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Mendham Borough is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,981,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 116 (-2.3%) from the 5,097 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 207 (+4.2%) from the 4,890 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed December 18, 2012.〕 Mendham Township, which included present-day Mendham Borough, was formed on March 29, 1749, from portions of Hanover Township, Morris Township and Rockaway Township. The township was re-incorporated under the same name by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Mendham Borough was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15, 1906, from portions of Mendham Township.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194. Accessed June 9, 2012.〕 The borough and township may be named for Mendham, Suffolk, England,〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 5, 2015. Spelled as "Myndham".〕〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 205. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 5, 2015. Note error in the name of the county.〕 or the name may derive from the Native American word ''mendom'' (meaning "raspberry") or for an Earl of Mendham.〔Kelley, Tina. ("An Outpost of New England" ), ''The New York Times'', February 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2015. "The origin of the town’s name — preserved on the sign of the Black Horse as 'I’ll Mend ’Em' — has been the subject of animated debate. Did it come from the Indian word 'mendom,' for raspberry or huckleberry? Was it chosen to honor the British Earl of Mendham?"〕〔Beck, Henry Charlton. (''Tales and Towns of Northern New Jersey'' ), pp. 128-149. Rutgers University Press, 1983. ISBN 9780813510194. Accessed September 5, 2015.〕 Residents of what became Mendham Borough wanted sidewalks and street lights constructed while those that lived in what remained the Township (including the communities of Brookside and Ralston) felt it was cost prohibitive in their more rural areas.〔Staff. ("NEW JERSEY TOWN WINS YOUTH FIGHT; Center Rises in Mendham as Dogged Conservatism Falls-- Scouts, Ex-Mayor Turn Tide Model for Similar Projects Two Major Allies" ), ''The New York Times'', June 9, 1951. Accessed June 9, 2012. "The argument paralleled a political split in 1906, when Mendham Borough broke from the surrounding Mendham Township. The borough wanted city conveniences such as street lights and sidewalks and the township, largely with a farming population, objected to paying for such improvements."〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 6.000 square miles (15.541 km2), including 5.950 square miles (15.411 km2) of land and 0.050 square miles (0.130 km2) of water (0.84%).〔〔 The borough is surrounded by Mendham Township to the north, east, and west in Morris County and Bernardsville in Somerset County to the south. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mendham Borough, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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