Mendham Borough, New Jersey
| Mendham Borough, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Mendham | |
Borough center
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 Mendham Borough highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Mendham Borough, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 74°35′56″W / 40.769739°N 74.598813°WCoordinates: 40°46′11″N 74°35′56″W / 40.769739°N 74.598813°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | May 15, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Neil J. Henry Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Richard A. Merkt |
| • Clerk | Margot G. Kaye |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.000 sq mi (15.541 km2) |
| • Land | 5.950 sq mi (15.411 km2) |
| • Water | 0.050 sq mi (0.130 km2) 0.84% |
| Area rank | 257th of 566 in state 23rd of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 4,981 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 5,001 |
| • Rank | 379th of 566 in state 31st of 39 in county |
| • Density | 837.1/sq mi (323.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 403rd of 566 in state 30th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07945 |
| Area code(s) | 908 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402745330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885296 |
| Website | www |
Mendham Borough is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,981, reflecting a decline of 116 (-2.3%) from the 5,097 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 207 (+4.2%) from the 4,890 counted in the 1990 Census.
Mendham Township, which included present-day Mendham Borough, was formed on March 29, 1749, from portions of Hanover Township, Morris Township and Rockaway Township. The township was re-incorporated under the same name by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Mendham Borough was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15, 1906, from portions of Mendham Township. The borough and township may be named for Mendham, Suffolk, England, or the name may derive from the Native American word mendom (meaning "raspberry") or for an Earl of Mendham.
Residents of what became Mendham Borough wanted sidewalks and street lights constructed while those that lived in what remained the Township (including the communities of Brookside and Ralston) felt it was cost prohibitive in their more rural areas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 6.000 square miles (15.541 km2), including 5.950 square miles (15.411 km2) of land and 0.050 square miles (0.130 km2) of water (0.84%).
The borough is surrounded by Mendham Township to the north, east, and west in Morris County and Bernardsville in Somerset County to the south.
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