Whippany, New Jersey | |
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 Whippany's Central Park | |
  Whippany Location in Morris County  Whippany Location in New Jersey  Whippany Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′28″N 74°25′02″W / 40.82444°N 74.41722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Township | Hanover |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.74 sq mi (14.9 km2) |
| • Land | 5.61 sq mi (14.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,863 |
| • Density | 1,580.1/sq mi (610.1/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 07981 |
| FIPS code | 34-80540[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0881770[4] |
Whippany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] in Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[6] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,863.[2]
Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the Whippany River.[7]
- ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Whippany CDP, New Jersey: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Whippany". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are in High Demand", The New York Times, August 8, 1999. Accessed May 19, 2012.