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Maplewood, New Jersey
Township
Township of Maplewood
Municipal Building
Municipal Building
Map of Maplewood in Essex County. Inset: Location of Essex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Maplewood in Essex County. Inset: Location of Essex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Maplewood, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Maplewood, New Jersey
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyEssex
IncorporatedApril 1, 1861 as South Orange Township
RenamedNovember 7, 1922 as Maplewood township
Government
[5]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorVictor DeLuca (term ends December 31, 2015)[1][2]
 • AdministratorJoseph F. Manning[3]
 • ClerkElizabeth J. Fritzen[4]
Area
[6]
 • Total3.879 sq mi (10.048 km2)
 • Land3.877 sq mi (10.043 km2)
 • Water0.002 sq mi (0.006 km2)  0.06%
 • Rank302nd of 566 in state
11th of 22 in county[6]
Elevation
[7]
115 ft (35 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[8][9][10][11]
 • Total23,867
 • Estimate 
(2014)[12]
24,657
 • Rank103rd of 566 in state
11th of 22 in county[13]
 • Density6,155.3/sq mi (2,376.6/km2)
  • Rank82nd of 566 in state
9th of 22 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
07040[14][15]
Area code(s)973[16]
FIPS code3401343800[6][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0882220[6][19]
Websitewww.twp.maplewood.nj.us

Maplewood is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 23,867,[9][10][11] reflecting a decline of 1 person (0.0%) from the 23,868 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,216 (+10.2%) from the 21,652 counted in the 1990 Census.[21]

History

When surveying the area now known as Maplewood, Robert Treat found several trails used by Lenape tribes of Algonquian Native Americans, though there was only sparse pre-European settlement. These paths form the basis for what are the town's main thoroughfares today.[22]

The first European settlers arrived around 1675, primarily English, Dutch and French Puritans who had earlier settled Hempstead, Long Island, and Stamford, Connecticut, via Newark and Elizabeth. They had acquired most of today's Essex County from the Native Americans and followed three trails that roughly correspond to South Orange Avenue, Springfield Avenue, and Ridgewood Road. These three routes resulted in the development of three separate communities that coalesced to become Maplewood and South Orange.[22]

Those who came from Newark on the trail that now corresponds to South Orange Avenue settled the area that became South Orange village.[22]

Six families (with last names of Smith, Brown, Pierson, Freeman, Ball and Gildersleeve) came up today's Ridgewood Road and established scattered farms around a center that became Jefferson Village, named after Thomas Jefferson. This village, which roughly corresponds to downtown Maplewood today, developed several mills and orchards. John Durand, the son of Hudson River school painter Asher Brown Durand (who was born in Maplewood in 1796), describes the place as a picturesque but slightly backwards community with close ties to Springfield. The apple harvest was apparently quite impressive and included "Harrison" and "Canfield" varieties. By 1815, there were approximately 30 families in the village. Although the residents of the area were predominantly Presbyterian, the first house of worship was a Baptist chapel in 1812. This was in use until 1846 and fell into disrepair until 1858, when it was taken into use as a Methodist Episcopal church.[22]

Those who came up today's Springfield Avenue settled on a hill crest near today's intersection between Tuscan and Springfield Avenue and established a hamlet known as North Farms. Over time, this community became known as the Hilton section. It became a stagecoach stop between Newark, Jersey City (then Paulus Hook), and Morristown and thereby a center for trade and light manufacturing. The village changed its name from North Farms to Middleville in 1830, and then to Hilton in 1880 when it was granted a post office. In 1855, Seth Boyden settled in what was then Middleville to retire but innovated a number of agricultural products, especially berries. Boyden also built and put into operation the first steam engines to service the railroad through Maplewood. The area became known for its orchards and related industries, including cider mills and rum distilleries, as well as honey and livestock.

In 1802, Jefferson Village and North Farms were named as districts within the Township of Newark.[23]

The three communities operated independently, each establishing their own school associations: South Orange established the Columbian School in 1814, which would form the basis of Columbia High School; North Farms established the North Farms Association in 1817; and Jefferson Village the Jefferson Association in 1818. In 1867, when the State of New Jersey established public education through the School Law, the newly appointed County Superintendent merged the three associations into one school district, which was formalized in 1894 as the South Orange-Maplewood School District. James Ricalton, a teacher born in Waddington, New York of Scottish parents, set the high standard of education that persists in the school district to this day.

View of Maplewood from South Mountain Reservation

Maplewood was originally formed as South Orange Township, which was created on April 1, 1861, from portions of Clinton Township and what was then the Town of Orange. Portions of the township were taken to form South Orange village (established May 4, 1869, within the township and became fully independent on March 4, 1904) and Vailsburg borough (formed March 28, 1904, and annexed by Newark on January 1, 1905) The name of the township was changed to Maplewood on November 7, 1922.[24]

When the Morris and Essex Railroad from Newark was extended to the area in 1838, a land speculator by the name of John Shedden built a railroad station in Jefferson Village and named it Maplewood. This name came to comprise areas known as Hilton, Jefferson Village, and areas previously part of Springfield. In 1868, farms were divided into parcels for residential housing. The 1920s saw significant growth in new residents and structures.

Geography

A view of Maplewood from the Columbia High School clocktower

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.879 square miles (10.048 km2), including 3.877 square miles (10.043 km2) of land and 0.002 square miles (0.006 km2) of water (0.06%).[6][20] A pond is in Memorial Park, the Rahway River runs through the town, and there is a municipal pool club with four man-made pools of water; the remainder of the area is land.

The township shares a border with West Orange and South Orange to the north, Newark and Irvington to the east, Union (in Union County) to the south, and Millburn to the west.[25]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Hilton and Valley View.[26]

Climate

Maplewood has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

Climate data for Maplewood
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 39
(4) 		42
(6) 		51
(11) 		62
(17) 		72
(22) 		81
(27) 		86
(30) 		84
(29) 		77
(25) 		66
(19) 		55
(13) 		44
(7) 		63
(18)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 18
(−8) 		20
(−7) 		29
(−2) 		38
(3) 		48
(9) 		57
(14) 		62
(17) 		61
(16) 		53
(12) 		40
(4) 		33
(1) 		24
(−4) 		40
(5)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.13
(105) 		3.00
(76) 		4.17
(106) 		4.22
(107) 		4.74
(120) 		4.41
(112) 		4.73
(120) 		4.74
(120) 		5.03
(128) 		4.18
(106) 		4.41
(112) 		3.85
(98) 		51.61
(1,311)
Source: [27]

Architecture and landscape

Many of the more recognizable buildings and spaces were the work of famous architects and landscape designers. Most of the schools and the Municipal Building were the work of Guilbert & Betelle. The center of town is dominated by Memorial Park, a design of the Olmsted Brothers.[28] The Olmsted firm was also responsible for the landscaping at Ward Homestead, designed by John Russell Pope, and now known as Winchester Gardens, located on Elmwood Avenue. On the opposite side of town is another Olmsted work, South Mountain Reservation. The Maplewood Theater, designed by William E. Lehman, was where Cheryl Crawford first revived Porgy and Bess.[29]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18702,963—
18801,733*−41.5%
18901,078*−37.8%
19001,63051.2%
19102,97982.8%
19205,28377.3%
193021,321303.6%
194023,1398.5%
195025,2018.9%
196023,977−4.9%
197024,9324.0%
198022,950−7.9%
199021,652−5.7%
200023,86810.2%
201023,8670.0%
2014 (est.)24,657[12][30]3.3%
Population sources:
1870–1920[31] 1870[32][33] 1880–1890[34]
1890–1910[35] 1910–1930[36]
1930–1990[37] 2000[38][39] 2010[9][10][11]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[24]
Maplewood in autumn

Census 2010

Template:USCensusDemographics

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $101,463 (with a margin of error of +/- $6,610) and the median family income was $122,102 (+/- $9,324). Males had a median income of $83,656 (+/- $10,885) versus $57,422 (+/- $5,551) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $47,404 (+/- $2,404). About 1.5% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.[40]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census[17] there were 23,868 people, 8,452 households, and 6,381 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,207.1 people per square mile (2,393.6/km2). There were 8,615 housing units at an average density of 2,240.4 per square mile (864.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 58.78% White, 32.63% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.86% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.56% from other races, and 4.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.23% of the population.[38][39]

There were 8,452 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.27.[38][39]

In the township the age distribution of the population shows 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.[38][39]

The median income for a household in the township was $79,637, and the median income for a family was $92,724. Males had a median income of $57,572 versus $41,899 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,794. 4.4% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the poverty line. 4.9% of those under the and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.[38][39]

Arts and culture

Performance venues

The township owns and operates the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts at 10 Durand Road. The Center, a former Christian Science Church, was donated to the town by Jean Burgdorff, a local real estate entrepreneur.[41] The building was transferred to the town on October 15, 1988.[42] In 2008, the township committed to a $130,000 plan to improve the building.[43]

Maplewoodstock

Every year, on the weekend following the weekend closest to July 4, there is a concert in town called Maplewoodstock. The free concert consists of local and national bands performing alongside various stalls showcasing local businesses.[44]

Government

Local government

Fire Headquarters

Maplewood is governed under the Township form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[5][49] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor for a one-year term, and another to serve as Vice Mayor. The Mayor has the responsibility of Chair for the Township Committee meetings with voice and vote. The Mayor is considered the head of the municipal government.

Municipal Building

The Township Committee is the legislative body of the municipality and is responsible for enacting the township's laws. The Township Committee is also an executive body. Under this form of government, the elected Township Committee sets policy and overall direction for the Township. The Township staff, under the direction of the Township Administrator, carries out Committee policy and provides day to day services. The Township Administrator serves as the chief administrative officer and is accountable to the Township Committee.[50]

As of 2016, members of the Maplewood Township Committee are Mayor Victor DeLuca (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2017; term as mayor ends 2016), Deputy Mayor Nancy Adams (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2018; term as deputy mayor ends 2016), Marlon K. Brownlee (D, 2016), India R. Larrier (D, 2017) and Greg Lembrich (D, 2018).[1][51][52][53]

Federal, state and county representation

Post Office

Maplewood is located in the 10th Congressional District[54] and is part of New Jersey's 27th state legislative district.[10][55][56]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 10th congressional district is represented by LaMonica McIver (D, Newark).[57] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[58] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024).[59][60]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 27th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John F. McKeon (D, West Orange) and in the General Assembly by Rosy Bagolie (D, Livingston) and Alixon Collazos-Gill (D, Montclair).[61]

Essex County is governed by a directly elected county executive, with legislative functions performed by the Board of County Commissioners. As of 2024, the County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. (D, Roseland), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[62] The county's Board of County Commissioners is composed of nine members, five of whom are elected from districts and four of whom are elected on an at-large basis. They are elected for three-year concurrent terms and may be re-elected to successive terms at the annual election in November.[63] Essex County's Commissioners are:

Robert Mercado (D, District 1 – Newark's North and East Wards, parts of Central and West Wards; Newark, 2026),[64] A'Dorian Murray-Thomas (D, District 2 – Irvington, Maplewood and parts of Newark's South and West Wards; Newark, 2026),[65] Vice President Tyshammie L. Cooper (D, District 3 - Newark: West and Central Wards; East Orange, Orange and South Orange; East Orange, 2026),[66] Leonard M. Luciano (D, District 4 – Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, Millburn, North Caldwell, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell and West Orange; West Caldwell, 2026),[67] President Carlos M. Pomares (D, District 5 – Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair and Nutley; Bloomfield, 2026),[68] Brendan W. Gill (D, at large; Montclair, 2026),[69] Romaine Graham (D, at large; Irvington, 2026),[70] Wayne Richardson (D, at large; Newark, 2026),[71] Patricia Sebold (D, at-large; Livingston, 2026).[72][73][74][75][76]

Constitutional officers elected countywide are: Clerk Christopher J. Durkin (D, West Caldwell, 2025),[77][78] Register of Deeds Juan M. Rivera Jr. (D, Newark, 2025),[79][80] Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura (D, Fairfield, 2024),[81][82] and Surrogate Alturrick Kenney (D, Newark, 2028).[83][84]

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 16,399 registered voters in Maplewood, of which 9,306 (56.7%) were registered as Democrats, 1,439 (8.8%) were registered as Republicans and 5,645 (34.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered to other parties.[85]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 84.4% of the vote (10,007 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 14.9% (1,764 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (91 votes), among the 11,924 ballots cast by the township's 17,391 registered voters (62 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 68.6%.[86][87] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 81.9% of the vote (10,649 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 16.6% (2,156 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (90 votes), among the 13,003 ballots cast by the township's 16,523 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.7%.[88] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 76.3% of the vote (9,113 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 22.7% (2,709 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (90 votes), among the 11,943 ballots cast by the township's 15,289 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.1.[89]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 69.0% of the vote (4,833 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 29.6% (2,074 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (97 votes), among the 7,116 ballots cast by the township's 17,502 registered voters (112 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 40.7%.[90][91] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 72.2% of the vote (5,871 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 20.3% (1,650 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.2% (507 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (65 votes), among the 8,135 ballots cast by the township's 16,202 registered voters, yielding a 50.2% turnout.[92]

Community

Maplewood Village

Maplewood is a diverse and family-friendly community. The township has a downtown area alternatively known as "the village" or "Maplewood Center" with a movie theater, several upscale and mid-scale restaurants, a small supermarket, independent café, two liquor stores, a toy store and an independent bookstore. The structure of the downtown is largely unchanged since the 1950s. Maplewood won New Jersey Monthly magazine's Downtown Showdown in 2015, with the editor's noting the community's "myriad boutiques, art galleries and notable restaurants".[93] Maplewood has a significant gay population.[94]

Maplewood counts among its residents a large number of theater professionals working in Broadway and off-Broadway productions, owing to the town's convenient rail access and relatively short commute via train into Manhattan. In 2010, a group of 32 of these actors and technicians formed their own repertory theater company and named it Midtown Direct Rep, after the New Jersey Transit line on which they all commuted.[95]

Education

Maplewood Middle School

Maplewood schools are part of the unified South Orange-Maplewood School District, together with the neighboring community of South Orange. The district has a single high school, located in Maplewood, two middle schools and several elementary schools in each municipality. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 6,515 students and 527.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.36:1.[96] Schools in the district (with 2011-12 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[97]) are six elementary schools serving grades K-5 — Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration Schooll[98] (grades K-5, 514 students), Clinton Elementary School[99] (K-5, 500), Jefferson Elementary School[100] (3–5, 503), Marshall Elementary School[101] (K-2, 482), South Mountain Elementary School[102] (K-5, 623) and Tuscan Elementary School[103] (K-5, 609) — Maplewood Middle School[104] (753) and South Orange Middle School[105] (673) for grades 6–8 and Columbia High School[106] (1,858 students) for grades 9–12.[107][108]

Public Library

Transportation

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 59.06 miles (95.05 km) of roadways, of which 54.56 miles (87.81 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.47 miles (7.19 km) by Essex County and 0.03 miles (0.048 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[109]

There are approximately 226 streets within Maplewood. Springfield Avenue is a state highway (Route 124, from Irvington to Morristown), and four thoroughfares are Essex County roads (Valley Street, Millburn Avenue, Irvington Avenue, Wyoming Avenue).

Public transportation

New Jersey Transit provides passenger rail service to Maplewood station[110] on the Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch to Newark Broad Street Station, Secaucus Junction and New York Penn Station, with connecting service to Hoboken Terminal.[111][112]

NJ Transit bus service to Newark on the 25, 37 and 70, and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 107 route.[113] Independent Bus provides bus service on its 31 route.[114] The town itself operates the rush-hour Maplewood Jitney service to and from the train station.[115][116]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Maplewood, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Maplewood include:

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