Hanover, New Jersey
| Hanover Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Hanover | |
Central Park in the Whippany section of Hanover Township.
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 Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Hanover Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°49′12″N 74°25′41″W / 40.81995°N 74.427986°WCoordinates: 40°49′12″N 74°25′41″W / 40.81995°N 74.427986°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Settled | 1676 |
| Formed | December 7, 1720 |
| Incorporated | March 25, 1740 |
| Named for | House of Hanover |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Ronald F. Francioli (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator / Clerk | Joseph A. Giorgio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.727 sq mi (27.782 km2) |
| • Land | 10.525 sq mi (27.259 km2) |
| • Water | 0.202 sq mi (0.523 km2) 1.88% |
| Area rank | 203rd of 566 in state 16th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 13,712 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 14,409 |
| • Rank | 179th of 566 in state 15th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,302.8/sq mi (503.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 353rd of 566 in state 22nd of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Codes | 07927 - Cedar Knolls 07981 - Whippany |
| Area code(s) | 862/973 |
| FIPS code | 3402729550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882187 |
| Website | www |
Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 13,712, reflecting an increase of 814 (+6.3%) from the 12,898 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,360 (+11.8%) from the 11,538 counted in the 1990 Census. The township comprises the unincorporated communities of Whippany and Cedar Knolls.
Located just north of the historic town of Morristown and adjacent to the regional Morristown Municipal Airport, Hanover Township offers many public attractions including the Whippany Railway Museum, the Frelinghuysen Arboretum and the Morris County Library. Patriots' Path, a wilderness walkway and bike trail that stretches for 26 miles (42 km), also passes through the township along the Whippany River.
Hanover Township is the site of the first settlement in northwest New Jersey. New Englanders established a settlement along the Whippany River in 1685 near the current location of the old Whippany Cemetery on Route 10.
Once the Province of West Jersey purchased the land from the local Lenape Native Americans, the original County of Morris was created and comprised all of what is now Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties. The counties were partitioned into townships. Morris' original township was 'Whippenny' which itself comprised all of what is now Morris County.
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