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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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.