Morristown
town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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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 (2,539 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Morris County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Timothy P. Dougherty[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Shares border with: Morris Township[7]
- Postal code: 07960[8], 07962[9], 07963[10]
- Commons category: Morristown, New Jersey[11]
- Local dialing code: 973[12]
- Inception: 1715[13]
- Coordinate location: 40.7966, -74.4773[14]
- Official website: https://www.townofmorristown.org/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Morristown, New Jersey[16]
- Population: 18,411[17], 20,180[18]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The American Cyclopædia[21]
- Capital of: Morris County[22]
- Official name: Morristown[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Morristown, New Jersey[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Morristown, New Jersey[25]
- Number of households: 8391[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Morristown, New Jersey[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 95[28]
- Area: 7.787879[29], 7.839231[30]
- Water as percent of area: 3.2158[31]
- Per capita income: 58,960[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Morristown include Morristown Municipal Airport[33], an airport[34], in United States[35].
Why It Matters
Morristown has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Morristown is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Morristown include Morristown Municipal Airport[33], an airport[34], in United States[35].