Wharton

Wharton is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough was named for Joseph Wharton of the Wharton Steel Company. In 1984, the long-time local bar The Heslin House and Hartley's Store were destroyed in a gas leak explosion. Wharton was used as a filming location for Cyndi Lauper's music video "Time After Time" in 1984. In 2010, the borough's population was 6,522, reflecting an increase of 224 (+3.6%) from the 6,298 counted in the 2000 census. The climate in the area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. It has a humid subtropical climate, according to the Köppen Climate Classification system. The area was once an ore shipping port on the Morris Canal. It was named in 1902 in honor of Wharton, who was born in 1826 in Philadelphia to an old family of Quakers. The town was named after him at after a referendum in 1902. It borders the municipalities of Dover, Jefferson Township, Mine Hill Township, Rockaway Township, Roxbury Township and Port Oram. Unincorporated communities in the borough include Irondale, Luxemburg, Maryville, Mount Pleasant and Mount Pleasant. The population was 75.85% White, 457% African American, 0.18% African-American, and 0.4% Native American in the 2010 United States Census.

History

Morris Canal was completed in 1831 from Newark to Phillipsburg, New Jersey across the Delaware River from the terminus of the Lehigh Canal. On this route it tapped the Morris County ore fields and became a carrier for both ore and pig iron. Sites on the canal were selected for docks and industry, including iron works. The borough was renamed in 1902 in honor of Joseph Wharton, who was born in 1826 in Philadelphia to an old family of Quakers. In 1984, the long-time local bar The Heslin House and Hartley's Store were destroyed in a gas leak explosion, in which flames as high as 100 feet (30 m) destroyed several area buildings. Wharton was used as a filming location for Cyndi Lauper's music video "Time After Time" in 1984. The town was named after him at after a referendum in 1902. It is located 2.25 square miles (5.8 km²) west of Dover, New Jersey. It has a population of 1,788. It was named for Joseph Wh Barton, who started producing zinc and nickel, and gradually bought a controlling interest in Bethlehem Iron Works. He also endowed the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He continued to actively acquire and manage a large and diverse business empire that included iron smelting in Wharton until just before his death in January, 1909. He was buried in Port Oram in a private funeral in November, 1913. He is survived by his wife and three children.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.13 square miles (5.51 km²) The borough borders the Morris County municipalities of Dover, Jefferson Township, Mine Hill Township, Rockaway Township, Roxbury Township. Unincorporated communities in the borough include Irondale, Luxemburg, Maryville, Mount Pleasant and Port Oram. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wharton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The borough is located on New Jersey's Turnpike, which runs from Long Island to New York City, and the New Jersey Turnpikes, which run from New Jersey to New Jersey. It is the only borough in Morris County to have a post-secondary degree from the University of New Jersey, where students can earn up to $10,000 a year in public sector jobs. Wharton is also the only town in the state to have had a population of more than 1,000 in the 1990s. The town's population was 1,071 in the 2010 Census. It has an estimated 2.07 square miles of land and 0.06 square miles of water (2.63 km²), including 2.37 square miles of land and 1.14 square miles (0.14km²) of water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States census there were 6,298 people, 2,328 households, and 1,599 families residing in the borough. The median household income was $73,571 (with a margin of error of +/ $8,504) and the median family Income was $75,176 (+/ $9,601) The racial makeup of the borough was 82.09% White, 4.40% African American, 0.44% Native American, 3.14% Asian, 7.21% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.33% (2,630) of the population. The population age was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.34. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.7 males. The per capita income for the Borough was $27,233 (+/$2,723). About 6.6%. of families and 6. 8% of the residents were below the poverty line. The borough has a population of 6,522 people, with 2,426 housing units at an average density of 1,130.4 per square mile (436.4/km²).

Parks and recreation

The Hugh Force Canal Park provides hiking trails along the former Morris Canal and abandoned railroad beds. It features Lock 2 East of the canal. The park is open to the public on weekends and holidays. It is located in the town of Hugh Force, New Hampshire, about 30 miles north of the city of New Hampshire. It has a population of about 2,000 and is located on the banks of the Morris Canal.

Government

Wharton is located in the 7th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 25th state legislative district. As of 2022, the Mayor of Wharton is Republican William J. Chegwidden, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022. The Borough form of government is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. Morris County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected at-large in partisan elections to three-year terms on a staggered basis. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 56% of the vote (1,310 to 43% for Mitt Romney), with 43% of votes cast as Republican. Three voters were registered as Libertarians or Greens, with 1,397 (742 to 42%) as Republicans and 1,742 (42 to 43%) as Unaffiliated. Wharton has a Joint Municipal Court that includes Wharton and the neighboring municipalities of Mine Hill Township, Mount Arlington and Victory Gardens. Established in 2009, the joint municipal court was forecast to offer annual savings in excess of $250,000 over the 10-year life of the agreement. For the 117th U.S. Congress, New Jersey is represented by Tom Malinowski (D, Rocky Hill) and Bob Menendez (R, Harrison) Wharton's county commissioners are the County Clerk and County Surrogate and the County Sheriff.

Education

The Wharton Borough School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 201819 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 738 students and 73.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 10.0:1. Schools in the district (with 201819 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Marie V. Duffy Elementary School with 462 students in grades K5 and Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School with 271 students ingrades 68. Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Morris Hills High School, located in Rockaway Borough, and which also serves portions of Rockaway borough and Rockaway Township. The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District, which also includes students from Denville Township, who attend Morris Knolls High School along with students from parts of Rockaways Borough and Rockaways Township. In the 2013-14 school year there were 1,279 students and 118.4 classroom teachers at the high school. In 2013-2014, there were 2,816 students at the district's two elementary schools and 1,788 students at its middle school. The district has a total enrollment of 1,836 students and 74.7 teachers. In 2012-2013, there was a total of 1.9 million students in the school district, and 1.8 million students were enrolled in non-public school activities.

Transportation

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 22.12 miles (35.60 km) of roadways. Of these, 16.67 miles (26.83 km) were maintained by the municipality, 3.31 miles (5.33 km) by Morris County and 2.14 miles (3.44km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. NJ Transit offers local bus service on the 880 route, which largely replaced the previous MCM10 route.Interstate 80 runs east-west for about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) and New Jersey Route 15 runs through northsouth for 0.9 miles (1.4 km) The borough is located in the New York City metropolitan area and has a population of 2.3 million. The borough's population is 2.4 million. It is the most populous borough in New Jersey, followed by the city of Newark and the town of Jersey City. The town's population was 2.5 million in 2009. The population of the borough in 2010 was 3.2 million, making it the fourth-largest borough in the U.S. after New York and Philadelphia. The city's population in 2009 was 2,788, with the population of New Jersey in 2010 being 2,838, and the state's in 2009 being 3,841, making the borough the fifth-largest in the United States. It has a total population of 3,716, with a population density of 1,823 per square mile (1,822 per square km).

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey = 34.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 27. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Wharton = 3.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 7,241 individuals with a median age of 38.9 age the population dropped by -3.24% in Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,494.7 residents per square mile of area (1,349.3/km²). There are average 2.77 people per household in the 2,199 households with an average household income of $65,296 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.10% of the available work force and has dropped -3.41% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.08%. The number of physicians in Wharton per 100,000 population = 324.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Wharton = 49.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 29.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 112. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 209. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 48, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 60.22%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 51 years with median home cost = $278,190 and home appreciation of 4.60%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $18.49 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,195 per student. There are 11.3 students for each teacher in the school. 7468.86% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 15.04% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 7.93% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).