Port Murray, New Jersey

Port Murray, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Historic buildings on Main Street
Historic buildings on Main Street
United States Census Bureau map of ZCTA 07865 Port Murray, New Jersey
United States Census Bureau map of ZCTA 07865 Port Murray, New Jersey
Port Murray is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Port Murray
Port Murray
Location in Warren County
Port Murray is located in New Jersey
Port Murray
Port Murray
Location in New Jersey
Port Murray is located in the United States
Port Murray
Port Murray
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°47′37″N 74°54′49″W / 40.793505°N 74.913547°W / 40.793505; -74.913547[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyWarren
TownshipMansfield
Named forJames Boyles Murray
Area
[3]
 • Total0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
 • Land0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.57%
Elevation
[4]
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total227
 • Density229.52/sq mi (88.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07865[6]
Area code908
FIPS code34-60450[1][7][8]
GNIS feature ID02584020[1][9]

Port Murray is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[10] located within Mansfield Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census.[11][12][13][14] As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 129.[15]

The community was long known by this name for its location on the Morris Canal and after Colonel James Boyles Murray, the third president of the Morris Canal and Banking Company.[16]

The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07865.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Murray Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 3, 2013
  5. ^ Census Data Explorer: Port Murray CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Look Up a ZIP Code for Port Murray, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  7. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  8. ^ Geographic codes for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  9. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  10. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  11. ^ GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Warren County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 4, 2013.
  12. ^ 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 4, 2013.
  13. ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 4, 2013. "Warren County—Name Changes: Beattystown CDP name corrected from Beatyestown; New CDPs: Allamuchy (formed from part of deleted Allamuchy-Panther Valley CDP), Anderson, Asbury, Blairstown, Brainards, Bridgeville, Broadway, Brookfield, Buttzville, Columbia, Delaware, Delaware Park, Finesville, Great Meadows (formed from part of deleted Great Meadows-Vienna CDP and additional area), Greenwich, Hainesburg, Harmony, Hope, Hutchinson, Johnsonburg, Lopatcong Overlook, Marksboro, Mountain Lake, Mount Hermon, New Village, Panther Valley (formed from part of deleted Allamuchy-Panther Valley CDP), Port Colden, Port Murray, Silver Lake, Stewartsville, Upper Pohatcong, Upper Stewartsville, and Vienna (formed from part of deleted Great Meadows-Vienna and additional area)"
  14. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
  15. ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Port Murray CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  16. ^ Goller, Robert R. The Morris Canal: Across New Jersey by Water and Rail, p. 34. Arcadia Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0738500763.