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Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,598, [10] [11] an increase of 160 (+2.5%) from the 2010 census count of 6,438, [20] [21] which in turn reflected a decline of 35 (−0.5%) from the 6,473 counted in the 2000 census.
Among New Jersey's 564 municipalities, the borough is the most common form of local government, though the majority of state residents actually reside in townships. In 2023 there were 253 boroughs in New Jersey. [2] However, boroughs were not always so common. In 1875 only 17 boroughs had been created, all by special acts of the legislature.
Rockaway Township 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 25,341, [9] [10] an increase of 1,185 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 24,156, [20] [21] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,226 (+5.3%) from the 22,930 counted in the 2000 census.
The town of Rockaway is located in Morris County, New Jersey. It is located in the 11th Congressional District and part of New Jerseys 25th state legislative district. Rockaway is about 2.072 square miles of land and 0.47 square miles of water. The mayor currently is Russell Greuter and Rockaway is populated with close to 6,500 residents.
Location of Morris County in New Jersey. ... Rockaway: Rockaway Borough Public Library 69: Jenkins-Mead House: Jenkins-Mead House: March 10, 1997 : 14 Revere Rd.
Although the bulk of the trolley lines were removed in the decades since its closure, some remnants remain. For example: • A two-mile portion of the former Morris County Traction Company trolley line, along New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex line in Morris Township, New Jersey, now serves as a bike and walking trail called the Traction Line Recreation Trail, under the supervision of the ...
Southern New Jersey, is less affluent overall, excluding several Philadelphia suburbs in Camden, Burlington and Gloucester Counties and the coast. Camden, the poorest city in the state, has a poverty rate of 35.5%. Other poor areas are the cities across the Hudson River from New York City, including Newark, Paterson, and Passaic. [citation needed]
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 30 mi (48 km) west of New York City.According to the 2020 census, the county was the state's tenth-most populous county, [3] with a population of 509,285, [4] [5] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 17,009 (+3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 492,276, [6] which in turn reflected an increase of 22,064 (+11 ...