Montville, New Jersey
Montville, New Jersey | |
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Interactive map of Montville | |
Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′48″N 74°21′18″W / 40.913225°N 74.354864°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 11, 1867 |
| Named after | Mandeville Inn or terrain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special charter |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Matthew S. Kayne (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | June E. Hercek |
| • Municipal clerk | Stacy Sullivan-Gruca |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.12 sq mi (49.51 km2) |
| • Land | 18.63 sq mi (48.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) 2.57% |
| • Rank | 147th of 565 in state 11th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,450 |
• Estimate (2024) | 24,456 |
| • Rank | 123rd of 565 in state 7th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,205.2/sq mi (465.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 361st of 565 in state 26th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402747670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882207 |
| Website | www |
Montville is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,450, an increase of 922 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 21,528, which in turn reflected an increase of 689 (+3.3%) from the 20,839 counted in the 2000 census.
Montville was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1867, from portions of Pequannock Township. It includes the sections of Montville, Pine Brook and Towaco. NJ Transit rail service is available at the Towaco station along the Montclair-Boonton Line.
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. In 2009, Money magazine named Montville the 21st best place to live in the United States; the 2nd highest ranked community in New Jersey.