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Also known as Boonton, New Jersey, Boonton, NJ

town in New Jersey, USA

Key facts

Country
United States
State
New Jersey
County
Morris
Formed
March 16, 1866
Reincorporated
March 18, 1867
Named after
Thomas Boone
Type
Town
Body
Town Council
Mayor
James Lynch ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
Administrator
Neil Henry
Municipal clerk
Elizabeth Bonsiewich
Total
2.49 sq mi (6.44 km )
Land
2.34 sq mi (6.07 km )
Water
0.15 sq mi (0.38 km ) 6.39%
Rank
374th of 565 in state, 31st of 39 in county
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Estimate 2024
8,894
Density
3,775.2/sq mi (1,457.6/km )

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Boonton
Located in
Morris County
Population
8815
Area
6.489631
Elevation
397
Shares border with
Parsippany-Troy Hills
Official website
www.boonton.org
Image
Boonton Public Library, NJ.jpg
Households
3305
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Commons category
Boonton, New Jersey
postal code
07005
different from
Boonton Township
inception
1866-03-16
water as percent of area
6.8073
per capita income
43216
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Encyclopedic overview

Boonton (/ˈbutən/) is a town in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 8,815, an increase of 468 (+5.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,347, which in turn reflected a decline of 149 (−1.8%) from the 8,496 counted in the 2000 census. The settlement was originally called "Boone-Towne" in 1761 in honor of the Colonial Governor Thomas Boone.

Boonton was originally formed on March 16, 1866, within portions of Hanover Township and Pequannock Township. The town was reincorporated and became fully independent on March 18, 1867.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boonton Town” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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