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Denville Township, New Jersey

Denville Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Denville
Nickname(s): "Hub of Morris County"
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey.
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Denville, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Denville, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°53′19″N 74°29′18″W / 40.888479°N 74.488377°W / 40.888479; -74.488377Coordinates: 40°53′19″N 74°29′18″W / 40.888479°N 74.488377°W / 40.888479; -74.488377
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Morris
Incorporated April 14, 1913
Named for Daniel Denton
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
 • Body Township Council
 • Mayor Thomas W. Andes (R, term ends December 31, 2019)
 • Administrator Steven Ward
 • Clerk Kathryn Bowditch-Leon
Area
 • Total 12.641 sq mi (32.741 km2)
 • Land 11.867 sq mi (30.736 km2)
 • Water 0.774 sq mi (2.005 km2)  6.12%
Area rank 185th of 566 in state
14th of 39 in county
Elevation 505 ft (154 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 16,635
 • Estimate (2015) 16,818
 • Rank 152nd of 566 in state
12th of 39 in county
 • Density 1,401.8/sq mi (541.2/km2)
 • Density rank 346th of 566 in state
21st of 39 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07834
Area code(s) 973
FIPS code 3402717650
GNIS feature ID 0882204
Website denvillenj.org

Denville Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,635, reflecting an increase of 811 (+5.1%) from the 15,824 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,012 (+14.6%) from the 13,812 counted in the 1990 Census.

Denville is known as the "Hub of Morris County" for its location along major transportation routes at the center of the county. In 1988, as part of the town's 75th anniversary celebration, a time capsule was buried that contained "artifacts" from that era.

Denville was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1913, from portions of Rockaway Township.

Native Lenape Native Americans were known to travel the Minisink Trail for centuries before Europeans arrived in New Jersey. Part of that trail cut across what is now southern Denville, roughly following the course of Route 10 and Mount Pleasant Turnpike. Some research has indicated that there was a Lenape campsite along the trail in Denville, on or near the Ayres / Knuth Farm Historic Site along Route 10.

When Dutch and English settlers began to arrive in the new world in the early 17th century, the Minisink Trail was the likely route they traveled to explore the interior. Daniel Denton, one of the purchasers of what is known as the Elizabethtown Tract in 1664, led an expedition into the interior of northern New Jersey. In 1670, he wrote the first English language description of the area. Some researchers conclude that the name "Denville" derives from Denton.


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