Long Hill Township, New Jersey#Local government

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Long Hill Township was incorporated as Passaic Township on March 23, 1866. On September 1, 1922, part of what was then Passaic Township was taken to form Harding Township.Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 193 (re Harding) and 195 (re Long Hill). Accessed May 29, 2024.[http://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/historical-timeline-of-morris-county-boundaries/ Historical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries], Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "1866, March 23. Passaic Township is established from Morris Township. The name is changed to Long Hill Township in 1992; additionally, there are sections within Long Hill Township named Stirling and Millington. From PL 1866, p. 666." On November 3, 1992, by a 1,901 to 1,821 margin, the voters elected to change the name of the municipality to Long Hill Township, a change largely driven by the desire to avoid confusion with the City of Passaic, some {{convert|22|mi|km}} away.Nieves, Evelyn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/03/nyregion/how-green-was-my-passaic-now-long-hill.html "How Green Was My Passaic, Now Long Hill"], The New York Times, December 3, 1992. pg. B1. Accessed September 8, 2013. "No one used to mind when the City of Passaic and the Township of Passaic, 22 miles away, were confused.... Now, Passaic Township, incorporated in 1866, is history. On Election Day, voters rechristened its 12 square miles Long Hill Township."[http://longhillnj.gov/general-information.html General Information], Long Hill Township. Accessed September 3, 2015. 'Long Hill Township was incorporated as Passaic Township in 1866. In November 1992 the voters elected to change the name of the municipality to Long Hill."

Garden State Fireworks, a firm based in Millington that dates back to 1890, has produced the annual July 4 fireworks show in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall.Kuperinsky, Amy. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/07/garden_state_fireworks_nj_millington.html "Go behind the scenes with N.J. fireworks family"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 2, 2015. Accessed September 3, 2015. "Manganelli, 58, hails from a fireworks dynasty, the family behind Garden State Fireworks, a Millington manufacturer of fireworks and purveyor of pyrotechnic displays that has called New Jersey home since 1890." The Raptor Trust is a wild bird rehabilitation center located in Millington.[http://theraptortrust.org/the-trust/history/ History], The Raptor Trust. Accessed September 3, 2015.

Clover Hill Swimming Club a club surrounding a lake in Millington, was the subject of lawsuit in which the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled in 1966 that the club could not discriminate against an African American applicant for membership on the basis of the club being private.[http://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/supreme-court/1966/47-n-j-25-0.html Clover Hill Swimming Club, Inc. v. Goldsboro], Justia. Accessed September 3, 2015.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.06 square miles (31.22 km²), including 11.80 square miles (30.55 km²) of land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) of water (2.14%).

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Gillette, Millington, Stirling, Meyersville and Homestead Park a subdivision that was first developed in the 1920s.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.

The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge covers {{convert|7455|acres}} of land overseen by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and includes portions east of New Vernon Road that is unmanaged and accessible by visitors, while areas west of New Vernon Road are managed intensively and are not available to the public.

The township is located in the most southern part of Morris County. It is bounded by the Passaic River on the south and west and by the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the north. It borders both Somerset and Union counties. The township borders the municipalities of Chatham Township and Harding Township in Morris County; Bernards Township and Warren Township in Somerset County, and Berkeley Heights in Union County.[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1071997/touches.html Areas touching Long Hill Township], MapIt. Accessed February 26, 2020.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map], Morris County, New Jersey Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed February 25, 2020.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

{{US Census population

| 1870 = 1624

| 1880 = 1896

| 1890 = 1821

| 1900 = 2141

| 1910 = 2165

| 1920 = 2373

| 1930 = 2149

| 1940 = 2664

| 1950 = 3429

| 1960 = 5537

| 1970 = 7393

| 1980 = 7275

| 1990 = 7826

| 2000 = 8777

| 2010 = 8702

| 2020 = 8629

| estimate=8613

| estyear=2023

| estref=[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], United States Census Bureau, released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.

| 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 September 8, 2013. 1870Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA268 The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1], p. 268, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed September 8, 2013. "Passaic contained a population in 1870 of 1,624. It was formed from Morris in 1866."Walker, Francis A. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 A Compendium of the Ninth Census, 1870], United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed November 17, 2012.
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 November 17, 2012. 1890–1910[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890], United States Census Bureau, p. 338. Accessed November 17, 2012.
1910–1930[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I], United States Census Bureau, p. 718. Accessed November 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/20200212104450/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402741362 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Long Hill township, Morris County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 17, 2012.[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/longhill1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Long Hill township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055333/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/longhill1.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed November 17, 2012. 2020[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/longhilltownshipmorriscountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Long Hill township, Morris County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed April 26, 2023.[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 2020 United States census counted 8,629 people in 3,021 households. The median household income was $136,542.

The 2010 United States census counted 8,702 people, 3,105 households, and 2,434 families in the township. The population density was 734.3 per square mile (283.5/km²). There were 3,226 housing units at an average density of 272.2 per square mile (105.1/km²). The racial makeup was 90.61% (7,885) White, 0.62% (54) Black or African American, 0.09% (8) Native American, 5.98% (520) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.06% (92) from other races, and 1.63% (142) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.06% (614) of the population.

Of the 3,105 households, 37.7% had children under the age of 18; 67.6% were married couples living together; 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.6% were non-families. Of all households, 18.3% were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.19.

25.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.7 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $120,691 (with a margin of error of ± $11,097) and the median family income was $142,059 (± $14,704). Males had a median income of $91,509 (± $24,098) versus $75,558 (± $11,204) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $54,508 (± $4,818). About 1.7% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.[https://archive.today/20200212085030/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402741362 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Long Hill township, Morris County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 17, 2012.

As of the 2000 United States census there were 8,777 people, 3,139 households, and 2,457 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|726.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,206 housing units at an average density of {{convert|265.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 92.75% White, 0.39% African American, 0.17% Native American, 4.79% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/060402741362.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Long Hill township, Morris County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 17, 2012.[https://archive.today/20200212094744/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402741362 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Long Hill township, Morris County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 17, 2012.

There were 3,139 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the age distribution of the population shows 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $84,532, and the median income for a family was $103,037. Males had a median income of $71,827 versus $46,100 for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,613. About 2.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Long Hill Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[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 Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 94.[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023. At an annual reorganization meeting held during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as deputy mayor.[https://www.longhillnj.gov/form-of-government.html Form of Government], Long Hill Township. Accessed April 26, 2023. "NJSA:40A:63-1 et. seq. VOTERS ELECT Township Committee has 5 members, elected at-large. Staggered, 3 year terms. Partisan ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNING BODY First week in January MAYOR Elected by Township Committee for 1 year term."

{{As of|2025}}, the members of the township committee are Mayor Matthew C. Dorsi (R, 2026), Deputy Mayor Guy Thomas Piserchia (R, 2027), Scott Lavender (R, 2026), Aubrey Reichard-Eline (R, 2027) and Victor T. Verlezza (R, 2025).[https://www.longhillnj.gov/pages/township-committee Township Committee], Long Hill Township. Accessed February 5, 2025. "Long Hill Township has a Township Committee form of government. Five members of the Township Committee are elected at large for staggered three-year terms. The Township Committee organizes annually during the first week in January at which time it elects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among the five members."[https://longhillnj.gov/finance/docs/2023-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=10 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Long Hill Township. Accessed January 31, 2024.[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=40 Morris County Manual 2024], Morris County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024], Morris County, New Jersey Clerk, updated March 20, 2024. Accessed May 1, 2024.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Morris/119045/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], Morris County, New Jersey, updated December 11, 2203. Accessed January 1, 2024.[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2022-general-municipality-report-official.pdf General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results], Morris County, New Jersey, updated November 28, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2021-general-winners-121421.pdf General Election Winners For November 2, 2021], Morris County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.

Long Hill Township is located in the 7th 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 21st state legislative district.[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.

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2024[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-morris.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Morris County], New Jersey Department of State. Accessed January 1, 2025. 2020[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-morris.pdf Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Morris County], New Jersey Department of State, updated December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025. 2016[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Morris County], New Jersey Department of State, updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2015. 2012[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-morris.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results Morris County], New Jersey Department of State, updated March 15, 2013. Accessed January 1, 2025. 2008[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf Presidential General Election Results Morris County for 2008], New Jersey Department of State, updated December 23, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2025. 2004[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_morris_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election Morris County Official Results], New Jersey Department of State, updated December 13, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2025.}}

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 5,854 registered voters in Long Hill Township, of which 1,154 (19.7%) were registered as Democrats, 2,245 (38.3%) were registered as Republicans and 2,450 (41.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 5 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[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 18, 2012.

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 60.2% of the vote (2,605 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 39.0% (1,690 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (34 votes), among the 4,347 ballots cast by the township's 6,187 registered voters (18 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 70.3%.{{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, Republican John McCain received 57.0% of the vote (2,789 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 41.4% (2,024 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (60 votes), among the 4,894 ballots cast by the township's 6,155 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.5%.[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 18, 2012. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 59.8% of the vote (2,808 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 39.0% (1,833 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (43 votes), among the 4,696 ballots cast by the township's 6,112 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.8.[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 18, 2012.

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 75.0% of the vote (2,173 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 23.7% (686 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (37 votes), among the 2,932 ballots cast by the township's 6,142 registered voters (36 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.7%.{{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 64.4% of the vote (2,284 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 24.4% (865 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 10.1% (358 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (14 votes), among the 3,546 ballots cast by the township's 6,058 registered voters, yielding a 58.5% 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 18, 2012.

The Long Hill Township School System serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 894 students and 80.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3412660&DistrictID=3412660 District information for Long Hill Township School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021. Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412660 School Data for the Long Hill Township School System], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.) are

Gillette School[https://gillette.longhill.org/ Gillette School], Long Hill Township School System. Accessed January 24, 2022. with 223 students in grades Pre-K–1,

Millington School[https://millington.longhill.org/ Millington School], Long Hill Township School System. Accessed January 24, 2022. with 397 students in grades 2–5 and

Central Middle School[https://central.longhill.org/ Central Middle School], Long Hill Township School System. Accessed January 24, 2022. with 269 students in grades 6–8.[https://www.longhill.org/our_district Our District], Long Hill Township School System. Accessed January 24, 2022.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/4000 School Performance Reports for the Long Hill Township School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4000 New Jersey School Directory for the Long Hill Township School System], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.

Long Hill Township's high school students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren Township. Students from Long Hill Township and from the neighboring communities of Green Brook Township, Warren Township and Watchung (in Somerset County) attend the school.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/35/5550/000.html Watchung Hills Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 21, 2017. "The student enrollment is 2076 with a senior class of 541.... Located in Somerset County, 25 miles from New York City, the school serves the suburban communities of Green Brook, Long Hill, Warren, and Watchung."[http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showdocument?id=12598 Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional], Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Watchung Hills ** 9–12 Receives 9–12 From Green Brook, Warren, Watchung, Longhill" As of the 2019–20 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,948 students and 160.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417220&ID=341722005320 School data for Watchung Hills Regional High School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021. The high school district's board of education has nine members, who are elected directly by the voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for each year. Of the nine elected seats, three are allocated to Long Hill Township.[https://www.whrhs.org/district/board-of-education/home Board of Education], Watchung Hills Regional High School District. Accessed February 10, 2020.[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/18/5550.pdf#page=50 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Watchung Hills Regional School District], New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018, Accessed February 10, 2020. "The Watchung Hills Regional High School District (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials from Warren Township, Long Hill Township and the Borough of Watchung and one appointed representative from Green Brook Board of Education."

St. Vincent de Paul School was a Catholic school in Stirling that operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. The school closed in June 2016 in the wake of declining enrollment and financial challenges.[https://rcdop.org/news/stirling-school-to-close-in-june "St. Vincent DePaul School in Stirling to close in June"], Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, April 28, 2016. Accessed November 16, 2017. "After more than 50 years of providing a Catholic education to students in Long Hill Township, St. Vincent dePaul School in the Stirling section of the township, will close in June.In a letter to parishioners, parents and students posted April 21 on the parish's website, Father A. Richard Carton, pastor, wrote: 'This decision comes after much prayer and careful reflection. The low enrollment for next year would not create a strong educational environment and the financial strain would be too great for the parish to bear.'" The school was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence in 2012.[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2017], United States Department of Education. Accessed November 16, 2017.

The Long Hill Township Library began about 1880 in what was then known as Passaic Township. At the time a group of women in Millington formed a reading club purchasing a small number of books to trade amongst themselves. A similar group was established in Meyersville. In 1920, when the Morris County Library was built, the groups joined the county system and books on loan from the county were housed in the homes of the associations' members.

By the 1950s, the Millington Association's Library had relocated to the Town Hall and the Meyersville group occupied one room in the town's Central School. In 1956, however, the Township asked the Millington Association to find other quarters, and the Central School location had steadily become less than satisfactory due to increasing enrollment. A referendum in the amount of $25,000 for the construction of a new building was submitted to the community. The measure passed by two votes. The new library opened in 1958 on Central Avenue in Stirling as the Passaic Township Free Public Library with a paid director and several volunteers.

By 1968, the library's collection had grown substantially and plans were made for a new addition to the building. Another $25,000 was raised and the addition was completed in 1972. A later addition followed in the 1980s. The library remained on Central Avenue until 2005 when an entirely new building was dedicated in April of that year. After the township formally changed its name to Long Hill Township in 1992, the Passaic Township Free Public Library was renamed as the Long Hill Township Free Public Library.

The Long Hill Township Library now occupies a site in Gillette, adjacent to Township Hall. The library contains {{convert|16000|sqft|m2}} of space and has a capacity for 72,000 books. The library is a member of the Morris Automated Information Network consortium, which offers residents of Long Hill Township have access to library materials at 37 area libraries.[http://www.longhilllibrary.org Home page], Long Hill Township Library. Accessed September 8, 2013. It also hosts a professional concert series.

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{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|59.57|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|46.31|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|13.26|mi}} by Morris County.[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 18, 2014.

No Interstate, U.S. or state highways directly serve Long Hill Township. The most prominent roads within the township are county routes, including County Route 512 and County Route 531. Interstate 78 and Interstate 287 are both nearby and cross adjacent municipalities.

NJ Transit rail service is available at the Gillette, Millington and Stirling stations, offering service on the Gladstone Branch to Newark Broad Street Station and Hoboken Terminal.[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNEG Gladstone Branch], NJ Transit. Accessed September 19, 2014.[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf Morris County System map], NJ Transit. Accessed September 19, 2014.

NJ Transit offered service on the MCM8 route until 2010, when subsidies offered to the local provider were eliminated as part of budget cuts.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522220339/https://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 September 19, 2014.[http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=ServiceChangesPvtCarrierTo Private Carrier Bus Service reductions], NJ Transit. Accessed August 7, 2015.

Lakeland Bus Lines provides Route 78 rush-hour service from Bedminster to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.[http://www.lakelandbus.com/route-78-eastbound-to-new-york Route 78 – Eastbound to New York] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004092002/http://www.lakelandbus.com/route-78-eastbound-to-new-york |date=October 4, 2015 }}, Lakeland Bus Lines. Accessed August 19, 2015.

Long Hill is in Area code 908. The legacy exchange is 908–647 (Millington 7), is one of the last manual offices in New Jersey converted dial operation in the early 1960s.

The current cable company serving the area is Comcast which provides local TV, internet, and phone service. Most of Long Hill now also has access to Verizon's FiOS service. Original cable company Patriot Media was sold to Comcast in early 2008.

Long Hill Township operates a public service television channel on Comcast (Channel 25) and Verizon (Channel 37).

A Government-access television (GATV) cable TV channel is available for citizens of Long Hill Township that has important news updates, local activities, local weather, storm warnings, etc. It is on Comcast channel 29 (all programming) and Verizon FiOS channels 37 (public meetings and programs) and 38 (community bulletin board).

{{Category see also|People from Long Hill Township, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Long Hill Township include:

• Jessie Baylin (born 1984), singer-songwriterBruce, Scott. [http://www.movmnt.com/jessie-baylin_001839.html "Jessie Baylin Leaves Her Mark"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630163111/http://www.movmnt.com/jessie-baylin_001839.html|date=June 30, 2015}}, movmnt, December 11, 2008. Accessed September 19, 2014. "But success wasn't exactly buzzing around the corner of her hometown, Gillette, New Jersey. Like many an artist, Baylin had to pull herself from the comforts of home and set out on a journey that sent her California bound."
• David Bird ({{circa|1959}}–2014), journalist and longtime reporter at The Wall Street Journal, whose work "was instrumental in the expansion of energy markets reporting in the 1990sZaremba, Justin. [http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2015/03/14_months_after_disappearance_mourners_gather_for.html "Funeral of David Bird brings closure 14 months after he disappeared, friends say"], New Jersey Advance Media for NJ.com, March 26, 2015. Accessed December 2, 2015. "Friends and family laid to rest Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird today, more than 14 months after he left his Millington home for a walk and failed to return.... David Bird, 55, of Long Hill went for a walk Saturday, January 11, 2014, but did not return."
• George B. Cooper (1808–1866), politician who was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1858, but left office after a year when Congress awarded the seat to his opponent in 1860[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000749 Cooper, George Byran, (1808–1866)], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 7, 2015. "Cooper, George Byran, a Representative from Michigan; born at Long Hill, Morris County, N.J., June 6, 1808"
• George Estock (1924–2010), MLB pitcher who played for the Boston Braves in 1951Staff. [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/delawareonline/obituary.aspx?n=George-John-Estock&pid=146541189 "George John Estock Jr."], The News Journal, November 10, 2010. Accessed August 7, 2015. "George John Estock Sr., 86, formerly of Claymont, Delaware, passed away at home on Sunday, November 7, 2010. He was born in Stirling, New Jersey to the late John and Anna Estock and was a 1942 graduate of Harding High School."
• Eugenio Fernandi (1922–1991), operatic tenor[http://newjerseyhills.newspapers.com/newspage/95575667/ "Eugenio Fernandi, 66, famed opera tenor"], Echoes-Sentinel, August 15, 1991. Accessed November 6, 2016. "Born in Pisa, Italy, Mr. Fernandi lived in West Orange before moving to Millington four years ago."
• Jack H. Jacobs (born 1945), Medal of Honor recipient in 1969 for his heroic actions during the Vietnam WarJames, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/nyregion/communities-those-whom-we-honor.html "Communities; Those Whom We Honor"], The New York Times, May 28, 2000. Accessed May 19, 2016. "'Especially now,' said Jack H. Jacobs, who received his medal for his service in Vietnam, as he recently sat sipping coffee in the kitchen of his big Victorian house in Millington."
• Robert Tappan Morris (born 1965), computer scientist and entrepreneur best known for creating the Morris Worm in 1988, considered the first computer worm on the InternetSullivan, Frank. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/97115172/ "Former resident convicted of creating computer 'worm'], Echoes-Sentinel, February 1, 1990. Accessed May 19, 2016. "Former township resident Robert Tappan Morris Jr. was convicted last week of federal computer tampering charges for creating a 'worm' that penetrated and crippled 6,000 computers nationwide. Morris, 24, who grew up on Old Mill Road in Millington and now lives with his parents in Maryland, was suspended for a year from Cornell University graduate school after he was charged with the crime."
• Bill Murray (born 1997), guard for the New England Patriots[https://tribeathletics.com/sports/football/roster/bill-murray/9524/ Bill Murray], William & Mary Tribe football. Accessed May 19, 2021. "Hometown: Millington, N.J.; High School: Delbarton School"
• Keith Sims (born 1967), former professional football offensive lineman who played in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins[https://cyclones.com/sports/2015/3/2/GEN_20140101202 Keith Sims - Hall of Fame Class of 2006], Iowa State Cyclones. Accessed February 12, 2024. "native of Millington, N.J., Sims was a highly recruited lineman at Watchung Hills High School in 1984."

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• [https://www.longhillnj.gov/v Long Hill Township website]
• [https://www.longhill.org/ Long Hill Township School System]
• {{NJReportCard|27|4000|0|Long Hill Township School System}}
• [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412660 School Data for the Long Hill Township School System], National Center for Education Statistics
• [https://www.whrhs.org Watchung Hills Regional High School website]
• [http://www.warren.macaronikid.com Macaroni Kid Warren website of local kids' events]

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