Chatham is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 10,086. Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi (40 km) west of New York City. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

Three boroughs, Chatham Borough being one of them, were formed in the late nineteenth century out of portions of Chatham Township. In 1773, the area was named Chatham in honor of Sir William Pitt, an English prime minister and the first Earl of Chatham who was most favorable toward the colonists in issues with the British government. Participation in the revolutionary war was significant by the citizens of Chatham. Nearby Morristown was the military center of the revolution, where the winter headquarters were established twice, and revolutionary troops were active in the entire county area regularly. The borough became an independent entity, on March 1, 1897.^[1] Today, the two towns have some joint public services, most notably the library and the school district, both of which refer to the two municipalities as the Chathams. 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 1708–11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame as Secretary of State during the Seven Years War (aka French and Indian War) and who was later Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... The Earl of Chatham was a peerage given to William Pitt the Elder in 1766, after which he became Lord Privy Seal. ... Morristown is a Town located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Chatham is a Borough located in Morris County, New Jersey. ...

Geography

Chatham Township is located at 40°43′42″N, 74°24′56″W (40.728203 -74.415657)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chatham Township has a total area of 24.2 km² (9.4 mi²). 24.2 km² (9.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.21%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

Demographics

As of the census of 2000,² there were 10,086 people, 3,920 households, and 2,771 families residing in Chatham Township. The population density was 417.4/km² (1,081.0/mi²). There were 4,019 housing units at an average density of 166.3/km² (430.8/mi²). The racial makeup was 93.71% White, 0.45% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.81% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 3,920 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.11. A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ...

The population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household was $106,208, and the median income for a family was $131,609. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $58,750 for females. The per capita income was $65,497. About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Government

Local government

The township form of government used by Chatham Township is the oldest form of municipal government in New Jersey. The original act of 1798 incorporated 104 townships. Voters elect the township committee's five members. The elections are partisan and the committee members serve three-year staggered terms. The township committee elects the mayor from among its members for a one-year term. The mayor serves as the chair of the township committee and has powers vested in the mayor's office by general law. Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The township committee is the legislative branch of the community's government and establishes policies for the administration of the various departments. The committee appoints the township administrator who is responsible for carrying out those policies and overseeing the day to day operations.

Subcommittees of the township committee are public safety; public works; planning, engineering, and land use; parks and recreation; general administration; and finance. Two members of the township committee serve on each and provide oversight to the departments.

Members of the Chatham Township Committee are Mayor William O'Connor, Deputy Mayor Bailey Brower, Jr., Nicole Hagner, Jack Hartford, and Kevin R. Tubbs^[2]. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... The Deputy Mayor of a community is the number two official to the mayor. ...

Federal, state and county representation

Chatham Township is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 21st Legislative District^[3].

New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken). New Jerseys Eleventh Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi (40 km) west of New York City. ... Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Somerset County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Sussex County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Frelinghuysen tours a Superfund site in his district. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Harding Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is an American politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Cliffside Parks location within Bergen County. ... Robert Bob Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic junior Senator from New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The 21st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Thomas Kean Jr. (R, Westfield) and in the Assembly by Jon Bramnick (R, Westfield) and Eric Munoz (R, Summit). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken). The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Senator Tom Kean Jr. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Map of Westfield in Union County Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Jon Bramnick is a New Jersey State Assemblyman and an attorney. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Map of Westfield in Union County Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Map of Summit in Union County Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the current Democratic Governor of the state of New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Morris County's Freeholders are: Margaret Nordstrom (Freeholder Director), John Inglesino (Freeholder Deputy Director), Douglas R. Cabana, Frank J. Druetzler, Cecilia G. Laureys John J. Murphy and Jack Schrier. Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi (40 km) west of New York City. ... The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ... John Murphy in his Morris Township Firehouse John J. Murphy (born 1959) is a politician from New Jersey. ...

History

The first European settlers arrived around 1710, attracted by the fertility of the soil and the rich iron ore deposits in the region. During the American Revolutionary War, the entire area shared in the activity of the Morristown encampment. Combatants American Revolutionaries, France, The Netherlands, Spain, American Indians Great Britain, German mercenaries, Loyalists, American Indians Canadian Indians Commanders George Washington, Comte de Rochambeau, Nathanael Greene, Bernardo de Gálvez Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis (more commanders) The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the...

In 1806, Chatham Township was incorporated and included the areas that are now the boroughs of Chatham, Madison, and Florham Park. The name, Chatham, was selected in honor of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who had spoken in favor of the colonists in Parliament. Chatham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. ... Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Florham Park is a borough located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 1708–11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame as Secretary of State during the Seven Years War (aka French and Indian War) and who was later Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in orange and red—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ...

These areas were connected by turnpikes and toll roads originally built by private corporations to transport their goods to market. Local residents later built Shunpike Road to avoid paying tolls.

The most important transportation development was the coming of the Morris and Essex Railroad in 1837. This led to sharp increases in the population, which resulted in the incorporation of Chatham, Madison, and Florham Park as separate boroughs carved out of portions of the vast township. The Morris and Essex Railroad was a railroad across northern New Jersey, later part of the main line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. ...

In the late 1870s and 1880s Chatham Township became a center of the rose-growing industry. The speciality of the Louis M. Noe Greenhouses was the American Beauty rose with a stem five feet long. At Christmas, Mr. Noe sent them to European royalty and Queen Victoria received fifty of the elegant roses from him on her golden anniversary. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death in 1901. ...

After a five-year construction ban during World War II, home-hungry families invaded the township and large farms gave way to home sites. Former rose farms became two major shopping centers at the corner known as, Hickory Tree, named for a massive hickory tree at the location that had been planted during President James Madison's term. This article is becoming very long. ... James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth (1809–1817) President of the United States. ...

Education

Public Schools

Main article: School District of the Chathams

Chatham Borough and Chatham Township held elections in November 1986 to consider joining their (at the time separate) school districts. This proposal was supported by the voters of both communities and since then, the two municipalities have shared a regionalized school district, the School District of the Chathams. The School District of the Chathams is a regional school district serving students from Chatham Borough and Chatham Township in grades K through 12. ... The School District of the Chathams is a regional school district serving students from Chatham Borough and Chatham Township in grades K through 12. ...

Private school

The Darcy School, founded in 1998, is a private coeducational day school located in Chatham Township, serving students in preschool through eighth grade. The school has a total enrollment of 115 students. The Darcy School is a private coeducational day school located in Chatham Township, New Jersey, United States, serving students in preschool through eighth grade. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women at the same school facilities; co-ed is a shortened adjectival form of co-educational. ... A day school is an institution where children are given educational instruction only during the day and after which children return to their homes. ...

References

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External links

• Chatham Township website
• School District of the Chathams website
• School District of the Chathams's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the School District of the Chathams
• Regional area newspaper
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