Everything about Morris County New Jersey totally explained
As of the
census of 2000, there were 470,212 people, 169,711 households, and 124,907 families residing in the county. The
population density was 1,003 people per square mile (387/km²). There were 174,379 housing units at an average density of 372 per square mile (144/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.20%
White, 2.80%
Black or
African American, 0.12%
Native American, 6.26%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 2.01% from
other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. 7.79% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 21.5% were of
Italian, 14.5%
Irish, 10.6%
German, 5.5%
Polish and 5.5%
English ancestry according to
Census 2000.
In 2005 78.5% of Morris County's population was non-Hispanic whites. African Americans constituted 3.1% of the population. 8.0% of the population was Asian. 1.0% of the population reported two or more races. These figures didn't include any people in the category "Some other race". Latinos were 9.7% of the population, all except 0.5% of whom classified as white..
In 2000 There were 169,711 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.80% were
married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
There are large
Hispanic communities in
Dover and
Morristown;
Parsippany-Troy Hills has a large
Asian American population. There are fairly equal numbers of
Irish American and
German American residents. The
Jewish American community is strong in specific areas, such as
Randolph and Morristown.
Lincoln Park (26.7%),
Montville (26.8%),
East Hanover (41.8%),
Pequannock Township (29.2%), and
Riverdale (33.5%) have significant
Italian American populations, along with other northern and eastern communities, while the rest of the county is more mixed with populations of Irish and German ancestries.
Wharton (20.8%),
Denville (25.1%), and
Mine Hill (23.5%) are particularly Irish American.
Education
The
County College of Morris is a two-year public
community college serving students from Morris County. The school's campus is in
Randolph and was founded in 1965. Another two-year college, the private
Roman Catholic women's college Assumption College for Sisters, is in
Mendham.
The
Florham Park-
Madison-
Convent Station area is also the home of three universities. The
College at Florham, a campus of
Fairleigh Dickinson University, is located on the border of these three towns.
Drew University is a small, private
university in Madison. The
College of Saint Elizabeth is a private
Roman Catholic, four-year, liberal arts
women's college located in Convent Station.
Municipalities
The following is a list of the municipalities in Morris County. Other,
unincorporated areas in the county are listed below their parent municipality (or municipalities, as the case may be). Most of these areas are
census-designated places that have been created by the
United States Census Bureau for enumeration purposes within a
township. Other communities and enclaves that exist within a municipality are marked with an asterisk (*) next to the name.
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