East Hanover Township, New Jersey
| East Hanover Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of East Hanover | |
 East Hanover Township highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of East Hanover, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°49′07″N 74°21′49″W / 40.818553°N 74.363742°WCoordinates: 40°49′07″N 74°21′49″W / 40.818553°N 74.363742°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | May 9, 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Joseph Pannullo (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Clerk | Paula A. Massaro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.136 sq mi (21.074 km2) |
| • Land | 7.892 sq mi (20.441 km2) |
| • Water | 0.244 sq mi (0.633 km2) 3.00% |
| Area rank | 231st of 566 in state 19th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 11,157 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 11,269 |
| • Rank | 219th of 566 in state 17th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,413.7/sq mi (545.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 342nd of 566 in state 20th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07936 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402719210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882192 |
| Website | www |
East Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 11,157, reflecting a decline of 236 (-2.1%) from the 11,393 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,467 (+14.8%) from the 9,926 counted in the 1990 Census. The manufacturing plant of Mondelēz International (formerly Nabisco) and the pharmaceutical company Novartis are located in East Hanover.
The name "Hanover" was adopted by the Township of Hanover on December 7, 1720, in honor of the British King George I of the German dynastic House of Hanover. The boundaries of East Hanover are defined by the joining of two rivers, the Whippany River to the west and north and the Passaic River to the east and north. This geographic effect led to the early name of East Hanover, "Hanover Neck." Since the creation of Hanover Township in 1720, its size has been considerably decreased as the population of the area has increased. Originally encompassing large portions of Morris County and parts of both Sussex and Warren County, Hanover Township became too unwieldy for a single local government and municipalities split off from the township over time.
East Hanover was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1928, from portions of Hanover Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 9, 1928, that split off both East Hanover Township and Parsippany-Troy Hills from Hanover Township.
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