Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
| Mountain Lakes, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Mountain Lakes | |
 Mountain Lakes highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°53′29″N 74°26′28″W / 40.891374°N 74.441114°WCoordinates: 40°53′29″N 74°26′28″W / 40.891374°N 74.441114°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 29, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Peter Holmberg (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Manager | Richard Sheola |
| • Clerk | Valerie Egan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.885 sq mi (7.473 km2) |
| • Land | 2.616 sq mi (6.775 km2) |
| • Water | 0.269 sq mi (0.698 km2) 9.34% |
| Area rank | 343rd of 566 in state 28th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 4,160 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,288 |
| • Rank | 406th of 566 in state 33rd of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,590.3/sq mi (614.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 327th of 566 in state 18th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07046 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402748480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885310 |
| Website | www |
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Mountain Lakes Historic District
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Pocono Road, Denville Township line, Fanny Road, and RR Tracks, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey |
| Area | 1,397 acres (565 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Hapgood, Herbert J.; Holton, Arthur T. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP Reference # | 05000963 |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
Mountain Lakes is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,160, reflecting a decline of 96 (-2.3%) from the 4,256 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 409 (+10.6%) from the 3,847 counted in the 1990 Census.
Mountain Lakes was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1924, from portions of Boonton Township and Hanover Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed on April 29, 1924. The borough was named for a pair of lakes in the area.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mountain Lakes as the 26th best place to live in New Jersey in its rankings of the "New Jersey's Top Towns 2011-2012" in New Jersey.
According to Neighborhood Scout, Mountain Lakes is one of New Jersey's most highly educated municipalities, with 85.94% of adults attaining a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree, quadruple the national average of 21.84%, while the percentage of white-collar workers was 98.77%.
Grimes Homestead, is an 18th-century historic home that served as a way station on the Underground Railroad.
Mountain Lakes was originally a planned community, founded in 1910 by Herbert Hapgood. It became an independent town in 1924.
The United States Navy's Underwater Sound Reference Laboratories was located in Mountain Lakes during World War II.
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