Budd Lake, New Jersey

Geography

Budd Lake is in western Morris County, in central Mount Olive Township. U.S. Route 46 passes through the community, leading northeast 3 mi to Netcong and southwest 5 mi to Hackettstown. Interstate 80 passes just north of the community. New York City is 46 mi to the east via I-80, and the Delaware Water Gap is 25 mi to the west.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Budd Lake CDP has a total area of 6.424 mi2, including 5.444 mi2 of land and 0.980 mi2 of water (15.26%).

Budd Lake

Budd Lake, which the community is named after, is the source of the South Branch Raritan River. A glacial lake at an elevation of 933 ft, Budd Lake has a surface area of 374 acre. It is 7 to deep and can have large algal blooms. The adjacent bog, created by thousands of years of decaying plant material, supports wetland plants such as black spruce and tamarack, which grow on the floating mass. It is closely bordered by U.S. Route 46 to the south and Sand Shore Road to the east.

Budd Lake was named for John Budd, who acquired 1300 acres of land in the area in 1714. Prior to that, it was called Hattacawanna Lake.

Demographics

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Budd Lake first appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. census; and then as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.

2020 census

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 8,968 people, 3,232 households, and 2,385 families in the CDP. The population density was 1647.5 /mi2. There were 3,423 housing units at an average density of 628.8 /mi2. The racial makeup was 80.88% (7,253) White, 6.39% (573) Black or African American, 0.16% (14) Native American, 7.71% (691) Asian, 0.09% (8) Pacific Islander, 2.39% (214) from other races, and 2.40% (215) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.08% (1,173) of the population.

Of the 3,232 households, 39.6% had children under the age of 18; 59.0% were married couples living together; 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.2% were non-families. Of all households, 20.9% were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.24.

26.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.0 males.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 8,100 people, 2,851 households, and 2,169 families living in the CDP. The population density was 534.6 /km2. There were 2,994 housing units at an average density of 197.6 /km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.11% White, 3.54% African American, 0.07% Native American, 5.80% Asian, 1.47% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.62% of the population.

There were 2,851 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,540, and the median income for a family was $70,585. Males had a median income of $44,631 versus $35,316 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,581. About 1.9% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

NJ Transit offers local bus service on the MCM5 route.

Notable people

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

• Tim Jacobus (born 1959), artist best known for illustrating the covers for nearly one hundred books in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series
• PES (born 1973 as Adam Pesapane), Oscar and Emmy-nominated director and stop-motion animator, whose short film Fresh Guacamole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2013
• Ryan Peterson (born 1995), professional footballer who plays for the Charlotte Independence in USL League One
• Jen Ponton (born 1984), actress, screenwriter and producer, best known for portraying Rubi in the AMC series Dietland

References

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34. Hyman, Vicki. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/02/oscars_2013_best_animated_shor.html "Oscars 2013: Budd Lake's PES nominated for best animated short for appetizing ''Guacamole''"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 24, 2013. Accessed December 1, 2017. "Maybe you, like Adam Pesapane, have glanced at a mound of avocados in the supermarket and mistook them, for a moment, for a stockpile of grenades.... The Budd Lake native and Delbarton graduate is nominated for best animated short for ''Fresh Guacamole'' an infectiously entertaining stop-motion wonder that clocks in at one minute and 40 seconds, the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar."
35. [https://scarletknights.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ryan-peterson/768 Ryan Peterson], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer]]. Accessed October 2, 2022. "Hometown: Budd Lake, N.J. High School: Mount Olive"
36. Izzo, Michael. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2014/11/17/budd-lake-actress-ready-break-free-nipple/19048571/ "Budd Lake actress ready to break out in ''Free the Nipple''"], ''[[Courier News]]'', November 17, 2014. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Mount Olive – Budd Lake's Jen Ponton has had a great few years, but she says the best is yet to come."