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GEOGRAPHY Stanhope is located at 40°54'40" North, 74°42'18" West (40.911163, -74.704899). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 5.7 Km&2 (2.2 Mi&2 ). 4.8 km&2 (1.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.9 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 15.38% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 3,584 people, 1,384 households, and 978 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 740.0/km&2 (1,913.6/mi&2). There were 1,419 housing units at an average density of 293.0/km&2 (757.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.55% White , 1.34% African American , 0.06% Native American , 1.53% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 1.40% from Other Races , and 2.04% from two or more races. 4.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,384 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were Married Couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10. In the borough the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $63,059, and the median income for a family was $73,203. Males had a median income of $49,861 versus $36,545 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $27,535. 2.2% of the population and 1.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.7% of those under the age of 18 and 2.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Stanhope is governed under the Borough form of government. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to serve a four-year term of office. There are six members of the Borough Council, elected to serve three-year terms of office on a staggerred basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The Mayor of Stanhope Borough is Diana Kuncken (term ends December 2007). Members of the Borough Council are James Benson (2005), Jack Mohrle (2007), Brian Murphy (2006), Edward Schwartz (2005), Michael Vance (2007) and Raymond Wootten (2006). Federal, state and county representation Stanhope Borough is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District. EDUCATION The Stanhope Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. The Linden Avenue School serves 88 students in Kindergarten and 1st grade. The Valley Road School serves 368 students in grades 2 through 8. For grades 9 -12, the borough shares Lenape Valley Regional High School , which serves Netcong in Morris County and the Sussex County communities of Stanhope and Byram Township . TRIVIA
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