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A township of 8,119 people in Sussex County, New Jersey

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Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, US

1798Established

8,028Population

22.3 sq miArea

1,053 ftElevation

Byram Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,028, a decrease of 322 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 8,350, which in turn reflected an increase of 96 (+1.2%) from the 8,254 counted in the 2000 census. The municipality is known as the "Township of Lakes", as there are roughly two dozen lakes and ponds within its borders.

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#192Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ

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Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 443 students Byram Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 346 students

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