Editing Mendham Township, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1810= 1277
| 1820= 1326
| 1830= 1315
| 1840= 1378
| 1850= 1723
| 1860= 1660
| 1870= 1573
| 1880= 1526
| 1890= 1266
| 1900= 1600
| 1910=  792 | 1910n=*
| 1920=  699
| 1930= 1003
| 1940= 1079
| 1950= 1380
| 1960= 2256
| 1970= 3697
| 1980= 4488
| 1990= 4537
| 2000= 5400
| 2010= 5869
| 2020= 6016
| estimate=5989
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1810–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA256 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 256, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed December 18, 2012. "Mendham contained a population in 1850 of 1,723; in 1860, 1,660; and in 1870, 1,573."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA140 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 140. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402745360 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Mendham township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101759/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402745360 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/mendham1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Mendham township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807093448/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/mendham1.pdf |date=2013-08-07 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/mendhamtownshipmorriscountynewjersey QuickFacts Mendham township, Morris County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 29, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 5,869 people, 1,952 households, and 1,659 families in the township. The [[population density]] was 328.4 per square mile (126.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,062 housing units at an average density of 115.4 per square mile (44.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 93.32% (5,477) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.29% (76) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.05% (3) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 3.41% (200) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.56% (33) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.36% (80) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 3.60% (211) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,952 households, 44.6% had children under the age of 18; 78.0% were married couples living together; 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 15.0% were non-families. Of all households, 12.7% were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.28.<ref name=Census2010/>

30.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 15.4% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $162,125 (with a margin of error of +/− $44,498) and the median family income was $194,028 (+/− $20,875). Males had a median income of $163,594 (+/− $46,204) versus $76,136 (+/− $53,301) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $93,011 (+/− $10,203). About 0.6% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402745360 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Mendham township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082559/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402745360 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

Mendham Township is one of the highest-income small municipalities in the United States and was ranked 7th in New Jersey in per capita income as of the 2010 Census.<ref name=LWDIncome/> Based on data from the 2006-2010 [[American Community Survey]], the township had a per capita income of $93,011 (ranked 7th in the state), compared to per capita income in Morris County of $47,342 and statewide of $34,858.<ref name=LWDIncome>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/industry/incpov/income2010/income.xls Median Household, Family, Per-Capita Income: State, County, Municipality and Census Designated Place (CDP) With Municipalities Ranked by Per Capita Income; 2010 5-year ACS estimates], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed June 3, 2020.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 5,400 people, 1,788 households, and 1,539 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|302.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,849 housing units at an average density of {{convert|103.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 95.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.93% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.02% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.52% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402745360.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mendham township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801082333/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402745360.pdf |date=2013-08-01 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402745360 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Mendham township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092131/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402745360 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,788 households, out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $136,174, and the median income for a family was $146,254. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $57,946 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $61,460. About 1.4% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Mendham Township was ranked in 2000 as the [[New Jersey locations by per capita income#New Jersey places ranked by per capita income|17th-highest per capita income]] in the state of New Jersey, after having been ranked tenth a decade earlier. In 2000, the township's median household income ranked forth in the state and second highest in Morris County behind [[Mountain Lakes, New Jersey|Mountain Lakes]]. Per capita income increased by 30.4% from the previous census, with income growth ranked 493rd among the state's 566 municipalities.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031215005613/http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi25/pub/NJSDC-P4.pdf#page=66 "Money Income (1989 and 1999) and Poverty (1999) New Jersey, counties, and Municipalities"], Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research New Jersey State Data Center, April 2003. Accessed September 24, 2013.</ref>