Montague Township, New Jersey | |
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Nickname: "The Top of New Jersey" | |
Location in Sussex County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 41°16′51″N 74°43′50″W / 41.280958°N 74.730511°W[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Sussex |
Royal patent | March 26, 1759 |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | George E. Zitone (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4] |
• Administrator / Municipal clerk | Dana Klinger[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 46.63 sq mi (120.77 km2) |
• Land | 45.23 sq mi (117.15 km2) |
• Water | 1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2) 3.00% |
• Rank | 38th of 565 in state 3rd of 24 in county[1] |
Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,792 |
• Estimate (2023)[9] | 3,850 |
• Rank | 421st of 565 in state 13th of 24 in county[10] |
• Density | 83.8/sq mi (32.4/km2) |
• Rank | 547th of 565 in state 22nd of 24 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 07827[11] |
Area code(s) | 973 Exchanges: 293, 948[12] |
FIPS code | 3403747430[1][13][14] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882256[1][15] |
Website | www |
Montague Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,792,[8] a decrease of 55 (−1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,847,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 435 (+12.7%) from the 3,412 counted in the 2000 census.[18] High Point, within Montague Township, is the highest elevation within New Jersey at an altitude of 1,803 feet (550 m) above sea level. Montague Township is the northernmost municipality in the state of New Jersey.
Most of the area of Montague Township is public lands, primarily High Point State Park, Stokes State Forest, and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Montague is known for its scenery and wildlife; summer sports in the area include hiking, biking, camping (both public and private campgrounds are available), and fishing.
The derivation of the township's name is uncertain, though suggestions include that it was named after the George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester, as suggested by King George II, who approved the royal patent on March 26, 1759;[19] for Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, an author who was popular at the time; or for solicitor John Montague.[20] Montague was incorporated on February 21, 1798, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships.[21]
The township borders both New York and Pennsylvania, the only municipality in New Jersey to border both states; it is a rural community that does not have any traffic lights.[22] Before Montague Township was granted its own post office in the 1980s, residents had all of their mail delivered through the 12771 ZIP code for Port Jervis, New York, leading to situations where residents had New Jersey driver's licenses with a New York State mailing address.[23]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).The only municipality in our state that borders both New York and Pennsylvania is finally starting to feel a little bit more like New Jersey. Residents of rural Montague Township, population 3,753, no longer have a New York mailing address [...] Now, that's not to say that Montague is the typical New Jersey town. It covers more than 45 square miles, but there is not a single traffic light to be found.