Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County
County
The Morristown Green, a historic park, serves as a gathering place and a center of culture within Morristown, the county seat of Morris County.
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Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
New Jersey's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°52′N 74°33′W / 40.87°N 74.55°W / 40.87; -74.55
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Founded	March 15, 1739[1]
Named for	Colonial governor Lewis Morris
Seat	Morristown
Largest township	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (population) Rockaway Township (area)
Area [2]
• Total	481.52 sq mi (1,247.1 km2)
• Land	460.97 sq mi (1,193.9 km2)
• Water	20.55 sq mi (53.2 km2)  4.3%
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	509,285
• Density	1,104.8/sq mi (426.6/km2)
Congressional districts	7th, 11th
Website	www.co.morris.nj.us

Morris County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey, close to New York City. As of 2020, there were 509,285 people living in the county. This made it the 10th-most populous county in New Jersey.^[4] The county seat is Morristown.^[1] The place where most people live at is Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, with 56,162 people, while the largest place is Rockaway Township, at 45.89 square miles (118.9 km²).

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CenPopGazetteer2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ "QuickFacts: Morris County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
4. ↑ Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.