Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Township in New Jersey
Denville Township, New Jersey
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Nickname: "Hub of Morris County"
[ 1] Location of Denville Township in
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°53′19″N 74°29′18″W / 40.888479°N 74.488377°W / 40.888479; -74.488377 [ 2] [ 3] Country United States State New Jersey County Morris Incorporated April 14, 1913 Named for Daniel Denton • Type Faulkner Act (mayor–council) • Body Township Council • Mayor Thomas W. Andes (R , term ends December 31, 2027)[ 4] [ 5] • Administrator Steven Ward[ 6] • Municipal clerk Matthew Bansch[ 7] • Total
12.74 sq mi (32.99 km2 ) • Land 11.99 sq mi (31.06 km2 ) • Water 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2 ) 5.86% • Rank 185th of 565 in state 14th of 39 in county[ 2] Elevation 505 ft (154 m) • Total
17,107 17,148 • Rank 156th of 565 in state 12th of 39 in county[ 13] • Density 1,426.5/sq mi (550.8/km2 ) • Rank 343rd of 565 in state 20th of 39 in county[ 13] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Code Area code(s) 973 [ 16] FIPS code 3402717650[ 2] [ 17] [ 18] GNIS feature ID0882204[ 2] [ 19] Website www .denvillenj .org
Denville Township is a township in Morris County , in the northern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey . It is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area , located 35 miles (56 km) west of Manhattan . As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 17,107,[ 10] [ 11] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 472 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,635,[ 20] [ 21] which in turn had reflected an increase of 811 (+5.1%) from the 15,824 counted at the 2000 census .[ 22]
Located at the center of the county, Denville's access to major transportation routes has made it known as the Hub of Morris County .[ 1] The township's location in Morris County has contributed to the growth of its "eclectic downtown", along with four membership lake communities developed a century ago as summer colonies .[ 23]
NJ Transit rail service is available at the Denville station , a large three-platform station serving both the Morristown and the Montclair-Boonton train lines, with service to Hoboken Terminal or to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan via Midtown Direct .
Denville was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1913, from portions of Rockaway Township .[ 24] [ 25]
^ a b Denville profile [permanent dead link ] , Daily Record . Accessed April 22, 2007. "Known as the 'hub' of Morris County -- because of its central geographic location and spot along major transportation routes -- this township is home to one of the most traditional town centers in the county."
^ a b c d e 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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^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory , New Jersey Department of Community Affairs , updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
^ Administration , Township of Denville. Accessed May 5, 2024.
^ Township Clerk , Township of Denville. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Denville , Geographic Names Information System . Accessed March 5, 2013.
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^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021 , New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development . Accessed March 1, 2023.
^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Denville, NJ , United States Postal Service . Accessed September 5, 2011.
^ Zip Codes , State of New Jersey . Accessed October 8, 2013.
^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Denville, NJ , Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 8, 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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^ 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.
^ Levin, Jay. "Denville, N.J.: Lakefront Living with an Eclectic Downtown" , The New York Times , May 26, 2021. Accessed March 30, 2022. "Iron forges along the Rockaway River and Den Brook put Denville on the map. Den refers either to Daniel Denton, a 17th-century Englishman who explored interior northern New Jersey, or to the 'den' of wild animals prevalent near the waterways."
^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968 , Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 192. Accessed March 31, 2012.
^ Historical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries Archived December 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "1913. Denville is established from Rockaway Township."