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A township of 3,896 people in Morris County, New Jersey
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Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
1922Established
3,871Population
20.4 sq miArea
367 ftElevation

Harding Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located in the Passaic Valley region within the New York metropolitan area. The township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 1, 1922, from portions of Passaic Township (since renamed as Long Hill Township), based on the results of a referendum passed on May 9, 1922. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,871, an increase of 33 (+0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 3,838, which in turn reflected an increase of 658 (+20.7%) from the 3,180 counted in the 2000 census. The long-established hamlets of New Vernon and Green Village (also wit…

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Violent crime per 1,000
Harding 0
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Harding 1.5
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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The public schools Harding’s kids attend outperform 90% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#51Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
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