Lincoln Park, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Lincoln Park is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,915,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 394 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 10,521,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 409 (−3.7%) from the 10,930 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>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>

Lincoln Park was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 26, 1925.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref><ref>Historical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries, Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "1922, March 11. Lincoln Park is established from Pequannock."</ref> The borough was named for President Abraham Lincoln.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 3, 2015.</ref><ref>Staff. Acts of the One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Legislature of the State of New Jersey, pp. 240-245. New Jersey Secretary of State, 1922. Accessed October 17, 2015. "Chapter 139 - An Act to incorporate the borough of Lincoln Park, in the county of Morris"</ref> The borough is situated in the easternmost part of Morris County bordering both Essex and Passaic counties along the Passaic and Pompton rivers.

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Lincoln Park as its 5th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in the state.<ref>"Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.</ref>

Geography

Lincoln Park contains the easternmost point in Morris County, which is located along the Pompton River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 6.91 square miles (17.91 km²), including 6.40 square miles (16.57 km²) of land and 0.52 square miles (1.34 km²) of water (7.47%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough borders Kinnelon, Montville, and Pequannock Township in Morris County; Fairfield Township in Essex County; and Wayne in Passaic County.<ref>Areas touching Lincoln Park, MapIt. Accessed February 25, 2020.</ref><ref>Morris County Municipalities Map, Morris County, New Jersey Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed February 25, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 10,521 people, 4,001 households, and 2,593 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,145 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 86.26% (9,075) White, 1.83% (193) Black or African American, 0.20% (21) Native American, 7.38% (776) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.26% (238) from other races, and 2.07% (218) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.59% (1,009) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 4,001 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18; 51.0% were married couples living together; 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.2% were non-families. Of all households, 28.7% were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.09.<ref name=Census2010/>

18.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $87,530 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,142) and the median family income was $98,709 (+/− $5,538). Males had a median income of $71,440 (+/− $4,204) versus $56,761 (+/− $3,088) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,807 (+/− $2,824). About 4.3% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Lincoln Park borough, Morris County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 10,930 people, 4,026 households, and 2,705 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,110 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07% White, 1.75% African American, 0.12% Native American, 5.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.79% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Lincoln Park borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Lincoln Park borough, Morris County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

There were 4,026 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $69,050, and the median income for a family was $77,307. Males had a median income of $51,651 versus $36,292 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,389. About 1.9% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

The Borough of Lincoln Park is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Mayor-Council Plan F system of municipal government, implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1971.<ref>"The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed December 7, 2013.</ref> The borough is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>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 seven-member borough council, with three council seats elected at-large and four from wards, with all positions chosen in partisan elections held in even-numbered years as part of the November general election. Each council member is elected to a four-year term on a staggered basis, with the four ward seats up for vote simultaneously and the three at-large seats and the mayoral seat up for election together two years later.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 121.</ref><ref name=MayorCouncil/><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 10. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the Mayor of Lincoln Park is Republican David A. Runfeldt, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2026.<ref name=Mayor>Mayor Runfeldt's Page, Borough of Lincoln Park. Accessed June 3, 2020.</ref> Members of the Borough Council are Council President Andrew Seise (R; at-large, 2026), Patrick Antonetti (D; Ward 3, 2028), Gary Gemian (R; Ward 1, 2028), Joseph Gurkovich (R, Ward 4, 2028), Daniel W. Moeller (R; at-large, 2026), Ellen Ross (R; Ward 2, 2028) and Ann Thompson (R; at-large, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>Mayor & Council, Borough of Lincoln Park. Accessed June 9, 2022. "The Borough of Lincoln Park is governed by a Mayor and seven borough council members; 3 at-large and 4 ward. The Mayor is elected to a 4-year term. The at-large council members and ward council members are elected to 4-year terms. The Mayor votes only in the event of a tie."</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

Lincoln Park is located in the 11th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

Politics

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 6,421 registered voters in Lincoln Park, of which 1,371 (21.4%) were registered as Democrats, 2,088 (32.5%) were registered as Republicans and 2,955 (46.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Morris, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 53.4% of the vote (2,301 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 45.7% (1,967 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (39 votes), among the 4,340 ballots cast by the borough's 6,735 registered voters (33 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.4%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 53.2% of the vote (2,745 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 44.8% (2,311 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (69 votes), among the 5,162 ballots cast by the borough's 6,711 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.9%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Morris County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 56.9% of the vote (2,767 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 42.1% (2,047 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (40 votes), among the 4,864 ballots cast by the borough's 6,635 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 73.3.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Morris County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.0% of the vote (1,857 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 29.9% (818 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (57 votes), among the 2,783 ballots cast by the borough's 6,632 registered voters (51 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.0%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 56.7% of the vote (1,762 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 34.8% (1,081 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.3% (226 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (28 votes), among the 3,108 ballots cast by the borough's 6,518 registered voters, yielding a 47.7% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Morris County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

Education

The Lincoln Park Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.<ref>District Overview, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed January 21, 2025. "The Lincoln Park Public School system serves students from pre-kindergarten through Grade 8. Lincoln Park Elementary School serves our Pre-K to Grade 4 students and Lincoln Park Middle School serves our Grade 5 - 8 students. Students then move on to attend Boonton High School, as well as various academies at Pequannock Township High School and across Morris County."</ref><ref>Lincoln Park Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lincoln Park Public Schools, adopted December 15, 2020. Accessed January 21, 2025. "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 Lincoln Park School District. Composition: The Lincoln Park School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Lincoln Park."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 900 students and 87.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Lincoln Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Lincoln Park Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are Lincoln Park Elementary School<ref>Lincoln Park Elementary School, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref> with 522 students in grades PreK–4 and Lincoln Park Middle School<ref>Lincoln Park Middle School, Lincoln Park Public Schools. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref> with 366 students in grades 5–8.<ref>School Performance Reports for the Lincoln Park Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Lincoln Park Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For ninth through twelfth grades, Lincoln Park public school students attend Boonton High School in Boonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Boonton Public Schools, with Lincoln Park students accounting for a majority of students at the high school.<ref name=NJSRC>Lincoln Park School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 17, 2017. "Lincoln Park participates in a sending-receiving relationship with Boonton High School, which offers a comprehensive educational program for children in grades 9 through 12. The Lincoln Park School District sends approximately 290 students to Boonton High School. Approximately 70 high school age students attend The Academies of Morris County."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 656 students and 59.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.<ref>School data for Boonton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> During the 2015–16 school year, there were about 70 students from the borough attending the academy programs of the Morris County Vocational School District, which are the Morris County School of Technology in Denville; The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering in Rockaway at Morris Hills High School; and the Academy for Law and Public Safety in Butler at Butler High School.<ref name=NJSRC/>

Lincoln Park was formerly the home for The Craig School, a private coeducational day school serving students in second through twelfth grade. The school has an enrollment of 160 students split between the Lower School (grades 3–8), in Mountain Lakes, and the Upper School (grades 9–12), located in Lincoln Park until the end of the 2012–2013 school year. As of September 2013, the Craig School high school program is located at Boonton High School.<ref>Staff. "New school year, new beginnings for the Craig High School in Boonton", Neighbor News (Boonton), September 11, 2013. Accessed October 27, 2014. "The Craig High School has come full circle, returning home to Boonton after starting out over a storefront on Main Street 33 years ago. Opened in 1980, the specialized school grew and evolved over the years, moving to new homes, most recently Lincoln Park, before completing its return to its roots."</ref>

Transportation

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U.S. Route 202 northbound in Lincoln Park

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Lincoln Park station on the NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton Line

Roads and highways

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality and Template:Convert by Morris County.<ref>Morris County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

The main highway providing service to Lincoln Park is U.S. Route 202. County Route 504 and County Route 511 Alternate also traverse the borough. New Jersey Route 23 and Interstate 80 are major highways accessible in neighboring Wayne Township.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides train service at the Lincoln Park station<ref>Lincoln Park station, NJ Transit. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> providing service on the Montclair-Boonton Line to Newark Broad Street Station and New York Penn Station, with connecting service to Hoboken Terminal.<ref>Montclair-Boonton Line, NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref>

NJ Transit provides local bus service on the 871 route.<ref>Riding the Bus, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>Morris County System Map, NJ Transit. Accessed July 30, 2015.</ref> NJ Transit had provided service on the MCM1 route until 2010, when subsidies to the local provider were eliminated as part of budget cuts.<ref>Template:Usurped, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed October 27, 2014.</ref><ref>NJ Transit Restructures Morris County Bus Service; Four current 'MCM' routes will be expanded to six new bus routes, NJ Transit, September 13, 2010. Accessed August 7, 2015.</ref>

Lakeland Bus Lines offers limited service on its Route 46 route between Dover and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>Route 46 Bus Schedule Template:Webarchive, Lakeland Bus Lines. Accessed October 27, 2014.</ref>

Media

Lincoln Park is served by New York City television stations. It is served by the newspapers The Star-Ledger, Daily Record and The Record.

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lincoln Park include:

• Angelo Badalamenti (1937–2022), film composer/arranger, best known for his theme music for the TV series Twin Peaks<ref>Gates, Anita. "Angelo Badalamenti, Composer for Twin Peaks, Is Dead at 85", The New York Times, December 12, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. "Angelo Badalamenti, an internationally sought-after composer who wrote the hypnotic theme to Twin Peaks, David Lynch’s 1990s television drama series, and the music for five Lynch films, including Blue Velvet (1986), died on Sunday at his home in Lincoln Park, N.J. He was 85."</ref>
• Lauren English (born 1989), competitive swimmer who represented the United States at the Pan Pacific Championships (2006) and the World University Games (2007)<ref>Lauren English, Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving. Accessed October 27, 2014. "Hometown: Lincoln Park, N.J."</ref>
• A. J. Khubani (born 1959), founder, president, and CEO of Telebrands Corp.<ref>"Your Name in Stickup Light Bulbs!", New York Magazine. Accessed February 19, 2018. "Khubani inherited his peculiar acumen from his father, an Indian immigrant and serial entrepreneur who made enough money importing Japanese-made pocket radios—an inexpensive, sixties precursor to the Walkman—to move his family from a third-floor walk-up in Union City to a modest house in Lincoln Park, New Jersey."</ref>
• Jim Kiick (1946–2020), NFL halfback best known for his play with the Miami Dolphins<ref>Template:Usurped, database Football. Accessed August 19, 2007.</ref>
• Eric Klenofsky (born 1994), soccer player who currently plays for Richmond Kickers of the United Soccer League on loan from D.C. United of Major League Soccer<ref>Iseman, Chris. "DePaul alum Klenofsky selected in MLS SuperDraft", The Record, January 13, 2017. Accessed April 9, 2017. "Eric Klenofsky, a DePaul graduate, was selected by D.C. United in the second round of the 2017 Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Friday.... The Lincoln Park native had a trial with Everton of the English Premier League in December before working out at the MLS Combine this week."</ref>
• Edgar Maass (1896–1964), German-American novelist of historical fiction<ref>Staff. "Edgar Maass Dead; Historical Novelist", The New York Times, January 8, 1964. Accessed September 9, 2018. "Edgar Maass of Winon Avenue, a historical novelist, died yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson."</ref>
• William A. Mitchell (1911–2004), inventor of Pop Rocks and Tang<ref>Carroll, Kathleen. Template:Usurped, The Record, July 30, 2004. Accessed May 3, 2011. "William A. Mitchell, a longtime Lincoln Park resident whose inventions included Pop Rocks candy, died Monday in a Stockton, Calif., retirement home. He was 92."</ref>
• James N. Post III, former United States Air Force officer who served as Director of the United States Air Forces Central Command's Air and Space Operations Center<ref>Polaris, XXV. Colorado Springs, Colorado: United States Air Force Academy, 1983. p. 396. Accessed June 3, 2020. "James Nelson Post III... Lincoln Park, New Jersey"</ref>
• Craig Slaff (born 1960), artist known for his depiction of themes in aviationTemplate:Citation needed
• Amzi Emmons Zeliff (1831–1915), businessman and folk painter<ref>"Amzi Emmons Zeliff", National Gallery of Art. Accessed March 4, 2019. "Family members say that at one time he owned the White Horse tavern in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. Zeliff's house in that town is reported to have had flower-patterned ceiling murals that may have been executed by the artist."</ref>

External links

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