#Jefferson township code

The population density was 544.7 per square mile (210.3/km 2). The 2010 United States census counted 21,314 people, 7,830 households, and 5,794 families in the township. Demographics Historical population Census

Portions of the township are owned by the City of Newark, Essex County, for its Pequannock River Watershed, which provides water to the city from an area of 35,000 acres (14,000 ha) that also includes portions of Hardyston Township, Kinnelon, Rockaway Township, Vernon Township, and West Milford. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Berkshire Valley, Bowling Green Mountain, Cozy Lake, Espanong, Halsey Island, Hurdtown, Lake Forest, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Swannanoa, Lake Shawnee, Lake Winona, Longwood Mountains, Lower Longwood, Minisink, Moosepac Pond, Newfoundland, Nolans Point, Oak Ridge, Petersburg, Prospect Point, Raccoon Island, Russia, Upper Longwood, Weldon, Woodport, White Rock, and Woodstock. The Jefferson Township Municipal Building, Middle School, High School, Recycling Center and school bus depot are positioned at the boundary between the two halves of the township.

#Jefferson township code

In 2026, a new effort will be made to change the mailing address ZIP code to Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849. In 2016, there was an effort to change the mailing address for the Lake Shawnee section of town from a Wharton, NJ 07885 ZIP code, to a Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849 ZIP code. Addresses in Lake Hopatcong use either Lake Hopatcong (not to be confused with the Hopatcong mailing city used in the Borough of Hopatcong) or Wharton as their mailing city. Addresses in the Milton section of the township are classified under the Oak Ridge mailing city, which is shared with a portion of West Milford, or in the Newfoundland mailing area, shared with a portion of West Milford and Rockaway Township. Each half has its own first-aid squad, fire department substation and set of elementary schools. The township has two large divisions, Milton and Lake Hopatcong.

The township borders Mount Arlington, Rockaway Township, Roxbury and Wharton in Morris County West Milford in Passaic County and Hardyston Township, Hopatcong and Sparta in Sussex County. The township is situated in the northernmost part of Morris County bordering both Passaic and Sussex counties.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 42.77 square miles (110.78 km 2), including 38.90 square miles (100.75 km 2) of land and 3.88 square miles (10.04 km 2) of water (9.06%). The township was named after Thomas Jefferson, the President of the United States at the time the Township was created. Jefferson Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 11, 1804, from portions of Pequannock Township and Roxbury. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,538, a decrease of 776 (−3.6%) from the 2010 census count of 21,314, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,597 (+8.1%) from the 19,717 counted in the 2000 census. Jefferson Township is the northernmost township in Morris County, in the U.S.