Sussex, New Jersey
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Sussex is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,024,[10] a decrease of 106 (−5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 2,130,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decline of 15 (−0.7%) from the 2,145 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
Sussex, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 41.208771°N 74.608241°W / 41.208771; -74.608241[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
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 | Robert Holowach (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Antoinette Smith[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Antoinette Smith[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
• Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 5.00% |
• Rank | 536th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county[1] |
Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,024 |
• Estimate (2023)[11] | 2,050 |
• Rank | 484th of 565 in state 20th of 24 in county[12] |
• Density | 3,412.8/sq mi (1,317.7/km2) |
• Rank | 198th of 565 in state 1st of 24 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973 exchanges: 702, 875[15] |
FIPS code | 3403771670[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885414[1][18] |
Website | www |
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.[22] The borough's original name was for settler Peter Decker.[23] The borough was renamed Sussex on March 2, 1902.[22] The county and borough are named for the historic county of Sussex in England.[24][25]
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.[26] The efforts at consolidation with surrounding Wantage Township ended in November 2009 after Wantage voters rejected the merger despite support from Sussex borough residents.[27]