Stirling, New Jersey

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Stirling, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Stirling Station facing NY Penn-bound
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Stirling
Location in Morris County
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Stirling
Location in New Jersey
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Stirling
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°40′19″N74°29′42″W / 40.67194°N 74.49500°W / 40.67194; -74.49500
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Long Hill
Named for William Alexander, Lord Stirling
Area
[1]
 • Total2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2)
 • Land2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,555
 • Density1,092.81/sq mi (421.95/km2)
ZIP Code
07980
FIPS code 34-70920 [3]
GNIS feature ID0880908 [4]

Stirling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. [6] The area is served by the U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 07980.

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According to the 2020 census, the population was 2,555. [2]

History

Stirling was settled in 1740. A manufacturing and residential community was developed in the area of the railroad in the decades after the Civil War.

It was named by Fred Simpson Winston, who purchased about 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land in the area for development.[ when? ] He named the area after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, an American Revolutionary War general who had owned 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land lying on both sides of the Passaic River. [7]

The Assyrian National School Association was established in Stirling in 1899 by Assyrian immigrants from Diyarbakır, Turkey. [8]

Geography

Stirling is in southeastern Morris County and occupies the central portion of Long Hill Township. It is bordered to the east by Gillette and to the west by Millington. The Passaic River forms the southern boundary of the community as well as the Somerset County line.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Stirling CDP has a total area of 2.35 square miles (6.09 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.64%, are water. [1]

The Stirling train station is located along the Gladstone Branch of the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 2,555—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Stirling was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [10]

2020 census

Stirling, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / EthnicityPop 2020 [10]
White alone (NH)1,83371.74%
Black or African American alone (NH)401.57%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.04%
Asian alone (NH)1897.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)20.08%
Some Other Race alone (NH)271.06%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)9553.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)36814.40%
Total2,555100.00%

Education

Stirling is home to Central Middle School, which is one of the four schools in the Long Hill Township School System. Central Middle School educates students from grades 6–8.

St. Vincent de Paul School was a Catholic school in Stirling that operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. The school closed in June 2016 in the wake of declining enrollment and financial challenges. [11] The school was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence in 2012. [12]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Stirling include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Stirling CDP, New Jersey: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Stirling". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ An Introductory History, Long Hill Township, New Jersey. Accessed May 31, 2008.
  8. ↑ About Us – History, Assyrian Orphanage and School Association of America, retrieved 16 January 2016
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Stirling CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .
  11. ↑ "St. Vincent DePaul School in Stirling to close in June", Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, April 28, 2016. Accessed November 16, 2017. "After more than 50 years of providing a Catholic education to students in Long Hill Township, St. Vincent dePaul School in the Stirling section of the township, will close in June.In a letter to parishioners, parents and students posted April 21 on the parish's website, Father A. Richard Carton, pastor, wrote: 'This decision comes after much prayer and careful reflection. The low enrollment for next year would not create a strong educational environment and the financial strain would be too great for the parish to bear.'"
  12. ↑ National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2017, United States Department of Education. Accessed November 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ Staff. "George John Estock Jr.", The News Journal , November 10, 2010. Accessed August 7, 2015. "George John Estock Sr., 86, formerly of Claymont, DE, passed away at home on Sunday, November 7, 2010. He was born in Stirling, NJ to the late John and Anna Estock and was a 1942 graduate of Harding High School."
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