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Pennington is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,696.
Pennington was established as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 31, 1890, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a referendum held on January 21, 1890.
ington is located at (40.325057, -74.792105).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 kmē), all of it land.
Pennington is an independent municipality surrounded by Hopewell Township.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,696 people, 1,013 households, and 761 families residing in the borough.
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Pennington is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,696.
Pennington was established as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 31, 1890, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a referendum held on January 21, 1890.
Geography
Pennington is located at (40.325057, -74.792105).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 kmē), all of it land.
Pennington is an independent municipality surrounded by Hopewell Township.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,696 people, 1,013 households, and 761 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,801.0 people per square mile (1,084.3/kmē). There were 1,040 housing units at an average density of 1,080.5/sq mi (418.3/kmē). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.96% White, 2.63% African American, 1.00% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 1,013 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% 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 3.14.
In the borough the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $90,366, and the median income for a family was $107,089. Males had a median income of $84,912 versus $43,068 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,843. About 0.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Pennington is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office, but only participates in voting to break a tie. 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.
Like the other traditional forms of local government in New Jersey, a Borough may appoint an administrator and delegate all or a portion the executive responsibilities to the administrator. The Council may also adopt an administrative code which describes how the Council performs its duties.
Anthony Persichilli was elected to fill the mayoral vacancy left by James Loper on November 7, 2006, in an election that saw council members Joseph Lawver and Eileen Heinzel reelected. He will complete the unexpired term of office through December 31, 2007, that was previously held by interim mayor James E. Benton. James Loper, the previous elected Mayor of Pennington, had resigned from office effective February 1, 2006. The Pennington Republican Committee nominated three candidates to take his place and the Council selected Benton from the three candidates to fill Loper's vacancy. That same procedure was repeated on December 4, 2006, when the members of the Pennington Borough met to decide that, of three Democratic candidates, Diane Zompa would fill the unexpired term left by Persichilli.
The Mayor of Pennington is Anthony Persichilli (D, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Borough Council are Council President Edwin "Weed" Tucker (D, 2008), Catherine Chandler (D, unexpired term to 2010), Glen Griffiths (D, unexpired term to 2008), Eileen Heinzel (D, 2009), Joseph Lawver (D, 2009) and Thomas Ogren (D, unexpired term to 2010).
Federal, state and county representation
Pennington is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 15th Legislative District.
Education
Public school students in grades K through 12 attend the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, a comprehensive regional public school district serving nearly 4,000 students from Hopewell Borough (371 students), Hopewell Township (2,998 students) and Pennington Borough (497 students).
Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) include four Elementary Schools (K-5) — with 532 students, with 522 students, with 522 students, with 310 students — with 952 students in grades 6 -8, and Hopewell Valley Central High School, which has an enrollment of 1,152 students in grades 9 - 12.
The Pennington School (1838) is located within Pennington.
Transportation
Route 31 passes through Pennington, providing access to Interstate 95 at Exit 4. Additionally, Exit 3B along I-95 will take you to Scotch Road N, which provides access to all of Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.The town is also home to a newly designated NJ Transit bus stop at the corner of South Main Street and West Delaware Avenue.
Community
- Pennington Day - typically in the middle of May, an annual event where local organizations and businesses set up booths in a street-fair style on Main Street. Complete with local music and a parade early in the day, and lasts until 4 pm.
Points of interest
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Pennington include:
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