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GEOGRAPHY Milltown is located at 40°27'9" North, 74°26'17" West (40.452538, -74.438020). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 4.1 Km&2 (1.6 Mi&2 ). 4.1 km&2 (1.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.88% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 7,000 people, 2,627 households, and 1,943 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,721.5/km&2 (4,452.0/mi&2). There were 2,670 housing units at an average density of 656.6/km&2 (1,698.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.86% White , 0.76% African American , 0.16% Native American , 3.07% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 1.16% from Other Races , and 1.00% from two or more races. 3.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,627 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were Married Couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12. In the borough the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $68,429, and the median income for a family was $77,869. Males had a median income of $50,338 versus $38,220 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $29,996. 2.3% of the population and 1.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.3% of those under the age of 18 and 1.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Milltown is governed under the Borough form of government by a Mayor and a six-mmeber Borough Council. The Mayor is directly elected by the voters to serve a four-year term of office. Members of the Borough Council serve three-year terms in office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The Mayor of Milltown Borough is Gloria M. Bradford. Members of the Milltown Borough Council, with their committee assignments, are:
Federal, state and county representation Milltown is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 17th Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in grades K-8 attend the Milltown Public Schools. For grades 9 - 12, students attend Spotswood High School in Spotswood as part of a sending / receiving relationship. OTHER Milltown is also well known for the fact that the Taco Bell located there still sells the Cheesy Gordita Crunch , despite being taken off the menu at most of the chain's locations. Also Milltown is home the largest per capita group of people, mostly male, who play the popular video game Halo and it's sequel Halo 2 EXTERNAL LINKS |
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