Florham Park
| Florham Park, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Florham Park | |
 Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Florham Park, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°46′33″N 74°23′39″W / 40.775832°N 74.394058°WCoordinates: 40°46′33″N 74°23′39″W / 40.775832°N 74.394058°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1899 |
| Named for | Florham and Brooklake Park mansions |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Mark Taylor (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | William F. Huyler |
| • Clerk | Sheila A. Williams |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.540 sq mi (19.528 km2) |
| • Land | 7.288 sq mi (18.875 km2) |
| • Water | 0.252 sq mi (0.652 km2) 3.34% |
| Area rank | 236th of 566 in state 20th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 11,696 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 11,835 |
| • Rank | 208th of 566 in state 16th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,604.9/sq mi (619.7/km2) |
| • Density rank | 326th of 566 in state 17th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07932 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402723910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885221 |
| Website | www |
Florham Park is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,696, reflecting an increase of 2,839 (+32.1%) from the 8,857 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 336 (+3.9%) from the 8,521 counted in the 1990 Census.
Florham Park was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 9, 1899, from portions of Chatham Township.
The National Football League's New York Jets relocated their main headquarters in 2008 to the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, located in Florham Park. The Jets relocated to Florham Park from their old facilities at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. The team holds its day-to-day operations during the year in Florham Park, while relocating during July and August to Cortland, NY for training camp. Florham Park beat out Berkeley Heights, Jersey City, Millburn, South Amboy, and Wood-Ridge, which had all been finalists contending to be the host of the new facility.
The area that is now Florham Park was first settled by the English sometime between 1680 and 1700, and the community was long recognized as a prime farming area. The area was known for the manufacture of quality brooms, which was the source of one of its names, Broomtown. Through its history, the area was known as Hoppingtown, Broomtown, Columbia, Afton, and finally Florham Park. It was part of Hanover Township, then Chatham Township before being incorporated as Florham Park in 1899.
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