Kinnelon, New Jersey
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Borough (New Jersey)
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in Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,248. It is a low density, suburban community, with many parks and trails.
Kinnelon was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
on February 20, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township
Pequannock Township, New Jersey
Pequannock Township is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 13,888....
, based on the results of a referendum passed on March 21, 1922.
Geography
Kinnelon is located at 40.991069°N 74.372051°W (40.991069, -74.372051).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 18.8 square miles (48.7 km²), of which, 17.9 square miles (46.4 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (4.94%) is water.
The borough is home to Silas Condict County Park as well as sections of Pyramid Mountain County Park. Its largest lake is Lake Kinnelon, which is within Smoke Rise
Smoke Rise (community)
Smoke Rise is a Gated community in Kinnelon, New Jersey that was created out of the estate of Francis Kinney, a 19th century industrialist who founded Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company. The Kinney estate dates back to 1884, when Francis Kinney, a pioneer in the tobacco industry, built a huge "summer...
, a private gated community. The Fayson Lakes area of Kinnelon was developed as a vacation resort. Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock
Tripod Rock is glacial erratic or "perched boulder" located in Kinnelon, New Jersey in the Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area. This famous multi-ton Precambrian gneiss boulder, located near the edge of a long ridge, is balanced on three smaller boulders. It is roughly 6 meters long, 3 meters...
is located in Kinnelon's Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area.
Splitrock Reservoir
Splitrock Reservoir
Splitrock Reservoir is of wilderness located in northern New Jersey on the borders of Rockaway Township and Kinnelon. The reservoir is nestled deep in the woods where it can be reached by traveling a mile on a dirt road known as Split Rock Road. The reservoir consists of several large lakes...
is 625 acres (2.5 km²) of wilderness located in northern New Jersey on the borders of Kinnelon and Rockaway Township
Rockaway Township, New Jersey
Rockaway Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 24,156....
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 9,365 people, 3,062 households, and 2,685 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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was 523.5 people per square mile (202.1/km2). There were 3,123 housing units at an average density of 174.6 per square mile (67.4/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.60% White, 0.58% African American, 0.04% Native American, 2.84% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.
There were 3,062 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.3% were non-families. 9.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the borough the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $113,991, and the median income for a family was $128,593. Males had a median income of $88,870 versus $65,069 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the borough was $77,796. About 2.3% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Kinnelon is governed under the BoroughBorough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
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.
, the Mayor
Mayor
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of Kinnelon is Robert W. Collins (term ends December 31, 2014). Members of the Borough Council are Council President James Freda (2013), Stephen Cobell (2013), Gary Moleta (2011), Ronald Mondello (2011), Dan O'Dougherty (2012) and Andrew SanFilippo (2012).
Federal, state and county representation
Kinnelon Borough is in the 11th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district. The legislative district was kept unchanged by the New Jersey Apportionment CommissionNew Jersey Apportionment Commission
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based on the results of the 2010 Census.
Politics
In the 2008 Presidential ElectionUnited States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
, Republican John McCain
John McCain
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received 62.4% of the vote (3,638 ballots cast), defeating Democrat Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, who received around 36.1% (2,105 votes), with 79.5% of the borough's 7,334 registered voters casting ballots. In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009
The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009. Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was running for a second term and was being challenged by Republican Chris Christie, Independent Christopher Daggett and nine others, in addition to several write-in candidates...
, Republican Chris Christie received 66.2% of the vote (2,669 ballots cast), defeating Democrat Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and of MF Global, and a one time American politician, who served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A Democrat, Corzine served five years of a six-year U.S. Senate term representing New Jersey before being elected Governor...
, who received around 25.6% (1,032 votes), with 56.3% of the 7,167 registered voters participating.
Education
The Kinnelon Public SchoolsKinnelon Public Schools
The Kinnelon Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves approximately 2,200 students in kindergarten through 12th grade from Kinnelon, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
serves approximately 2,200 students in grades K-12. Schools in the district (with 2009–10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
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are
Kiel School for grades PreK-2 (441 students),
Stonybrook School for grades 3-5 (502 students),
Pearl R. Miller Middle School for grades 6-8 (561 students) and
Kinnelon High School
Kinnelon High School
Kinnelon High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Kinnelon in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Kinnelon Public Schools....
(703 students).
Our Lady of the Magnificat School, a Catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
that had been operated since 1964 under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which includes three counties in northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex. The city of Paterson, third-largest in the state of New Jersey, was chosen as the episcopal see, even though...
, closed after the 2009-10 school year in the face of declining enrollment and increasing deficits that the parish could no longer sustain.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Kinnelon include:- Laura BenantiLaura BenantiLaura Benanti is an American actress of television, film and Broadway theatre noted for her award winning performance as Louise in the 2008 production of Gypsy.-Early years:...
(born 1979), musical theatreMusical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
actress, who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatreBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
productions. - Roman ObenRoman ObenRoman Dissake Oben is an American football offensive tackle who retired in 2008. He co-hosts the New York Giants pre and post game show on WFAN in the fall as well as being a television color football analyst for MSG Varsity high school sports television network...
(born 1972), former NFL football player. - Harry L. ToweHarry L. ToweHarry Lancaster Towe was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1951.Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, November 3, 1898, Towe attended the public schools of Passaic, New Jersey...
(1898–1977), Congressman who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional districtNew Jersey's 9th congressional districtNew Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Steve Rothman.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all or portions of three counties and 37 municipalities:Bergen County:Hudson CountyPassaic...
from 1943 to 1951.
External links
- Kinnelon Borough website
- Kinnelon Public Schools
- Data for the Kinnelon Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...