Millington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,038.

Geography

Millington is in southernmost Morris County, in the western part of Long Hill Township. It is bordered to the west by the Passaic River, which forms the Somerset County line. It is bordered to the east by Stirling within Long Hill Township. Millington is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07946. Millington borders the southern side of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, with access to Lord Stirling Park across the Passaic River. The Raptor Trust, a famous bird rehabilitation and education center within the Great Swamp, is also inside the town limits.

History

Clover Hill Swimming Club was located in Millington. The club lost a 1966 civil rights case, Clover Hill Swimming Club v. Robert F. Goldsboro. The club was sued by an African American veterinarian who said he was denied membership because of his race. The club claimed that because it was private, the Law of Discrimination did not apply and therefore it could pick its own membership. After the Clover Hill Swimming Club appealed the first decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey again sided with the plaintiff.

Demographics

Millington was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of the 2010 census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07946, which includes areas outside of the present CDP, was 3,144.

2020 census

Education

Students in public school attend the Long Hill Township School System for grades K-8 and attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Somerset County for grades 9-12. Millington School is the only active school still located in the town. It houses grades 2-5 and had an enrollment of 505 students as of the 2005-06 school year. The Town Hall used to be used as the old school house of the town, originally built in the 19th century.

Infrastructure

Rail

The town has a train stop on the Gladstone Branch of the NJ Transit rail line, Millington Station. Millington Station was built in 1901, after the West Line Railroad was extended from Summit to Bernardsville during the years 1870–71. Millington Station was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984. Another building on the register is the Boyle/Hudspeth-Benson House. See List of Registered Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey for other examples in the area.

Economy

Garden State Fireworks, founded in 1890, is located there. Millington Savings Bank started as Millington Building and Loan in 1911 in the town and has grown to other branches in the area.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Millington include:

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