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Morris Plains, billing itself "the Community of Caring", is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,236.

Morris Plains serves as a bedroom community for workers in New York City. The Morristown Line of New Jersey Transit provides commuters with access to New York Penn Station (via the Secaucus Junction) and to Hoboken Terminal.

Morris Plains is also a major base of operations for Pfizer, previously the headquarters for Warner-Lambert. Pfizer also sponsors the Health and Medical Science Academy at Morristown High School and has an annual 5k race around Morris Plains.

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Geography

Morris Plains is located at [40°49′55″N, 74°28′53″W] (40.832049, -74.481342)[Geographic references#1GR1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²). 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.76%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 5,236 people, 1,955 households, and 1,477 families residing in the borough. The population density was 780.6/km² (2,018.7/mi²). There were 1,994 housing units at an average density of 297.3/km² (768.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.91% White, 1.34% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.32% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.

There were 1,955 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The average age is 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $84,806, and the median income for a family was $98,333. Males had a median income of $75,040 versus $44,554 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $36,553. About 1.5% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Morris Plains operates under the Borough form of government with a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term of office. Borough Council members are elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.

The Mayor of Morris Plains is Frank J. Druetzler. members of the Borough Council are Suzanne B. McCluskey (Council President), Joseph Cecala, Jr., George J. Coogan, Ralph R. Rotando, Donald F. Underhill and Stephen S. Welsh.

Federal, state and county representation

Morris Plains is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th Legislative District.

New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Union City).

The 26th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Martin (R, Morris Plains) and in the Assembly by Alex DeCroce (R, Morris Plains) and Joseph Pennacchio (R, Morris Plains). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Morris County's Freeholders are: Margaret Nordstrom (Freeholder Director), John Inglesino (Freeholder Deputy Director), Douglas R. Cabana, Frank J. Druetzler, Cecilia G. Laureys John J. Murphy and Jack Schrier.

Education

The Morris Plains Schools educate students from kindergarten through 8th grade. Schools in the district are [Mountain Way School] for grades K-2 and [Borough School] for grades 3-8.

Students in grades 9-12 attend Morristown High School, as part of a sending / receiving relationship with the Morris School District which also serves the communities of Morristown and Morris Township (for grades K-12).

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