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A township of 15,641 people in Morris County, New Jersey
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Conserved land17%769 of 4,515 acres
Trails10 mi1.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves449 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
1740Established
15,571Population
7.2 sq miArea
203 ftElevation

Pequannock Township (pronounced pa-QUAN-nick) is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,571, an increase of 31 (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 15,540, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,652 (+11.9%) from the 13,888 counted in the 2000 census. The primary community in the township is the census-designated place of Pompton Plains. The name "Pequannock", as used in the name of the township and of the Pequannock River, is thought to have been derived from the Lenni Lenape Native American word Paquettahhnuake, meaning "cleared land ready or being readied for cultivation". The name "Pompton" h…

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Safety Grade A

Pequannock reports less crime per resident than 87% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pequannock 0.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Pequannock 4
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Pequannock’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#106Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictPequannock Township School DistrictSchools8

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