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Located in the northernmost region of Sussex County, New Jersey, lies the picturesque community of Branchville. Originally part of the surrounding Frankford Township , Branchville separated from it and formed its own self-governing borough in 1898. Branchville was settled by immigrants from Connecticut in the 1700s. It grew quickly and in the 1820s the town was divided into building lots. By the year 1844 Branchville was a well established community with 32 dwellings, mills, blacksmiths, an academy, a church and a variety of other factories and businesses. The addition of two water-powered mills and a dam in 1855 furthered the town's prosperity. Energy would later be harnessed from this dam and a second one that was built to supply Branchville with electricity and its own power company. Extension of rail service to Branchville in 1869 brought and even greater boon to the village's economic market growth. From 1869-1871 forty new homes were built. The railroad had made it possible to ship products from the local mills and creameries to larger urban areas to the east. With lake communities nearby the tourism was also spurred by the railroad. Up to six trains a day would bring people from the larger cities to enjoy a country vacation. GEOGRAPHY Branchville is located at 41°8'48" North , 74°44'57" West (41.146748, -74.749243). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.5 Km&2 (0.6 Mi&2 ). 1.5 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 845 people, 354 households, and 225 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 553.0/km&2 (1,421.6/mi&2). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 246.7/km&2 (634.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.46% White , 0.12% African American , 0.36% Native American , 0.36% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.12% from Other Races , and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 354 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were Married Couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.03. In the borough the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $45,855, and the median income for a family was $60,909. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $27,159 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $22,748. 4.4% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 4.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government The Mayor of Branchville Borough is Gerald W. Van Gorden (term ends December 2007). Members of the Branchville Borough Council are William Bathgate (2005), Joseph Codella (2007), Katieanne Harrison (2005), Wayne Howell (2006), Kyle Orr (2006) and Richard VanStone (2007). Federal, state and county representation Branchville Borough is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the Frankford Township School, located in Branchville. For grades 9 - 12, students attend High Point Regional High School , located in Sussex and part of the High Point Regional School District . Attending ths school are students from Branchville , Frankford Township , Lafayette Township , Sussex Borough and from Wantage Township . EXTERNAL LINKS
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