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For decades, West Milford was rural with only a couple service stations, a couple small eating establishments, and a bank or two. The community was mostly residential. In the mid 1960s a then-average-sized {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company|A&P]] Supermarket was built. In 1972, [[Warner Brothers]] opened up a wildlife theme park called [[Jungle Habitat]]. This park consisted of a drive through safari and a small park with various shows. Initially, this brought huge tourist revenue to the township. Jungle Habitat was a mixed blessing due to the amount of summer and weekend traffic into this rural area made up of small two lane roads. Jungle Habitat wanted to expand and become a huge amusement park, but residents concerned with excessive traffic voted this proposal down in 1976, which resulted in an abrupt closing and exit. Some of the animals in the wildlife park were subsequently moved to the then-recently established drive through safari at [[Six Flags Great Adventure|Great Adventure]] in [[Jackson Township, New Jersey]]. The former site of Jungle Habitat, in recent years has become a location for various Township activities such as the annual Fourth of July Fireworks display.
For decades, West Milford was rural with only a couple service stations, a couple small eating establishments, and a bank or two. The community was mostly residential. In the mid 1960s a then-average-sized {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company|A&P]] Supermarket was built. In 1972, [[Warner Brothers]] opened up a wildlife theme park called [[Jungle Habitat]]. This park consisted of a drive through safari and a small park with various shows. Initially, this brought huge tourist revenue to the township. Jungle Habitat was a mixed blessing due to the amount of summer and weekend traffic into this rural area made up of small two lane roads. Jungle Habitat wanted to expand and become a huge amusement park, but residents concerned with excessive traffic voted this proposal down in 1976, which resulted in an abrupt closing and exit. Some of the animals in the wildlife park were subsequently moved to the then-recently established drive through safari at [[Six Flags Great Adventure|Great Adventure]] in [[Jackson Township, New Jersey]]. The former site of Jungle Habitat, in recent years has become a location for various Township activities such as the annual Fourth of July Fireworks display.


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West Milford, New Jersey
Township
Motto: 
"A Clean Community"
Map of West Milford Township in Passaic County. Inset shows Passaic County's location in New Jersey
Map of West Milford Township in Passaic County. Inset shows Passaic County's location in New Jersey
Census Bureau map of West Milford, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of West Milford, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyPassaic
IncorporatedMarch 10, 1834
Government
[4]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (Mayor-Council-Administrator)
 • MayorBettina Bieri (D, term ends December 31, 2015)[1]
 • AdministratorNancy Gage[2]
 • ClerkAntoinette Battaglia[3]
Area
[5]
 • Total80.316 sq mi (208.018 km2)
 • Land75.090 sq mi (194.483 km2)
 • Water5.226 sq mi (13.534 km2)  6.51%
 • Rank10th of 566 in state
1st of 16 in county[5]
Elevation
[6]
863 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[7][8][9]
 • Total25,850
 • Rank96th of 566 in state
5th of 16 in county
 • Density344.3/sq mi (132.9/km2)
  • Rank467th of 566 in state
16th of 16 in county
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
07480[10]
Area code(s)862/973
FIPS code3403179460Template:GR[5][11]
GNIS feature ID0882315Template:GR[5]
Websitewww.westmilford.org

West Milford is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 25,850,[7][8][9] reflecting an decline of 560 (-2.1%) from the 26,410 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 980 (+3.9%) from the 25,430 counted in the 1990 Census.[12]

History

West Milford started out as New Milford in what was then western Bergen County in the 18th century, having been settled by disenchanted Dutch from Milford, New Jersey (later renamed by the British as Newark). These same Dutch also built a town of New Milford in eastern Bergen County. After both New Milfords applied for post offices in 1828, a clerk in Washington, D.C. is said to have approved the other application first and assigned the name "West Milford" to the New Milford in western Bergen County in order to distinguish between the two locations.[13]

West Milford became a municipality by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1834, when it was formed from the westernmost portions of both Franklin Township and Saddle River Township, while the area was still part of Bergen County. On February 7, 1837, Passaic County was created from portions of both Bergen County and Essex County, with West Milford as the western end of the newly formed county.[14]

There are old name places in the township including Postville, Utterville, Corterville, Browns, Awosting, Echo Lake, Macopin, Charlotteburg (named after King George III's wife, Queen Charlotte and the town is now under the Charlotteburg Reservoir), Clinton (or sometimes called Clinton Furnace, now under the Clinton Reservoir, and the furnace still stands), Moe Mountain, Oak Ridge (a nameplace, but town is under the Oak Ridge Reservoir), Newfoundland, Apshawa, New City, and Smith Mills. Newfoundland is divided by the Pequannock River, which divides Passaic and Morris Counties; a small part of Newfoundland lies within Jefferson Township. A large part of the township is reservoir property owned by the City of Newark in Essex County for their water supply. Prior to the Second World War, the township was a resort area with trains coming from New York City to stations at Charlotteburg, Newfoundland, Oak Ridge in the south and Hewitt (also known as Sterling Forest station) and Awosting in the north. Railroad service in the south was from the New Jersey Midland starting around the 1850s and in the north around the 1870s from the Montclair Railroad, out of Montclair, New Jersey and later the Erie Railroad (before their merger with the Lackawanna Railroad).

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Guest playing croquet on the front lawn of Idylease circa 1903

Greenwood Lake is an interstate lake approximately 9 miles (14 km) long lying in both New Jersey and New York State. It was originally called Long Pond. It was dammed up to increase the size of the lake for water power down stream. During the resort era, several steamboats operated on the lake, the most famous and grand was the two deck steamer, Montclair. These steamboats met the trains and took passengers to the various resorts around the lake in both states.

There is a seaplane area on Greenwood Lake, a few large marinas and lakeside restaurants with docks. There is a public airport called Greenwood Lake Airport just south of the lake on top of a mountain ridge and has two landing strips; one is long enough to handle small jets.[15] There is one private airport in the township on a private estate.

After World War II and for the next 20 years the area underwent a major change from a resort area to year round residences. Before there were year-round houses, the summer residence of Cecil B. Demille was West Milford. Road maps of the 1950s showing the population on the backside said 2,000 winter and 10,000 summer.[16]

Jeremiah "Jerry" Goodfellow, a white German shepherd and the senior canine member of the New Jersey Search and Rescue was inducted into the Animal Hall of Fame in 2009.[17] Jerry lives with his owner and trainer, Sue Lavoie, on Union Valley Road in West Milford.

Geography

View of Wanaque reservoir and Manhattan from a mountain near the West Milford-Ringwood border.

West Milford is located at 41°05′47″N 74°23′58″W / 41.09652°N 74.39945°W / 41.09652; -74.39945 (41.09652,-74.39945). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 80.316 square miles (208.018 km2), of which, 75.090 square miles (194.483 km2) of it is land and 5.226 square miles (13.534 km2) of it (6.51%) is water.[5]Template:GR

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18402,108—
18502,62424.5%
18602,402−8.5%
18702,66010.7%
18802,591−2.6%
18902,486−4.1%
19002,112−15.0%
19101,967−6.9%
19201,763−10.4%
19301,9017.8%
19402,50131.6%
19503,65045.9%
19608,157123.5%
197017,304112.1%
198022,75031.5%
199025,43011.8%
200026,4103.9%
201025,850−2.1%
2011 (est.)25,892[18]0.2%
Population sources: 1840[19]
1850-1870[20] 1850[21]
1870[22] 1880-1890[23]
1890-1910[24] 1910–1930[25]
1930–1990[26] 2000[27][28] 2010[7][8][9]

Census 2010

Template:USCensusDemographics

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $88,692 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,308) and the median family income was $102,410 (+/- $7,418). Males had a median income of $62,925 (+/- $3,467) versus $45,449 (+/- $2,738) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $37,905 (+/- $2,289). About 1.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.[29]

Same-sex couples headed 63 households in 2010, an increase from the 58 counted in 2000.[30]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States CensusTemplate:GR there were 16,029 people, 9,190 households, and 7,186 families residing in the township. The population density was 350.1 people per square mile (135.2/km2). There were 9,909 housing units at an average density of 131.4 per square mile (50.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.08% White, 1.23% African American, 0.60% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.38% of the population.[27][28]

There were 9,190 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.23.[27][28]

In the township the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.[27][28]

The median income for a household in the township was $74,124, and the median income for a family was $80,264. Males had a median income of $51,105 versus $37,159 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,612. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.[27][28]

Newfoundland and Green Pond

Newfoundland is a neighborhood of West Milford located along the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W Rwy, formerly NYS&W RR) tracks (freight service only) and Route 23. It is also a mailing address for Green Pond (just north of the Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway Township, Morris County), a private lake community owned by Green Pond Corporation and Lake End Corporation, which lays in Rockaway Township where the Pequannock River divides Passaic County from Morris County.

The 2003 film The Station Agent was set, and filmed, largely in Newfoundland.[31] There was an early silent movie produced in the township at the Mine Hole in the Hewitt section of the township. A still photo of that movie is published in the township's 1984 sesquicentennial book entitled The Day the Earth Shook and the Sky Turned Red.

Commerce

For decades, West Milford was rural with only a couple service stations, a couple small eating establishments, and a bank or two. The community was mostly residential. In the mid 1960s a then-average-sized 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) A&P Supermarket was built. In 1972, Warner Brothers opened up a wildlife theme park called Jungle Habitat. This park consisted of a drive through safari and a small park with various shows. Initially, this brought huge tourist revenue to the township. Jungle Habitat was a mixed blessing due to the amount of summer and weekend traffic into this rural area made up of small two lane roads. Jungle Habitat wanted to expand and become a huge amusement park, but residents concerned with excessive traffic voted this proposal down in 1976, which resulted in an abrupt closing and exit. Some of the animals in the wildlife park were subsequently moved to the then-recently established drive through safari at Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. The former site of Jungle Habitat, in recent years has become a location for various Township activities such as the annual Fourth of July Fireworks display.

With the loss of tax revenue and the needs of the residents in mind, the township did approve the addition of more businesses to the township. In the late 1970s, a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) ShopRite supermarket was built, and was expanded in the mid-1980s. Shortly after other businesses joined the area. Near the ShopRite are several restaurants and fast food establishments were built including McDonald's as well as a four-screen movie theater, which recently closed down. In the late 1990s, A&P closed its obsolete store and built a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) supermarket a few miles away from the town center, but next door to their former store.

West Milford businesses are represented by the West Milford Chamber of Commerce, an organization of business men and women that has worked to improve and enhance the business community in West Milford since it was established in 1949.[32]

In May 2009, Eden Farms, an eight acre floral farm on Union Valley Road, became the first "preserved farm" in Passaic County. County officials used money from the Farmland Preservation Funds to purchase development rights to the farm.[33] Owners George and Diana Cluff initially began working on the agreement in 2007. The deal prevents the farm from being built upon.[34]

Law and government

Local government

The Township of West Milford operates under the Faulkner Act: New Jersey’s Optional Municipal Charter Law, Mayor-Council-Administrator Plan as of January 1, 2004. This plan is described as a "Faulknerized" version of the borough form of government. The Legislature accepted the recommendation of the commission, and added the Mayor-Council-Administrator plan to the Faulkner Act as the fourth optional form of municipal government in 1981.[35]

The voters of West Milford Township adopted the Mayor-Council-Administrator Plan at a Special Election held on December 10, 2002. Under the mayor-council-administrator plan, West Milford is governed by an elected mayor and council, with an appointed municipal administrator. The government consists of a Mayor and a Township Council made up of 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 Township Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[4]

The Mayor holds executive power under the mayor-council-administrator plan and presides over meetings of the Township Council but does not vote except to break a tie. The Township Council enacts ordinances and resolutions, establishes policies, prepares the annual budget and levies taxes. The Township Administrator in the mayor-council-administrator plan oversees each of the departments established by ordinance and directs the business affairs of the Township.[36]

As of 2013, the Mayor of West Milford Township is Bettina Bieri (D), whose term of office ends December 31, 2015.[37] Members of the Township Council are Council President Luciano "Lou" Signorino (R, 2013), Ada Erik (R, 2014), Vivienne Erk (R, 2015), Michael Hensley (R, 2015), CarlLa Horton (R, 2014) and Edward Rosone (R, 2013).[38][39][40][41]

Federal, state and county representation

West Milford is located in the 5th Congressional District[42] and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district.[8][43][44]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).[45][46] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[47] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[48][49]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 26th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Pennacchio (R, Rockaway Township) and in the General Assembly by Brian Bergen (R, Denville Township) and Jay Webber (R, Morris Plains).[50] Template:NJ Governor

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Highlands protection

In 2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey Highlands region. West Milford was included in the highlands preservation area and is subject to the rules of the act and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, a division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.[51] All of the territory in the protected region is classified as being in the highlands preservation area, and thus subject to additional rules.[52]

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 17,588 registered voters in West Milford, of which 3,397 (19.3% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 5,070 (28.8% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 9,111 (51.8% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered to other parties.[53] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 68.0% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 87.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide).[53][54]

In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 7,672 votes here (56.5% vs. 37.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 5,515 votes (40.6% vs. 58.8%) and other candidates with 161 votes (1.2% vs. 0.8%), among the 13,575 ballots cast by the township's 18,016 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.3% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County).[55] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 7,920 votes here (60.9% vs. 42.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 4,783 votes (36.8% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 109 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 13,000 ballots cast by the township's 16,932 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.8% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county).[56]

In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 5,261 votes here (60.8% vs. 43.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 2,720 votes (31.5% vs. 50.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 525 votes (6.1% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 84 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 8,646 ballots cast by the township's 17,322 registered voters, yielding a 49.9% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county).[57]

Education

The West Milford Township Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. West Milford has six elementary schools (grades K-6), one middle school (grade 7-8), and one high school (grades 9-12). Further, the district supports a Center for Adult/Community Education. The school system has 361 certified staff members, over 50% of whom have a master's degree or higher. Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[58]) are the six K-6 elementary schools — Apshawa School (289 students),[59] Maple Road School (336),[60] Marshall Hill School (326),[61] Paradise Knoll School (300),[62] Upper Greenwood Lake School (313)[63] and Westbrook School (404)[64] — along with Macopin Middle School (664) for grades 7-8[65] and West Milford High School (1,292) for grades 9-12.[66]

There was also one Catholic school, Our Lady Queen of Peace, located in the community of Hewitt until it was closed in June 2010 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson in the face of declining enrollment.[67] OLQP School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009, and was honored to have its Fourth Grade teacher, Lorraine Ford, named as a finalist for the 2008 New Jersey Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year award.[68]

The old Newfoundland, two-room schoolhouse was the Village Square Inn Restaurant until it closed in 2010. The old Hillcrest School is now the township's community center. The few one-room schoolhouses are all gone; the last one was the Hewitt School, destroyed by fire set by vandals (it had been the former Methodist church before a new, larger church was built).

Sports

West Milford sports are overseen by the township department of Community Services and Recreation. The township has individual organizations that run each youth sports program, including Little League Baseball (WMLL), Police Athletic League (PAL) Basketball, PAL Soccer, West Milford-Star Athletics Cheerleading, Midget Football Association (WMMFA) Football, WMMFA Cheerleading, Amateur Baseball Association (WMABA) Baseball, and Girls Softball Association softball (WMGSA).[69]

West Milford also offers a variety of travel sports teams to offer selected athletes a higher level of competition. These teams include (or have previously included) West Milford Xtreme softball, West Milford Wolverines baseball, West Milford Wolfpack baseball, West Milford Warhawks baseball, West Milford Wildcats basketball, West Milford-Star Athletics competition cheerleading, West Milford/Jackson Elite-Hurricanes baseball, PC Crush baseball, and the Connie Mack baseball program.

Some township athletic accomplishments are listed below:

  • Little League All-Stars (Baseball): In 2004, the West Milford 10 Year-Old National All-Stars placed second in the New Jersey, losing the state championship to the team from Jackson Township, New Jersey. That team won the New Jersey District-2 title and the New Jersey Section-1 title en route to the state finals. In 2006, a team made up of most of the same players placed second in the state in 12 year old All-star play. They lost to the team from Livingston, New Jersey, who went on to place second in the Mid-Atlantic Region. This team again won the District-2 and Section-1 championships. Also in 2004, the 12 Year-Old American All-Stars won the District-2 championship.

In 2007, the West Milford 12 Year-Old and 10 Year-Old All-Star teams both won their respective District-2 championships.

In 2008 and 2009, the West Milford 10 year old all stars again won their respective District-2 championships.

  • PAL Wildcats (Travel Basketball): In 2004-05, the West Milford Wildcats-4 travel team won the Morris County Boys and Girls Club League championship. That same team, after moving up to be the Wildcats-5, won the Lakeland Basketball League championship, the first in the West Milford PAL program's history, in 2005.

In 2006-07, the Wildcats-4 team finished the season undefeated in league play. The Wildcats-5 team won the Lakeland Basketball League championship. In 2007-08, both the Wildcats-5 and Wildcats-6 teams won the championship of their respective age brackets of the New Jersey Junior Basketball League. In 2008-2009 the Wildcats-6 team won the championship for the third time.

In 2009-2010 the Wildcats-8 won the New Jersey Junior Basketball League. They were the first Wildcat-8 team to win a championship, it was their third overall.

  • Pony Softball: In 2007, the West Milford 14U Pony softball team won second in the state and advanced to the National Tournament.
  • Travel Baseball (West Milford Wolverines, West Milford Wolfpack, West Milford Warhawks, West Milford/Jackson Elite-Hurricanes, West Milford Connie Mack program, PC Crush): West Milford's travel baseball programs have combined to win over 100 league and tournament championships. These programs serve competitive young athletes of the township, and programs are offered at every age level.

Notable people

Notable current and former residents of West Milford include:

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