Mountain Lakes, New Jersey Explained

Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
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Pushpin Label:Mountain Lakes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Morris County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Morris
Government Type:Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Governing Body:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Khizar Sheikh (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[1]
Leader Title1:Manager
Leader Name1:Mitchell Stern[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Cara Fox[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:April 29, 1924
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:7.53
Area Land Km2:6.85
Area Water Km2:0.69
Area Total Sq Mi:2.91
Area Land Sq Mi:2.64
Area Water Sq Mi:0.27
Area Water Percent:9.11
Area Rank:340th of 565 in state
27th of 39 in county[5]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4472
Population Rank:396th of 565 in state
32nd of 39 in county[6]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:1693.2
Population Density Rank:321st of 565 in state
18th of 39 in county
Population Est:4608
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[7]
Elevation Ft:489
Coordinates Footnotes:[8]
Coordinates:40.8909°N -74.442°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07046[9] [10]
Area Code:973[11]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3402748480[12] [13]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0885310[14]
Footnotes:
Mountain Lakes Historic District
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Location:Roughly bounded by Pocono Road, Denville Township line, Fanny Road, and RR Tracks, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Built:1908
Architect:Hapgood, Herbert J.; Holton, Arthur T.
Architecture:Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:September 7, 2005
Refnum:05000963

Mountain Lakes is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,472, an increase of 312 (+7.5%) from the 2010 census count of 4,160, which in turn had reflected a decline of 96 (−2.3%) from the 4,256 recorded at the 2000 census.[15]

Originally a planned community, the borough was named for a pair of lakes which served to distinguish Mountain Lakes as "the first year-round residential lake community in northwestern New Jersey."[16] Mountain Lakes was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1924, from portions of Boonton Township and Hanover Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed on April 29, 1924.[17] [18] [19]

The borough has been one of the state's highest-income communities.[20] [21] [22] In the 2013–2017 American Community Survey, Mountain Lakes had a median household income of $175,556 (ranked 12th in the state) and included 45.6% of households earning more than $200,000 annually.[23] [24]

In 2010, Forbes.com listed Mountain Lakes as 210th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $1,045,401.[25]

Mountain Lakes ranked among the highest annual property tax bills in New Jersey, and was the highest in Morris County, at $20,471 in 2018, compared to a statewide average of $8,767.[26] New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mountain Lakes as the 26th best place to live in New Jersey in its rankings of the "New Jersey's Top Towns 2011–2012" in New Jersey.[27]

The Mountain Lakes station provides NJ Transit commuter train service.[28] The station offers service on the Montclair-Boonton Line and is the first train station heading eastbound not concurrent with the nearby Morris & Essex Lines.[29]

History

Mountain Lakes was originally a planned community, founded in 1910 by Herbert Hapgood. The entire face of the community changed from a wilderness of Dutch and English properties to a planned suburban community of large stucco houses now affectionately known as "Hapgoods." During this single decade, the natural and architectural character of Mountain Lakes was developed. Hapgood was particularly influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, at the height of its popularity in 1910 when he started building.[30]

Lawrence W. Luellen, inventor of the Dixie Cup, became the community's first resident when he moved to his new home in March 1911.[31] [32]

The Hapgood model homes were early forerunners of the modern development, but each house was modified to suit individual tastes. To the basic styles of these houses, Hapgood added colonial and craftsman features. He reversed floor plans, and interchanged architectural details. By the end of 1912, two hundred Hapgood homes were sold and occupied and in 1914 saw the formation of the Mountain Lakes Club. By 1923, approximately six hundred stucco houses were built to meet the overwhelming demand. Mountain Lakes became an independent municipality in 1924.[33]

The United States Navy's Underwater Sound Reference Laboratories was located in Mountain Lakes during World War II.[34]

Mountain Lakes had a discriminatory "gentleman's agreement" from its inception up through the 1960s, preventing African-Americans, Jews, Latinos, Catholics, and other "undesirable groupings"[35] from living there.[36] [37] [38] While this was abandoned in recent years, the town still has a less diverse population than the rest of New Jersey, or Morris County.

Mountain Lakes is home to historic Grimes Homestead; an 18th-century home that served as a way station on the Underground Railroad.[39]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.91 square miles (7.53 km2), including 2.64 square miles (6.84 km2) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.69 km2) of water (9.11%).[5]

Part of The Tourne county park is in Mountain Lakes.[40]

The borough borders Parsippany-Troy Hills, to the east and south, the town of Boonton to the northeast, Boonton Township to the northwest and Denville to the west all of which are located in Morris County.[41] [42] [43]

Lakes

Man-made lakes in Mountain Lakes include Birchwood Lake, Crystal Lake, Mountain Lake, Shadow Lake, Sunset Lake, Wildwood Lake, and Cove Lake. There are town private swimming beaches in Birchwood Lake, and Mountain Lake. The Mountain Lakes Club is located on the northern end of Mountain Lake.

Beaches are open from sunrise to sunset[44] and facilities are available between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm every day between the months of June and August with a beach badge purchased at the borough hall.[45] Beach badges are available to Mountain Lakes residents only.[46]

Demographics

According to The New York Times, a diverse group of foreigners have been moving to the borough, including Germans, Chinese, South Africans, and New Zealanders.[47]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 4,160 people, 1,313 households, and 1,144 families in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,363 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 89.57% (3,726) White, 0.36% (15) Black or African American, 0.07% (3) Native American, 7.64% (318) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.34% (14) from other races, and 2.02% (84) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.55% (106) of the population.

Of the 1,313 households, 53.3% had children under the age of 18; 78.9% were married couples living together; 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 12.9% were non-families. Of all households, 11.3% were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.44.

34.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.5 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $155,139 (with a margin of error of +/− $20,127) and the median family income was $181,600 (+/− $26,906). Males had a median income of $144,688 (+/− $24,336) versus $77,734 (+/− $26,273) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $75,525 (+/− $11,503). About 2.1% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.[48]

Based on data from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey, Mountain Lakes had a per capita income of $75,525 (ranked 17th in the state), compared to per capita income in Morris County of $47,342 and statewide of $34,858.[49]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 4,256 people, 1,330 households, and 1,186 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1593sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,357 housing units at an average density of 507.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 93.05% White, 0.38% African American, 5.17% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.[50] [51]

There were 1,330 households, out of which 53.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.3% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.8% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.41.[50] [51]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.[50] [51]

The median income for a household in the borough was $141,757, and the median income for a family was $153,227. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $61,098 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $65,086. About 1.4% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.[50] [51]

Mountain Lakes was ranked in 2000 as the 13th highest-income community in the state of New Jersey based on per capita income, after having been ranked eighth a decade earlier. In 2000, the township's median household income ranked third in the state and the highest in Morris County. Per capita income increased by 25.4% from the previous census, with income growth ranked 530th among the state's 566 municipalities.[52]

Government

Local government

Mountain Lakes operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of municipal government (Plan E), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1975.[53] The borough is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[54] The Borough Council is comprised of seven members, who are elected at-large for staggered four-year terms of office on a partisan basis, with either three or four seats coming up for vote as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by the members of the Council from among its members at a reorganization meeting held each year during the first week in January.[55] [56]

, members of the Mountain Lakes Borough Council are Mayor Khizar Sheikh (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2026; term as mayor ends 2026), Deputy mayor Lauren Barnett (D, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Chris Cannon (D, 2026), Cynthia Korman (D, 2024), Thomas Menard (D, 2026), Melissa Muilenburg (D, 2026) and Chris Richter (R, 2024).[57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62]

In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $20,471, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.[63]

Federal, state and county representation

Mountain Lakes is located in the 11th Congressional District[64] and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district.[65]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,964 registered voters in Mountain Lakes, of which 715 (24.1%) were registered as Democrats, 975 (32.9%) were registered as Republicans and 1,271 (42.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[66]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 58.0% of the vote (1,262 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 41.1% (893 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (19 votes), among the 2,184 ballots cast by the borough's 3,125 registered voters (10 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.9%.[67] [68] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 49.2% of the vote (1,177 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 49.1% (1,173 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (27 votes), among the 2,391 ballots cast by the borough's 3,103 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.1%.[69] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 55.1% of the vote (1,299 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 43.6% (1,027 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (21 votes), among the 2,356 ballots cast by the borough's 3,018 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.1.[70]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 71.4% of the vote (935 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 26.6% (349 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (26 votes), among the 1,325 ballots cast by the borough's 3,036 registered voters (15 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 43.6%.[71] [72] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 57.1% of the vote (937 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 32.3% (530 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 10.0% (164 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (6 votes), among the 1,642 ballots cast by the borough's 3,024 registered voters, yielding a 54.3% turnout.[73]

Education

The Mountain Lakes Schools serve public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[74] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,348 students and 146.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1.[75] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[76]) are Wildwood Elementary School[77] with 428 students in grades K–5, Briarcliff Middle School[78] with 281 students in grades 6–8, Mountain Lakes High School[79] with 641 students in grades 9–12 and Lake Drive School, a regional school for deaf and hard of hearing students from birth through high school, with students from nearly 100 communities in 12 New Jersey counties.[80] with 57 students in grades Pre-K–8.[81] [82] [83] Students from Boonton Township attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[84] The school was the 7th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 9th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[85]

Mountain Lakes is also home to The Craig School, a private coeducational day school serving students in second through twelfth grade. The school has an enrollment of 130 students split between the Lower/Middle School (grades 2–8), located in Mountain Lakes, and the High School (grades 9–12), in Boonton.[86]

According to Neighborhood Scout, Mountain Lakes is one of New Jersey's most highly educated municipalities, with 85.94% of adults attaining a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree, quadruple the national average of 21.84%, while the percentage of white-collar workers was 98.77%.[87]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Morris County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[88]

U.S. Route 46 is the main highway directly serving Mountain Lakes.[89] No other significant roads enter the borough. However, Interstate 80 and Interstate 287 both pass just outside the borough in neighboring Parsippany–Troy Hills.

Public transportation

NJ Transit offers train service at the Mountain Lakes station[90] on the Montclair-Boonton Line to Hoboken Terminal and to Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan via Midtown Direct through Newark Broad Street Station.[91] [92]

Lakeland Bus Lines provides service along Route 46 operating between Dover and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.[93] [94]

Notable people

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://mtnlakes.org/departments/borough-manager/ Borough Manager
  3. http://mtnlakes.org/departments/borough-clerk/ Municipal Clerk
  4. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  5. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  6. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  7. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  8. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  9. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=mountain%20lakes&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Mountain Lakes, NJ
  10. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  11. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Morris&frmCity=Mountain+Lakes Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Mountain Lakes, NJ
  12. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  13. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  14. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  15. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  16. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.
  17. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 195. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  18. http://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/historical-timeline-of-morris-county-boundaries/ Historical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries
  19. http://mtnlakes.org/Borough/HPIncentives/HDA/2005%20ML%20HDA%20Scanned%20-%20Part%206%20of%208%20(Cont.Sheet,Sec8-Page1%20to%20Sec10-Page2).pdf National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet for Mountain Lakes Historic District
  20. https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/nj/mountain-lakes Mountain Lakes, NJ
  21. O'Dea, Colleen. "The List: Dozen ‘Smartest’ Towns in New Jersey", NJ Spotlight. Accessed March 29, 2020. "Mountain Lakes: Advanced education typically correlates with wealth and socioeconomic status. This borough in Morris County was the richest, with a median household income of more than $216,000, (~$ in) according to the five-year 2018 American Community Survey."
  22. Davis, Tom. "25 Wealthiest Zip Codes In New Jersey; What are the 25 wealthiest zip codes in New Jersey? The list is below.", Mendham-Chester, NJ Patch, July 4, 2016. Accessed March 29, 2020. "Here are the 25 wealthiest zip codes in New Jersey, with each zip code's average household income:... 2. Mountain Lakes, $249,225"
  23. Cervenka, Susanne. "Rich in New Jersey: Here are the 50 wealthiest towns in the state. Is yours one of them?", Asbury Park Press, July 1, 2019. Accessed July 19, 2022. "12. Mountain Lakes _ County: Morris County; Median household income: $175,556; Percent making more than $200,000: 45.6%"
  24. https://planning.morriscountynj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Mountain-Lakes-2017.pdf Mountain Lakes 2017 Census Data Summary
  25. Staff. "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes: In these neighborhoods $4 million homes are the norm.", Forbes, September 27, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2011.
  26. https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.'s 21 counties"
  27. Staff. "The Top 20 Towns in New Jersey", New Jersey Monthly, August 15, 2011. Accessed January 7, 2013.
  28. https://www.njtransit.com/station/mountain-lakes-station Mountain Lakes Station
  29. https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230003/bntn.pdf Montclair-Boonton Line
  30. Westhiven, William. "The other Jersey shores: North Jersey's lakes", Daily Record, August 11, 2018. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Upscale Mountain Lakes is known for its distinctive 'Hapgood' homes built by developer Herbert Hapgood beginning in 1910. About 454 of the 500 Hapgoods still stand, constituting one of the largest collections of Craftsman-influenced houses in the world."
  31. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Mountain Lakes, N.J.;A 20's Community Frozen in Time", The New York Times, July 28, 1996. Accessed August 26, 2021. "The first family to move into Mountain Lakes, in 1911, was that of Lawrence W. Luellen, founder of the Lily Paper Cup Company."
  32. https://mtnlakes.org/Borough/HPIncentives/HDA/2005%20ML%20HDA%20Scanned%20-%20Part%206%20of%208%20(Cont.Sheet,Sec8-Page1%20to%20Sec10-Page2).pdf Mountain Lakes Historic District Statement of Significance
  33. https://mtnlakes.org/about-mountain-lakes/our-history/ Our History
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  37. http://mtnlakes.org/History/Oral/OH.McMillen.Hngln021.1952.htm Historic Preservation Committee On-Line Questionnaire:Abbie McMillen
  38. Helmreich, William B. The Enduring Community: The Jews of Newark and MetroWest, p. 294. Transaction Publishers, 1999. . Accessed August 3, 2015.
  39. http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/nj1.htm "Aboard the Underground Railroad: Grimes Homestead
  40. http://www.mtnlakes.org/History/Histourne.htm The History of the Tourne
  41. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010527/touches.html Areas touching Mountain Lakes
  42. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map
  43. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  44. Web site: Ecode.
  45. Forrest, Cindy. "Mountain Lakes Council considers beach badge age change", Neighbor News (Boonton), May 4, 2012. Accessed October 24, 2013. "If passed, the amended law would require a tag for "all residents 2 years of age or older desiring to use facilities at Island Beach, Birchwood Beach and borough-owned lakes between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day.'"
  46. Web site: Borough of Mountain Lakes.
  47. Capuzzo, Jill P. "Mountain Lakes, N.J.: A 'Resort Getaway' to Call Home", The New York Times, June 25, 2014. Accessed January 21, 2015. "In recent years, a growing number of foreigners have moved to this borough of 4,160 residents, Ms. Pinke said. Germans, South Africans and Chinese, among others, have discovered it partly because of the schools' reputation and partly through relocation companies' recommendations."
  48. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402748480 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Mountain Lakes borough, Morris County, New Jersey
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  50. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603448480.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mountain Lakes borough, New Jersey
  51. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402748480 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Mountain Lakes borough, Morris County, New Jersey
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  53. http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"
  54. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  55. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 116.
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  57. https://mtnlakes.org/mtn-lakes-borough-council/ Borough Council
  58. https://mtnlakes.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2023-Adopted-Budget.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet
  59. https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=51 Morris County Manual 2024
  60. https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024
  61. https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2022-general-municipality-report-official.pdf General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results
  62. https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2020-general-summary-report-official.pdf General Election 2020 November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results
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  64. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  65. https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District
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  74. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=e5179120380c4541852aff54fe053898Mountain Lakes Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  75. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411010&DistrictID=3411010 District information for Mountain Lakes Public School District
  76. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411010 School Data for the Mountain Lakes Schools
  77. https://ww.mlschools.org/ Wildwood Elementary School
  78. https://bc.mlschools.org/ Briarcliff Middle School
  79. https://hs.mlschools.org/ Mountain Lakes High School
  80. https://ld.mlschools.org/ Lake Drive School
  81. https://www.mlschools.org/school Schools
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  83. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3460 New Jersey School Directory for the Mountain Lakes Schools
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  87. http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/nj/mountain-lakes/#desc Mountain Lakes, NJ
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  89. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000046__-.pdf U.S. Route 46 Straight Line Diagram
  90. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=96&x=41&y=11 Mount Lakes station
  91. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=BNTN Montclair-Boonton Line
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  94. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf Morris County System Map
  95. http://www.mtnlakes.org/Library/c-bio.htm Brigadier General Frederick Walker Castle
  96. Ortenberg, Art. Liz Claiborne: The Legend, The Woman, p. 25. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. . Accessed April 17, 2023. "And then we moved to Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. That's down the road from Morristown. I did sort of go through primary and secondary schooling, though only until my sophomore year.... They all returned to the United States at the outbreak of the war; all three of the Claiborne children had attended Mountain Lakes High School in New Jersey. Liz, of the three, did not graduate."
  97. Lusardi, Anthony. "Mountain Lakes author will read, sign books in Boonton", The Citizen of Morris County, July 16, 2018. Accessed November 29, 2020. "Mountain Lakes author Mark Di Ionno will bring his latest novel to Bobby’s News & Gifts store on Main Street at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19."
  98. https://www.cameraguild.com/AboutUs/memberspotlightcustom/member-spotlight-fred-elmes.aspx Frederick Elmes, ASC
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  100. Guliti, Tom. "Lou bids farewell to Friesen", The Record, September 27, 2005. Accessed December 20, 2012. "Friesen closed on his new house in Mountain Lakes about 30 minutes before Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello called to inform him of the deal in which the Capitals gave up only a third-round pick in the 2006 draft."
  101. Everson, Darren. "Devils Deal Friesen To Capitals", New York Daily News, September 27, 2005. Accessed December 20, 2012. "Still, the move was a huge disappointment to Friesen, whose Game 7-winning goal against Ottawa ended the 2003 Eastern Conference finals and propelled Jersey to the Stanley Cup. He just closed on a house in Mountain Lakes yesterday."
  102. Hopkins, Kathryn. "Exclusive: Retail’s Highest-Paid Executive Has Just Sold His Modest New Jersey Home Marc Lore, head of Wal-Mart’s U.S. e-commerce operations, offloaded the house to the tune of almost $900,000.", WWD, November 3, 2017. Accessed September 9, 2018. "Many might have assumed that Lore lived in an opulent multimillion-dollar mansion, but he and his wife Carolyn actually called the unassuming Mountain Lakes abode home from 2006 when they paid $841,000 for it."
  103. Pacenza, Matt. "Teen named Presidential Scholar", Courier News, July 9, 2000. Accessed July 19, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "But that's not what really stands out about Claire McCusker, a Mountain Lakes 18-year-old whom President Clinton recently selected as one of only three Presidential Scholars in New Jersey."
  104. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/592042821/ "Book can help entrepreneurs"
  105. https://nusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1085 Lindsey Murray
  106. https://www.emoryathletics.com/sports/mtrack/2003-04/bios/Platt?view=bio Brian Platt
  107. Staff. "Former State Senator Harry L. Sears, 82, instrumental force in creation of Meadowlands, lottery and state tax reform", New Jersey Hills, May 23, 2002. Accessed June 4, 2018. "Former State Senator Harry L. Sears, 82, of Mount Arlington, who took the lead as Senate majority leader in passing legislation creating the Meadowlands Complex and the lottery, as well as a broad-based state tax reform, died after a short illness on Friday, May 17, 2002, at Saint Clare's Hospital in Denville. Mr. Sears was born in Paterson and lived in Mountain Lakes for 45 years before he moved to Mount Arlington six years ago."
  108. [Ross Barkan|Barkan, Ross]
  109. Lutz, Jaime. "From Mountain Lakes to Nickelodeon, Brittany Underwood doesn't sleep", The Star-Ledger, July 5, 2012. Accessed January 11, 2015. "She started acting professionally while she was still a student at Mountain Lakes High School, getting a steady, if slight, stream of work: a guest-star role on Law and Order, a featured part in Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret, various commercials."
  110. Biggy, David. "Zucker is ready for network role", Daily Record, November 11, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "'This is a big deal for me,' said Zucker, who grew up in Mountain Lakes and now lives in Summit with his wife, Rachel, and son, Max."

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