Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
| Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°43′4″N 74°39′35″W / 40.71778°N 74.65972°WCoordinates: 40°43′4″N 74°39′35″W / 40.71778°N 74.65972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1912 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | William Horton (term ends 2014)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.8 sq mi (15.0 km2) |
| • Land | 5.8 sq mi (15.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[4] | |
| • Total | 2,582 |
| • Density | 450/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07934 - Gladstone[5] 07977 - Peapack[6] |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-57300[7][8] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885345[9] |
| Website | http://www.peapack-gladstone-nj.gov |
Peapack and Gladstone is a borough in Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,582.[4] It is part of the New York metropolitan area, as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Peapack and Gladstone was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 28, 1912, from portions of Bedminster Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 23, 1912.[10][11]
Peapack is believed to have been derived from "Peapackton", a Lenape Native American term meaning "marriage of the waters", a reference to the confluence of the Peapack Brook and Raritan River in the area. Gladstone was named in honor of William Ewart Gladstone, who served as British Prime Minister several times between 1868 and 1894.[11]
The town was notable for being a major shooting location of the CBS soap opera Guiding Light from 2007 until the show's conclusion in 2009.[12]
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[edit] Geography
Peapack and Gladstone is located at 40°43′04″N 74°39′35″W / 40.717900°N 74.659725°W (40.717900, -74.659725).[13]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,273 |
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| 1940 | 1,354 | 6.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,450 | 7.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,804 | 24.4% | |
| 1970 | 1,924 | 6.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,038 | 5.9% | |
| 1990 | 2,111 | 3.6% | |
| 2000 | 2,433 | 15.3% | |
| 2010 | 2,582 | 6.1% | |
| Population sources: 1930-1990[14] 2000[15] 2010[4] |
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As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 2,433 people, 840 households, and 646 families residing in the borough. The population density was 419.5 people per square mile (162.0/km2). There were 871 housing units at an average density of 150.2 per square mile (58.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.45% white, 3.12% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.78% of the population.[15]
There were 840 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.11.[15]
In the borough the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.[15]
The median income for a household in the borough was $99,499, and the median income for a family was $118,770. Males had a median income of $62,446 versus $46,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $56,542. About 1.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.[15]
[edit] Municipal services
[edit] Emergency services
Policing is provided by the Peapack and Gladstone Police Department, which has a staff of nine officers and a Chief.
Fire service is provided by the all volunteer 101-year-old Peapack and Gladstone Fire Department, known in the Somerset County Radio System as "51 Fire". The department operates out of the fire station located on Dewey Avenue. The department operates a 1988 Peirce Lance Pumper known as 51-102 which acts as primary attack engine, a 1995 Marion Heavy Rescue known as 51-151, equipped with all kinds of rescue equipment for things such as confined space rescue and vehicle extrication, a 1999 Peirce Dash 2000 fire engine, which acts as primary water supply truck as it is equipped with 3,000 feet of 5 inch hose, and known as 51-103, and a 2001 Brush Truck known as 51-141, which responds to all brush fires in and around the town and is equipped with foam.
Emergency medical services are provided by the non-profit, all volunteer Peapack Gladstone First Aid Squad, known as "51 Rescue", based in its newly renovated St. Lukes Avenue location. The Squad operates 1993 and 2005 MedTec ambulances. The Squad provides around-the-clock service at no cost to its patients.
Emergency medical services are bolstered by Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) with paramedics from the local hospitals of Morristown Medical Center (also a regional Trauma Center) and from Somerset Medical Center. In the event of a serious trauma accident, as occurs occasionally on Route 206 which runs through the town, the services of the New Jersey State Police North Shock Trauma Air Rescue (NorthSTAR), which is based in neighboring Bedminster Township, may be called upon to provide medical evacuation to a Trauma Center.
[edit] Public works
The Peapack Gladstone Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for maintenance for the town's buildings, snow removal, sewer inspection, as well as the general maintenance town roads and etc.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Peapack-Gladstone is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. 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.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Peapack-Gladstone is William Horton. Members of the Borough Council are Katherine Howes, Douglas McDowell, Michael Seboria, Judith Silacci, Anthony Suriano and John Sweeney.[16] Borough offices are located at the former town school, in the same building as the local library, police department and municipal court.
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Peapack-Gladstone is in the 7th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 16th state legislative district.[17] The borough was relocated to the 23rd state legislative district by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission based on the results of the 2010 Census.[4] The new district was in effect for the June 2011 primary and will be used for the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.[17]
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 16th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher Bateman (R, Somerville) and in the General Assembly by Jack Ciattarelli (R, Hillsborough Township).[18] Peter J. Biondi won re-election to an eighth term in the Assembly but died days after the November 2011 election; He will be replaced by a Republican Party convention of district delegates and the remaining year on his seat will be filled in a November 2012 special election.[19] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[20] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[21]
Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[22] As of 2012[update], Somerset County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Patricia L. Walsh (Green Brook Township, term ends December 31, 2013),[23] Freeholder Deputy Director Peter S. Palmer (Bernardsville, 2014),[24] Mark Caliguire (Montgomery Township, 2012),[25] Patrick Scaglione (Bridgewater Township, 2012).[26] and Robert Zaborowski (Franklin Township, 2014),[27][28]
[edit] Transportation
Gladstone is the terminus of the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines, New Jersey Transit, taking many of the borough's commuters to Hoboken and Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan daily. Peapack has its own station less than 2 miles before the terminus. By major roads, It is close to Interstate 78 and Interstate 287 and U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 206.
[edit] Education
Students in grades K–12 attend the schools of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone, along with those from Bedminster Township who district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[29] The three schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[30] are Bedwell Elementary School (K - 4, 737 students), Bernardsville Middle School (5 - 8, 549 students) and Bernards High School (9 - 12, 779 students), and are all located in Bernardsville. Many of the high school students travel to school using the train that links the two towns together.
Gill St. Bernard's School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school, serving 645 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The Cottage School and Cottage Elementary Schools serve students in preschool through the early elementary grades.
[edit] History
A lime kiln that was in operation until 1945 is located at the center of Peapack. A detailed history of the town is described in the book A Journey Through Peapack and Gladstone from the local library. The town has a local bank aptly named The Peapack-Gladstone Bank that was established on September 21, 1921, originally named the Peapack-Gladstone Trust Company. It operates as the local bank for the greater region and is publicly traded under NASDAQ with the ticker symbol PGC. See also New Jersey Country Houses: The Somerset Hills (written by John K. Turpin and W. Barry Thomson), Mountain Colony Press, Inc.
[edit] Sports
The town is home to Stronghold Soccer Club, which plays its matches at Mount St. John's on the grounds of Montgomery Academy.
The United States Equestrian Team also has its home in Gladstone, and horseback riding is very popular throughout the area.
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Peapack-Gladstone include:
- William Robert Cox (1901–1988), prolific writer of short stories and Western and Mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets written under multiple pseudonyms.[31]
- Hassan II (1983–1999), King of Morocco.
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), Former First Lady.[32]
- Richard B. Sellars (1915–2010), Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson.[33]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 77.
- ^ 2011 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Peapack and Gladstone, Geographic Names Information System, accessed December 14, 2007.
- ^ a b c d 2011 Apportionment Redistricting: Municipalities sorted alphabetically, New Jersey Department of State, p. 8. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey (1969), page 224.
- ^ a b If You're Thinking of Living In/Peapack and Gladstone; Fox-Hunting and High-Priced Homes, The New York Times, August 7, 1994. "ONE local history speculates that the name Peapack came from the Leni Lenape Indian word "peapackton" -- "the marriage of the waters." The Raritan River and the Peapack Brook meet at the eastern border of the borough. Gladstone is named for the British Prime Minister William Gladstone ... [B]y 1912, the Villages of Peapack and Gladstone found themselves in conflict with the rest of Bedminster Township. The villages wanted electric lights, telephones and fire hydrants and resented being forced to pay for rural roads in the township. The villages petitioned the State Legislature for the creation of the borough and the Legislature voted to do so on April 23, 1912."
- ^ Guiding Light filmed in Peapack
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights: Peapack and Gladstone borough, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ Borough Council, Peapack & Gladstone. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ a b 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 62. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ Megerian, Chris. "Assemblyman Peter J. Biondi (R-Somerset), dies at 69, days after re-election", The Star-Ledger, November 10, 2011. Accessed January 11, 2012. "Assemblyman Peter Biondi, who on Tuesday was elected to his eighth term in the state Legislature representing the 16th District covering parts of Somerset and Morris Counties, died tonight after a battle with cancer, the Assembly Republican office said."
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ Somerset County Government: At Your Service, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 25, 2012.
- ^ Patricia Walsh, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 25, 2012.
- ^ Peter S. Palmer, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 25, 2012.
- ^ Mark Caliguire, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 25, 2012.
- ^ Patrick Scaglione, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 25, 2012.
- ^ Robert Zaborowski, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 25, 2012.
- ^ Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 25, 2012.
- ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed April 27, 2008.
- ^ Data for the Somerset Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 9, 2011.
- ^ Guide to the William R. Cox Papers, Washington State University. Accessed December 14, 2007.
- ^ via Associated Press. "Jackie Says Photog Scraed Her", The Day (New London), November 28, 1968. Accessed June 27, 2010.
- ^ Bender, Marylin. "Blacks Snubbed in Business; Blacks Hit Job Changes: Business Johnson & Johnson Fills Position", The New York Times, April 19, 1970. Accessed June 27, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Borough of Peapack-Gladstone official site
- Somerset Hills School District
- Somerset Hills School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Somerset Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Peapack-Gladstone Open Space Trust
- The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
- Stronghold Soccer Club
- The Cottage School and Cottage Elementary School
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