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44-510: Mountain Lakes is a borough in Morris County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , and a suburb of New York City . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 4,472, an increase of 312 (+7.5%) from the 2010 census count of 4,160, which in turn had reflected a decline of 96 (−2.3%) from the 4,256 recorded at the 2000 census . Originally a planned community, the borough

88-400: A household in the borough was $ 141,757, and the median income for a family was $ 153,227. Males had a median income of $ 100,000+ versus $ 61,098 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 65,086. About 1.4% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over. Mountain Lakes was ranked in 2000 as

132-533: A one-year term) and a six-member council (elected to staggered three-year terms). The mayor would preside at council meetings, but had no vote except to break ties. This system resulted in a period, known as " boroughitis ", where large numbers of small boroughs were created. In 1894, the Legislature passed an act requiring each township to have a single school district. A wave of borough incorporations followed, as one part of several townships decided that it would prefer

176-927: A partisan basis, with either three or four seats coming up for vote as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by the members of the Council from among its members at a reorganization meeting held each year during the first week in January. As of 2023, members of the Mountain Lakes Borough Council are Mayor Khizar Sheikh ( D , term on committee ends December 31, 2026; term as mayor ends 2026), Deputy mayor Lauren Barnett (D, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Chris Cannon (D, 2026), Cynthia Korman (D, 2024), Thomas Menard (D, 2026), Melissa Muilenburg (D, 2026) and Chris Richter ( R , 2024). In 2018,

220-492: A partisan election. Only two boroughs, Roselle and Roselle Park , have ward structures with councils having five ward members and one at-large. The borough system has a weak mayor and the council performs most legislative and executive functions. This form of local government is used by 39% of the municipalities in New Jersey. There are a total of 253 boroughs in New Jersey, which include: The Tourne Much of this land

264-534: A total of 2,964 registered voters in Mountain Lakes, of which 715 (24.1%) were registered as Democrats , 975 (32.9%) were registered as Republicans and 1,271 (42.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . In the 2012 presidential election , Republican Mitt Romney received 58.0% of the vote (1,262 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 41.1% (893 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (19 votes), among

308-972: Is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large in partisan elections to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with either one or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. Actual day-to-day operation of departments is supervised by County Administrator Deena Leary. As of 2024, Morris County's Commissioners are: John Krickus (R, Chatham Township , 2024), Director Christine Myers (R, Harding , 2025), Douglas Cabana (R, Boonton Township , 2025), Thomas J. Mastrangelo (R, Montville , 2025), Deputy Director Stephen H. Shaw (R, Mountain Lakes , 2024), Deborah Smith (R, Denville , 2024) and Tayfun Selen (R, Chatham Township, 2026) The county's constitutional officers are: Clerk Ann F. Grossi (R, Parsippany–Troy Hills , 2028), Sheriff James M. Gannon (R, Boonton Township, 2025) and Surrogate Heather Darling (R, Roxbury , 2024). As of March 2011, there were

352-580: Is home to historic Grimes Homestead ; an 18th-century home that served as a way station on the Underground Railroad . According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough had a total area of 2.91 square miles (7.53 km), including 2.64 square miles (6.84 km) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.69 km) of water (9.11%). Part of The Tourne county park is in Mountain Lakes. The borough borders Parsippany-Troy Hills , to

396-432: Is home to the highest number of boroughs of any New Jersey county, at 56. The Borough Act of 1878 allowed any township (or portion thereof) with a land area of no more than four square miles (10 km ) and a population not exceeding 5,000, to establish itself as an independent borough through a petition and referendum process on a self-executing basis. As enacted, a borough would be governed by an elected mayor (serving

440-460: Is located on the northern end of Mountain Lake. Beaches are open from sunrise to sunset and facilities are available between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm every day between the months of June and August with a beach badge purchased at the borough hall. Beach badges are available to Mountain Lakes residents only. According to The New York Times , a diverse group of foreigners have been moving to

484-706: Is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). 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 ). Morris County

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528-470: The 13th highest-income community in the state of New Jersey based on per capita income, after having been ranked eighth a decade earlier. In 2000, the township's median household income ranked third in the state and the highest in Morris County. Per capita income increased by 25.4% from the previous census, with income growth ranked 530th among the state's 566 municipalities. Mountain Lakes operates within

572-402: The 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 55.1% of the vote (1,299 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 43.6% (1,027 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (21 votes), among the 2,356 ballots cast by the borough's 3,018 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.1. In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 71.4% of

616-638: The Faulkner Act , formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of municipal government (Plan E), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1975. The borough is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The Borough Council is comprised of seven members, who are elected at-large for staggered four-year terms of office on

660-502: The Montclair-Boonton Line and is the first train station heading eastbound not concurrent with the nearby Morris & Essex Lines . Mountain Lakes was originally a planned community, founded in 1910 by Herbert Hapgood. The entire face of the community changed from a wilderness of Dutch and English properties to a planned suburban community of large stucco houses now affectionately known as "Hapgoods." During this single decade,

704-462: The 1,642 ballots cast by the borough's 3,024 registered voters, yielding a 54.3% turnout. The Mountain Lakes Schools serve public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,348 students and 146.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1. Schools in

748-416: The 2,184 ballots cast by the borough's 3,125 registered voters (10 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 69.9%. In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 49.2% of the vote (1,177 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 49.1% (1,173 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (27 votes), among the 2,391 ballots cast by the borough's 3,103 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.1%. In

792-517: The 2006-2010 American Community Survey , Mountain Lakes had a per capita income of $ 75,525 (ranked 17th in the state), compared to per capita income in Morris County of $ 47,342 and statewide of $ 34,858. As of the 2000 United States census there were 4,256 people, 1,330 households, and 1,186 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,593.0 inhabitants per square mile (615.1/km). There were 1,357 housing units at an average density of 507.9 per square mile (196.1/km). The racial makeup of

836-594: The Lower/Middle School (grades 2–8), located in Mountain Lakes, and the High School (grades 9–12), in Boonton . 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%. As of May 2010,

880-513: The borough had a total of 29.38 miles (47.28 km) of roadways, of which 25.86 miles (41.62 km) were maintained by the municipality, 2.32 miles (3.73 km) by Morris County and 1.20 miles (1.93 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation . U.S. Route 46 is the main highway directly serving Mountain Lakes. No other significant roads enter the borough. However, Interstate 80 and Interstate 287 both pass just outside

924-409: The borough had an average property tax bill of $ 20,471, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $ 8,767 statewide. Mountain Lakes is located in the 11th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 11th congressional district is represented by Mikie Sherrill ( D , Montclair ). New Jersey

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968-786: The borough in neighboring Parsippany–Troy Hills . NJ Transit offers train service at the Mountain Lakes station on the Montclair-Boonton Line to Hoboken Terminal and to Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan via Midtown Direct through Newark Broad Street Station . Lakeland Bus Lines provides service along Route 46 operating between Dover and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan . People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mountain Lakes include: Borough (New Jersey) A borough (also spelled boro ), in

1012-544: The borough was 93.05% White , 0.38% African American , 5.17% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.52% from other races , and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population. There were 1,330 households, out of which 53.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.3% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.8% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who

1056-637: The borough, including Germans , Chinese , South Africans , and New Zealanders . The 2010 United States census counted 4,160 people, 1,313 households, and 1,144 families in the borough. The population density was 1,590.3 per square mile (614.0/km). There were 1,363 housing units at an average density of 521.1 per square mile (201.2/km). The racial makeup was 89.57% (3,726) White , 0.36% (15) Black or African American , 0.07% (3) Native American , 7.64% (318) Asian , 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander , 0.34% (14) from other races , and 2.02% (84) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.55% (106) of

1100-447: The context of local government in the U.S. state of New Jersey , refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government (in addition to those established under a special charter ). The borough is the most common form of local government in New Jersey . In 2023 there were 253 boroughs in New Jersey. However, boroughs were not always so common. In 1875 only 17 boroughs had been created, all by special acts of

1144-411: The cost of being a separate municipality to paying for the other schools. The Borough Act of 1897 amended the original Act, eliminating the self-executing incorporation feature of the earlier legislation. Henceforth, newly incorporated boroughs (or those seeking to dissolve or increase or decrease in size) required approval of the legislature. The elected mayor and six-member council were retained, with

1188-656: The district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are Wildwood Elementary School with 428 students in grades K–5, Briarcliff Middle School with 281 students in grades 6–8, Mountain Lakes High School with 641 students in grades 9–12 and Lake Drive School, a regional school for deaf and hard of hearing students from birth through high school, with students from nearly 100 communities in 12 New Jersey counties. with 57 students in grades Pre-K–8. Students from Boonton Township attend

1232-589: The district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship . The school was the 7th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 9th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. Mountain Lakes is also home to The Craig School , a private coeducational day school serving students in second through twelfth grade. The school has an enrollment of 130 students split between

1276-523: The east and south, the town of Boonton to the northeast, Boonton Township to the northwest and Denville to the west all of which are located in Morris County . Man-made lakes in Mountain Lakes include Birchwood Lake, Crystal Lake, Mountain Lake, Shadow Lake, Sunset Lake, Wildwood Lake, and Cove Lake. There are town private swimming beaches in Birchwood Lake, and Mountain Lake. The Mountain Lakes Club

1320-434: The highest annual property tax bills in New Jersey, and was the highest in Morris County, at $ 20,471 in 2018, compared to a statewide average of $ 8,767. 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. The Mountain Lakes station provides NJ Transit commuter train service. The station offers service on

1364-405: The legislature. These original boroughs were subdivisions of townships, established by state charter; Elizabeth was the first, established by royal charter in 1740, within the now defunct Elizabeth Township. About half of them had been dissolved, or changed into other forms of government—often cities. In 1875, a constitutional amendment prohibited such local or special legislation. Bergen County

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1408-477: The mayor now serving a two-year term. The Borough Act of 1987 was created to streamline borough law and clear away amendments, changes, and contradictory rules that had accumulated over the century of the Borough's existence as a form of government. The 1987 Act allowed for the delegation of executive responsibility to an appointed administrator. Traditionally, voters elect a mayor and six council members at-large in

1452-579: The natural and architectural character of Mountain Lakes was developed. Hapgood was particularly influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, at the height of its popularity in 1910 when he started building. Lawrence W. Luellen, inventor of the Dixie Cup , became the community's first resident when he moved to his new home in March 1911. The Hapgood model homes were early forerunners of the modern development, but each house

1496-440: The park to the public in 1960. The park offers many mountain bike riding opportunities with over 25 miles of trails. It connects to Birchwood lake. 40°54′31″N 74°26′30″W  /  40.9086°N 74.4418°W  / 40.9086; -74.4418 This article related to a protected area in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Morris County, New Jersey state location article

1540-431: The population were under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.5 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

1584-415: The population. Of the 1,313 households, 53.3% had children under the age of 18; 78.9% were married couples living together; 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 12.9% were non-families. Of all households, 11.3% 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 3.17 and the average family size was 3.44. 34.9% of

1628-420: The state's highest-income communities. In the 2013–2017 American Community Survey , Mountain Lakes had a median household income of $ 175,556 (ranked 12th in the state) and included 45.6% of households earning more than $ 200,000 annually. In 2010, Forbes.com listed Mountain Lakes as 210th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $ 1,045,401. Mountain Lakes ranked among

1672-509: The vote (935 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 26.6% (349 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (26 votes), among the 1,325 ballots cast by the borough's 3,036 registered voters (15 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 43.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 57.1% of the vote (937 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 32.3% (530 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 10.0% (164 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (6 votes), among

1716-443: Was $ 155,139 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 20,127) and the median family income was $ 181,600 (+/− $ 26,906). Males had a median income of $ 144,688 (+/− $ 24,336) versus $ 77,734 (+/− $ 26,273) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 75,525 (+/− $ 11,503). About 2.1% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. Based on data from

1760-450: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.41. In the borough the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for

1804-568: Was inherited and acquired by Clarence Addington DeCamp in the late 1850s. Using hand tools and levers, DeCamp built two roads leading to the top of the Tourne. Considered one of Morris County's first conservationists, DeCamp encouraged local residents to accompany him on hikes in the woods and fields. In 1958 the Morris County Park Commission wisely acquired the initial 219 acres (0.89 km ) from Logan Steele and Dr. Lewis Hull and opened

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1848-417: Was located in Mountain Lakes during World War II . Mountain Lakes had a discriminatory " gentleman's agreement " from its inception up through the 1960s, preventing African-Americans, Jews, Latinos, Catholics, and other "undesirable groupings" from living there. While this was abandoned in recent years, the town still has a less diverse population than the rest of New Jersey, or Morris County. Mountain Lakes

1892-599: Was modified to suit individual tastes. To the basic styles of these houses, Hapgood added colonial and craftsman features. He reversed floor plans, and interchanged architectural details. By the end of 1912, two hundred Hapgood homes were sold and occupied and in 1914 saw the formation of the Mountain Lakes Club. By 1923, approximately six hundred stucco houses were built to meet the overwhelming demand. Mountain Lakes became an independent municipality in 1924. The United States Navy 's Underwater Sound Reference Laboratories

1936-413: Was named for a pair of lakes which served to distinguish Mountain Lakes as "the first year-round residential lake community in northwestern New Jersey." 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 has been one of

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