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{{short description|Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, US}} {{Use American English|date=March 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Sussex, New Jersey |settlement_type = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = 2025-03-10 12 20 26 View south along Main Street at Newton Avenue in Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey.jpg |imagesize = 250x200px |image_caption = View south along Main Street in central Sussex |image_flag = |image_seal = Sussex Borough Seal.png <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Sussex_County_New_Jersey_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Sussex_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Map of [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]] highlighting Sussex Borough. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the State of [[New Jersey]]. |image_map1 = Census_Bureau_map_of_Sussex,_New_Jersey.png |mapsize1 = 250x200px |map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Sussex, New Jersey |pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA |pushpin_label = Sussex |pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]##Location in [[New Jersey]]##Location in the United States |pushpin_relief = yes <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New Jersey}} |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[File:Flag of Sussex County, New Jersey (free).png|22px]] [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex]] |government_footnotes = <ref name=DataBook/> |government_type = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]] |governing_body = Borough Council |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Robert Holowach ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=MayorCouncil/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref> |leader_title1 = [[City manager|Administrator]] |leader_name1 = Antoinette Smith<ref>[https://www.sussexboro.com/directory/administrator/ Administration Office], Borough of Sussex. Accessed May 24, 2024.</ref> |leader_title2 = [[Municipal clerk]] |leader_name2 = Antoinette Smith<ref>[https://www.sussexboro.com/directory/clerk/ Office of the Municipal Clerk], Borough of Sussex. Accessed May 24, 2024.</ref> |established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date = October 14, 1891 as ''Deckertown'' |established_title1 = Renamed |established_date1 = March 2, 1902 as ''Sussex'' |named_for = [[Sussex]], England <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='34'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 11, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 1.62 |area_land_km2 = 1.54 |area_water_km2 = 0.08 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.62 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.59 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.03 |area_water_percent = 5.00 |area_rank = 536th of 565 in state<br>23rd of 24 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref> <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <ref name=LWD2020/> |population_total = 2024 |population_rank = 484th of 565 in state<br>20th of 24 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 3412.8 |population_density_rank = 198th of 565 in state<br>1st of 24 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/> |population_est = 2050 |pop_est_as_of = 2023 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=PopEst/> <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = −05:00 |timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]] |utc_offset_DST = −04:00 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Gnis|885414|Borough of Sussex}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed March 14, 2013.</ref> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 449 |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> |coordinates = {{coord|41.208771|-74.608241|region:US-NJ_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]] |postal_code = 07461<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=sussex&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Sussex, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed April 4, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref> |area_code = [[Area codes 862 and 973|973]] [[Telephone exchange|exchanges]]: 702, 875<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Sussex Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Sussex, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref> |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 3403771670<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0885414<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> |website = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://www.sussexboro.com}}}} |footnotes = }} '''Sussex''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 2,024,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 106 (−5.0%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 2,130,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 15 (−0.7%) from the 2,145 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Sussex was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on October 14, 1891, as '''Deckertown''', from portions of [[Wantage Township, New Jersey|Wantage Township]].<ref name=Story/> The borough's original name was for settler Peter Decker.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051227043432/http://nynjctbotany.org/njrvtofc/sussexboro.html History of Sussex Boro - Sussex County, New Jersey]}}, NY-NJ-CT Botany Online. Accessed October 11, 2015. "The village was known as Deckertown in honor of early settler Peter Decker."</ref> The borough was renamed Sussex on March 2, 1902.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. pp. 229 and 232. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The county and borough are named for the historic county of [[Sussex]] in England.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=30 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 11, 2015.</ref><ref>[[Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA294 ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''], p. 294. [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1905. Accessed October 11, 2015.</ref> A joint commission of residents of both Sussex and Wantage had recommended that the two communities should be consolidated to form what would be called the Township of Sussex-Wantage, which would operate within the [[Faulkner Act]] under the [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|council-manager]] form of government, with a mayor and a six-member township council, and that voters in both municipalities should approve a referendum to be held on November 3, 2009. The committee noted that the two municipalities share common issues, schools, library and community services and that the artificial nature of the octagonal Sussex border often made it hard to distinguish between the two.<ref>[http://wantagetwp.com/municipal/2009/reports/ConsolidationStudy_FINAL_REPORT.pdf Borough of Sussex and Township of Wantage: Joint Municipal Consolidation Study Commission Report]. [[Wantage Township, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 4, 2012.</ref> The efforts at consolidation with surrounding Wantage Township ended in November 2009 after Wantage voters rejected the merger despite support from Sussex borough residents.<ref>Donohue, Brian. [http://www.nj.com/ledgerlive/index.ssf/2009/11/sussex_wantage_reject_merger_h.html "Sussex, Wantage reject merger; home rule still rules in New Jersey"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 13, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2012. "That's just what happened last week in the Township of Wantage, where voters rejected a ballot measure that would have joined the town with the tiny Borough of Sussex. Sussex is essentially Wantage's downtown, cut off from the surrounding township in a feud over utilities costs in the late 1800s. Sussex voters were largely for the reunion."</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Sussex borough had a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.62 km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.59 square miles (1.54 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (5.00%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> It is approximately {{convert|400|to|450|ft}} above sea level.<ref>{{Cite book|title=New Jersey Encyclopedia.|date=2008|publisher=State History Pub|others=Leinaweaver, Chad E., Herman, Jennifer L.|isbn=978-1-878592-44-6|pages=366|oclc=401145520}}</ref> The borough is completely surrounded by [[Wantage Township, New Jersey|Wantage Township]],<ref>[https://www.sussex.nj.us/FCpdf/Sussex%20County%20Map%20-%207-1-03.pdf Sussex County Map], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 10, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref> The borough is in the watershed of the [[Wallkill River]] (which flows north, and empties into the [[Rondout Creek]], which flows into the [[Hudson River]] near [[Kingston, New York]]) and its [[tributary]] Glen Brook, which near Sussex forms a small body of water called Clove Lake, part of which is within the borough. ===Climate=== Due to its inland location and elevation, Sussex has a climate much cooler than most of the state, classified as [[humid continental]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa'', closely bordering on Dfb), with cold, moderately snowy winters, and very warm, humid summers. It is part of [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6]].<ref>[http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/ZoneInfo.cfm?ZipCode=07461&submit=Look+it+up%21 What is my arborday.org Hardiness Zone?], [[Arbor Day Foundation]]. Accessed March 31, 2013.</ref> The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|25.8|F|1}} in January to {{convert|71.8|F|1}} in July.<ref name=NCEI/> Temperatures reach {{convert|90|F|0}} on 13.4 days and fall to {{convert|0|F|0}} on 5.2 nights annually.<ref name=NCEI/> Snowfall averages {{convert|38.7|in|cm|0}} per season, although this usually varies widely from year to year.<ref name=NCEI/> Extremes in the temperature range from {{convert|−29|F|0}} on [[1994 North American cold wave|January 21, 1994]] up to {{convert|106|F|0}} on July 10, 1936.<ref name=NOAA/> {{Weather box | location = Sussex 3 WNW, New Jersey (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | single line = Y | Jan record high F = 71 | Feb record high F = 77 | Mar record high F = 90 | Apr record high F = 95 | May record high F = 97 | Jun record high F = 98 | Jul record high F = 106 | Aug record high F = 102 | Sep record high F = 102 | Oct record high F = 92 | Nov record high F = 84 | Dec record high F = 75 | year record high F = 106 | Jan high F = 34.9 | Feb high F = 38.0 | Mar high F = 47.0 | Apr high F = 59.7 | May high F = 70.5 | Jun high F = 78.4 | Jul high F = 83.2 | Aug high F = 81.5 | Sep high F = 74.3 | Oct high F = 62.9 | Nov high F = 50.9 | Dec high F = 39.7 | year high F = 60.1 | Jan mean F = 25.8 | Feb mean F = 27.9 | Mar mean F = 36.2 | Apr mean F = 47.7 | May mean F = 58.2 | Jun mean F = 66.7 | Jul mean F = 71.8 | Aug mean F = 70.0 | Sep mean F = 62.6 | Oct mean F = 51.3 | Nov mean F = 40.9 | Dec mean F = 31.1 | year mean F = 49.2 | Jan low F = 16.7 | Feb low F = 17.9 | Mar low F = 25.4 | Apr low F = 35.8 | May low F = 45.8 | Jun low F = 55.1 | Jul low F = 60.4 | Aug low F = 58.5 | Sep low F = 50.9 | Oct low F = 39.7 | Nov low F = 30.9 | Dec low F = 22.6 | year low F = 38.3 | Jan record low F = −29 | Feb record low F = −23 | Mar record low F = −10 | Apr record low F = 9 | May record low F = 24 | Jun record low F = 33 | Jul record low F = 40 | Aug record low F = 34 | Sep record low F = 27 | Oct record low F = 7 | Nov record low F = 5 | Dec record low F = −13 | year record low F = −29 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 3.50 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.72 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.63 | Apr precipitation inch = 4.18 | May precipitation inch = 3.87 | Jun precipitation inch = 5.20 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.36 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.50 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.96 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.66 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.17 | Dec precipitation inch = 3.98 | year precipitation inch = 48.73 | Jan snow inch = 11.6 | Feb snow inch = 9.9 | Mar snow inch = 6.3 | Apr snow inch = 1.2 | May snow inch = 0.0 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.3 | Nov snow inch = 1.4 | Dec snow inch = 8.0 | year snow inch = 38.7 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 10.8 | Feb precipitation days = 9.1 | Mar precipitation days = 11.3 | Apr precipitation days = 12.1 | May precipitation days = 13.2 | Jun precipitation days = 10.7 | Jul precipitation days = 11.9 | Aug precipitation days = 11.8 | Sep precipitation days = 9.9 | Oct precipitation days = 10.9 | Nov precipitation days = 9.2 | Dec precipitation days = 11.0 | year precipitation days = 131.9 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 5.2 | Feb snow days = 4.8 | Mar snow days = 2.8 | Apr snow days = 0.3 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.1 | Nov snow days = 0.6 | Dec snow days = 3.4 | year snow days = 17.2 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA> {{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=phi | title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = August 12, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00288644&format=pdf | title = Station: Sussex 3 WNW, NJ | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = August 12, 2021}}</ref> }} ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 370 |1890= 993 |1900= 1306 |1910= 1212 |1920= 1318 |1930= 1415 |1940= 1478 |1950= 1541 |1960= 1656 |1970= 2038 |1980= 2418 |1990= 2201 |2000= 2145 |2010= 2130 |2020= 2024 | estimate=2050 | estyear=2023 | estref=<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>1880–1890<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v1-10.pdf#page=29 ''Report on Population of the United States at the Eleventh Census: 1890. Part I''], p. 239. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1895. Accessed October 20, 2016.</ref> 1890–1920<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 August 30, 2013.</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 February 25, 2013.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA719 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 719. Accessed April 4, 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/DPDP1/0600000US3403771670 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Sussex borough, Sussex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135442/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403771670 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 2, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_sus/sussex1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Sussex borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830154621/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_sus/sussex1.pdf |date=August 30, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed April 4, 2012.</ref> 2020<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></small> }} ===2010 census=== The [[2010 United States census]] counted 2,130 people, 899 households, and 525 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was 3,615.9 per square mile (1,396.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,005 housing units at an average density of 1,706.1 per square mile (658.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 91.03% (1,939) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.92% (41) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.33% (7) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.30% (49) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.42% (9) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.36% (29) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.63% (56) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 7.93% (169) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> Of the 899 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18; 36.8% were married couples living together; 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 41.6% were non-families. Of all households, 36.9% were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.04.<ref name=Census2010/> 22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.2 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 $40,978 (with a margin of error of +/− $13,975) and the median family income was $53,125 (+/− $10,034). Males had a median income of $40,234 (+/− $9,777) versus $30,777 (+/− $3,942) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $20,887 (+/− $2,314). About 13.0% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403771670 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Sussex borough, Sussex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084248/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403771670 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 4, 2012.</ref> ===2000 census=== As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,145 people, 903 households, and 512 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,598|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 961 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,612|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.56% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603471670.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Sussex borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113141401/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603471670.pdf |date=January 13, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403771670 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Sussex borough, Sussex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092055/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403771670 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref> There were 903 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.12.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> The median income for a household in the borough was $36,172, and the median income for a family was $45,250. Males had a median income of $37,009 versus $22,475 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,866. About 6.9% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> ==Government== ===Local government=== Sussex is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected [[direct election|directly]] by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 110.</ref> The borough form of government used by Sussex is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=September 24, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the [[mayor]] of Sussex Borough is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Robert Holowach, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Mario Poggi (R, 2025), Charles H. Fronheiser Jr. (R, 2024), Martin Kokoruda (R, 2026), Jake Little (R, 2024), John Ross (R, 2025) and Nicholas Southard (R, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.sussexboro.com/directory/mayor_council/ Mayor and Council], Sussex Borough. Accessed May 24, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.sussexboro.com/municipal/financialstatements/2024/1921_certifiedintrobudget_2024.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Sussex Borough. Accessed May 24, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2023>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nov-7-2023-GE-OFFICIAL-summary-rpt-with-write-ins-suppressed.pdf Summary Results Report Official Results November 7 2023 General Election], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], November 22, 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2022>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NOV-8-2022-GE-Official-County-Summary.pdf Sussex County, New Jersey General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results Summary Report], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], dated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Sussex2021>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/official-11-22-21.pdf Summary Results Report November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref> After the borough council did not vote to select any of the three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee, Nicholas R. Holowach was picked by the Republican group and sworn into office in June 2021 to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Walter Cleary III until he resigned from office to move out of the borough.<ref>Zummo, Mike. [https://www.advertisernewsnorth.com/news/local-news/kevin-marks-is-appointed-to-sussex-borough-council-DY1670498 "Kevin Marks is appointed to Sussex Borough Council"], ''Advertiser-News'', June 11, 2021. Accessed May 3, 2022. "The Sussex Borough Council is whole again after the borough’s Republican Committee appointed Kevin Marks to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of former council president Walter Cleary III. Marks was sworn in at the June 1 council meeting.... The council had to appoint a replacement within 30 days of Cleary’s May 1 resignation, without another council meeting scheduled in that time frame it left the matter to the committee."</ref> In November 2021, Holowach was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Sussex2021/> In January 2020, the borough council selected Linda Masson from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that was vacated by Edward Meyer when he took office as mayor.<ref>[https://529a2f2a-9a55-4a87-8eff-6c4681860043.filesusr.com/ugd/0e6dc2_d71518ce21fa4e1f855ed97648284363.pdf Mayor and Council Minutes for January 21, 2020], Borough of Sussex. Accessed March 11, 2020. "Mr. Brennan made a motion to appoint Linda Masson to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Edward Meyer. The interim Council Member’s term of office shall end when the votes are certified after the November 2020 general election.... Mayor Meyer administered the oath of office to the interim Council Member, Linda Masson."</ref> In January 2016, the council appointed Albert Decker from a list three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the council seat vacated by Katherine Little expiring in December 2017 that became open when she took office as mayor; Decker served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when voters selected a candidate to serve the one year remaining on the term of office.<ref>Olinski, Vera. [http://www.advertisernewsnorth.com/article/20160118/NEWS01/160119935/New-council-members-take-seats "New council members take seats; Residents question temporary mayor's 2015 vetoes"], ''The Advertiser News'', January 18, 2016. Accessed May 5, 2016. "Municipal Clerk Mark Zschack administered the Oath of Office Jan. 5 at the Sussex Borough Council reorganization meeting to three Council members, and on Jan. 19, the council appointed Albert Decker to take the place of newly elected mayor Katherine Little on the council."</ref> In January 2015, the borough council selected Mario Poggi from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant seat of Bruce D. LaBar, who resigned from office earlier that month.<ref>Staff. [http://advertisernewsnorth.com/article/20150121/NEWS01/150129985/0/funandgames01/Sussex-installs-new-councilman "Sussex installs new councilman"], ''The Advertiser News'', January 21, 2015. Accessed April 15, 2015. "On the heels of Councilman Bruce LaBar's resignation Jan. 7, the Sussex Borough Council unanimously selected Mario Poggi to take LaBar's place on Tuesday. Poggi will serve the remainder of LaBar's 2015 Sussex Borough Council term."</ref> In the November 2015 general election, Frank Dykstra was chosen to fill the balance of the seat expiring in December 2016.<ref name=Sussex2015>[http://sussexcountyclerk.org/docs/elections/2015/20151103-Official/EL45AOFFICIAL.html Sussex County General Election November 3, 2015 Summary Report Official Results], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 6, 2015. Accessed August 1, 2016.</ref> ===Federal, state and county representation=== Sussex Borough is located in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 24th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#24 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> {{NJ Congress 05}} {{NJ Senate}} {{NJ Legislative 24}} {{NJ Sussex County Commissioners}} ===Politics=== As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,143 registered voters in Sussex, of which 193 (16.9% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 428 (37.4% vs. 39.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 521 (45.6% vs. 44.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-sussex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Sussex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 53.7% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 69.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 391 votes (57.8% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 270 votes (39.9% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 16 votes (2.4% vs. 2.1%), among the 677 ballots cast by the borough's 1,146 registered voters, for a turnout of 59.1% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606114607/http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 427 votes (57.1% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 299 votes (40.0% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 18 votes (2.4% vs. 1.5%), among the 748 ballots cast by the borough's 1,109 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.4% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 456 votes (62.0% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 263 votes (35.7% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 16 votes (2.2% vs. 1.3%), among the 736 ballots cast by the borough's 1,091 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.5% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref> {{PresHead|place=Sussex|source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-sussex.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-sussex.pdf Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2015.</ref> 2012<ref>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606114607/http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> 2008<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 17, 2013.</ref> 2004<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 17, 2013.</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|608|309|17|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|553|341|30|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|497|207|47|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|391|270|16|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|427|299|18|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|456|263|16|New Jersey}} |} In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 70.8% of the vote (276 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 25.4% (99 votes), and other candidates with 3.8% (15 votes), among the 397 ballots cast by the borough's 1,148 registered voters (7 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 34.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-sussex.pdf |title=Governor - Sussex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-sussex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Sussex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 291 votes (56.8% vs. 63.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 140 votes (27.3% vs. 25.7%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 59 votes (11.5% vs. 9.1%) and other candidates with 16 votes (3.1% vs. 1.3%), among the 512 ballots cast by the borough's 1,109 registered voters, yielding a 46.2% turnout (vs. 52.3% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-sussex.pdf 2009 Governor: Sussex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606051254/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-sussex.pdf |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref> ==Education== Students in public school for [[Pre-K]] through [[eighth grade]] attend the [[Sussex-Wantage Regional School District]], together with students from [[Wantage Township, New Jersey|Wantage Township]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=10f98477b6724c8395288b0cd47dc2cf Sussex-Wantage Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. Composition: The Sussex-Wantage Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Sussex Borough and Wantage Township."</ref> As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,049 students and 99.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415960&DistrictID=3415960 District information for Sussex-Wantage Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415960 School Data for the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref>) are Clifton E. Lawrence School<ref>[https://www.swregional.org/Domain/122 Clifton E. Lawrence School], Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2022.</ref> in Wantage, with 376 students in grades K–2, Wantage Elementary School<ref>[https://www.swregional.org/Domain/139 Wantage Elementary School], Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2022.</ref> in Wantage, with 340 students in grades 3–5 and Sussex Middle School<ref>[https://www.swregional.org/Domain/153 Sussex Middle School], Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2022.</ref> in Sussex, with 328 students in grades 6–8.<ref>[https://www.swregional.org/domain/11 School Hours], Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/37/5100 School Performance Reports for the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.sussex.nj.us/documents/superintendentofschools/sussex-county-public-school-directory-2020-21.pdf#page=31 ''Public School Directory 2020-2021''], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5100 New Jersey School Directory for the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students from both Sussex and Wantage attend [[High Point Regional High School]], together with students from [[Branchville, New Jersey|Branchville]], [[Frankford Township, New Jersey|Frankford Township]], [[Lafayette Township, New Jersey|Lafayette Township]] and [[Montague Township, New Jersey|Montague Township]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1314/narrative/37/5100/37-5100-000.html Sussex-Wantage Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 18, 2020. "Our district serves over 1,200 students in three schools: Pre-School through Grade 2 in the Clifton E. Lawrence School, Grades 3–5 in the Wantage School, and Grades 6–8 in the Sussex Middle School. Our students attend High Point Regional High School in Grade 9, along with students from the Lafayette and Frankford Township School Districts."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/37/2165/030.html High Point Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 18, 2020. "High Point Regional High School is a comprehensive high school serving the diversified needs of the five surrounding municipalities of Branchville, Frankford, Lafayette, Sussex and Wantage. In addition, we are in a send/receive relationship with the Montague school district."</ref><ref>[http://www.hpregional.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=65529614 "2019-20 School Profile"], High Point Regional High School. Accessed June 18, 2020. "Located 63 miles northwest of Manhattan in bucolic Sussex, County NJ, High Point serves students from six municipalities: Branchville, Lafayette, Frankford, Montague, Sussex, and Wantage."</ref> As of the 2019–20 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 866 students and 76.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.3:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407140&ID=340714005358 School data for High Point Regional High School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with two seats assigned to Sussex.<ref>[https://www.swregional.org/domain/26 Board of Education], Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.</ref> [[Sussex Christian School (New Jersey)|Sussex Christian School]] is an inter-denominational Christian private day school that was founded in 1958 by members of the Sussex Christian Reformed Church, and which serves students from Northern New Jersey and the surrounding communities in New York and Pennsylvania.<ref>[http://www.sussexchristianschool.org/about-us/our-heritage/index.html Our Heritage], Sussex Christian School. Accessed May 19, 2011.</ref> ==Transportation== [[File:2018-07-26 08 23 02 View north along New Jersey State Route 23 (Mill Street) just north of Sussex County Route 639 (Loomis Avenue) in Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 23|Route 23]] northbound in Sussex]] ===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|9.21|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|6.67|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|0.87|mi}} by Sussex County and {{convert|1.67|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Sussex.pdf Sussex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 21, 2014.</ref> Sussex is located at the intersection of [[New Jersey Route 23|Route 23]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000023__-.pdf#page=14 Route 23 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated June 2017. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> and [[New Jersey Route 284|Route 284]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000284__-.pdf Route 284 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2017. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> ===Public transportation=== Local bus service is provided by the Skylands Connect bus, which provides service to Hamburg, Sparta, and Newton.<ref>[http://www.sussex.nj.us/cit-e-access/webpage.cfm?TID=7&TPID=12813 Skylands Connect], Sussex County. Accessed July 21, 2014.</ref> [[Sussex Airport (New Jersey)|Sussex Airport]] is located {{convert|1|mi}} southwest of Sussex.<ref>[http://www.airnav.com/airport/KFWN Sussex Airport], AirNav.com. Accessed April 4, 2012.</ref> ==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Sussex, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sussex include: * [[Grant Decker]] (1814–1890), first mayor of [[Flint, Michigan]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Lad5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA49&dq=%22Grant+Decker%22+Deckertown+Flint ''The Book of the Golden Jubilee of Flint, Michigan 1855-1905. Published Under the Auspices of the Executive Committee of the Golden Jubilee and Old Homecoming Reunion''], p. 49. Weller & Austin, 1905. Accessed December 26, 2022. "Grant Decker, the first Mayor of Flint, was forty-one years of age when elected Mayor, having been born February 4, 1814, in Deckertown, N.J., where his family located before the war of the Revolution."</ref> * [[Paul W. Downs]] (born 1982), actor, writer, and director best known for his portrayal of Trey Pucker on the [[Comedy Central]] series ''[[Broad City]]''<ref>Horowitz, Steven J. [https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a55671/paul-w-downs-interview-rough-night-broad-city/ "Paul W. Downs' Feminist Ideals Are in His Work, Not on a T-Shirt"], ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', June 19, 2017. Accessed March 14, 2022. "Comedy and acting have always been Downs' calling. Native to Sussex, New Jersey, he attended the private institution The Pingry School for his high school years, participating in its acting program and swimming, the latter of which he continued at Duke University for a short spell."</ref> * [[D. C. Fontana]] (1939–2019), television script writer and [[story editor]], best known for her work on the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise and several [[western (genre)|western]] television series<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/ex-totowa-resident-a-shaper-of-star-trek-1.1656853 "Ex-Totowa resident a shaper of ''Star Trek''"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 8, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2016. "'That was kind of the only way at the time,' says Fontana, who was born in Sussex, moved to Totowa a year later, and lived there for the next 19 years."</ref> * [[Bill Glynn (baseball)|Bill Glynn]] (1925–2013), [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]] who played four seasons of professional baseball for the [[Cleveland Indians]] and the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>Marsh, Richard. [http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2b371d97 Bill Glynn], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed August 11, 2016. "William Vincent Glynn, who played for three seasons with the Indians in a four-year major-league career, was born on June 30, 1925, in Sussex, New Jersey, the second son of Marshall Nelson, a laborer in a zinc mine, and his wife, Esta. A premier athlete at Franklin High School, Glynn lettered as a first baseman in baseball, a running back in football, and a forward in basketball."</ref> * [[William Alexander Linn]] (1846–1917), journalist and historian<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PN8MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A Thousand American Men of Mark To-day''], p. 260. Accessed November 15, 2017. "William Alexander Linn - Lawyer, Banker, Author of Hackensack, N.J. was born Sept 4. 1846, in Sussex, N.J"</ref> * [[Homer Mensch]] (1914–2005), classical bassist<ref>Applebaum, Samuel; and Applebaum, Sara. [https://books.google.com/books?id=a98YAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Homer+R.+Mensch%22+Sussex+born ''The Way They Play, Book 2''], p. 333. Paganiniana Publications, 1972. {{ISBN|9780876664384}}. Accessed June 18, 2020. "Homer R. Mensch, born November 13, 1914 in Sussex, New Jersey."</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://www.sussexboro.com Official Sussex website] * [https://pogodata.org?juri=1921 Sussex Borough property, hazard, and crime stats at PogoData] {{Sussex County, New Jersey}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Sussex, New Jersey| ]] [[Category:1891 establishments in New Jersey]] [[Category:Borough form of New Jersey government]] [[Category:Boroughs in New Jersey]] [[Category:Boroughs in Sussex County, New Jersey]] [[Category:Papakating Creek watershed]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1891]]
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