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Welcome to Morris County ...

Time Zone: Morris County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Morristown is the Seat for Morris County.

Morris County was founded in 1739 and was created by taking area from Hunterdon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Morris had a population of 491,577 people. This is a decrease of 0.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 492,276 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morris represented 5.6% of the total population of New Jersey.

Below are some of the communities located in Morris County:

  • Boonton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
    • Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Morris County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Morristown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Morris County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
    • Morristown has also been known as:
    • New Hanover
    • West Hanover

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
 

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