Morristown

town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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Morristown

Summary

Morristown is a town of New Jersey[1]. Morristown ranks in the top 7% of town_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,523 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Morristown is located in Morris County[3].
  • Morristown is in the country of United States[4].
  • Morristown's head of government is recorded as Timothy P. Dougherty[5].
  • Morristown's instance of is recorded as town of New Jersey[6].
  • Morristown's instance of is recorded as county seat[7].
  • Morristown's shares border with is recorded as Morris Township[8].
  • Morristown's postal code is recorded as 07960[9].
  • Morristown's postal code is recorded as 07962[10].
  • Morristown's postal code is recorded as 07963[11].
  • Morristown's Commons category is recorded as Morristown, New Jersey[12].
  • Morristown's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[13].
  • Morristown's local dialing code is recorded as 973[14].
  • 1715 marks the founding of Morristown[15].
  • Morristown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.7966, 'lon': -74.4773}[16].
  • Morristown's official website is recorded as https://www.townofmorristown.org/[17].
  • Morristown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Morristown, New Jersey[18].
  • Morristown has a population of {'amount': '+18411'}[19].
  • Morristown has a population of {'amount': '+20180'}[20].
  • Morristown's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • Morristown's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Morristown's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[23].
  • Morristown's capital of is recorded as Morris County[24].
  • Morristown's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Morristown'}[25].
  • Morristown's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Morristown, New Jersey[26].
  • Morristown's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Morristown, New Jersey[27].

Body

Geography

Morristown is in the country of United States[4]. Morristown is located in Morris County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.787879'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.839231'}[29]. Morristown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+95'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18411'}[19] and {'amount': '+20180'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town of New Jersey[6] and county seat[7].

History and Context

1715 marks the founding of Morristown[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Morristown include Morristown Municipal Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].

Why It Matters

Morristown ranks in the top 7% of town_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,523 views/month).[2] Morristown has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Morristown is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Morristown include Morristown Municipal Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . townofmorristown.org. Retrieved . townofmorristown.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . www2.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . nj.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . townofmorristown.org. townofmorristown.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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