Millington, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Millington is an unincorporated area within Long Hill Township
in Morris County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The area is served as United States Postal Service
ZIP Code
07946. As of the United States Census, 2000
, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
07946 was 3,000. It is part of the township along with Gillette
, Stirling
, and the hamlet of Meyersville.
It borders the southern side of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
with access to Lord Stirling Park
. The Passaic River
runs through it. The Raptor Trust
, a famous bird rehabilitation and education center within the Great Swamp is also inside the town limits.
Students in public school attend the Long Hill Township School System
for grades K-8 and will attend Watchung Hills Regional High School
in Somerset County
for grades 9-12. Millington School is the only active school still located in the town. It houses grades 2-5 and had an enrollment of 505 students as of the 2005-06 school year.
The Town Hall used to be used as the old school house of the town, originally built in the 19th century.
The town is home to a train stop on the Gladstone Branch
of the NJ Transit
rail line, Millington Station
. Millington Station
was built in 1901, after the West Line Railroad was extended from Summit
to Bernardsville during the years 1870-71.http://www.longhillhistory.org/lhh_1984historic_guide.html "It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places
on June 22, 1984."http://www.longhillhistory.org/lhh_1984historic_guide.html Another building on the register is the Boyle/Hudspeth-Benson House. See List of Registered Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey for other examples in the area.
It was home to the Clover Hill Swimming Club
, which lost a 1966 civil rights case.
Millington Savings Bank started as Millington Building and Loan in 1911 in the town and his grown to other branches in the area.http://www.millingtonsb.com/
Long Hill Township, New Jersey
-Local government:Long Hill Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for...
in Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The area is served as United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
07946. As of the United States Census, 2000
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
07946 was 3,000. It is part of the township along with Gillette
Gillette, New Jersey
Gillette is an unincorporated area within Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07933. See Gillette ...
, Stirling
Stirling, New Jersey
Stirling is an unincorporated area within Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07980....
, and the hamlet of Meyersville.
It borders the southern side of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in Morris County, New Jersey. Established in 1960, it is one of more than 550 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System.The refuge was declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1966...
with access to Lord Stirling Park
Lord Stirling Park
Lord Stirling Park is a 925/950 acre park operated by the Somerset County Park Commission and located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and separated from the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge by the Passaic River...
. The Passaic River
Passaic River
The Passaic River is a mature surface river, approximately 80 mi long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey,...
runs through it. The Raptor Trust
The Raptor Trust
The Raptor Trust is a wild bird rehabilitation center located in Millington, New Jersey, United States and surrounded by the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.-History:...
, a famous bird rehabilitation and education center within the Great Swamp is also inside the town limits.
Students in public school attend the Long Hill Township School System
Long Hill Township School System
The Long Hill Township School System is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade in Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
for grades K-8 and will attend Watchung Hills Regional High School
Watchung Hills Regional High School
Watchung Hills Regional High School is a regional public high school and school district serving students in portions of Somerset and Morris Counties in New Jersey, United States. The high school is located next to Woodland School, in Warren Township...
in Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
for grades 9-12. Millington School is the only active school still located in the town. It houses grades 2-5 and had an enrollment of 505 students as of the 2005-06 school year.
The Town Hall used to be used as the old school house of the town, originally built in the 19th century.
The town is home to a train stop on the Gladstone Branch
Gladstone Branch
The Gladstone Branch is a branch of New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines. The Gladstone Branch primarily serves commuter trains; freight service is no longer operated...
of the NJ Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
rail line, Millington Station
Millington (NJT station)
Millington Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Millington, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines. The first of three stops in Long Hill Township, Millington is the only one that retains its Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad station depot. The station is...
. Millington Station
was built in 1901, after the West Line Railroad was extended from Summit
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
to Bernardsville during the years 1870-71.http://www.longhillhistory.org/lhh_1984historic_guide.html "It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 22, 1984."http://www.longhillhistory.org/lhh_1984historic_guide.html Another building on the register is the Boyle/Hudspeth-Benson House. See List of Registered Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey for other examples in the area.
It was home to the Clover Hill Swimming Club
Clover Hill Swimming Club
The Clover Hill Swimming Club in Millington, New Jersey, was a swim club operating in the late 1950s and 1960s in the suburban New York City metropolitan region.Clover Hill Swimming Club, Inc...
, which lost a 1966 civil rights case.
Millington Savings Bank started as Millington Building and Loan in 1911 in the town and his grown to other branches in the area.http://www.millingtonsb.com/
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Millington include:- Jack H. JacobsJack H. JacobsJack Howard Jacobs is a retired colonel in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Vietnam War. He currently serves as a military analyst for MSNBC and previously worked as an investment manager....
(born 1945), Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient in 1969 for his heroic actions during the Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. - Delusions, a melodic metalcore/post-hardcorePost-hardcorePost-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band currently signed to Tragic Hero RecordsTragic Hero RecordsTragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005 to represent the growing hardcore punk and harder wave of music in North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy Lacombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed...
.
External links
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=86000US07946&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US07946&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=&_zip=07946&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=860&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=YCensus 2000 Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 07946] from the United States Census BureauUnited States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
- fieldtripcom The Raptor Trust
- Google maps
- Long Hill Schools
- http://www.longhillhistory.org
- Weather Averages