucco (R, Boonton Township) and in the General Assembly by Christian Barranco (R, Jefferson Township) and Aura K. Dunn (R, Mendham Borough).[53]
Morris County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large in partisan elections to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with either one or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election.[54] Actual day-to-day operation of departments is supervised by County Administrator Deena Leary.[55]: 8 As of 2024[update], Morris County's Commissioners are:
John Krickus (R, Chatham Township, 2024),[56] Director Christine Myers (R, Harding, 2025),[57] Douglas Cabana (R, Boonton Township, 2025),[58] Thomas J. Mastrangelo (R, Montville, 2025),[59] Deputy Director Stephen H. Shaw (R, Mountain Lakes, 2024),[60] Deborah Smith (R, Denville, 2024)[61] and Tayfun Selen (R, Chatham Township, 2026)[55]: 2 [62]
The county's constitutional officers are: Clerk Ann F. Grossi (R, Parsippany–Troy Hills, 2028),[63][64] Sheriff James M. Gannon (R, Boonton Township, 2025)[65][66] and Surrogate Heather Darling (R, Roxbury, 2024).[67][68]
Politics
As of March 2011, Mine Hill had a total of 2,197 registered voters, of which 513 (23.4%) were registered as
In the
In the
Education
The Mine Hill School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade at Canfield Avenue School.[77] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 347 students and 34.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[78]
During the 1991–92 school year, Canfield Avenue School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[79]
For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend the schools of the Dover School District in Dover as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[80] The district also serves students from Victory Gardens, which has been fully consolidated into the Dover School District since 2010.[81][82] The high school was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award in 2013.[83] Schools in the Dover School District attended by Mine Hill students (with 2018–19 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics[84]) are Dover Middle School[85] with 511 students in grade 7–8 and Dover High School[86] with 983 students in grades 9–12.[87]
Library services
The Mine Hill Township Library services are provided through the Morris County Library with Mobile library services provided at Town Hall.[88] Residents may also use either the County College of Morris Library in Randolph or the Morris County Library in Morris Plains. Residents of Mine Hill cannot use any other local library in Morris County, because the township does not belong to the Morris County Library System.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 20.65 miles (33.23 km) of roadways, of which 15.89 miles (25.57 km) were maintained by the municipality, 2.86 miles (4.60 km) by Morris County and 1.90 miles (3.06 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[89]
U.S. Route 46 is the main highway serving Mine Hill Township. Interstate 80 and New Jersey Route 10 are accessible in adjacent municipalities.
Public transportation
NJ Transit offered local bus service on the
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mine Hill Township include:
- Kathleen Clark, playwright[95]
- BettyLou DeCroce (born 1952), politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2012, where she has represented the 26th Legislative District, who served on the Mine Hill Township Council from 1981 to 1983[96]
- Tim DiBisceglie (born 1994), professional soccer player who played for the Philadelphia Atoms in 2017–2019[97]
- Roseann Quinn (1944–1973), schoolteacher whose murder inspired Judith Rossner's 1975 novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar, as well as its 1977 film adaptation[98]
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