Pequannock Township, New Jersey
| Pequannock Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Pequannock | |
 Pequannock Township highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Pequannock Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°57′46″N 74°18′19″W / 40.96267°N 74.305205°WCoordinates: 40°57′46″N 74°18′19″W / 40.96267°N 74.305205°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| U.S. state |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Formed | March 25, 1740 as Poquanock Township |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 as Pequanack Township |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | David Kohle (term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Manager | David Hollberg |
| • Clerk | Carol Marsh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.171 sq mi (18.575 km2) |
| • Land | 6.748 sq mi (17.478 km2) |
| • Water | 0.423 sq mi (1.096 km2) 5.90% |
| Area rank | 241st of 566 in state 21st of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 15,540 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 15,506 |
| • Rank | 163rd of 566 in state 14th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 2,302.7/sq mi (889.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 267th of 566 in state 12th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07440 – Pequannock 07444 – Pompton Plains |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402758110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882208 |
| Website | www |
Pequannock Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 15,420, reflecting an increase of 1,652 (+11.9%) from the 13,888 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,044 (+8.1%) from the 12,844 counted in the 1990 Census.
The name "Pequannock", as used in the name of the Township and of the Pequannock River, is thought to have been derived from the Lenni Lenape Native American word "Paquettahhnuake", meaning "cleared land ready or being readied for cultivation". Pompton has been cited by some sources to mean "a place where they catch soft fish".
New Jersey Monthly ranked Pequannock Township as the "Best Bang for the Buck" in New Jersey and 9th overall in its 2011 edition of "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey. It was then ranked 14th overall in the 2013 edition of "Best Places to Live". In the 2015 edition of "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey, Pequannock ranked 4th overall.
The name for the area goes back at least as far as March 1, 1720, when it was referred to as "Poquanick", a precinct in Hunterdon County. Formed as "Poquanock Township" on March 25, 1740, as the county's largest township, what is now a 7.1-square-mile (18 km2) bedroom community composed of Pompton Plains in its northern portion and old Pequannock in its southern was once a vast 176-square-mile (460 km2) region of rural farmland settled by the Dutch after its purchase by Arent Schuyler and associates in 1695 and 1696. The township was incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature's Township Act of 1798 as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships on February 21, 1798.
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