- see also: Rockaway Township, New Jersey
Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough
population was 6,473.
Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from
portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held
the previous day.[1]
Geography
Rockaway is located at 40°54′1″N, 74°30′49″W (40.900365,
-74.513557)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total
area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it
is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.95%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,473 people, 2,445 households, and 1,709 families residing
in the borough. The population density was 1,195.8/km² (3,098.9/mi²). There were
2,491 housing units at an average density of 460.2/km² (1,192.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.75%
White, 1.41% African American, 0.20% Native American, 6.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.98% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.39% of the population.
There were 2,445 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were
non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7%
from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $61,002, and the median income for a family was $66,997. Males had a
median income of $44,673 versus $35,956 for females. The per capita income for the
borough was $26,500. About 3.0% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
The Mayor of Rockaway Borough is Mary Lockwood. Rockaway Borough Council Members for 2006 are
Council President John "Jay" L. Willer, Melissa Burnside, John Mirabella, Robert Schaefer, Kathyann Snyder and Joseph A.
Vicente.[4]
Federal, state, and county representation
Rockaway is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 25th Legislative District.[5]
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
Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 25th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State
Senate by Anthony Bucco (R, Denville) and in the Assembly by Michael Patrick Carroll
(R, Morristown) and
Richard A. Merkt (R,
Randolph). The Governor of New
Jersey is Jon Corzine (D,
Hoboken).
As of 2007, Morris County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Margaret
Nordstrom, Freeholder Deputy Director John Inglesino, Douglas R. Cabana, William J. Chegwidden, Gene F. Feyl, John J. Murphy and Jack Schrier.[6]
Education
The Rockaway Borough Public Schools are a Pre-Kindergarten through
Eighth grade district with an enrollment of approximately 615 students. Students in grades K - 3 attend the Lincoln Elementary School and students in grades
4 - 8 attend the Thomas Jefferson Middle
School. Approximately 60 professional staff members provide educational services to students of the district.
Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend Morris Hills High School,
located in Rockaway Borough, and which also serves the residential communities of Rockaway Township and Wharton. The current
enrollment is 1,087 students. The high school is part of the Morris
Hills Regional High School District, which also includes students from Denville
Township.
In pop culture
Many scenes (the train tracks, Main Street and The Old Mill Tavern) from the 2003 movie, The Station Agent, were filmed in Rockaway.
References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P.
Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 196.
- ^ Census data for Rockaway borough, United
States Census Bureau. Accessed September 18, 2007.
- ^ Jersey
Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Rockaway Borough Government, Borough of Rockaway. Accessed May 25,
2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women
Voters, p. 63. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Meet the Freeholders, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed May
29, 2007.
External links
Coordinates:
40.900365° N 74.513557°
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