Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey
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Parsippany–Troy Hills, commonly known as Parsippany (/pɑːrˈsɪpəni/ par-SIP-ə-nee[19]), 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 56,162,[9][10] an increase of 2,924 (+5.5%) from the 2010 census count of 53,238,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,589 (+5.1%) from the 50,649 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.859636°N 74.423348°W / 40.859636; -74.423348[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Incorporated | May 9, 1928 |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | James R. Barberio (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Jamie Cryan[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Khaled Madin[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 25.35 sq mi (65.65 km2) |
• Land | 23.63 sq mi (61.20 km2) |
• Water | 1.72 sq mi (4.45 km2) 6.79% |
• Rank | 105th of 565 in state 6th of 39 in county[1] |
Elevation | 302 ft (92 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 56,162 |
• Estimate | 56,163 |
• Rank | 30th of 565 in state 1st of 39 in county[12] |
• Density | 2,376.5/sq mi (917.6/km2) |
• Rank | 261st of 565 in state 13th of 39 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973[15] |
FIPS code | 3402756460[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882206[1][18] |
Website | www |
The name Parsippany comes from the Lenape Native American sub-tribe, which comes from the word parsipanong, which means "the place where the river winds through the valley".[19][23] Parsippany–Troy Hills is the most populous municipality in Morris County.[24] The name Troy Hills was changed from Troy, to avoid confusion of mail being sent erroneously to Troy, New York.[25]
Parsippany–Troy Hills was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1928, from portions of Hanover Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 9, 1928, that split off both East Hanover Township and Parsippany–Troy Hills from Hanover Township.[26][27][28]
Since 2006, Parsippany–Troy Hills has been appeared eight times on Money magazine's list of "Best Places to Live in the United States", ranking 17th-best in 2006, 13th-best in 2008, 15th-best in 2012, 17th-best in 2014, fifth-best in 2016, 33rd-best in 2017, 26th-best in 2018, and 15th-best in 2022.[29][30] 33rd in 2017.[31][32][33]