| Stirling, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Stirling |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morris County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Morris |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Long Hill |
| Named For: | William Alexander, Lord Stirling |
| Elevation M: | 66 |
| Elevation Ft: | 217 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6719°N -74.495°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 07980 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0880908 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2555 |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.09 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1092.81 |
| Population Density Km2: | 421.95 |
Stirling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Long Hill Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07980.
The Stirling train station is located along the Gladstone Branch of the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line.
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 07980 was 2,499.[6]
Stirling was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.
| White alone (NH) | 1,833 | 71.74% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 40 | 1.57% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 189 | 7.40% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 0.08% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 27 | 1.06% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 955 | 3.72% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 368 | 14.40% | |
| Total | 2,555 | 100.00% |
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 500acres of land in the area for development. He named the area after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, an American Revolutionary War General who had owned 1000acres of land lying on both sides of the Passaic River.[8]
The Assyrian National School Association was established in Stirling, New Jersey in 1899 by Assyrian immigrants from Diyarbakır, Turkey.[9]
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.[10] The school was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence in 2012.[11]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Stirling include: