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Morris Plains, New Jersey
Morris Plains, New Jersey | |
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| Motto: "The Community of Caring" | |
 Location of Morris Plains in Morris County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Morris Plains, New Jersey | |
  Morris Plains Location in Morris County  Morris Plains Location in New Jersey  Morris Plains Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′20″N 74°28′27″W / 40.838806°N 74.474196°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Morris |
| Incorporated | April 15, 1926 |
| Named for | Lewis Morris |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Jason C. Karr (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4] |
| • Municipal clerk | Rosanne Denman[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2) |
| • Land | 2.55 sq mi (6.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 1.35% |
| • Rank | 369th of 565 in state 30th of 39 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,153 |
| 6,538 | |
| • Rank | 341st of 565 in state 28th of 39 in county[12] |
| • Density | 2,409.6/sq mi (930.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 258th of 565 in state 12th of 39 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 973[15] |
| FIPS code | 3402748210[1][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885308[1][18] |
| Website | www |
Morris Plains is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,153,[9][10] an increase of 621 (+11.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,532,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 296 (+5.7%) from the 5,236 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
Morris Plains was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1926, from portions of Hanover Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 15, 1926.[22][23] The borough's name comes from Lewis Morris, colonial governor of New Jersey.[24][25]
Morris Plains serves as a bedroom community, with many residents traveling to work in New York City. The Morristown Line of NJ Transit provides commuters with direct access to New York Penn Station and to Hoboken Terminal.
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of Morris Plains. Accessed March 23, 2023.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Morris Plains, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Morris Plains, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 19, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Morris Plains, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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 May 1, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 195. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ Historical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries, Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "1926, March 15. Morris Plains Borough is established from Hanover Township."
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 215. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 8, 2015.
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