P.O. Box 496
Boonton, NJ 07005
973-334-4117


 QUICK FACTS:

MOUNTAIN LAKES SCHOOLS ARE AMONG THE BEST IN THE STATE.  100% OF ITS STUDENTS TAKING THE 2001 HSPT PASSED IN BOTH READING AND MATH.

FROM 1941 TO 1946, BELL LABORATORIES LEASED CRYSTAL LAKE TO CONDUCT TESTS OF SONAR DEVICES FOR TORPEDO GUIDANCE AND SUBMARINE DETECTION.

  

 

Mountain Lakes

Mountain Lakes has a history of planned growth unmatched by any municipality in the United States. After being incorporated in 1924, the borough acquired large tracts of undeveloped lots within its 2.67 square miles. It has been able to preserve large amounts of open space for its residents active recreation and visual enjoyment.

Demographics (1)

Financial (2)

Total Population

  

Net Valuation

$1,474,084,003

2000

4,256  

Residential

1,359,592,200

1990

3,847  

Apartments

0

1980

4,153  

Commercial

100,339,100

Person Per Square Mile

Industrial

3,226,100

Age

Farmland

1,500

0 - 18

1,155  

Vacant

10,925,100

19 - 54

1,909  

True Value Ratio

100%

55 - +

783  

General Tax Rate 2006

1.62

Total Households

1,349  

Person/Household

3.10  

    

Median Income

$108,486  

Sources: 1. US Census Bureau 1980, 1990, 2000; 2. Morris County Board of Taxation 1995

Governing Body

Position

Name

Term Expires

Mayor

George Jackson

12/31/07

Deputy Mayor

Louis Davis

12/31/07

Councilwoman

Blaire Wilson

12/31/10

Councilwoman

Ellen Emr

12/31/10

Councilman

Stephen Shaw

12/31/08

Councilman

Charles Gormally

12/31/08

Councilman

Richard Urankar

12/31/08

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