Montville, New Jersey
| Montville, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Montville | |
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 Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Montville, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°54′48″N 74°21′18″W / 40.913225°N 74.354864°WCoordinates: 40°54′48″N 74°21′18″W / 40.913225°N 74.354864°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 11, 1867 |
| Named for | Mandeville Inn or terrain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special Charter |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | James Sandham Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Victor Canning |
| • Clerk | Trudy Atkinson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.056 sq mi (49.354 km2) |
| • Land | 18.480 sq mi (47.862 km2) |
| • Water | 0.576 sq mi (1.492 km2) 3.02% |
| Area rank | 148th of 566 in state 11th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 21,528 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 21,850 |
| • Rank | 119th of 566 in state 7th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,165.0/sq mi (449.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 359th of 566 in state 25th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07045 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402747670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882207 |
| Website | www |
Montville is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 21,528, reflecting an increase of 689 (+3.3%) from the 20,839 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5,239 (+33.6%) from the 15,600 counted in the 1990 Census.
Montville was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1867, from portions of Pequannock Township.
In Money magazine's 2013 Best Places to Live rankings, Montville was ranked 13th in the nation, the second-highest among the three places in New Jersey included in the top 50 list. The township was ranked 17th in the magazine's 2011 ranking of the "Best Places to Live", the highest-ranked place in New Jersey, after having been ranked 13th in 2007.
The area now known as Montville Township was first settled by Dutch farmers from New Amsterdam (now part of New York City) in the very early 18th century. Part of New Netherland, the town was originally called "Uyle-Kill" (the Dutch spelling of "Owl-Kill"), a name given to the creek and valley, which ran through the area. By the 1740s, the settlement had grown in size and construction of the first road was begun. The early road, now known as U.S. Route 202, connected various farms with Montville's first gristmill, sawmill and tanneries. The Dutch Reformed Church was founded in Old Boonton in 1756 and moved to Montville in the early 1800s after land was purchased here for a parsonage.
During the American Revolutionary War, Montville was on a major military route from Morristown to the Hudson River. General George Washington's troops often took this route and Washington stayed in the Towaco section of what is now Montville Township in June 1780. The French troops under the leadership of General Rochambeau spent four days passing through Montville Township on their way to the War's final victory at Yorktown, Virginia, as part of a group of 5,000 soldiers, 2,000 horses, 500 oxen, possibly 900 cattle, artillery, boats and followers.
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