Everything about Florham Park New Jersey totally explained
Florham Park is a
borough in
Morris County,
New Jersey,
United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,857.
Florham Park was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature on
March 9,
1899, from portions of
Chatham Township.
Florham Park will be the new home to the
New York Jets training camp, where the Jets will relocate to from their existing facility at
Hofstra University in
Hempstead, New York. Florham Park beat out
Berkeley Heights,
Jersey City,
Millburn,
South Amboy, and
Wood-Ridge, which had all been finalists contending to be the host of the new facility. Construction is planned for completion by fall 2008, with the team moving to the facility in spring 2009.
Geography
Florham Park is located at (40.777250, -74.390278).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.4
square miles (19.3
km²), of which, 7.4 square miles (19.2 km²) of it's land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.27%) is water.
The Borough of Florham Park is located in the Southeastern part of Morris County and is bordered on the South by
Madison and
Chatham Boroughs; on the North by
Hanover and
East Hanover Townships; on the West by
Morris Township; and on the East by the
Passaic River.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 8,857 people, 3,239 households, and 2,474 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 1,191.3 people per square mile (460.3/km²). There were 3,342 housing units at an average density of 449.5/sq mi (173.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.00%
White, 0.99%
African American, 0.01%
Native American, 3.87%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 0.38% from
other races, and 0.68% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.
There were 3,239 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were
married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $88,706, and the median income for a family was $102,047. Males had a median income of $74,410 versus $49,551 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $42,133. About 2.4% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
The area that's now Florham Park was first settled by the English sometime between 1680 and 1700, and the community was long recognized as a prime farming area. The area was known for the manufacture of quality brooms, which was the source of one of its names, Broomtown. Through its history, the area was known as Hoppingtown, Broomtown, Columbia, Afton, and finally Florham Park. It was part of
Hanover Township, then
Chatham Township before being incorporated as Florham Park in 1899.
Florence Vanderbilt (1854–1952), granddaughter of
Cornelius Vanderbilt, renowned as the richest man in America, and her husband, financier, Hamilton McKown Twombly, came to the Morris County countryside in 1887, joining over 100 other millionaires who owned sprawling country retreats. They fancied an English-style country mansion in a stately park setting. "Florham," built on 840 acres (3.4 km²), one of America's finest Gilded Age homes, was the result. The couple named their new estate "Florham," a combination of their first names, Florence and Hamilton.
The second part to the name "Florham Park" received its name from a second mansion in town that was on about 1,000 acres (4 km²) of land. It used to lie where the current Brooklake Country Club is located. It was owned by Dr. Leslie Ward — one of the founders of the
Prudential Insurance Company and the first vice president of the company — and was named "Brooklake Park", partially because of the beautiful lake that was on the property.
Both of these families were supporters of many civic projects including the petitioning of the State of New Jersey to create their own town. On
March 20,
1899, the governor signed the bill, making Florham Park a borough. The new town was named after Florence and Hamilton Twombly's and Dr. Ward's estates.
Government
Local government
Florham Park Borough is governed under the
Borough form of municipal government. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The Council President is elected annually by the members of the Borough Council from among its members.
The
Mayor of Florham Park is Scott Eveland. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Charles A. Germershausen (2008), Judith B. Beecher (2006), Fred Boy (2006), Mark Taylor (2007) and David Wikstrom (2007).
Federal, state and county representation
Florham Park Borough is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th Legislative District.
Education
The
Florham Park School District serves public school students in grades K through 8. The schools in the district (with 2005-06 school enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics) are
Briarwood Elementary School (now grades K-2, 340 students),
Brooklake Elementary School (now grades 3-5, 339 students) and
Ridgedale Middle School (grades 6-8, 314 students).
Florham Park also has a Roman Catholic grade school,
Holy Family School
, serving students in grades K through 8. Additionally it has two pre-K programs for 3 and 4 year olds. Both programs have flexible schedules with morning sessions and optional enrichment programs that run into the early afternoon. Early care (7:15AM - class time) and after-hours care (2:30PM - 5:30PM) is also available at additional cost.
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 are served by the
Hanover Park Regional High School District, attending
Hanover Park High School in East Hanover, together with students from
East Hanover Township. The district also serves students from the neighboring community of
Hanover Township at
Whippany Park High School in the
Whippany section of Hanover Township.
Portions of the
College of Saint Elizabeth campus are in Florham Park, including the Villa of Saint Ann, a classical Greek amphitheater built into a hillside, and the original dairy farm for the complex. Portions of the
Fairleigh Dickinson University campus, College at Florham, also are located in Florham Park.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Florham park include:
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