Sussex, New Jersey
| Sussex, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Sussex | |
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 Map of Sussex County highlighting Sussex Borough. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Sussex, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 41°12′35″N 74°36′24″W / 41.209859°N 74.606535°WCoordinates: 41°12′35″N 74°36′24″W / 41.209859°N 74.606535°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Sussex |
| Incorporated | October 14, 1891 as Deckertown |
| Renamed | March 2, 1902 as Sussex |
| Named for | Sussex, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Katherine Little (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator / Clerk | Mark Zschack |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.619 sq mi (1.604 km2) |
| • Land | 0.589 sq mi (1.526 km2) |
| • Water | 0.030 sq mi (0.078 km2) 4.86% |
| Area rank | 538th of 566 in state 23rd of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 2,130 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,043 |
| • Rank | 481st of 566 in state 20th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 3,615.9/sq mi (1,396.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 176th of 566 in state 1st of 24 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07461 |
| Area code(s) | 973 exchanges: 702, 875 |
| FIPS code | 3403771670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885414 |
| Website | www |
Sussex is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,130, reflecting a decline of 15 (-0.7%) from the 2,145 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 56 (-2.5%) from the 2,201 counted in the 1990 Census.
Sussex was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 14, 1891, as Deckertown, from portions of Wantage Township. The borough's original name was for settler Peter Decker. The borough was renamed Sussex on March 2, 1902. The county and borough are named for the historic county of Sussex in England.
A joint commission of residents of both Sussex and Wantage had recommended that the two communities should be consolidated to form what would be called the Township of Sussex-Wantage, which would operate within the Faulkner Act under the Council-Manager form of government, with a mayor and a six-member township council, and that voters in both municipalities should approve a referendum to be held on November 3, 2009. The committee noted that the two municipalities share common issues, schools, library and community services and that the artificial nature of the octagonal Sussex border often made it hard to distinguish between the two. The efforts at consolidation with surrounding Wantage Township ended in November 2009 after Wantage voters rejected the merger despite support from Sussex borough residents.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.619 square miles (1.604 km2), including 0.589 square miles (1.526 km2) of land and 0.030 square miles (0.078 km2) of water (4.86%). It is approximately 400 to 450 feet (120 to 140 m) above sea level.
The borough is completely surrounded by Wantage Township, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.
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