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In 2007, Florham Park will be home to the New York Jets training camp, where the Jets will relocate from their existing facility at Hofstra University . Florham Park beat out Berkeley Heights , Jersey City , Millburn and Wood-Ridge , who had all been contending to be the host of the new facility. GEOGRAPHY Florham Park is located at 40°46'38" North, 74°23'25" West (40.777250, -74.390278). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 19.3 Km&2 (7.4 Mi&2 ). 19.2 km&2 (7.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.27% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 8,857 people, 3,239 households, and 2,474 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 460.3/km&2 (1,191.3/mi&2). There were 3,342 housing units at an average density of 173.7/km&2 (449.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.00% White , 0.99% African American , 0.01% Native American , 3.87% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.38% from Other Races , and 0.68% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,239 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were Married Couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05. In the borough the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $88,706, and the median income for a family was $102,047. Males had a median income of $74,410 versus $49,551 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $42,133. 5.8% of the population and 2.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.8% of those under the age of 18 and 11.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Florham Park Borough is governed under the Borough form of municipal government. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The Council President is elected annually by the members of the Borough Council from among its members. The Mayor of Florham Park is Frank D. Tinari. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Joseph R. Morano, John P. Conway, Fred Boy, R. Scott Eveland, Charles A. Germershausen and Thomas M. Hadley. Federal, state and county representation Florham Park Borough is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th Legislative District. EDUCATION The Florham Park School District serves students in grades K through 8. The schools in the district (with 2003-04 school enrollment data from the National Center For Education Statistics are Briarwood Elementary School (now grades K-2, 352 students), Brooklake Elementary School (now grades 3-5, 297 students) and Ridgedale Middle School (grades 6-8, 298 students). Students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Hanover Park Regional High School District , attending Hanover Park High School in East Hanover, together with students from East Hanover Township . The district also serves students from the neighboring community of Hanover Township at Whippany Park High School in the Whippany section of Hanover Township. Hanover Park High School, which opened in 1956, has a current enrollment of 841 in grades 9 through 12, and 180 in the senior class. The College Of Saint Elizabeth is located in Florham Park. EXTERNAL LINKS
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