Victory Gardens, New Jersey

Victory Gardens, New Jersey
Borough
Victory Gardens Municipal Building
Victory Gardens Municipal Building
Official seal of Victory Gardens, New Jersey
Seal
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey.
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Victory Gardens, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Victory Gardens, New Jersey
Victory Gardens is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens
Location in Morris County
Victory Gardens is located in New Jersey
Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens
Location in New Jersey
Victory Gardens is located in the United States
Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°52′34″N 74°32′37″W / 40.87613°N 74.54353°W / 40.87613; -74.54353[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Morris
IncorporatedSeptember 18, 1951
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorDavid Holeman Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • Administrator / Municipal clerkDeborah Evans[5][6]
Area
[8]
 • Total0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2)
 • Land0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.00%
 • Rank562nd of 565 in state
39th of 39 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)[10]
 • Total1,582
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11]
1,583
 • Rank508th of 565 in state
39th of 39 in county[12]
 • Density10,901.3/sq mi (4,209.0/km2)
  • Rank34th of 565 in state
1st of 39 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07801 – Dover[13]
Area code(s)862/973 and 908[14]
FIPS code3402775890[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885427[1][17]
Websitewww.victorygardensnj.gov

Victory Gardens is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,582,[10] an increase of 62 (+4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,520,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 26 (−1.7%) from the 1,546 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

Victory Gardens is Morris County's smallest municipality, measured both by size and population, and its most densely populated.[21] Additionally, the borough is the state's fourth-smallest municipality by area.[22]

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Office of the Clerk, Borough of Victory Gardens. Accessed April 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Telephone Directory, Borough of Victory Gardens. Accessed April 27, 2023.
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  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Victory Gardens, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Victory Gardens, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 19, 2012.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Victory Gardens, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 31, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  21. ^ GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Morris County, New Jersey Archived February 12, 2020, at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 19, 2012.
  22. ^ Astudillo, Carla."The 10 tiniest towns in New Jersey (they're really small)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 1, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed March 5, 2020. "We used square mile data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to rank the ten municipalities with the smallest area size.... 4. Victory Gardens This tiny borough in the middle of Morris County has over 1,500 residents spread across only 0.14 square miles. It started out as a 300-unit World War II housing project built in the town of Randolph for workers at the nearby Picatinny Arsenal."