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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 .
While Stephen Jackson (1744–1812) may have built it, the house is attributed to his son, Joseph Jackson (1774–1854), a prominent industrialist in Rockaway from 1812 to 1854. He was Postmaster, Morris County Judge and Justice of Peace and a member of the New Jersey Assembly. [4] Dr. George H. Foster purchased the house in 1885.
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.
White Meadow Lake is in north-central Morris County, in southern Rockaway Township. It is bordered to the south by the borough of Rockaway and to the southeast by Denville Township . It is bordered in all other directions by other areas within Rockaway Township, including Hibernia to the north and Mount Hope to the west.
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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.
Hibernia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located along County Route 513 (Green Pond Road) in Rockaway Township of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] [6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07842. The community takes its name from Hibernia, the classical name for ...
The route makes a turn north onto Dover-Rockaway Road and passes over the Dover and Rockaway River Railroad's Dover and Rockaway Branch before heading past residences and reaching the US 46 intersection. [1] [3] CR 513 northbound past Route 23 in West Milford. At this point, CR 513 becomes West Main Street and enters Rockaway, continuing past ...