Millington, New Jersey | |
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Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°40′38″N74°31′04″W / 40.67722°N 74.51778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Township | Long Hill |
Area | |
• Total | 2.62 sq mi (6.79 km2) |
• Land | 2.60 sq mi (6.74 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,038 |
• Density | 1,167.11/sq mi (450.55/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
ZIP Code | 07946 [3] |
Area code | 908 |
FIPS code | 34-46470 [4] |
Millington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located within Long Hill Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6]
The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07946. [3] Other communities in Long Hill Township include 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 forms its western and southern border. The Raptor Trust, a famous bird rehabilitation and education center within the Great Swamp is also inside the town limits.
Clover Hill Swimming Club was located in Millington. The club lost a 1966 civil rights case, Clover Hill Swimming Club v. Robert F. Goldsboro. [7] The club was sued by an African American veterinarian who said he was denied membership because of his race. The club claimed that because it was private, the Law of Discrimination did not apply and therefore it could pick its own membership. After the Clover Hill Swimming Club appealed the first decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey again sided with the plaintiff. [8]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 3,038 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] 2020 [2] |
As of the 2020 United States census, the Millington CDP's population was 3,038. [2] As of the 2010 census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07946 was 3,144. [10]
Millington was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [11]
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 [11] | |
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White alone (NH) | 2,399 | 78.97% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 15 | 0.49% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0.07% |
Asian alone (NH) | 257 | 8.46% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 25 | 0.82% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 115 | 3.79% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 225 | 7.41% |
Total | 3,038 | 100.00% |
Students in public school attend the Long Hill Township School System for grades K-8 and 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. [12]
The Town Hall used to be used as the old school house of the town, originally built in the 19th century.
The town has 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. [13] Millington Station was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984. [13] 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.
Garden State Fireworks, founded in 1890, is located there.
Millington Savings Bank started as Millington Building and Loan in 1911 in the town and has grown to other branches in the area. [14]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Millington include:
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