Rockaway Township
| Rockaway Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Rockaway | |
Sunset along the highway
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 Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Rockaway Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°57′31″N 74°29′59″W / 40.958742°N 74.499844°WCoordinates: 40°57′31″N 74°29′59″W / 40.958742°N 74.499844°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 8, 1844 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Dachisen (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Gregory V. Poff |
| • Municipal clerk | Susan Best |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.546 sq mi (117.961 km2) |
| • Land | 41.403 sq mi (107.232 km2) |
| • Water | 4.143 sq mi (10.729 km2) 9.10% |
| Area rank | 39th of 566 in state 1st of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 24,156 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 24,554 |
| • Rank | 100th of 566 in state 4th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 583.4/sq mi (225.3/km2) |
| • Density rank | 431st of 566 in state 32nd of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07866 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402764080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882209 |
| Website | www |
Rockaway Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 24,156, reflecting an increase of 1,226 (+5.3%) from the 22,930 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,358 (+17.2%) from the 19,572 counted in the 1990 Census.
Rockaway Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1844, from portions of Hanover Township and Pequannock Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Rockaway Borough (June 19, 1894), Port Oram (June 26, 1895, now Wharton) and Denville Township (April 14, 1913). Portions of the township were annexed to Boonton Township in 1906 and to Rockaway Borough in 1908.
The township shares its name with the Rockaway River and the neighboring borough. The name is derived from a Native American term, variously said to mean "place of sands", "creek between two hills" or "bushy" / "difficult to cross".
A large part of the township consists of Picatinny Arsenal, a United States Army base that covers nearly 6,500 acres (2,600 ha) of the township (a portion of the facility is located in Jefferson Township), used mainly for the development of new weapons technologies, especially concerning anti-terrorism.
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