Madison, NJ
Madison is a borough in Morris County and as 2000 Census has a population was 16,530. It also is known as "The Rose City." Madison's downtown is a thriving central business district. It is supported by a downtown development commission and a downtown manager. The Madison Civic Commercial Historic District, which includes much of "downtown" as well as the borough hall and the train station, is listed on the State Register of Historic Places. Vacant commercial space is a rarity. In recent years Madison has become noted for the number and quality of its restaurants.
Giralda Farms, a planned office development, occupies 175 acres (0.7 km²) of the former Geraldine R. Dodge estate in Madison. Five of a possible seven projects have been completed. These include the corporate headquarters of Atlantic Mutual Insurance, Maersk Lines, Quest Diagnostics, and Wyeth (formerly called American Home Products), and the offices of Schering-Plough. Development regulations for the former estate require that 85% of the land be maintained as open space with almost all vehicle parking underground.
Some points of interest are Drew University, Florence and Robert Zuck Arboretum, and Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Episodes of the television series, The Sopranos, were filmed in Madison. A scene was filmed on the Drew University campus. Another scene was filmed at Rod's Steak House, just outside the borough limits.
Portions of A Beautiful Mind were filmed at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
The Madison train station played the role of Cranford, New Jersey in the 2005 film, Guess Who starring Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. The train station and the Hartley-Dodge Memorial building are backdrops to this movie. An entire panorama of the town is shown during the final credits.
Hartley Dodge Memorial (Borough Hall) appears in a scene of The World According to Garp starring Glenn Close and Robin Williams.
Scenes from Rich and Famous (1981), George Cukor's final film, were shot on Lincoln Place, and show the Madison Theatre and the train station as backdrops.
Scenes from The Family Stone (2005) were shot downtown at the intersection of Main Street and Waverly Place and Drew University. Despite the fact that the fictional town is supposed to be in New England, one can clearly see a NJ Transit train crossing through Waverly Place in one of the scenes.
- Madison to New York City Penn Station - 51 Minutes
- Madison to Newark Airport - 23 minutes
- Madison to Short Hills Mall - 9 minutes (and seconds from the Livingston Mall!)
- Madison to Giant Stadium - 34 minutes
The Borough of Madison is located in southeast Morris County, New Jersey, about 22 miles due west of New York City’s Times Square. Madison is the center of five other municipalities in southeast Morris County: the Townships of Harding, Morris and Chatham and the Boroughs of Florham Park and Chatham. Morristown and Summit are nearby, in the northwest and southeast respectively.
The Morris and Essex Line of New Jersey Transit serve Madison, with direct service to New York’s Penn Station and to Hoboken. The Hoboken terminal offers commuter train service to Manhattan, with stations to Wall Street, Greenwich Village and Midtown. With the new Secaucus transfer station, NJ Transit trains from Madison can connect to other NJ Transit lines in New Jersey, the shuttle to Newark Airport and the Amtrak rail line. The Lakeland Bus Line provides limited commuter bus service between Madison and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City; Morris County Metro & New Jersey Transit provides local bus service.
Access to Madison from New York and all points north, south and west by auto is readily available on nearby Interstate highway Routes 78, 287, 80 and 280, as well as by New Jersey Route 24.
Newark-Liberty International Airport, with direct flights throughout the world, is about 15 miles from Madison. Nearby Morristown Municipal Airport provides corporate and individual private flight services.
NJ Transit website
As of the 2000 census, there were 16,530 people, 5,520 households, and 3,786 families. The population density was 3,935.6 people per square mile (1,519.6/km2). There were 5,641 housing units at an average density of 1,343.1/sq mi (518.6/km2). The racial makeup of the population was 89.69% White, 3.00% African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.77% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.97% of the population.
There were 5,520 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.
The population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 17.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household was $82,847, and the median income for a family was $101,798. Males had a median income of $62,303 versus $42,097 for females. The per capita income was $38,416. About 2.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
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The Madison Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) consist of three elementary schools — Central Avenue School (K-5, 479 students), Kings Road School (K-5, 310 students) and Torey J. Sabatini School (K-5, 328 students) — Madison Junior School (6,7, and 8 440 students) and Madison High School (gardes 9-12, 764 students). Madison High School also serves the residents of neighboring Harding Township.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Neil O'Donnell, actress Janeane Garofalo and Armor for Sleep bassist Anthony Dilonno are notable Madison High alumni.
Seton Hall College was established in Madison in 1856. The campus was relocated to its current location in South Orange, New Jersey in the late 19th century.
In 1867, Drew University was founded and continues to operate in Madison, on a wooded campus near downtown.
A portion of Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham is located in Madison on the former estate of Florence Vanderbilt and Hamilton Twombly.
NJ Department of Education Narrative on Madison High School
NJ Department of Education Statistics on Madison High School
