Hanover Township, New Jersey
Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hanover Township 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 14,677,[8][9] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 965 (+7.0%) from the 13,712 recorded at the 2010 census,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 814 (+6.3%) from the 12,898 counted in the 2000 census.[22] The township comprises the unincorporated communities of Whippany and Cedar Knolls.[14]
Hanover Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.81995°N 74.427986°W / 40.81995; -74.427986[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
European settlement | 1676 |
Formed | December 7, 1720 |
Incorporated | March 25, 1740 |
Named for | House of Hanover |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Thomas "Ace" Gallagher (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator / Municipal clerk | Joseph A. Giorgio[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 10.75 sq mi (27.83 km2) |
• Land | 10.52 sq mi (27.23 km2) |
• Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) 2.14% |
• Rank | 204th of 565 in state 16th of 39 in county[1] |
Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,677 |
• Estimate | 14,646 |
• Rank | 180th of 565 in state 15th of 39 in county[11] |
• Density | 1,396.1/sq mi (539.0/km2) |
• Rank | 346th of 565 in state 22nd of 39 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code(s) | 862/973[16] |
FIPS code | 3402729550[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882187[1][19] |
Website | www |
Located just north of the historic town of Morristown (separated by a thin strip of Morris Township) and adjacent to the regional Morristown Municipal Airport, Hanover Township offers many public attractions including the Whippany Railway Museum,[23] the Frelinghuysen Arboretum[24] and the Morris County Library. Patriots' Path, a wilderness walkway and bike trail that stretches for 26 miles (42 km), also passes through the township along the Whippany River.[25]