Boonton, New Jersey

During the 18th century, the settlement of Boonetown Falls (variously spelled as Booneton or the current Boonton) was established on the Rockaway River, about {{convert|1.5|mi}} downstream from the current site of the town. As early as 1747, Obadiah Baldwin ran an iron refining forge there. He used the iron ore and charcoal available in the area together with water power from the river. As the ironworks grew, workers and their families formed a community in 1761 that was named "Boone-Towne" in honor of the Colonial Governor, Thomas Boone.

The present town developed separately from the settlement of Booneton Falls. The population moved away after 1830, when a canal was completed that drew off business and traffic. The site of Old Boonton downriver has been covered since 1903 by the Jersey City reservoir formed on the dammed river.Falkenstein, Michelle; and Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/09/nyregion/jersey-footlights.html "Jersey Footlights"], The New York Times, February 9, 2003. Accessed August 27, 2013. "After 1830, when the canal was completed, most residents moved, and Boonetown faded into history. Only some farms, an orphanage and the Morris County poorhouse were left. In the late 1890s, construction began on the reservoir, which was flooded and completed in 1903."

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The Boonton Iron Works were founded about 1770 by Samuel Ogden of Newark, New Jersey. Together with brothers, he purchased a {{convert|6|acre|m2|adj=on}} tract along the Rockaway River. Throughout the American Revolutionary War, the Booneton Iron Works was busily engaged in supplying numerous miscellaneous iron products for the military. After the war, operations at Boonton were continued under John Jacob Faesch and his two sons, and, later, by William Scott. He tried to revive the declining business. In 1824, Scott's interest in rejuvenating the antiquated ironworks faded when he learned that the Morris Canal was soon to be constructed, and that it would bypass the community of Booneton {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} or more away.

But the proximity of the canal to Booneton Falls made that site ideal for a large factory. In 1830, a group of businessmen in New York City incorporated as the New Jersey Iron Company, with a capitalization of $283,000. Machinery and ironworkers were imported from England, and with the erection of the mills, a new community, called Booneton Falls, began to be developed on the rugged hillside overlooking the river.

The community Main Street is unique in that it is pitched against a cliff overlooking the 'Hollow' of the Rockaway River. This was said to follow an old Native American trail, developed from a deer path along the hillside.

The new Iron Company flourished for nearly 50 years. The settlement of Booneton Falls—like the older Booneton downstream—was essentially a one-industry town. After the Company closed down its operations in 1876, the town was on the verge of collapse. Although several attempts—one by Joseph Wharton—were made to re-establish iron works on a smaller scale, none endured for any great length of time. In the 21st century, only vestiges of foundations and structures remain in the "Hollow" between Plane Street and the river, to remind Boonton of its own Iron Age.

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One of the first of the new industries secured for the town was a silk factory, which, as Pelgram & Meyer, and, later as Van Raalte, Inc., contributed materially to the town's prosperity. Others that followed were a knife factory, a paper mill (at the old settlement, by then called Old Boonton), a nail factory, a brass and iron foundry, and a carriage factory. The Morris Canal, although going into a rapid decline when superseded by railroads, still employed a number of men. The Lackawanna Railroad completed its Boonton Branch in 1870, giving employment to a number of Boonton people and providing commuter service to Boonton residents who worked in New York City. The town supported many individually owned businesses, such as blacksmith shops, machine shops, bakeries and a miscellany of stores, which began to prosper anew as the nation emerged from the depression of the 1870s.

In 1891, the Loanda Hard Rubber Company was founded by Edwin A. Scribner, and began the manufacture of molded hard rubber products. After Scribner died, the management of the firm fell to his son-in-law Richard W. Seabury. In 1906, Seabury learned of experiments with synthetic resins made by Leo Baekeland, for whom Bakelite was later to be named. Originally intended by Baekeland for a synthetic varnish, the new material was used by Seabury in making the world's first molding of organic plastics in 1907. Boontonware, a molded plastic dinnerware, was sold nationwide.

George Scribner, son of Loanda founder Edwin Scribner, opted to continue the business of plastics molding and established Boonton Molding. The company produced the line of Boontonware dinnerware, molded plastic plates, bowls, and cups manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s. The company also operated a factory outlet store in Boonton for many years. George Scribner was eventually inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame as a pioneer in developing molding techniques and applications at Boonton Molding Co. from 1920. He is considered a preeminent contributor to the development of the industry through his services as president and board chairman of the SPI during the period 1943–1947.

The molded plastics industry attracted the radio and electronics industries to the Boonton area. In the 1920s, the burgeoning radio industry created a large demand for molded parts. Richard W. Seabury organized Radio Frequency Laboratories to exploit that new field. More than a half dozen radio and electronics firms were later formed as spin-offs, and recognized internationally for the excellence of their products. Radio engineers had respect for the Boonton Radio Co., located in nearby Rockaway, which manufactured a high-quality test instrument known as a Q meter, still used by hobbyists today. Most of those companies have been bought up and are now divisions of larger corporations and have relocated elsewhere, having undergone name changes in many cases. The Boonton Radio Co., for instance, was purchased by Hewlett-Packard. RFL Industries, Aircraft Radio Corporation, Measurements Corporation, and Ballantine Laboratories are among those that contributed materially to the prosperity of the area.

In 1917, E.A. Stevenson & Company established the "Butter Works" on the site of the old Knox Hat factory. Stevenson started processing coconut and other vegetable oils and making margarine. Under later operation by E.F. Drew & Company, the Boonton plant grew to be one of the largest edible oils processors in the country. It was the largest industry in the town of Boonton during the 20th century. The plant closed in the early 1990s, and the site was developed for a Walmart store.

In recent years, Boonton has attracted several art galleries. Most of the galleries are located on the 800 block of Main Street, with a total of six galleries in the area surrounding Boonton Avenue and Main Street. This is often referred to as the Boonton Art District. The galleries hold an art walk showcasing gallery openings on the first Friday of each month.Stewart, Holly. [http://www.northjersey.com/community/224354711_Bloomingdale_man_dared_to_open_an_art_gallery_in_Boonton_and_succeeded.html "Bloomingdale man dared to open an art gallery in Boonton and succeeded"], Suburban Trends, September 19, 2013. Accessed October 8, 2013. "Three years ago, Boonton had two art galleries. Today there are six established galleries and a variety of arts-related shops in a 10-block radius called the Boonton Art District, which is centered at the corner of Boonton Avenue and Main Street."

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 2.49 square miles (6.46 km²), including 2.34 square miles (6.05 km²) of land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) of water (6.39%).

The Rockaway River flows through Boonton Gorge downtown, featuring whitewater rapids including a waterfall that is {{convert|25|ft}} high.Sayre, Phillip. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/05/nyregion/the-great-outdoors-vertical-water-where-the-falls-are-in-new-jersey.html "The Great Outdoors; Vertical Water: Where the Falls Are in New Jersey"], The New York Times, April 5, 1998. Accessed December 17, 2012. "Boonton is another town that shares its name with the local waterfall. At Boonton Falls, the Rockaway River takes a leap of about 25 feet at Grace Lord Park. Use extra caution on the rocks: the pool at the base of the falls is a treacherous swirl that has claimed several lives when people have slipped while near its edge."

The borough borders the Morris County municipalities of Boonton Township, Montville, Mountain Lakes and Parsippany-Troy Hills.[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010526/touches.html Areas touching Boonton], MapIt. Accessed March 12, 2020.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map], Morris County, New Jersey Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed March 4, 2020.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

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{{US Census population

|1870= 3458

|1880= 2277

|1890= 2981

|1900= 3901

|1910= 4930

|1920= 5372

|1930= 6866

|1940= 6739

|1950= 7163

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| estref=[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2024-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], United States Census Bureau, released May 2025. Accessed May 17, 2025.

|footnote=Population sources: 1870–1920[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905], New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed August 27, 2013.
1870Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers02raum/page/268 The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1], p. 268, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed August 27, 2013. "Boonton township{{sic}} was formed from Hanover and Pequannock townships in 1867, and in 1870 contained a population of 3,458."Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n263 A compendium of the ninth census, 1870], p. 260. United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed August 27, 2013. 1880–1890Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75], p. 99. United States Census Bureau, 1890. Accessed August 27, 2013. No population listed for 1880.
1890–1910[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698356/page/n345 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890], United States Census Bureau, p. 338. Accessed August 27, 2013. No population listed for 1890.Lundy, F. L.; Fitzgerald, Thomas F.; Gosson, Louis C.; Fitzgerald, Josephine A.; Dullard, John P.; Gribbins, J. Joseph. [https://books.google.com/books?id=y_lSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA163 Fitzgerald's legislative manual, State of New Jersey, Volume 139], p. 163. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1915. Accessed December 17, 2012. 1910–1930[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I], United States Census Bureau, p. 717. Accessed December 17, 2012.
1940–2000[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023. 2000
2010[https://archive.today/20200212104629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402706610 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Boonton town, Morris County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 17, 2012.[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/boonton1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Boonton town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821202350/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/boonton1.pdf |date=August 21, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 17, 2012. 2020[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/boontontownnewjersey QuickFacts Boonton town, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 16, 2022.[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.

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The 2010 United States census counted 8,347 people, 3,235 households, and 2,112 families in the town. The population density was 3,574.6 per square mile (1,380.2/km²). There were 3,398 housing units at an average density of 1,455.2 per square mile (561.9/km²). The racial makeup was 78.81% (6,578) White, 4.82% (402) Black or African American, 0.31% (26) Native American, 10.05% (839) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 2.79% (233) from other races, and 3.21% (268) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.02% (920) of the population.

Of the 3,235 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18; 48.6% were married couples living together; 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.7% were non-families. Of all households, 26.2% were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.

21.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.6 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $79,097 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,165) and the median family income was $89,965 (+/− $14,678). Males had a median income of $53,495 (+/− $4,466) versus $47,463 (+/− $7,099) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $33,366 (+/− $4,035). About 5.6% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.[https://archive.today/20200212084654/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402706610 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Boonton town, Morris County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 17, 2012.

As of the 2000 United States census there were 8,496 people, 3,272 households, and 2,159 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|3,619.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,352 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,428.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 83.00% White, 4.00% African American, 0.21% Native American, 7.8% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 2.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603406610.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Boonton town, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809123807/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603406610.pdf |date=August 9, 2014 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 17, 2012.[https://archive.today/20200212092018/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402706610 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Boonton town, Morris County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 17, 2012.

Boonton had the highest percentage of Pakistani ancestry people at 3.53%, of any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents listing their ancestry.[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18667 Pakistani Communities], EPodunk. Accessed July 19, 2011. As of the 2000 Census, 1.3% of residents identified themselves as being of Turkish American ancestry, the fifth-highest of any municipality in the United States and third-highest in the state.[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Turkish.html Turkish Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107090706/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Turkish.html |date=November 7, 2007 }}, EPodunk. Accessed September 17, 2015.

There were 3,272 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $65,322, and the median income for a family was $75,147. Males had a median income of $60,518 versus $40,634 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,919. About 6.7% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

North Stars Gymnastics Academy is a gymnastics facility located in the city, which is home to various elites and Junior Olympic gymnasts.[http://northstarsgymnastics.com Home Page], North Stars Gymnastics Academy. Accessed January 20, 2015.

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Grace Lord Park provides recreation opportunities and hiking trails, including a view of Boonton Falls.[http://www.nynjtc.org/park/grace-lord-park Grace Lord Park], New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. Accessed August 27, 2013.

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Boonton operates using the town form of government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government.[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey], Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Town Council. The governing body was previously called the Board of Aldermen, but in February 2021, the Board voted 7–2 to change the name to Town Council. The ordinance did not change the structure or function of municipal government. Members felt that the gendered “alderman” could dissuade women from running for office, and wanted to be more inclusive with the neutral “council member”.{{cite web |title=Mayor & Board of Aldermen: Regular Meeting Agenda February 16, 2021 |url=https://www.boonton.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02162021-317#page=8 |website=The Town of Boonton, New Jersey |access-date=February 22, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Westhoven |first1=William |title=Boonton eliminates 'alderman' title for gender-neutral 'council member' |url=https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2021/02/17/boonton-votes-out-aldermen-title-gender-neutral-council-member/6773958002/ |website=Morristown Daily Record |publisher=New Jersey Press Media |access-date=February 22, 2021}} The mayor is elected at-large to a four-year term of office. The Town Council is comprised of eight members elected to serve two-year terms of office, with two Council Members elected from each of four wards on a staggered basis, with one seat from each of the four wards coming up for election each year.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 117.[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=5 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 5. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.

{{As of|2025}}, the Mayor of Boonton is Republican James Lynch, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2027.[https://www.boonton.org/215/Office-of-the-Mayor Office of the Mayor], Town of Boonton. Accessed May 5, 2024. Members of the Town Council are Council President John Meehan (Ward 1; R, 2025), Daniel Ballan (Ward 3; R, 2026), Marie DeVenezia (Ward 2; D, 2026), Jacob W. Hettrich (Ward 2; D, 2025), Alexis Minson (Ward 4; R, 2025), Robert Murray (Ward 3; R, 2025), Benjamin Weisman (Ward 4; D, 2026) and Cy Wekilsky (Ward 1; R, 2026).[https://www.boonton.org/180/Governing-Body Mayor & Town Council], Town of Boonton. Accessed January 16, 2023. "Boonton is designated as a Town and is therefore governed by a Mayor and Town Council. The Town is divided geographically into four wards with two Council Members elected per ward. Each ward contains two districts hence two Council Members. The Mayor serves a 4-year term and is elected by residents from all four wards. Council Members serve a 2-year term and are elected by the residents of their specific ward."

Boonton Town is located in the 11th Congressional District[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district.[https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District], New Jersey Department of State. Accessed September 1, 2023.

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As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 5,037 registered voters in Boonton, of which 1,029 (20.4%) were registered as Democrats, 1,956 (38.8%) were registered as Republicans and 2,051 (40.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-morris-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Morris], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 17, 2012.

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 51.6% of the vote (1,882 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 47.2% (1,720 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (44 votes), among the 3,669 ballots cast by the town's 5,310 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.1%.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-morris.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Morris County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}} In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 51.6% of the vote (2,087 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 46.5% (1,881 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (41 votes), among the 4,045 ballots cast by the town's 5,262 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.9%.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Morris County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 17, 2012. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 53.1% of the vote (1,978 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 45.0% (1,677 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (44 votes), among the 3,724 ballots cast by the town's 5,086 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 73.2.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_morris_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Morris County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 17, 2012.

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 67.2% of the vote (1,527 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.3% (688 votes), and other candidates with 2.6% (59 votes), among the 2,342 ballots cast by the town's 5,286 registered voters (68 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.3%.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-morris.pdf |title=Governor - Morris County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}} In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 55.5% of the vote (1,372 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 33.8% (835 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 9.0% (222 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (19 votes), among the 2,474 ballots cast by the town's 5,161 registered voters, yielding a 47.9% turnout.[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf 2009 Governor: Morris County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231210/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 17, 2012.

The Boonton Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f0e70506e17b4c6c8ac42615e382d8df Boonton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Boonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Town of Boonton School District. Composition: The Town of Boonton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Boonton." As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,457 students and 132.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401950&DistrictID=3401950 District information for Boonton Town School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401950 School Data for the Boonton Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.) are

School Street School[https://www.boontonschools.org/Domain/210 School Street School], Boonton Public Schools. Accessed March 18, 2022. with 258 students in grades Pre-K–2,

John Hill School[https://www.boontonschools.org/Domain/154 John Hill School], Boonton Public Schools. Accessed March 18, 2022. with 537 students in grades 3–8 and

Boonton High School[https://www.boontonschools.org/Domain/97 Boonton High School], Boonton Public Schools. Accessed March 18, 2022. with 636 students in grades 9–12.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/0450 School Performance Reports for the Boonton Town School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0450 New Jersey School Directory for the Boonton Town School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2014.

The district's high school serves students from Boonton and also those from Lincoln Park, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lincoln Park Public Schools, with Lincoln Park students accounting for a majority of students at the high school, including about 290 students as of the 2012–2013 school year.[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/2650/000.html Lincoln Park School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 19, 2016. "Lincoln Park participates in a sending-receiving relationship with Boonton High School, which offers a comprehensive educational program for children in grades 9 through 12. The Lincoln Park School District sends approximately 295 students to Boonton High School. Approximately 55 high school age students attend The Academies of Morris County." The two districts have sought to sever the more than 50-year-old relationship, citing cost savings that could be achieved by both districts and complaints by Lincoln Park that it is granted only one seat on the Boonton Public Schools' Board of Education. In April 2006, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education rejected the request.[http://www.nj.gov/education/legal/commissioner/2006/apr/147-06.pdf Commissioner of Education Decision], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 29, 2011.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is a Catholic school for students in preschool through eighth grade. Operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, the school has been in operation though the parish as far back as 1882.[http://www.patdioschools.org/morris-county Morris County], Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson Catholic Schools Office. Accessed September 8, 2015.[http://olmcedu.org/history/ History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031164742/http://olmcedu.org/history/ |date=October 31, 2013 }}, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School. Accessed August 27, 2013. "Earliest photos of the school date from 1882, and the present school building was constructed in the 1920s."

File:2021-07-06 11 28 41 View south along Interstate 287 from the overpass for U.S. Route 202 and Morris County Route 511 (Main Street-Washington Street) in Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey.jpg southbound in Boonton]]

{{As of|2010|5}}, the town had a total of {{convert|33.90|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|28.34|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|3.81|mi}} by Morris County and {{convert|1.75|mi}} by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Morris.pdf Morris County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.

Interstate 287 and U.S. Route 202 run through the center of town.

The Boonton station[https://www.njtransit.com/station/boonton-station Boonton station], NJ Transit. Accessed April 26, 2023. provides train service on the NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton Line with service to Newark Broad Street Station, Penn Station New York and Hoboken Terminal.[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230003/bntn.pdf Montclair-Boonton Line], NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023.

NJ Transit bus service is provided on the 871 local route,[https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Engineering-Transportation/Riding-the-Bus Riding the Bus], Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed April 26, 2023.[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf Morris County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619135922/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf |date=June 19, 2015 }}, NJ Transit. Accessed July 26, 2015. which replaced service offered until 2010 on the MCM1 route.[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 NJ Transit Restructures Morris County Bus Service; Four current 'MCM' routes will be expanded to six new bus routes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906073134/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 |date=September 6, 2015 }}, NJ Transit, September 13, 2010. Accessed August 6, 2015.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212333/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMorrisCountyTo Morris County Bus/Rail connections], NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 19, 2011.

Lakeland Bus Lines provides express bus service along Route 46 between Dover and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.[http://www.lakelandbus.com/bus-stops-lakeland-route-46-new-york Bus Stops - Lakeland Rt 46 Dover to PABT] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826083250/http://www.lakelandbus.com/bus-stops-lakeland-route-46-new-york |date=August 26, 2015 }}, Lakeland Bus Lines. Accessed July 26, 2015.

• Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks – The single-span fieldstone arch bridge built in 1866 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022, for its significance in engineering. The footbridge, which crosses the Rockaway River, is located in Grace Lord Park.{{cite report|type=none |url=https://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/SRB/2022-03-17/NJ_Morris_Arch_Bridge_from_Boonton_Ironworks.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks (Draft) |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Margaret M. |last1=Hickey |first2=Beth A. |last2=Bjorklund |date=December 2021 }} With accompanying 10 photos.
• Garret Rickards House – One of two octagon houses on Cornelia Street that contribute to the Boonton Historic District, listed on the NRHP.
• Morris Canal Greenway – The Boonton section of the trail, which follows the route of the former Morris Canal, starts in Grace Lord Park. Plane Street is at the site of Inclined Plane 7 East of the canal.{{cite web |title=Morris Canal Greenway |url=https://www.morriscanalgreenway.org/}}{{cite web |title=Boonton Walking Tour – Morris Canal Greenway |url=https://www.canalsocietynj.org/img/brochures/Boonton%20Walking%20Tour.pdf |publisher=Canal Society of New Jersey}}
• Greenwood Cemetery

File:Stone Arch Bridge, Boonton, NJ.jpg|Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks

File:211 Cornelia Street, Boonton, NJ - information sign.jpg|Garret Rickards House

File:Morris Canal, Inclined Plane 7 East, Boonton, NJ - Plane Street.jpg|Plane Street – Site of Inclined Plane 7 East of the Morris Canal

The Boonton Holmes Public Library has been in operation since 1894. The building in which it resides was willed to the Town of Boonton by James Holmes for use as a public library. Holmes moved to Boonton in 1850 to take charge of the Taylor & Lord Nail Factory. Holmes held several political posts in his life such as serving as Mayor of Boonton, on the State Board of Education, and on the Boonton Board of Education. Holmes used his wealth to improve the town, as when he donated the land and purchased the equipment to begin a firehouse in South Boonton. Holmes also started the first Boonton National Bank and served as its president.

The building itself dates much further back to when Eliza A. Scott purchased the corner lot in 1849 from the New Jersey Iron Company and built the first structure on the site in that same year. Holmes bought the property and two lots for $5,000 in 1856. He resided at his mansion house until his death in February 1893. Holmes bequeathed his house and lots to the Boonton Library Association which had incorporated in 1890. The gift included the mansion house, $5,000 for endowment purposes only, $2,000 for refitting the house as a library, and $1,000 for the purchase of books. The Library officially opened in 1894.

Since its opening, the library itself has only been on the first floor, and in later years the basement. The upper two floors have been used, at various times, as business space, a Masonic Hall, and most recently as three apartments. The basement also has been used commercially and has at one time housed the printing press for the Boonton Times newspaper. In 1895, Charles Grubb rented rooms in the Holmes Library and installed presses in the basement where on October 4, 1895, he published the first issue of The Boonton Times newspaper. In 1911, he moved to the corner of Main and Cornelia Streets.

The Boonton Holmes Public Library was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, on November 30, 1972.Fowler, Alex D. Splinters from the Past: Discovering History in Old Houses (1984)Korinda, Lawrence. Profile of Boonton, An Architectural and Historical Perspective (1975)Wendt Jr., Peter C. Boonton was an Iron Town (1976)

{{Category see also|People from Boonton, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Boonton include:

• Othmar Ammann (1879–1965), structural engineer whose designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and Bayonne BridgeLaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/nyregion/by-the-way-father-built-bridges.html "By The Way; Father Built Bridges"], The New York Times, November 2, 2003. Accessed December 29, 2011. "With the opening of Boonton's Master Bridge Builder: Othmar Ammann last month at the Boonton Historical Society and Museum, climbing inside the mind of the eminent Swiss-born engineer became less complicated."
• Angelo Badalamenti (1937-2022), composer and arranger known for his work in composing for films.LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/2014/11/angelo_badalamenti_boonton_composer_makes_music_for_movies.html "Angelo Badalamenti: Boonton composer makes music for movies"], Inside Jersey, November 18, 2014. Accessed December 16, 2022. "The 77-year-old Badalamenti, who lives in Boonton, has collaborated with David Bowie, Paul McCartney and Nina Simone, among other artists, but is perhaps best known for his scores for director David Lynch’s films and TV series."
• Daniel Belardinelli (born 1961), outsider artist, attorney and art curatorDiIonno, Mark. [https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/02/jersey_artist_goes_from_outsider_to_insider_di_ion.html "Jersey artist goes from 'outsider' to insider"], The Star-Ledger, February 5, 2017. Accessed August 26, 2018. "In 2009, attorney and artist Daniel Belardinelli, was in the North Bergen Municipal Court to help out a friend with a motor vehicle violation.... 'He was this very simple guy,' said Belardinelli, who lives in Boonton."
• Amanda Bennett (born 1952), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editorPaik, Eugene. [http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/06/boonton_museum_honors_accompli.html "Boonton museum honors accomplished alumni"], The Star-Ledger, June 19, 2009. Accessed August 3, 2014. "Ever wonder if any Boonton High School students made good in life? There's Amanda Bennett, of the class of 1971, a journalist who shared a Pulitzer Prize at the Wall Street Journal for her reporting on the AIDS epidemic."
• Anthony M. Bucco (born 1962), member of the New Jersey Senate who served with his father in the New Jersey Legislature after taking office in the Assembly in 2010 and took over his father's Senate seatRagonese, Lawrence. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/a_new_trenton_team_the_buccos.html "A new Trenton team: The Buccos"], The Star-Ledger, November 7, 2009. Accessed July 19, 2011. "Father and son. Senator and assemblyman-elect. Anthony Bucco and Anthony Bucco Jr. The Buccos will serve together in the Legislature after the younger Bucco takes the oath of office Jan. 12, the result of his win Tuesday in Morris County's 25th District. The Republican duo will join the small club of parent-child legislators who have served together in New Jersey.... Tony Sr., now 71, was first running for alderman in Boonton when his son was getting elected class president at Boonton High School."
• Anthony R. Bucco (1938–2019), member of the New Jersey Senate who served until his death
• John A. Carpenter (1921–1978), historian, history professor and public speaker who specialized in the Reconstruction Era following the American Civil WarStaff. [http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1938/11/1/51-harvard-club-scholarships-of-20270/?page=2 "51 Harvard Club Scholarships Of $20,270 Are Given; New York Club Sends Five Men to Top Lists; Chicago, New Hampshire Each Grant Four"], The Harvard Crimson, November 1, 1938. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Harvard Club of New Jersey: John A. Carpenter, of Boonton; John L. Felmeth, of Elizabeth; Allen W. Greene, of Passaic; and Harvey P. Sleeper Jr. of Short Hills."
• Robert H. Conn (1925–2020), was United States Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Senior Data Processing Official) from 1981 to 1984 and Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) from 1984 to 1988[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=39509 "Nomination of Robert H. Conn To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy"], The American Presidency Project, February 10, 1984. Accessed September 8, 2015. "He was born June 8, 1925, in Boonton, NJ."
• Mario DeMarco (1924–1956), professional Canadian football and NFL player who died in the Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 disasterAndrikanich, Ryan. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1749231011.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+09%2C+2006&author=RYAN+ANDRIKANICH&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Honoring+a+legend&pqatl=google "Honoring a legend"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107114120/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1749231011.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+09,+2006&author=RYAN+ANDRIKANICH&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Honoring+a+legend&pqatl=google |date=November 7, 2012 }}, Daily Record, December 9, 2006. Accessed July 19, 2011. "On this day 50 years ago, one of the worst commercial aviation disasters in Canadian history took the life of a promising young American football player who began his career as an offensive lineman for Boonton High School.... Mario DeMarco was born and raised in Boonton and played football for four years as a starting offensive lineman."
• Don Edwards (1939–2022), singing cowboyStaff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F0547C5522C1631&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Don Edwards"], The Dallas Morning News, December 2, 2001. Accessed July 19, 2011. "Date and place of birth: March 20, 1939, in Boonton, N.J."
• Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980), actress and politician[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000454 Helen Gahagan Douglas], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed July 19, 2011.
• Dean Gallo (1935–1994), politician who represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1985 until his death{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link1=Michael Barone (pundit) |last2=Ujifusa |first2=Grant |title=The Almanac of American Politics 1988|publisher=National Journal |year=1987 |pages=759–60}}
• John Hill (1821–1884), represented {{ushr|New Jersey|4}} from 1867 to 1873, and {{ushr|New Jersey|5}} from 1881 to 1883[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000596 John Hill], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 3, 2007.
• Thomas J. Hillery (1871–1920), President of the New Jersey Senate{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LU5KAAAAYAAJ|title=Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris and Sussex Counties, New Jersey|publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company|year=1899|volume=II|pages=615–616|language=en|via=Google Books}}
• Elizabeth Hoffman Honness (1904–2003), author of children's literatureFriedman, Lindsay; Silvestro, Peter; and Stroffolino, Laura J. [http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.pdf?id=PACSCL_FLP_FLPCLRCHONNESS Elizabeth Hoffman Honness papers], University of Pennsylvania Libraries, updated April 12, 2012. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Elizabeth Hoffman Honness was born on June 29, 1904 in Boonton, New Jersey."
• Andrew D. Hurwitz (born 1947), Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitHawkes, Marilyn. [http://www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv?120615+hurwitz "Hurwitz confirmed to U.S. appellate court"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130127170830/http://www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv?120615+hurwitz |date=January 27, 2013 }}, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, June 15, 2012. Accessed December 17, 2012. "Hurwitz, 64, was born in New York City and grew up in Boonton, N.J. He attended Princeton University and Yale University Law School."
• Jim Lewis (born 1955), writer for The MuppetsPaik, Eugene. [http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/06/boonton_museum_honors_accompli.html "Boonton Museum Honors Accomplished Alumni"], The Star-Ledger, June 19, 2009. Accessed July 19, 2011. "To Lewis, a former writer for The Jim Henson Company, Boonton's school on Lathrop Avenue appears to have a special knack for churning out fame-bound graduates."
• Peter Onorati (born 1954), actorRobertson, Nan. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/30/theater/heard-but-unseen-seven-actors-share-talk-radio-roles.html "Heard but Unseen, Seven Actors Share 'Talk Radio' Roles"], The New York Times, July 30, 1987. Accessed August 27, 2013. "My coach at Boonton High School in New Jersey used to say of me, 'One hundred seventy-two pounds of blue twisted steel, tempered to perfection', Mr. Onorati recalled with a laugh..."
• Joshua S. Salmon (1846–1902), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1902 to 1903[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000017 Joshua S. Salmon], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 11, 2007.
• Jeffrey L. Seglin (born 1956) journalist, writer, teacher at Emerson, Harvard, and elsewhereSeglin, Jeffrey L. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/18/business/the-right-thing-my-principles-or-the-milk-and-cookies.html "The Right Thing; My Principles, or the Milk and Cookies?"], The New York Times, January 18, 2004. Accessed December 29, 2011. "Growing up in Boonton, N.J., I routinely stopped at the supermarket on my way to the local bowling alley to pick up a package of Archway ginger cookies, my favorite snack at the time."

Boonton features in and was a location for the 2023 movie Jules, starring Ben Kingsley.Gomez, Jessie. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/entertainment/2021/09/16/jules-movie-ben-kingsley-film-morris-county-nj/8361942002/ "'Jules,' movie starring Ben Kingsley, now filming in Boonton"], Daily Record, September 16, 2021. Accessed October 21, 2024.

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{{Wikivoyage|Boonton}}

• [https://www.boonton.org/ Town of Boonton official website]
• [https://www.boontonschools.org/ Boonton Public Schools]
• {{NJReportCard|27|0450|0|Boonton Public Schools}}
• [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401950 School Data for the Boonton Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics
• [http://www.boontonholmeslibrary.org/ Boonton Holmes Public Library website]
• [https://flickr.com/photos/hefka/sets/72157608544326194/ Photos of Boonton on Flickr]
• [http://www.dailyrecord.com Daily Record – Regional area newspaper]

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