Millburn, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Millburn is a township
in Essex County
, New Jersey
, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,149.
Millburn Township was created as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature
on March 20, 1857, from portions of Springfield Township
.
Millburn also includes the hamlet of Short Hills
. Millburn comprises the historic Wyoming district, and South Mountain and Millburn Center areas. Short Hills
contains the sections of Knollwood, Glenwood, Brookhaven, Country Club, Merrywood, Deerfield-Crossroads, Mountaintop, White Oak Ridge, and Old Short Hills Estates.
Millburn is near South Mountain Reservation
, The Mall at Short Hills
and the suburban towns of South Orange
, Maplewood
, Livingston
, and Summit
. Millburn is also home to the Paper Mill Playhouse
, a 70-year-old regional theater.
New Jersey Monthly
magazine ranked Millburn as the 53rd best place to live in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
Millburn had the highest annual property tax rate in New Jersey in 2009 at $19,097, compared to the statewide average of $7,300 that year which was the highest in the United States.
and is bordered by the municipalities of Livingston
, Florham Park
, Chatham Township
, Summit
, Springfield Township
, Union Township
, Maplewood
and West Orange
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the township has a total area of 9.9 square miles (25.6 km²), of which, 9.38 square miles (24.3 km²) of it is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (5.25%) is water.
The West Branch of the Rahway River
runs through downtown Millburn.
of 2000, there were 19,765 people, 7,015 households, and 5,604 families residing in the township. The population density
was 2,106.2 people per square mile (813.6/km2). There were 7,158 housing units at an average density of 762.8 per square mile (294.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 88.91% White, 8.40% Asian, 1.10% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races
, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.04% of the population.
The most common reported ancestries in 2000 were 13.5% Italian
, 12.1% Irish
, 11.7% Russian
and 11.5% German
.
There were 7,015 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples
living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $130,848, and the median income for a family was $158,888. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $51,603 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $76,796. About 1.2% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
Millburn has one of the largest Jewish communities in Essex County, along with neighboring Livingston
and South Orange
. Philip Roth
's popular novel Goodbye, Columbus
about a newly affluent Jewish family in the 1950s, was set in the Short Hills
section of Millburn, and a key scene takes place at the Millburn High School
track.
The township has also become very popular with young professionals moving out of Manhattan
, thanks to direct train service to Penn Station
.
form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. A Business Administrator manages the day-to-day functions of the Township.
, members of the Township Committee are Mayor
Sandra H. Haimoff (2012), Deputy Mayor Robert J. Tillotson (2011), W. Theodore Bourke (2013), Thomas C. McDermott (2013) and James F. Suell (2011).
Haimoff became the new Mayor in 2008 following the expiration of former mayor Daniel Baer's term on December 31, 2007. Daniel Baer's service had marked the first time in the history of the town that a Democrat held the title of Mayor.
based on the results of the 2010 Census. The new district is in effect for the June 2011 primary and the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.
received 58.6% of the vote here, outpolling Republican John McCain
who received 39.8% of the vote.
serve students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
) are five K-5 elementary schools (except as noted) —
Deerfield Elementary School (481 students),
Glenwood Elementary School (529),
Hartshorn Elementary School (504),
South Mountain Elementary School (PreK-5; 375) and
Wyoming Elementary School (341) —
Millburn Middle School for sixth through eighth grade (1,177) and
Millburn High School
for grades 9-12 (1,407).
Millburn High School was ranked as Number 148 in Newsweek Magazine
's listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the August 5, 2005 issue, a ranking based on the number of AP exams taken by the students at the school in the past year divided by the number of graduating seniors. 98.3% of the class of 2010 planned to attend a four-year college or other post-secondary education.
New Jersey Monthly
magazine ranked Millburn High School
as the best high school in New Jersey in its 2008 and 2010 rankings of the "Top Public High Schools" in New Jersey.
The influx of younger families into the community has led to significant growth in public school enrollment, with projected attendance forecast to double from 1990 to 2007.
Far Brook School
is a private, nonsectarian
coeducation
al day school
located in the Short Hills
section of Millburn, serving students in nursery through eighth grade, with a total enrollment of 197 students. The Pingry School
's Lower School (K-6) campus is located in Short Hills
. St. Rose of Lima School is a Catholic school
with 260 students in PreK-3 to 8th grade, operating under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Newark
.
Millburn Township is served by two New Jersey Transit
railroad stations along the Morristown Line
: the Millburn
station, located at the intersection of Essex Avenue and Lackawanna Place near the Millburn Free Public Library, and the Short Hills
station, located near The Crescent Street between Hobart Avenue and Chatham Road. The latter station is also the site of the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society museum
.
In addition, New Jersey Transit operates multiple bus lines along Millburn and Essex Avenues, including the 70 route that stops at the Millburn
RR station on a route between Newark
and Livingston
. The MCM3 Morris County Metro local route also serves the community.
A variety of roads serve Millburn. Major county routes include CR 510
, CR 527
and CR 577
. Route 24 and Route 124 also pass through along the southwestern border with Summit
. I-78
passes through the very southern tip of the township in the area of exit 49.
Township (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...
in Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
, 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 township population was 20,149.
Millburn Township was created as a township 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 March 20, 1857, from portions of Springfield Township
Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
Township of Springfield is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population increased to a record high of 15,817....
.
Millburn also includes the hamlet of Short Hills
Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City...
. Millburn comprises the historic Wyoming district, and South Mountain and Millburn Center areas. Short Hills
Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City...
contains the sections of Knollwood, Glenwood, Brookhaven, Country Club, Merrywood, Deerfield-Crossroads, Mountaintop, White Oak Ridge, and Old Short Hills Estates.
Millburn is near South Mountain Reservation
South Mountain Reservation
South Mountain Reservation covers 2,047.14 acres in central Essex County, New Jersey, in portions of Maplewood, and Millburn and West Orange, bordering South Orange, between the first and second ridges of the Watchung Mountains....
, The Mall at Short Hills
The Mall at Short Hills
The Mall at Short Hills is a high-end mall in the Short Hills area of Millburn, New Jersey, United States. The mall developer is The Taubman Company...
and the suburban towns of South Orange
South Orange, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,964 people, 5,522 households, and 3,766 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,945.3 people per square mile . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of 1,987.5 per square mile...
, Maplewood
Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 23,867.-History:...
, Livingston
Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield...
, and Summit
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
. Millburn is also home to the Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse is a regional theatre with approximately 1200 seats, located in Millburn, New Jersey, less than 25 miles from Manhattan. Due to its location, it can draw from the pool of actors who live in New York City. Its location, as well as its focus on producing large-scale shows, makes...
, a 70-year-old regional theater.
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine ranked Millburn as the 53rd best place to live in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
Millburn had the highest annual property tax rate in New Jersey in 2009 at $19,097, compared to the statewide average of $7,300 that year which was the highest in the United States.
Geography
Millburn is located at 40.733751°N 74.320141°W (40.733751, -74.320141), approximately 15 miles from ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and is bordered by the municipalities of Livingston
Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield...
, Florham Park
Florham Park, New Jersey
Florham Park is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,857, which had grown to 12,389 as of the Bureau's 2008 estimate....
, Chatham Township
Chatham Township, New Jersey
Chatham Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,452.Chatham Township was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1806, from portions of Hanover Township and Morris Township, based on...
, Summit
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
, Springfield Township
Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
Township of Springfield is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population increased to a record high of 15,817....
, Union Township
Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
Union is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms...
, Maplewood
Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 23,867.-History:...
and West Orange
West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207...
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 9.9 square miles (25.6 km²), of which, 9.38 square miles (24.3 km²) of it is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (5.25%) is water.
The West Branch of the Rahway River
Rahway River
The Rahway River is a river, approximately 24 mi long, in northeastern New Jersey in the United States. The river drains part of the suburban and urbanized area of New Jersey west of New York City. Part of the extended area of New York Harbor, the river empties into the Arthur Kill. In its...
runs through downtown Millburn.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 19,765 people, 7,015 households, and 5,604 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,106.2 people per square mile (813.6/km2). There were 7,158 housing units at an average density of 762.8 per square mile (294.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 88.91% White, 8.40% Asian, 1.10% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.04% of the population.
The most common reported ancestries in 2000 were 13.5% Italian
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
, 12.1% Irish
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
, 11.7% Russian
Russian American
Russian Americans are primarily Americans who traces their ancestry to Russia. The definition can be applied to recent Russian immigrants to the United States, as well as to settlers of 19th century Russian settlements in northwestern America which includes today's California, Alaska and...
and 11.5% German
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
.
There were 7,015 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $130,848, and the median income for a family was $158,888. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $51,603 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 township was $76,796. About 1.2% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
Millburn has one of the largest Jewish communities in Essex County, along with neighboring Livingston
Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield...
and South Orange
South Orange, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,964 people, 5,522 households, and 3,766 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,945.3 people per square mile . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of 1,987.5 per square mile...
. Philip Roth
Philip Roth
Philip Milton Roth is an American novelist. He gained fame with the 1959 novella Goodbye, Columbus, an irreverent and humorous portrait of Jewish-American life that earned him a National Book Award...
's popular novel Goodbye, Columbus
Goodbye, Columbus
Goodbye, Columbus is a 1959 book by American novelist Philip Roth. It was the writer's first book: a collection of five short stories and one novella, also titled "Goodbye, Columbus"....
about a newly affluent Jewish family in the 1950s, was set in the Short Hills
Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City...
section of Millburn, and a key scene takes place at the Millburn High School
Millburn High School
Millburn High School is a four-year public high school in Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Millburn Township Public Schools. The school enrolls students from the town of Millburn, including its neighborhood of Short Hills...
track.
The township has also become very popular with young professionals moving out of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, thanks to direct train service to Penn Station
Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also...
.
Local government
Since its incorporation as a municipality in 1857, Millburn has operated under the TownshipTownship (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...
form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. A Business Administrator manages the day-to-day functions of the Township.
, members of the Township Committee are Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Sandra H. Haimoff (2012), Deputy Mayor Robert J. Tillotson (2011), W. Theodore Bourke (2013), Thomas C. McDermott (2013) and James F. Suell (2011).
Haimoff became the new Mayor in 2008 following the expiration of former mayor Daniel Baer's term on December 31, 2007. Daniel Baer's service had marked the first time in the history of the town that a Democrat held the title of Mayor.
Federal, state and county representation
Millburn is split between the 10th and 11th Congressional districts and is part of New Jersey's 21st state legislative district. The township was relocated to the 27th state legislative district by the New Jersey Apportionment CommissionNew Jersey Apportionment Commission
The New Jersey Apportionment Commission is a constitutionally-created ten-member commission responsible for apportioning the forty districts of the New Jersey Legislature. The commission is convened after each decennial U.S. Census, and the districts are to be in use for the legislative elections...
based on the results of the 2010 Census. The new district is in effect for the June 2011 primary and the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.
Politics
In recent years, on the national level, Millburn leans toward the Democratic Party. In 2008, Democrat Barack ObamaBarack 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...
received 58.6% of the vote here, outpolling Republican John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
who received 39.8% of the vote.
Education
The Millburn Township Public SchoolsMillburn Township Public Schools
The Millburn Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekinderagrten through twelfth grade from Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States....
serve students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The 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...
) are five K-5 elementary schools (except as noted) —
Deerfield Elementary School (481 students),
Glenwood Elementary School (529),
Hartshorn Elementary School (504),
South Mountain Elementary School (PreK-5; 375) and
Wyoming Elementary School (341) —
Millburn Middle School for sixth through eighth grade (1,177) and
Millburn High School
Millburn High School
Millburn High School is a four-year public high school in Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Millburn Township Public Schools. The school enrolls students from the town of Millburn, including its neighborhood of Short Hills...
for grades 9-12 (1,407).
Millburn High School was ranked as Number 148 in Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
's listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the August 5, 2005 issue, a ranking based on the number of AP exams taken by the students at the school in the past year divided by the number of graduating seniors. 98.3% of the class of 2010 planned to attend a four-year college or other post-secondary education.
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine ranked Millburn High School
Millburn High School
Millburn High School is a four-year public high school in Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Millburn Township Public Schools. The school enrolls students from the town of Millburn, including its neighborhood of Short Hills...
as the best high school in New Jersey in its 2008 and 2010 rankings of the "Top Public High Schools" in New Jersey.
The influx of younger families into the community has led to significant growth in public school enrollment, with projected attendance forecast to double from 1990 to 2007.
Far Brook School
Far Brook School
Far Brook School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey, United States, serving students in nursery through eighth grade....
is a private, nonsectarian
Nonsectarian
Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense, refers to a lack of sectarianism. The term is also more narrowly used to describe secular private educational institutions or other organizations either not affiliated with or not restricted to a particular religious denomination though the organization...
coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
located in the Short Hills
Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City...
section of Millburn, serving students in nursery through eighth grade, with a total enrollment of 197 students. The Pingry School
Pingry School
The Pingry School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory country day school in New Jersey, with a Lower School campus in the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn, and a Middle and Upper School campus in Martinsville. The school was founded in 1861 by Dr. John F. Pingry.Pingry's...
's Lower School (K-6) campus is located in Short Hills
Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City...
. St. Rose of Lima School is 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...
with 260 students in PreK-3 to 8th grade, operating under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Newark
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...
.
Transportation
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
railroad stations along the Morristown Line
Morristown Line
The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transit's commuter lines and is one of two branches that run along the Morris and Essex Lines. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbound trains use the Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn...
: the Millburn
Millburn (NJT station)
Millburn Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Millburn, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex Railroad line.- History :The Millburn Station predates the town's formal incorporation and in fact dates back to 1837...
station, located at the intersection of Essex Avenue and Lackawanna Place near the Millburn Free Public Library, and the Short Hills
Short Hills (NJT station)
Short Hills Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Short Hills, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex Railroad line.- History :The presence of a railroad station at the present site dates from 1879, when Stewart Hartshorn, the developer of what became the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn,...
station, located near The Crescent Street between Hobart Avenue and Chatham Road. The latter station is also the site of the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
.
In addition, New Jersey Transit operates multiple bus lines along Millburn and Essex Avenues, including the 70 route that stops at the Millburn
Millburn (NJT station)
Millburn Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Millburn, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex Railroad line.- History :The Millburn Station predates the town's formal incorporation and in fact dates back to 1837...
RR station on a route between Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
and Livingston
Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield...
. The MCM3 Morris County Metro local route also serves the community.
A variety of roads serve Millburn. Major county routes include CR 510
County Route 510 (New Jersey)
County Route 510 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from North Road in Chester to McCarter Highway in Newark.A separate, westbound portion of CR 510 stretches through Morristown.-Morris County:...
, CR 527
County Route 527 (New Jersey)
County Route 527 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Main Street in Toms River Township to Pompton Avenue in Cedar Grove. It is the second longest county highway in New Jersey after Route 519. It was first given the number 527 in 1954...
and CR 577
County Route 577 (New Jersey)
County Route 577, abbreviated CR 577, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Springfield Avenue in Springfield Township to Bloomfield Avenue in Verona.-Route description:...
. Route 24 and Route 124 also pass through along the southwestern border with Summit
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
. I-78
Interstate 78 in New Jersey
Interstate 78 is an east–west route stretching from Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania to New York City. In New Jersey, I-78 is called the Phillipsburg–Newark Expressway and the Newark Bay Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike...
passes through the very southern tip of the township in the area of exit 49.
Sesquicentennial
Millburn celebrated its 150th Birthday in its downtown, June '07. It was one of the biggest celebrations in Millburn history.Points of interest
- Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird SanctuaryCora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird SanctuaryThe Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary , also known as the Hartshorn Arboretum, is an arboretum and bird sanctuary located at 324 Forest Drive South, Short Hills, in Essex County, New Jersey. Its trails are open to the public daily without charge...
- The Mall at Short HillsThe Mall at Short HillsThe Mall at Short Hills is a high-end mall in the Short Hills area of Millburn, New Jersey, United States. The mall developer is The Taubman Company...
- Paper Mill PlayhousePaper Mill PlayhousePaper Mill Playhouse is a regional theatre with approximately 1200 seats, located in Millburn, New Jersey, less than 25 miles from Manhattan. Due to its location, it can draw from the pool of actors who live in New York City. Its location, as well as its focus on producing large-scale shows, makes...
- B'nai Israel synagogueCongregation B'nai Israel (Millburn, New Jersey)B'nai Israel is an architecturally notable Conservative synagogue in Millburn, New Jersey.It was founded in 1924, and hired Max Gruenewald as rabbi in 1946. He had been the rabbi of the Haupt Synagogue in Mannheim, Germany when it was destroyed during the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938. In 1950, two...
- Old Short Hills Park
- Taylor Park
- Gero Park
- Also, part of South Mountain ReservationSouth Mountain ReservationSouth Mountain Reservation covers 2,047.14 acres in central Essex County, New Jersey, in portions of Maplewood, and Millburn and West Orange, bordering South Orange, between the first and second ridges of the Watchung Mountains....
is within the town's boundary.
Notable natives and residents
Notable current and former natives and residents of Millburn include:- Lorenzo BorgheseLorenzo BorgheseLorenzo Borghese , commonly known as Prince Lorenzo Borghese, is a member of the House of Borghese, a cosmetics entrepreneur and animal advocate, and the featured bachelor on the 9th season of ABC’s The Bachelor American television show. Lorenzo is the son of Prince Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo...
(born 1973), star of the 9th season of The Bachelor. - James C. FletcherJames C. FletcherJames Chipman Fletcher was the president of the University of Utah from 1964 to 1971. He also served as the 4th and 7th Administrator of NASA, first from April 27, 1971, to May 1, 1977, and again from May 12, 1986, to April 8, 1989 and also worked at BPP.-Biography:Born in Millburn, New Jersey,...
(1919–91), 4th and 7th Administrator of NASA. - William R. ForstchenWilliam R. ForstchenWilliam R. Forstchen is an American author who began publishing in 1983 with the novel Ice Prophet. He is a Professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College, in Montreat, North Carolina...
(born 1950) New York Times best selling author. - Anne HathawayAnne Hathaway (actress)Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries...
(born 1982), actress. - Herbert G. HopwoodHerbert G. HopwoodAdmiral Herbert Gladstone Hopwood was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet from 1958 to 1960.-Early career:...
(1898–1966), Commander in chief of the United States Pacific FleetUnited States Pacific FleetThe United States Pacific Fleet is a Pacific Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval resources under the operational control of the United States Pacific Command. Its home port is at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii. It is commanded by Admiral Patrick M...
from 1958 to 1960. - Elliott KalanElliott KalanElliott Kalan is an American comedian, and a writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.Kalan grew up in New Jersey where he started his long time friendship with Anne Hathaway and attended New York University, majoring in screenwriting...
(born 1981), writer The Daily ShowThe Daily ShowThe Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
. - Michael Lavigne (born 1946) novelist.
- Jon Kilik (born 1956), Oscar nominated film producer.
- John C. McGinleyJohn C. McGinleyJohn Christopher McGinley is an American actor, most notable for his roles as Perry Cox in Scrubs, Bob Slydell in Office Space, Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's Platoon and Marv in Stone's Wall Street. He has also written and produced for television and film...
(born 1959), actor. - Steven MillerSteven MillerSteven Miller is an American record producer and executive. He is best known for his association with Windham Hill Records, where his ambient sound helped create notable instrumental recordings such as Michael Hedges’ Aerial Boundaries, Mark Isham’s Vapor Drawings and George Winston’s December.As...
(born 1956), record producer. - Robert E. Mulcahy IIIRobert E. Mulcahy IIIRobert Edward Mulcahy III was the director of athletics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.-Biography:Mulcahy attended Millburn High School in Millburn, New Jersey, and graduated from Villanova University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts in History...
(born 1932), athletic director at Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. - Maureen OgdenMaureen OgdenMaureen B. Ogden is an American Republican Party politician who served seven terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1982 to 1996...
(born 1928), seven-term member of the New Jersey General AssemblyNew Jersey General AssemblyThe New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
who served as Mayor of Millburn from 1979 to 1981. - Betty LiuBetty LiuBetty Liu is a news anchor for Bloomberg Television, a subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P. She counts viewers down to the opening of the market.-Personal life:...
, Bloomberg TV anchor - Belva PlainBelva PlainBelva Plain , née Offenberg, was a best-selling American author of mainstream fiction. She was born in New York City.-Biography:...
(born 1919), author. - Brian RolstonBrian RolstonBrian Lee Rolston is a professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He has won a Stanley Cup Championship with the New Jersey Devils in 1995, and the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 playing for Team USA...
(born 1973), professional hockey player. - Peter RostPeter Rost (doctor)Peter Rost, M.D. is a former vice president at the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and most well known for testifying in the United States Congress against the business methods of the pharmaceutical industry. He is also an author of the insider books, The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare...
(born 1959), author, speaker, expert witness, drug industry whistleblower. - Annie RussellAnnie RussellAnnie Ellen Russell was an English born American stage actress.-Early life:Russell was born on in Liverpool, England, of Irish parents, Joseph Russell and Jane Mount. She moved to Canada when she was a child. She made her first appearance on the stage at eight years old at the Montreal Academy of...
(1864–1936), British-American theatrical actress. - Patti StangerPatti StangerPatti Stanger is a Jewish-American matchmaker and television producer with her own Bravo TV show called The Millionaire Matchmaker. She is the founder and CEO of Millionaire's Club International Inc., a professional matchmaking service for millionaires.-Early life and education:Adopted into a...
(born 1961), matchmaker. - Joel WeingartenJoel WeingartenJoel M. Weingarten is an American Republican Party politician who served two full terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 21st Legislative District from 1996 to 2002....
, member of the New Jersey General AssemblyNew Jersey General AssemblyThe New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
. - Wang Yung-chingWang Yung-chingWang Yung-ching was an influential entrepreneur who founded a large business empire in Taiwan. According to the 2008 Forbes survey, he was the 178th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion...
(1917–2008), Taiwan's wealthiest entrepreneur. - Rachel ZoeRachel ZoeRachel Zoe Rosenzweig , also known as Rachel Zoe, is an American fashion stylist best known for working with celebrities, fashion houses, beauty firms, advertising agencies, and magazine editors. In 2008, the first season of her Bravo reality television series The Rachel Zoe Project debuted...
(born 1971), fashion stylist. - Alan ZweibelAlan ZweibelAlan Zweibel is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.-Early life:...
(born 1950), television producer and writer.
External links
- Millburn Township website
- Millburn Township Public Schools
- Data for the Millburn Township 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...
- Millburn Public Library
- Millburn-Short Hills 4th of July Committee
- The New York Times, July 16, 2000. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Millburn Township, N.J.; A Town Where Both Halves Live Well" by Jerry Cheslow