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{{Short description|Township in Morris County, New Jersey,
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|name = Denville Township, New Jersey
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|governing_body = Township Council
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = Thomas W. Andes ([[Republican Party (New Jersey)|R]], term ends December 31,
|leader_title1 = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1 = Steven Ward<ref>[https://www.denvillenj.org/departments/administration.php Administration], Township of Denville. Accessed
|leader_title2 = [[Municipal clerk]]
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|established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date = April 14, 1913
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1426.5
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|postal_code = 07834<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=denville&state=NJ
|area_code = [[Area codes 862 and 973|973]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Denville Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Denville, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 8, 2013.</ref>
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'''Denville Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. It is a [[commuter town]] of [[New York City]] in the [[New York metropolitan area]], located {{convert|35|mi}} west of [[Manhattan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township's population was 17,107,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 472 (+2.8%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 16,635,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 811 (+5.1%) from the 15,824 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
Located at the center of the county, Denville's access to major transportation routes has made it known as the ''Hub of Morris County''.<ref name=Hub>[http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=COMMUNITIES12&template=town Denville profile]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]''. Accessed April 22, 2007. "Known as the 'hub' of Morris County -- because of its central geographic location and spot along major transportation routes -- this township is home to one of the most traditional town centers in the county."</ref> The township's location in Morris County has contributed to the growth of its "eclectic downtown", along with four membership lake communities developed a [[Gilded Age|century ago]] as [[List of summer colonies|summer colonies]].<ref name=NYT2021>Levin, Jay. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/realestate/denville-nj-lakefront-living-with-an-eclectic-downtown.html "Denville, N.J.: Lakefront Living with an Eclectic Downtown"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 26, 2021. Accessed March 30, 2022. "Iron forges along the Rockaway River and Den Brook put Denville on the map. Den refers either to Daniel Denton, a 17th-century Englishman who explored interior northern New Jersey, or to the 'den' of wild animals prevalent near the waterways."</ref>
[[NJ Transit]] rail service is available at the [[Denville station]], a large three-platform station serving both the [[Morristown Line|Morristown]] and the [[Montclair-Boonton Line|Montclair-Boonton]] train lines, with service to [[Hoboken Terminal]] or to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] via [[Midtown Direct]].
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| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-
| footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 8, 2013.</ref> 1920–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed March 31, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402717650 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Denville township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102119/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402717650 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 31, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/denville1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Denville township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084958/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/denville1.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 31, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/denvilletownshipmorriscountynewjersey QuickFacts Denville township, Morris County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 9, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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==Sports==
The game of [[American flag rugby]] was first played in Denville, introduced to the township by resident Tom Feury.<ref>Vera, Vanessa. [https://archive.today/20120713021620/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1805109821.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+26
==Parks and recreation==
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Denville Township is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] plan F, as implemented as of January 1, 1972, based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]].<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 8, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> 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. Four members are elected together, one council member from each of four [[Ward (United States)|wards]], and two years later, the three at-large and the mayoral seats are up for election at the same time.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 116.</ref><ref name=Council/><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>
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In February 2020, the township council selected former councilmember Christopher Golinski to fill the Second Ward seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by [[Brian Bergen]] until he resigned from office in November 2019 after being elected to a seat in the General Assembly.<ref>Lusardi, Anthony M. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/denville/articles/christopher-golinski-appointed-to-fill-ward-2-councilman-vacancy "Christopher Golinski Appointed to Fill Ward 2 Councilman Vacancy"], TAP into Denville, February 10, 2020. Accessed March 27, 2020. "In a unanimous vote, the Denville Town Council selected Christopher Golinski to fill the Ward 2 council seat left vacant by former Councilman Brian Bergen, who stepped down from the position after winning his bid for the New Jersey Assembly last November. Golinski previously served two four-year terms on the township council from 2009 to 2017. He took the oath of office on Feb. 4 during the council's meeting."</ref> Golinski served on an interim basis until the November 2020 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Morris2020>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2020-general-summary-report-official.pdf General Election 2020 November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>
=== Federal, state and county representation ===
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== Education ==
[[File:Mksign.jpg|250px|right|thumb|[[Morris Knolls High School]]]]
The [[Denville Township School District]] serve public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=021fcd85cc2e4c7f8acf830a9a3773fd Denville Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through Eighth in the Denville Township School District. Composition: The Denville Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Denville Township."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,629 students and 152.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403870&DistrictID=3403870 District information for Denville Township K-8 School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403870 School Data for the Denville Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are
Lakeview Elementary School<ref>[http://www.lv.denville.org/ Lakeview Elementary School], Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.</ref> with 649 students in grades Pre-K–5,
Riverview Elementary School<ref>[http://www.rv.denville.org/ Riverview Elementary School], Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.</ref> with 382 students in grades K–5 and
Valleyview Middle School<ref>[http://www.vv.denville.org/ Valleyview Middle School], Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.</ref> with 587 students in grades 6–8.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180316221437/http://www.denville.org/district/about_us About Us], Denville Township School District, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 16, 2018. Accessed May 15, 2020. "The Denville Township Public School district is comprised of Lakeview and Riverview K-5 elementary schools, and Valleyview Middle School."</ref><ref>[http://www.denville.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_81878/File/Key%20Communicators/Key%20Communicators%20March2020.pdf School District Key Communicators], Denville Township Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://
Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s typically attend [[Morris Knolls High School]], which is located in Denville, but has a Rockaway address, along with most students from [[Rockaway Township, New Jersey|Rockaway Township]].<ref>[http://www.mhrd.org/cms/lib07/NJ01000236/Centricity/Domain/13/ProgramofStudies%20Final%202017-18.pdf#page=10 ''Program of Studies 2017-2018'' - About Our School District], Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed January 2, 2017. "Morris Knolls High School receives students from Denville, all of Rockaway Township with the exception of White Meadow Lake and the area described above in the southern part of Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough south of Route #46 with the exception of the area of Rockaway Road and the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46."</ref> The high school is part of the [[Morris Hills Regional High School District]], which also serves the residential communities of [[Rockaway, New Jersey|Rockaway Borough]] and [[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/3370/000.html Morris Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Our schools' success is directly attributed to the support we receive from the residents of Denville, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton - people who care about their children and who value education."</ref> As of the 2018–2019 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,434 students and 128.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.2:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410740&ID=341074004354 School data for Morris Knolls High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>
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== Notable people ==
{{Category see also|People from Denville Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Denville include:
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* [[Shea Morenz]] (born 1974), former [[American football|football]] and [[baseball]] player; current CEO of [[Stratfor|Stratfor Global Intelligence]]<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=morenz001she Shea Morenz], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed June 4, 2018.</ref>
* [[Vickie Paynter]] (born 1971), former professional tennis player<ref>[https://texassports.com/hof.aspx?hof=54 Vickie Paynter-Finney], TexasSports.com. Accessed September 15, 2018. "Hometown: Denville, N.J."</ref>
* [[Lisa Rieffel]] (born 1975), actress, best known for her role as Emily Weston on ''[[Empty Nest (TV series)|Empty Nest]]''<ref>Chu, Kar-Hai, et al. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/102681824.html?dids=102681824:102681824&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+15%2C+1991&author=By+Kar-Hai+Chu%2C+Danielle+Ciappa%2C+Yanique+Dixon%2C+Paula&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=KIDSDAY+TALKING+WITH%22+LISA+RIEFFEL&pqatl=google "Kidsday Talking With Lisa Rieffel"]{{
* [[Babe Ruth]] (1895–1948), baseball player, vacationed in the summer at a house on Cedar Lake<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.wikipedia.org/|title=Cedar Lake History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202012513/http://cedarlakecc.com/about/cedar-lake-history/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|access-date=July 6, 2005}}</ref>
* [[Morton Salkind]] (1932–2014), politician; Mayor of Marlboro Township, 1969–1975; served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], 1974–1976<ref>Rosman, Mark. [http://www1.gmnews.com/2014/11/20/salkind-walsh-served-town-as-suburbia-was-developing "Salkind, Walsh served towns as suburbia was developing"]{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''News Transcript'', November 20, 2014. Accessed June 4, 2018. "According to an obituary published in the Nov. 4 edition of the New Jersey Jewish News, Morton Salkind, 82, of Denville, who in the early 1970s served as the mayor of Marlboro and as a state Assemblyman representing Monmouth County, died on Oct. 4."</ref>
* [[Marvin R. Sambur]] (born 1946), former [[Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)]]<ref>Staff. [http://articles.mcall.com/1986-11-03/business/2552487_1_itt-defense-communications-division-technical-papers-engineering "ITT Taps Division Chief"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', November 3, 1986. Accessed June 4, 2018. "Dr. Marvin R. Sambur, vice president of operations for ITT Defense Communications Division, Nutley, N.J., has been named president and general manager of the ITT Electron Division of Easton.... He lives in Denville, N.J."</ref>
* [[Laura San Giacomo]] (born 1962), actress who played the role of [[Maya Gallo]] on the TV sitcom ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''<ref>[http://www.abilitymagazine.com/giacomo_interview.html "Laura San Giacomo interview by Chet Cooper"], ''Ability Magazine''. Accessed June 4, 2018.</ref>
* [[Ketch Secor]] (born 1978), front man of the [[Old Crow Medicine Show]] and co-author (with [[Bob Dylan]]) of the song "[[Wagon Wheel (song)|Wagon Wheel]]"<ref>Biese, Alex. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/entertainment/2016/09/15/exploring-old-crow-medicine-shows-new-jersey-roots/90401842/ "Exploring Old Crow Medicine Show's New Jersey roots"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 15, 2016. Accessed April 13, 2024. "You may not know it from the deep and easy Southern drawl in his speaking voice, but Ketch Secor is a Jersey boy. Secor — the singer/songwriter who handles fiddle, banjo and harmonica duties for acclaimed Americana roots ensemble Old Crow Medicine Show — was born in the Morris County town of Denville."</ref>
* [[Tom Verlaine]] (1949-2023), singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of the rock band [[Television (band)|Television]]<ref>Echazabal, Gabe. [https://www.cltampa.com/music/music-news/article/21036544/death-founder-chuck-schuldiner-died-on-this-day-in-2001 "Death founder Chuck Schuldiner died on this day in 2001"], [[Creative Loafing]], December 13, 2018. Accessed May 15, 2020. "On this date in 1949, Tom Verlaine — frontman and singer for essential New York City rock band Television — was born in Denville, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Kevin Walker (linebacker)|Kevin Walker]] (born 1965), [[linebacker]] who played in the NFL for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]<ref>[http://www.profootballarchives.com/playerw/walk05600.html Kevin Walker], The Pro Football Archives. Accessed June 4, 2018.</ref>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Townships in Morris County, New Jersey]]
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