Stirling, New Jersey
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Stirling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[1] in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The area is served by the U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 07980.
According to the 2020 census, the population was 2,555.[3]
History
Stirling was settled in 1740. A manufacturing and residential community was developed in the area of the railroad in the decades after the Civil War.
It was named by Fred Simpson Winston, who purchased about Script error: No such module "convert". of land in the area for development.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He named the area after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, an American Revolutionary War general who had owned Script error: No such module "convert". of land lying on both sides of the Passaic River.[4]
The Assyrian National School Association was established in Stirling in 1899 by Assyrian immigrants from Diyarbakır, Turkey.[5]
Geography
Stirling is in southeastern Morris County and occupies the central portion of Long Hill Township. It is bordered to the east by Gillette and to the west by Millington. The Passaic River forms the southern boundary of the community as well as the Somerset County line.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Stirling CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.64%, are water.[6]
The Stirling train station is located along the Gladstone Branch of the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 2,555 | — | |
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Stirling was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[8]
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 1,833 | 71.74% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 40 | 1.57% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.04% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 189 | 7.40% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 0.08% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 27 | 1.06% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 955 | 3.72% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 368 | 14.40% |
| Total | 2,555 | 100.00% |
Education
Stirling is home to Central Middle School, which is one of the four schools in the Long Hill Township School System. Central Middle School educates students from grades 6–8.
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.[9] The school was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence in 2012.[10]
Notable people
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- George Estock (1924–2010), Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Braves in 1951.[11]
References
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- ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
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- ↑ An Introductory History, Long Hill Township, New Jersey. Accessed May 31, 2008.
- ↑ About Us – History, Assyrian Orphanage and School Association of America, retrieved 16 January 2016
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- ↑ "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.'"
- ↑ National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2017, United States Department of Education. Accessed November 16, 2017.
- ↑ Staff. "George John Estock Jr.", The News Journal, November 10, 2010. Accessed August 7, 2015. "George John Estock Sr., 86, formerly of Claymont, DE, passed away at home on Sunday, November 7, 2010. He was born in Stirling, NJ to the late John and Anna Estock and was a 1942 graduate of Harding High School."
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