Montville, New Jersey
Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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,[9][10] an increase of 922 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 21,528,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 689 (+3.3%) from the 20,839 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Montville, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.913225°N 74.354864°W / 40.913225; -74.354864[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Incorporated | April 11, 1867 |
Named for | Mandeville Inn or terrain |
Government | |
• Type | Special charter |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Matthew S. Kayne (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | June E. Hercek[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Stacy Sullivan-Gruca[7] |
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[1] |
Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,450 |
• Estimate | 22,493 |
• Rank | 123rd of 565 in state 7th of 39 in county[12] |
• Density | 1,205.2/sq mi (465.3/km2) |
• Rank | 361st of 565 in state 26th 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[14] |
FIPS code | 3402747670[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882207[1][17] |
Website | www |
Montville was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1867, from portions of Pequannock Township.[21][22] 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.[23]
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.[24][25] 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.[26][27] In 2009, Money magazine named Montville the 21st best place to live in the United States; the 2nd highest ranked community in New Jersey.[28]