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Montclair () is a
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in Essex County in the
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of
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. Situated on the cliffs of the
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, Montclair is a wealthy and diverse
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and suburb of
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within the
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. As of the
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, the township's population was 40,921, reflecting an increase of 3,234 (+8.5%) from the 37,687 counted in the 2010 Census. As of 2010, it was the 60th-most-populous municipality in New Jersey. Montclair was first formed as a
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on April 15, 1868, from portions of Bloomfield Township, so that a second railroad could be built to Montclair. After a referendum held on February 21, 1894, Montclair was reincorporated as a
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, effective February 24, 1894.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 129. Accessed July 6, 2012.
It derives its name from the French ''mont clair'', meaning "clear mountain" or "bright mountain." In 1980, after multiple protests filed by Montclair officials regarding inequities built into the federal revenue-sharing system, Montclair passed a referendum changing its name to the "Township of Montclair," becoming the third of more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships to take advantage of federal
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policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis. Montclair, which opened the state's first marijuana dispensary in December 2012, joins Bellmawr, Cranbury,
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and Woodbridge Township as one of the five municipalities (of 565 in the state) in New Jersey that have authorized the sale of
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.


Geography

According to the
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, the township had a total area of 6.25 square miles (16.17 km2), including 6.24 square miles (16.16 km2) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2) of water (0.11%). Montclair is on the east side of the First Mountain of the
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. Some higher locations in the township provide excellent views of the surrounding area and of the
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skyline about away. Named localities in the township include Church Street, Frog Hollow, South End,
Upper Montclair Upper Montclair is a census-designated place (CDP), unincorporated community and neighborhood within Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for the CDP was 11,565.
and Watchung Plaza. Montclair is split between two ZIP Codes. The central and southern parts of the township are designated 07042. Upper Montclair lies north of Watchung Avenue and has a separate ZIP code, 07043. Because the ZIP codes do not exactly match municipal boundaries, a few homes near the borders with neighboring towns fall into the ZIP codes for those communities. A few homes in some adjoining municipalities use one of the two ZIP codes assigned to Montclair, as does HackensackUMC Mountainside (07042, formerly known as Mountainside Hospital), whose campus straddles the border with Glen Ridge. Small areas in the southeast of the township fall into the Glen Ridge ZIP code 07028. Several streams flow eastward through Montclair:
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in the center, Nishuane Brook in the southeast, the Wigwam Brook in the southwest, Pearl Brook in the northwest, and Yantacaw Brook in the northeast—all in the Passaic River watershed. Yantacaw and Toney's brooks are dammed in parks to create ponds. Wigwam, Nishuane, and Toney's brooks flow into the Second River, and the others flow into the Third River. Montclair lies just north of the northernmost extent of the
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watershed. Montclair borders the municipalities of Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge,
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and West Orange in Essex County; and
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and Little Falls in Passaic County. The southern border of Montclair is a straight line between Eagle Rock, on the ridge of the First Watchung Mountain, and the point where Orange Road begins at the foot of Ridgewood Avenue. The eastern border is roughly a straight line between that point and a point just southwest of where Broad Street crosses the Third River. The western border runs roughly along the ridge of the First Watchung Mountain between Eagle Rock and the Essex County/ Passaic County border. The northern border is the border between those two counties.


Climate

Montclair has a temperate climate, with warm-to-hot, humid summers and cool to cold winters, as is characteristic of the
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climate. January tends to be the coldest month, with average high temperatures in the upper 30s
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and lows averaging 21. July, the warmest month, features high temperatures in the mid-80s and lows in the 70s, with an average high of 86 degrees. From April to June and from September to early November, Montclair experiences temperatures from the lower 60s to the lower 70s. Montclair gets approximately of rain per year, above the United States average of . Snowfall is common from December to early March, and totals about annually. The number of days each year in Montclair with any measurable precipitation is 90; the area has an average of 202 sunny days. Montclair is one or two degrees warmer than the neighboring municipalities of
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and Cedar Grove because of the mountain between them, which sometimes blocks winds and clouds, including warmer air from the ocean to the east.


Demographics

The township has long celebrated its diversity, a feature that has attracted many to the community.Goodnough, Abby
"Schools: Referendum; How to Pick the School Board?"
''
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'', October 22, 1995. Accessed August 5, 2022. "In a town that has always been proud of its diversity – many residents say it was their primary reason for moving to Montclair – the difference of opinion has caused considerable strife."
The African American population has been stable at around 30% for decades, although it fell from 32% in the 2000 Census to 27% in 2010. Montclair has attracted many New Yorkers. Many residents work for major media organizations in New York City, including ''
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'' and ''
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''. A March 11, 2007, posting in the blog Gawker.com listed some of those who work in the media and live in Montclair. Many residents are commuters to
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and the Metro Area.


2010 Census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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was $95,696 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,396) and the median family income was $126,983 (+/− $8,950). Males had a median income of $83,589 (+/− $5,955) versus $66,063 (+/− $3,616) for females. The
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for the township was $53,572 (+/− $2,671). About 4.6% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the
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, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.


2000 Census

As of the
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, 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families resided in the township. The
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was 6,184 people per square mile (2,389/km2). There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464 per square mile (951.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.77%
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, 32.06%
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, 3.15%
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, 0.19% Native American, 0.04%
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, 1.77% from
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, and 3.03% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 5.12% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed March 26, 2012.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed October 11, 2012.
Of the 15,020 households in Montclair, 34.3% included children under the age of 18, 47.2% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. Individuals living alone accounted for 29.3% of all households, and in 8.6% of households, that individual was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.16. Like most stable, mature communities, Montclair had many people in each age group, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $74,894, and the median income for a family was $96,252. Males had a median income of $64,151 versus $43,520 for females. The
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for the township was $44,870. About 3.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the
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, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.


Economy

Montclair has six distinct commercial zones: * Montclair Center, centered on the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue, South Fullerton Avenue, Glenridge Avenue and Church Street, is the township's main commercial zone. This intersection is also known as Six Corners. It is home to some of Montclair's largest stores and restaurants and features many upscale restaurants and boutiques near the center of this commercial district. Near the eastern end of this district is Lackawanna Plaza, which once housed the Lackawanna railway station. There is a post office one block to the north of this area. In 2015, Montclair Center won the Great American Main Street Award from the
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. *
Upper Montclair Upper Montclair is a census-designated place (CDP), unincorporated community and neighborhood within Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for the CDP was 11,565.
, in the north of the town, is the second-largest commercial zone. The center is the intersection of Valley Road and Bellevue Avenue, and incorporates the surrounding areas. The Upper Montclair Business District is home to several restaurants and shops. This commercial zone is home to several chain stores such as
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, Supercuts and CVS. Despite the recession, the area in 2009–2010 saw the opening of several new national and local merchants. Upper Montclair also has both a park, Anderson Park, and a railway station,
Upper Montclair Upper Montclair is a census-designated place (CDP), unincorporated community and neighborhood within Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for the CDP was 11,565.
, nearby. There is a post office here. * Watchung Plaza is located around the intersection of Watchung Avenue and Park Street and is on the divide between two Montclair ZIP Codes, 07042 and 07043. It is home to many "Mom and Pop Stores" and other small businesses. Watchung Plaza has its own post office. It is served by the
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. * Walnut Street, built around the Walnut Street train station. In the spring, summer, and fall it is home to the Montclair Farmer's Market. This commercial zone is home to many restaurants and cafes as well home to Montclair Brewery, New Jersey's first black-owned microbrewery and Montclair's only operating brewery. * South End, in the south of town, at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Orange Road. * Valley Road, between Chestnut Street and Claremont Avenue, is known locally as "Frog Hollow." This area has some strip-mall style shops on one side of Valley Road, and on the other side window shops with residential apartments on top of them.


Arts and culture


Whole Theatre

In 1971, the actors
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and his wife, the later Oscar winning actress,
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, founded a theatre group which included Remi Barclay, Jason Bosseau, Margery Fierst, Gerald Fierst and many others. Some of the acting artistic and administrative participants were permanent, semi-permanent. Performances were peppered by visits and occasional celebrity artists. Naming themselves Whole Theatre, they based themselves in Montclair. Located from
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via the
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under the
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, the ''Whole Theatre'' productions were readily available to New York City and New Jersey audiences. In the two decades in which Whole Theatre flourished, they presented a long list of performances in a wide variety of genres. Productions included the ''Rose Tattoo'', ''Mother Courage'', ''Rabelais: a Dramatic Game'' (1985), and ''America at Full Moon'' (1986). They enjoyed the support of the local community and the theatre community of New York and New Jersey generally. For example, in 1975–1976 the company acknowledged over 120 substantial donors in their program as well as funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the
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. In 1989, Olympia Dukakis was named as the company’s Artistic Director. Her two co-directors were Remi Barclay and Gerald Fierst, who were jointly responsible for Education and Outreach. In 2018 Brooke Lea Foster of ''
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'' stated that it was one of several "least suburban of suburbs, each one celebrated by buyers there for its culture and hip factor, as much as the housing stock and sophisticated post-city life."


Art institutions

Montclair hosts many art institutions and theaters, and despite its relatively small size, has many art venues. It has its own art museum, the
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, and several small galleries. Montclair also hosts one cinema, the Claridge Cinema on Bloomfield Avenue which shows different types of movies from documentaries to small scale indie films. The township hosted its first annual
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in 2012 to provide a platform for filmmakers from New Jersey, the US and the world. Live theaters include The Montclair Operetta Company, the
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,
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's Kasser Theater, Montclair State University's theater in Life Hall, and the Studio Playhouse. On Bloomfield Avenue there is a public stage used for concerts and other events. Dotted around Montclair there are also many art galleries, though most are centered in the Bloomfield Avenue Downtown Area. Concerts are held at the [Wellmont Theater and at several churches and auditoriums sponsored by Outpost in the Burbs, a community-based organization. In 2017, The Montclair Orchestra was formed as a semi-professional orchestra, composed of both professionals and students from top colleges. Montclair was the setting for some of the stories in the HBO television series ''The Sopranos'', and many Montclair streets, locations and businesses were featured in the show, such as Bloomfield Avenue. Montclair Public Library is one of the oldest public libraries in New Jersey, with the largest collection of materials in northern New Jersey. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Montclair City Council became increasing aggressive towards library funding, cutting to the exact limits dictated by New Jersey law. Following a forensic audit, in which no irregularities were found, its Director, Peter Coyl, announced his departure.


Music history

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, composer of the song " As Time Goes By", was born in Montclair, attended Montclair High School, and lived his life here. The song was voted No. 2 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs special, commemorating the best songs in film, (only surpassed by " Over the Rainbow"). In 1935, Hupfeld built his home at 259 Park Street in Upper Montclair with the royalties from his songs. After "As time goes By" was featured in the 1942 film "
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" his financial position improved even more. He is buried in the Montclair Cemetery. The house is now owned by former Whole Theatre Director and civil celebrant Gerald Fierst. The top floor of the house has a grand living room space where soirees were held in the late 1930s attended by such luminaries as
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and
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.


Sports

* Independent baseball league
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of the
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. The Jackals played at
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, which has seating for 3,784, plus overflow capacity from 1998 until 2022. The Jackals moved to
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in
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, the
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affiliate of
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's
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, play at
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as of 2017. * Floyd Hall Arena, an ice rink which is actually located in Little Falls on the grounds of
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and is host to its ice hockey club. The facility also hosts other hockey leagues and teams and other on-ice sports. * Home to the
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of
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for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. * Montclair Rugby Football Club, also known as the Norsemen, of
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Division 2. They play at Codey Field. * Essex Eagles
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team, a division III team in the Cricket League of New Jersey. * Montclair United Soccer Club * Amateur Baseball Association baseball team the Montclair Giants * Montclair Athletic Club ice hockey team, member of the
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in 1897–1898 and 1898–1899.


Parks and recreation

Montclair is home to many parks and nature reserves. Parks in Montclair are both county and municipal. Additional open space includes the
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, and many school-owned sports fields, viz.,
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's Sprague Field. In total Montclair has of township park land spread over 18 parks and of county park land consisting of five parks. Municipal parks include Mountainside Park, the township's largest at , which offers extensive tennis and recreation facilities, and includes the
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, a living museum donated by the family of Frank Presby that is maintained by volunteers and dedicated to the
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. Covering nearly of wetlands and uplands along the Third River, the Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve offers hiking trails and other passive recreation. Yantacaw Brook Park, covering , surrounds a pond that is fed by Yantacaw Brook and that in turn feeds into the Third River on its way towards the Passaic River. The township has 18 public tennis courts, four skating rinks (two of which are indoor), and three public swimming pools: the Mountainside pool, the Nishuane pool, and the Essex pool. In 2007, township residents advocated for construction of a public skatepark. Community members revitalized the effort in 2010 and lobbied the Parks and Recreation Committee for support. The township council passed a resolution expressing approval of the project but allocated no funds for it. In the spring of 2020, an impromptu skatepark was created by community members on two of the unused tennis courts at Rand Park on North Fullerton Avenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, the township held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially recognize this space as a temporary skatepark. The township's playground insurance covers skateboarding, allowing it to allocate funds to the park. The township has paid for signage using its playground fund. All skating equipment (ramps, rails, etc.) at Rand Park has been provided by community members with no financial support from the township. At the beginning of the season, much of this equipment consisted of local materials such as picnic tables and garbage cans. By July 2020, all skating equipment present at Rand Park consisted of objects built specifically for skateboarding. On July 13, 2021, a resolution was unanimously passed by the Township Council to make the space at Rand Park a permanent skatepark. This resolution does not allocate any funds for the skatepark. Montclair Councilor-at-Large Peter Yacobellis thinks a skatepark will increase property values and improve quality of life for Montclair residents and believes the township can afford it. Commenting on how much it would cost the township, Yacobellis said "it's not much to have a kickass skate park in Montclair, in the region." Some locals see the park as a negative community influence, one of whom complained that local tennis enthusiasts were not consulted in the decision to convert the courts to a skatepark. Complaints of that nature have been dismissed by the township thus far, most likely due to the fact that Montclair has 16 other tennis courts, but no other skateparks.


Government


Local government

Since July 1, 1988, Montclair has been governed under the Council-Manager plan 13 form of municipal government under the Faulkner Act, whose originator, Bayard H. Faulkner, was a former mayor of Montclair. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Township Council, who are elected to concurrent four-year terms on a
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basis in elections held as part of the May municipal elections. The mayor is elected directly by the voters. The Township Council is comprised of six members, of which two council seats are elected from the township
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and one council seat is elected from each of four wards.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
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, March 2013, p. 148.
A deputy mayor is selected by the six council members from their members, and this position is largely ceremonial. Though the Mayor has no executive powers, the mayor presides over council meetings and has both a voice and vote in its proceedings. The Mayor appoints members to many local governing groups, most notably the board of education. , the Mayor of Montclair is Sean M. Spiller. Members of the Montclair Township Council are Deputy Mayor William L. Hurlock (First Ward), Lori Price Abrams (Third Ward), David Cummings (Fourth Ward), Robert J. Russo (At-Large), Robin Schlager (Second Ward) and Peter Yacobellis (At-Large), all of whom serve terms of office that end on June 30, 2024.Mayor & Township Council
Montclair Township. Accessed May 10, 2022.
Essex County Directory
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. Accessed May 1, 2022.
May 12, 2020 Municipal Special Election Unofficial Results
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Clerk, updated May 15, 2020. Accessed August 16, 2020.
In elections held on May 12, 2020, Sean M. Spiller was elected as mayor, defeating Renée Baskerville. Peter Yacobellis and incumbent Robert Russo won the two at-large seats, defeating the three other candidates—James Cotter, Carmel Loughman, and Roger Terry. Incumbent Robin Schlager won the Second Ward, defeating Christina M. Thomas; Lori Price Abrams defeated Marguerite Joralemon in the Third Ward; incumbent Bill Hurlock won the First Ward seat, defeating John Hearn; and David Cummings, who ran unopposed, won in the Fourth Ward.


Federal, state and county representation

Montclair is split between the 10th and 11th Congressional Districts
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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
and is part of New Jersey's 34th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
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. Accessed February 1, 2020.
''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Prior to the 2010 Census, Montclair had been part of the and the 10th Congressional District, a change made by the
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that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 61, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.
The split that took effect in 2013 drew the southern section of the township (26,730 residents) into the 10th District, while the northern portion (11,299 residents) moved to the 11th District.


Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 27,289 registered voters in Montclair, of which 14,782 (54.2%) were registered as Democrats, 2,581 (9.5%) were registered as Republicans and 9,903 (36.3%) were registered as unaffiliated. There were 23 voters registered as
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or Greens. In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat
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received 85.8% of the vote (18,048 votes), ahead of Republican
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with 11.0% (2,318 votes), and other candidates with 3.1% (661 votes), among the 21,382 ballots cast by the township's 31,610 registered voters (355 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 67.6%. In the 2012 presidential election,
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received 83.0% of the vote (15,811 cast), ahead of Republican
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with 15.9% (3,034 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (201 votes), among the 19,576 ballots cast by the township's 29,463 registered voters (530 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 66.4%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 83.0% of the vote (17,396 cast), ahead of Republican
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with 15.7% (3,294 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (132 votes), among the 20,951 ballots cast by the township's 27,476 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.3%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat
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received 78.8% of the vote (15,597 ballots cast), outpolling Republican
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with 20.2% (3,995 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (157 votes), among the 19,804 ballots cast by the township's 25,762 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat
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received 70.5% of the vote (7,613 cast), ahead of Republican
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with 28.3% (3,057 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (131 votes), among the 10,941 ballots cast by the township's 29,768 registered voters (140 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.8%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat
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received 73.9% of the vote (10,139 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 18.7% (2,573 votes), Independent
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with 5.8% (801 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (104 votes), among the 13,723 ballots cast by the township's 26,843 registered voters, yielding a 51.1% turnout.


Transportation

Montclair is considered a commuter suburb of New York City.
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and
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are the providers of public transportation. The average Montclair commute is 38 minutes each way. Twenty-four percent of commuters take mass transit, while 59% drive alone. Twelve times more Montclair commuters take mass transit than the national average.


Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Essex County Road Dept. Major roads in the township include CR 506 (Bloomfield Avenue). There is a taxi stand near Bloomfield Avenue in eastern Montclair, in front of Lackawanna Plaza, formerly the Montclair train station.


Bus

NJ Transit buses 11, 28, 29, 34, 97, 191 and
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run through Montclair, most going along the main street,
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. The NJ transit bus routes are: * #11 from
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, Cedar Grove, and Little Falls to Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. The only Montclair street it goes along is Bloomfield Avenue. * #28 follows the route of #29 on Bloomfield Avenue until halfway through Montclair, where it goes north along Park Street, Watchung Avenue, and Valley Road to
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, and to Willowbrook Mall on Weekends * #29 between
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and Newark, passing through Caldwell,
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, Montclair, Glen Ridge, and Bloomfield on Bloomfield Avenue. It goes to Parsippany at rush hour. The only Montclair street it goes along is Bloomfield Avenue. * #34 to Newark through
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and
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on some trips, otherwise it goes to Bloomfield along Orange Road, Elm Street, and Bloomfield Avenue. It goes farther to the Montclair High School during that school's start and end times. * #97 goes from the Montclair Center south along Orange and Harrison Roads through the Oranges. * #191 goes from Willowbrook Mall through Little Falls to Montclair State University, then to the
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in
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. * #705 goes from Passaic along Alexander Avenue, Grove Street (for one block), Mt. Hebron Road and through
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to Willowbrook Mall. All of these routes except #97, #191, and #705 were trolley lines originally, operated by the
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. A trolley garage existed on Bloomfield Avenue. In the 1930s and 1950s the trolleys were
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and replaced with buses.
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routes 33 and 66 run through Montclair to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in
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, carrying primarily commuters. * #33 goes along Bloomfield Avenue, with some buses going onto Grove Street * #66 goes along Orange Road, Park Street, Valley Road, and Mt. Hebron Road Montclair State University has shuttle buses going around its campus. The township of Montclair operates a jitney in the evening from the
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train station to the southern end of Montclair.


Rail

Running through Montclair is the
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, serving
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via
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to the east, and Hackettstown to the west. Seven NJ Transit Rail stations serve Montclair:
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, Walnut Street, Watchung Avenue,
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, Mountain Avenue, and Montclair Heights in Montclair, and
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in the Great Notch area of Little Falls. Only Bay Street station has weekend train service. Montclair has a long history of railroads. The first railroad to Montclair was built in 1856 by the Newark and Bloomfield Railroad. It terminated at a station in Downtown Montclair. First the Morris and Essex Railroad, then the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad leased the line. In 1868, the Montclair Railway built another line through Montclair, which caused disputes leading to Montclair's separation from Bloomfield. Shortly afterward it was taken over by the New York and Greenwood Lake Railway, a subsidiary of the
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. A third railroad to Morristown was planned in 1860 and construction began, but the
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ended the project. In 1912 the Lackawanna Railroad built a large terminal at the end of their line. The Erie and Lackawanna Railroads later merged, forming the
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, which operated both lines for many decades. They were next operated by
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for approximately one year, after which NJ Transit took over passenger operations and Conrail continued freight operations. Meanwhile, the 1912 terminal was closed in 1981 and converted into shops. This station was replaced by the Bay Street station. In 2002, the two railway lines were connected with the construction of the
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.


Housing

Montclair is noted for its historic architecture. It is home to six historic districts listed on the Register of Historic Places of both the state and country as a whole, 92 individually listed landmarks, and two locally designated commercial districts. Works by significant architects include designs by Van Vleck and Goldsmith,
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,
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, Henry Hudson Holly,
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,
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, Dudley Van Antwerp, Effingham R. North, Montrose Morris, and Frances Nelson, among others. In 2018, Bobbi Brown, founder and ex-CCO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and her husband, realtor Steven Plofker opened The George, a 32-room boutique hotel on North Mountain Avenue that was originally a private home constructed in 1902. Montclair has also housed many hotels, such as the defunct Hotel Montclair. In 2013, plans were announced to bring a new hotel to Montclair, featuring 100 rooms and a liquor license.


Education

The
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serve students in
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. The district consists of seven
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s, three
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s and one
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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,767 students and 564.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.District information for Montclair Public School District
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. Accessed April 1, 2020.
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the
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) are Bradford Elementary School (436 students; in grades K–5, Magnet Theme: The University Magnet), Charles H. Bullock Elementary School (448; K–5, Environmental Science), Edgemont Montessori School (280; K–5, Montessori), Hillside Elementary School (577; 3–5, Gifted and Talented), Nishuane Elementary School (417; K–2, Gifted and Talented), Northeast Elementary School (412; K–5, Global Studies), Watchung Elementary School (425; K–5, Science and Technology), Buzz Aldrin Middle School (667; 6–8, The STEM Magnet), Glenfield Middle School (675; 6–8, Visual and Performing Arts), Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building (257; 6–8, Liberal Arts) and Montclair High School (2,081; 9–12). Montclair is home to
Montclair State University Montclair State University (MSU) is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public university in New ...
, which was founded in 1908 as the New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark supervises the operation of Immaculate Conception High School (coed) and
Lacordaire Academy Lacordaire Academy is a Catholic college preparatory school with a coeducational prekindergarten to eighth grade and an all girls ninth through twelfth grade student body. The Academy was established by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, ...
(for girls)at the high school level and Lacordaire Academy Lower Division and St. Cassian School for grades Pre-K–8. In 2016, St. Cassian School was one of ten schools in New Jersey, and one of four private schools in the state, recognized as a
National Blue Ribbon School The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
by the
United States Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department ...
, a recognition celebrating excellence in academics. Montclair is also home to a host of private and parochial schools, including
Montclair Kimberley Academy Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) is a co-educational private school for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade located in Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. One of New Jersey's largest independent day schools, ...
, Montclair Community Pre-K, Montclair Cooperative School, Virginia Harkness Sawtelle Learning, Maria Montessori Early Learning, Montclair Cooperative School, Trinity Academy and Deron School II.


Media

Montclair has three local newspapers, the ''Montclair Dispatch'', the ''Montclair Times'' and as of 2017,
The Montclair Local
'. In addition, there is a radio station at 90.3 FM on the campus of
Montclair State University Montclair State University (MSU) is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public university in New ...
, WMSC. The township has a municipal public service television channel, Channel 34, where township council and school board meetings are broadcast. Montclair High School has its own paper ''the Mountaineer'', and
Montclair State University Montclair State University (MSU) is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public university in New ...
has its own student-run paper, the ''Montclarion''. WNJN - one of four stations of state-wide
PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
member station
NJTV NJ PBS (known as NJTV prior to 2021) is a public television network serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. The network is owned by the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority (NJPBA), an agency of the New Jersey state government which owns t ...
- is also located there.


Sister cities

Montclair's
sister cities A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...
are: * Aquilonia, Italy *
Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) * Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...
,
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, United Kingdom * Cherepovets, Russia *
Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...
, Austria


Points of interest

*
Montclair Art Museum The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) is located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States, a few miles west of New York City. Since it opened in 1914 as the first museum in New Jersey that granted access to the public and the first dedicated solely to a ...
*
Howard Van Vleck Arboretum The Howard Van Vleck Arboretum is a arboretum located on the grounds of the Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The arboretum is open daily without charge. The arboretum first be ...
*
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens Presby Memorial Iris Gardens is a nonprofit, living museum specializing in iris flowers, located at 474 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. The gardens are situated on 6.5 acres. Adjacent t ...
*
Van Vleck House and Gardens Van Vleck House and Gardens is a former private estate run as a non-profit community resource in Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It features a public botanical garden of mostly ericaceous plants that has been developed ove ...
* Crane House and Museum * The Montclair Historical Society, which consists of: ** Nathaniel Crane House ** Clark House ** Evergreens (House) *
Yogi Berra Stadium Yogi Berra Stadium is a baseball stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey, on the campus of Montclair State University. The stadium is home to the Montclair State Red Hawks baseball team, which competes in NCAA Division III; and the Yogi Berra Museum ...
and the
Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center is a museum on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, New Jersey. It serves to honor the career of Yogi Berra, who played for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets of Major League ...

Revolutionary War site markers for the temporary headquarters of Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington
** Note: There is no written record to verify that Washington had spent time in Montclair (then called "Cranetown") or Upper Montclair (then called "Speertown") during the time period, but the story was passed down by generations orally and the two markers were placed in the 1900s. *  Brookdale Park * Parks and dining in
Upper Montclair Upper Montclair is a census-designated place (CDP), unincorporated community and neighborhood within Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for the CDP was 11,565.


Historic sites

Montclair is home to the following locations on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
: * The Anchorage – 155 Wildwood Avenue (added 1988) * Anderson Park – SE corner of Bellevue and North Mountain Avenue (added 2009) *
Joseph Bardsley House Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
– 345 Park Street (added 1988) * Bradner's Pharmacy – 33 Watchung Plaza (added 1988) * Carnegie Library – Church Street at Valley Road (added 1988) *
Casa Deldra Casa Deldra, also known as the ''Anderson House'', is located in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The house was designed by architect A.F. Norris and it was built in 1912. It was added to the National Register of Historic ...
– 35 Afterglow Way (added 1988) *
Central Presbyterian Church Central Presbyterian Church may refer to: ;in Canada: * Central Presbyterian Church (Hamilton) ;in the United States: * Central Presbyterian Church (Little Rock, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, ...
– 46 Park Street (added 1986) *
J. M. Chapman House The J. M. Chapman House is located at 10 Rockledge Road in Montclair, New Jersey, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was designed by architect A.F. Norris and was built in 1907. It has also been known as Perez House. It wa ...
– 10 Rockledge (added 1988) * Cliffside Hose Company No. 4 – 588 Valley Road (added 1988) *
Congregational Church Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...
– 42 S. Fullerton Avenue (added 1988) * Israel Crane House – 110 Orange Road(added 1973) * Eastward – 50 Lloyd Road (added 1988) * Egbert Farm – 128 N. Mountain Avenue (added 1988) * Henry Fenn House – 208 N. Mountain Avenue (added 1988) * First Methodist Episcopal Church – 24 N. Fullerton Avenue (added 1988) *
Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch The Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch is located at 185 Bellevue Avenue in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair in Essex County, United States. The building was built in 1914 and still serves as a Bellevue Branch of the Montclai ...
– 185 Bellevue Avenue (added 1988) * Frank Goodwillie House – 17 Wayside Place (added 1988) * Haskell's Bloomfield Villa – 84 Llewellyn Road (added 1988) * House at 147 Park Street – 147 Park Street (added 1988) *
The House that Lives The House that Lives is a historic house at 83 Watchung Avenue in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1922 with Modern Movement and Tudor Revival elements. The house was added to the National Register of Histo ...
– 83 Watchung Avenue (added 1988) * Marlboro Park Historic District – Roughly along Fairfield Street, Waterbury Road, Montclair Avenue, and Watchung Avenue between N. Fullerton and Grove Streets (added 1988) * Marsellis House – 190 Cooper Avenue (added 1988) *
Miller Street Historic District A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...
– Miller and Fulton Streets between Elmwood Avenue, Elm and New Streets (added 1988) *
George A. Miller House George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...
– 275 Claremont Avenue (added 1988) *
Montclair Art Museum The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) is located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States, a few miles west of New York City. Since it opened in 1914 as the first museum in New Jersey that granted access to the public and the first dedicated solely to a ...
– 3 S. Mountain Avenue (added 1986) * Montclair Railroad Station – Lackawanna Plaza (added 1973) *
Mountain Avenue station Mountain Avenue is an active commuter railroad station in the township of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey. Serving trains of NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line, Mountain Avenue is one of six stops in the municipality. The next station to ...
– 451 Upper Mountain Avenue (added 1984) *
Mountain District A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...
– Roughly bounded by Highland, Bradford, Upper Mountain and Claremont Avenue (added 1988) * Mulford House – 207 Union Street (added 1988) * Pine Street Historic District – Roughly bounded by Glenridge Avenue, the NJ Transit Boonton Line, Pine and Baldwin Streets (added 2000) *
Post Office Building, Upper Montclair Post Office Building, Upper Montclair, also known as the ''Gumersall Building'', is located in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Designed by the architect Francis A. Nelson, the building was built in 1918 and was added to the ...
– 242–244 Bellevue Avenue (added 1988) * Presby Memorial Iris Gardens Horticultural Center – 474 Upper Mountain Avenue (added 1980) * M. F. Reading House – 87 Midland Avenue (added 1988) * Red Gables – 99 S. Fullerton Avenue (added 1988) *
Charles S. Shultz House The Charles S. Shultz House, also known as the Evergreens, is a historic house located in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1896 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, ...
– 30 N. Mountain Avenue (added 1979) * S. C. Smith House – 40 Northview Avenue (added 1988) * St. Luke's Church – 69 S. Fullerton Avenue (added 1988) *
Stone Eagles Stone Eagles, also known as the ''Mochary House'', is located in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1929 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988. See also *National Re ...
– 60 Undercliff Road (added 1988) *
Upper Montclair station Upper Montclair is a New Jersey Transit station in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, a census-designated place of Montclair, New Jersey. The station is part of the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is located between two grade level crossings on Bel ...
– 275 Bellevue Avenue (added 1984) * Van Reyper-Bond House – 848 Valley Road (added 1979) * Von Schmid House – 580 Park Street (added 1988) *
Watchung Avenue station Watchung Avenue (known as Park Street until April 1, 1919) is a New Jersey Transit station at the intersection of Watchung Avenue, Watchung Plaza, and Park Street in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The Watchung Avenue stati ...
– Park Street (added 1984) * Allyn Wight House – 75 Gates Avenue (added 1988)


In popular culture


Location in, and home to the authors of, ''Cheaper by the Dozen''

In the 1948
biographical novel The biographical novel is a genre of novel which provides a fictional account of a contemporary or historical person's life. Like other forms of biographical fiction, details are often trimmed or reimagined to meet the artistic needs of the fict ...
''
Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestsel ...
'', the principal characters
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. Frank Bunker Gilbreth (July 7, 1868 – June 14, 1924) was an American engineer, consultant, and author known as an early advocate of scientific management and a pioneer of time and motion study, and is perhaps best known as the father and c ...
and
Lillian Moller Gilbreth Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth (; May 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972) was an American psychologist, industrial engineer, consultant, and educator who was an early pioneer in applying psychology to time-and-motion studies. She was described in the 1940s ...
live in Montclair, as the authors did in real life.Yardley, Jonathan
"Gold by a Couple: 'Cheaper by the Dozen'"
''
The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...
'', August 25, 203. Accessed March 30, 2016. "They had a 14-room house in the New Jersey bedroom community of Montclair and rode around in a 'gray Pierce Arrow, equipped with two bulb horns and an electric Klaxon, which Dad would try to blow all at the same time when he wanted to pass anyone.'"


Motor Vehicle: The Mercury Montclair

The
Mercury Montclair The Mercury Montclair is a series of full-size sedans that were manufactured and marketed by the Mercury division of Ford. The nameplate was used by the division twice, from the 1955 to the 1960 model years and from the 1964 to the 1968 model ye ...
was an automobile
marque A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create an ...
of
Ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...
produced in the 1950s and 1960s. The Phaeton model was a significant prize i
''Ed Sullivan's $425,000 Mercury Contest''
an eight-week promotion that awarded a total of 80 vehicles and hundreds of other prizes.


Notable people


References

;Notes


External links


Township of Montclair official website

Montclair Business Improvement District

Montclair Historical Society
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