Netcong, New Jersey
Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Netcong is a borough in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[20] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,375,[11] an increase of 143 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,232,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 652 (+25.3%) from the 2,580 counted in the 2000 census.[23] Netcong lies on the shores of Lake Musconetcong.
Netcong, New Jersey | |
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Motto: All Roads Lead To Netcong[1] | |
Coordinates: 40.899232°N 74.700823°W / 40.899232; -74.700823[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Incorporated | October 23, 1894 |
Named for | Musconetcong River |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Joseph A. Nametko (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[5][6] |
• Administrator | Ralph Blakeslee[7] |
• Municipal clerk | Cynthia L. Eckert[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
• Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) 13.33% |
• Rank | 509th of 565 in state 38th of 39 in county[2] |
Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,375 |
• Estimate (2022)[12] | 3,661 |
• Rank | 432nd of 565 in state 37th of 39 in county[13] |
• Density | 4,053.1/sq mi (1,564.9/km2) |
• Rank | 156th of 565 in state 4th of 39 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973[16] |
FIPS code | 3402750130[2][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885316[2][19] |
Website | www |
Established as South Stanhope by workers employed as miners in Stanhope, the name "Netcong" was adopted for the community in 1889 when a post office used the name.[24] Netcong was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 23, 1894, from portions of both Mount Olive Township and Roxbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[25][26]