Madison, New Jersey
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Madison is a borough located in Morris County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 16,530. It is sister cities with Madison, Connecticut.
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Geography
Madison is located at 40°45'31" North, 74°24'58" West (40.758750, -74.416098)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 16,530 people, 5,520 households, and 3,786 families residing in the borough. The population density is 1,519.6/km² (3,935.6/mi²). There are 5,641 housing units at an average density of 518.6/km² (1,343.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 89.69% White, 3.00% African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.77% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. 5.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,520 households out of which 31.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% are married couples living together, 8.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% are non-families. 25.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.53 and the average family size is 3.05.
In the borough the population is spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 17.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $82,847, and the median income for a family is $101,798. Males have a median income of $62,303 versus $42,097 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $38,416. 3.4% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.8% of those under the age of 18 and 4.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Business
Madison's downtown is a thriving central business district. It is supported by a Downtown Development Commission and a Downtown Manager. The Madison Civic Commercial Historic District, which includes much of "downtown" as well as Borough Hall and the train station, is on the State Register of Historic Places. At any time there is very little vacant commercial space. In recent years Madison has become noted for the number and quality of its restaurants.
Giralda Farms, a planned office development, occupies 175 acres (0.7 km²) of the former Dodge Estate in Madison. Five of a possible seven projects have been completed. These include the corporate headquarters of Schering Plough, Atlantic Mutual Insurance, Maersk Lines, and American Home Products. The development regulations require that 85% of the land be maintained as open space with almost all vehicle parking underground.
Education
Drew University is located in Madison, on a leafy 200 acre (809,000 m²) campus.
In 1967 the trustees of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, UMDNJ, had wanted to build a consolidated school on a 150 acre (607,000 m²) estate in Madison. Hitherto, UMDNJ's medical facilities were in Newark, New Jersey, and its dental facilities were in Jersey City. Newark, already reeling from industrial job losses, made a desperate offer to compete with the bucolic Morris county suburb. Mayor Addonizio, offered to condemn and raze 150 acres (607,000 m²) of the densely populated Central Ward.
This proposal contributed to the anger blacks felt at the powers-that-be in Newark. The Newark riots broke out shortly thereafter.
If it had not been for the riots and Newark's undeniable need for jobs, the medical school would probably have been built in Madison.