Country United States County Morris ZIP code 07980 Elevation 66 m | State New Jersey Township Long Hill GNIS feature ID 0880908 Local time Tuesday 2:13 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 94% Humidity Named for William Alexander, Lord Stirling Restaurants The Stirling Hotel, Biagio's, Stirling House Diner, Thai Thai Cuisine, A & S Italian Food Stor | ||
Stirling is an unincorporated community located within Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07980.
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Map of Stirling, Long Hill, NJ, USA
The Stirling train station is located along the Gladstone Branch of the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line.
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 07980 was 2,499.
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 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land in the area for development. He named the area after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, an American Revolutionary War General who had owned 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land lying on both sides of the Passaic River.
The Assyrian National School Association was established in Stirling, New Jersey in 1899 by Assyrian immigrants from Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Education
Stirling is home to Central Middle School, which is one of the 4 schools in Long Hill Township. Central Middle School educates students from grades 6-8.
St. Vincent de Paul School is a Catholic school operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Stirling include: