Denville Township, New Jersey
Denville Township, New Jersey | |
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E.C. Peer & Sons Store Ayres Farmstead | |
| Nickname: "Hub of Morris County" | |
Location of Denville Township in Morris County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Denville, New Jersey
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Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′19″N 74°29′18″W / 40.888479°N 74.488377°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 14, 1913 |
| Named after | Daniel Denton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas W. Andes (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Steven Ward |
| • Municipal clerk | Matthew Bansch |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.74 sq mi (32.99 km2) |
| • Land | 11.99 sq mi (31.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) 5.86% |
| • Rank | 185th of 565 in state 14th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,107 |
• Estimate (2023) | 17,148 |
| • Rank | 156th of 565 in state 12th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,426.5/sq mi (550.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 343rd of 565 in state 20th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07834 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402717650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882204 |
| Website | www |
Denville Township is a township in Morris County, in the northern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, located 35 miles (56 km) west of Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,107, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 472 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,635, which in turn had reflected an increase of 811 (+5.1%) from the 15,824 counted at the 2000 census.
Located at the center of the county, Denville's access to major transportation routes has made it known as the Hub of Morris County. The township's location in Morris County has contributed to the growth of its "eclectic downtown", along with four membership lake communities developed a century ago as summer colonies.
NJ Transit rail service is available at the Denville station, a large three-platform station serving both the Morristown and the Montclair-Boonton train lines, with service to Hoboken Terminal or to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan via Midtown Direct.
Denville was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1913, from portions of Rockaway Township.