Denville

Denville Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, located 35 miles (56 km) west of Manhattan. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 16,635, reflecting an increase of 811 (+5.1%) from the 15,824 counted in the 2000 census. Known as the Hub of Morris County for its strategic location along major transportation routes at the center of the county. Denville is notably home to an "eclectic downtown" in addition to four membership lake communities developed a century ago as summer colonies.NJ Transit rail service is available at the Denville station, a large three-platform station serving both the Morristown and the Montclair-Boonton train lines. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Cedar Lake, Cooks Pond, Cooper Lake, Franklin, Indian Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Estling, Lake Openaka, Rock Ridge, Snake Hill, and Union Hill. The three minor lakes are Cooper, Hollstein Lake, Openaka Lake, and Openaka Pond. Most residents of Denville live in the non-lake communities in the township, including Bald Hill, Beacon Hill, Union Hill and Beacon Hill Union Hill, which is a private summer community. The township has 11 named water bodies within its limits, including Great Bay and Deep Waters of Deep Waters Lake. The town has a public lake available for public use by membership.

History

Some researchers conclude that the name "Denville" derives from Daniel Denton. William Penn and several other proprietors began to survey and stake out lands in the Denville area around 1715. Between 1730 and 1760, several forges and mills were erected in Denville along the Rockaway River and the Denbrook. Ninkey and Franklin in southern Denville developed around the forges there of the same names. Early developers of Denville, such as the Hussa family and A.B Crane & Co., were intrinsic in shaping the residential and lake communities. The name Denville can be traced to a "den" of wild animals located in the swampy regions along the denbrook and Rockaway river. The animals would bask on a knoll that juts out into the meadows where they were hunted by the native Lenape. This "den", Hinchman wrote, was the basis for the name of Denvile and theDenbrook. The township's name comes from a letter from early Denville settler John Hinch man in the year 1800, in which he recounted some of the oral history of Deneville from 50 years earlier, as stated to him by some of his elders of the time. The town is located on the Minisink Trail, which was used by Lenape Native Americans to explore the interior of New Jersey before Europeans arrived in the early 17th century. It is located along Route 10 and Mount Pleasant Turnpike in northern New Jersey.

Geography

Denville has 11 named bodies of water within township limits. The four major residential lake communities are Cedar Lake, Indian Lake, Rock Ridge and Lake Arrowhead (including Great Bay and Bay of Deep Waters). Estling Lake is a private summer community. The town also has Cooks Pond, a recreational lake available for public use by membership. Most residents of Denville live in the non-lake communities in the township, including Bald Hill, Beacon Hill and Union Hill. The township borders the Morris County municipalities of Mountain Lakes and Parsippany-Troy Hills to the east, Morris Township to the South, Randolph to the south and west, Rockaway Borough to the west, and Boonton Township to north and east. It is located in Morris County, New Jersey, on the New Jersey Turnpike, between Newark and New York City. It has a population of 2,816. The population of the township was 2,788 in 2010. It had a population density of 98.7 per cent. The Township had a total area of 12.74 square miles (32.99 km²), including 11.99 sq miles (31.06 km²) of land and 0.75 sq miles of water (5.86 km²). The township is located on the Hudson River, which flows through Morris County. It also borders the townships of Rockaway, Randolph, and Rockaway Township. It was named after the town's founder, William Denville, who was born in 1858.

Climate

The lowest recorded temperature in Denville is 20 °F. The highest recorded temperature is 102 °F (39 °C) Denville has a population of 2,000. The town is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the centre of the town. Denville's population is about 1,000, with the majority of residents living in the central part of the city. The city has a low-lying area, which is covered by the Denville River. The river runs through Denville, and the town has a high-lying region, which includes the town's central business district. The lowest temperature in the city is 20°F (32°C), and the highest recorded is 102°F  (39°C) The city's highest temperature has been 102 °C (39 °F), and it is also the hottest place in the state, with a record high of 102°C (38 °F) The town has an average annual rainfall of 1,200 millimeters (0.7 in), and an average yearly temperature of 3,000 millimetres (1.2 in) The lowest recorded temperatures in the town are 20 mm (32 °C), with a high of 102 °F (38 °C). The highest ever recorded temperature was 102 m (38°F) in the village of Denville. It is the only town in the United States to have recorded a temperature of more than 100 m F (38 C).

Demographics

The 2010 U.S. census counted 16,635 people, 6,432 households, and 4,509 families in the township. The median household income was $103,435 (with a margin of error of +/ $5,379) in 2010. The per capita income for the borough was $49,990 (+/ $3,235). About none of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of people age 65 or over. The racial makeup of the township was 92.64% White, 1.14% African American, 0.08% Native American, 4.64%. Asian, (in the 2010 Census it was 1,084 or 6.5%), 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1,03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.31% (883) of thePopulation. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12. The population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 4% from 24 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7%. 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.9 males. The. median age was 40.0 years.

Sports

The game of American flag rugby was first played in Denville. It was introduced to the township by resident Tom Feury. The game is still played in the township today. It is known as the "American flag rugby" game.

Parks and recreation

The Tourne county park is in portions of Denville, Boonton Township and Mountain Lakes. The park covers more than 540 acres (220 ha) of undeveloped land. It offers a view of the New York City skyline from its peak standing 897 feet (273 m) high. It is located in the borough of Queens, in the northern part of the city, and in the southern part of Staten Island.

Government

Denville Township is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under Mayor-Council plan F. The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the seven-member Township Council, all elected to four-year terms of office on a partisan basis in odd-numbered years as part of the November general election. Morris County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected at-large in partisan elections to three-year term on a staggered basis. New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term end 2025) Denville is located in the 11th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 25th state legislative district. In the 2012 presidential election, John McCain received 54.5% of the vote (4,898 votes), with Barack Obama with 43.1% (3,805 votes), and other candidates with 1,3% (116 votes) among the township's 12,863 registered voters. As of March 23, 2011, there were 11,789 registered voters in Denville Township, of which 2,288 were registered as Democrats, 4,951 (42.542%) wereregistered as Republicans and 4,542 (538%) were registered to vote as Libertarians or Greens. In February 2020, the Borough Council selected former-councilmember Christopher Golinski to fill the Second Ward seat expiring in December 2021.

Chamber of Commerce

The chamber is focused on making the community and business districts a better place for businesses, residents and visitors. Each year a pair of teenagers are crowned as Mr. and Miss Denville. They are chosen for their volunteer work in Denville, and overall hard work. The Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization that serves the community of Denville and its surrounding areas.

Education

The Denville Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2018-2019 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,629 students and 152.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 10.7:1. Riverview Elementary School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement. Morris Knolls High School is a four-year comprehensive Roman Catholic regional high school that was founded in 1957. Assumption College for Sisters is a two-year Roman Catholic women's college. It is the last remaining sisters' college, or college primarily designed to educate nuns, in the United States. In 2014, the school relocated to a convent on the campus of Morris Catholic High School. The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District, which also serves the residential communities of Rockaway Borough and Wharton. The school is located in Denville, but has a Rockaway address, along with most students from Rockaway Township. The district is one of the few in the U.S. to have a public school district with three elementary schools and a middle school in the same district, as well as a high school and a junior high school. It was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2018 by National Center for Education Statistics for its high achievement in students in grades K-8.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Denville, Morris County, New Jersey = 34.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 27. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Denville = 3.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 17,089 individuals with a median age of 42.6 age the population grows by 5.53% in Denville, Morris County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,426.5 residents per square mile of area (550.8/km²). There are average 2.56 people per household in the 6,407 households with an average household income of $94,902 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.10% of the available work force and has dropped -3.41% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.08%. The number of physicians in Denville per 100,000 population = 324.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Denville = 50.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 34.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 121. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 206. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Denville, Morris County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 82.52%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 42 years with median home cost = $362,640 and home appreciation of -10.71%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $18.49 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,523 per student. There are 13.2 students for each teacher in the school, 603 students for each Librarian and 509 students for each Counselor. 6.45% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 27.11% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 17.47% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).