Andover Township, New Jersey

See also: Andover, New Jersey

Andover Township, New Jersey
Township
The Slater House, built 1874
The Slater House, built 1874
Official seal of Andover Township, New Jersey
Seal
Map of Andover Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Andover Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Andover Township, New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Andover Township, New Jersey.
Andover Township is located in Sussex County, New Jersey
Andover Township
Andover Township
Location in Sussex County
Andover Township is located in New Jersey
Andover Township
Andover Township
Location in New Jersey
Andover Township is located in the United States
Andover Township
Andover Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°01′32″N 74°43′34″W / 41.025516°N 74.726027°W / 41.025516; -74.726027[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Sussex
IncorporatedApril 11, 1864
Named forAndover, Hampshire, England
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorThomas D. Walsh Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorPatricia L. Bussow[5]
 • Municipal clerkPatricia L. Bussow[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total20.79 sq mi (53.85 km2)
 • Land20.05 sq mi (51.92 km2)
 • Water0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2)  3.59%
 • Rank136th of 565 in state
12th of 24 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
600 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total5,996
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
5,635
 • Rank348th of 565 in state
8th of 24 in county[12]
 • Density299.1/sq mi (115.5/km2)
  • Rank474th of 565 in state
13th of 24 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07860 – Newton (as Andover Township does not have its own ZIP code)[13][14]
Area codes973 Exchange: 786[15]
FIPS code3403701360[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882266[1][18]
Websitewww.andovertwp.org

Andover 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 5,996,[9][10] a decrease of 323 (−5.1%) from the 2010 census count of 6,319,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 286 (+4.7%) from the 6,033 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

Andover was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1864, from portions of Newton Township, which was split up on that date and dissolved. Portions of the township were taken to form Fredon Township (February 24, 1904) and Andover borough (March 25, 1904). Portions of the township were ceded to Newton town in both 1869 and 1927.[22]

The township was suggestively named after the existing village of Andover, whose name origin is not certain,[23] though sources indicate that the name comes from Andover, Hampshire, England.[24] In the years before World War II, Andover Township was home to Camp Nordland, a retreat and gathering place covering 204 acres (83 ha) owned and operated by the German American Bund, an American Nazi organization devoted to promoting a favorable view of Nazi Germany. Camp Nordland was shut down by the federal government after Germany declared war on the United States and sold at auction in 1944.[25] The property eventually was acquired by Andover Township and is now called Hillside Park with a recreational hall and sports fields.

  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Committee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Office of the Administrator, Andover Township. Accessed May 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Office of the Municipal Clerk, Andover Township. Accessed May 20, 2024.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Andover, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
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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 Andover, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed February 18, 2013.
  14. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 23, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Andover, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 18, 2014.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 230. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  23. ^ Snell, James P. (1881) History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) p. 445.
  24. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 26, 2015.
  25. ^ Staff. "'Camp Nordland' Sold; Bund's N.J. Training Center Is Bought by Real Estate Man", The New York Times, June 12, 1944. Accessed August 23, 2013.