Fredon Township, New Jersey
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Fredon Township (/ˈfriːdən/ FREE-dən) 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 3,235,[8] a decrease of 202 (−5.9%) from the 2010 census count of 3,437,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 577 (+20.2%) from the 2,860 counted in the 2000 census.[18]
Fredon Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 41.024675°N 74.818224°W / 41.024675; -74.818224[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Sussex |
Incorporated | February 24, 1904 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | John P. Flora (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Suzanne Boland[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 17.92 sq mi (46.40 km2) |
• Land | 17.64 sq mi (45.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2) 1.53% |
• Rank | 160th of 565 in state 14th of 24 in county[1] |
Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,235 |
• Estimate (2022)[9] | 3,277 |
• Rank | 440th of 565 in state 17th of 24 in county[10] |
• Density | 183.4/sq mi (70.8/km2) |
• Rank | 511th of 565 in state 17th of 24 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973[12] |
FIPS code | 3403725140[1][13][14] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882268[1][15] |
Website | www |
In 1800, Isaac V. Coursen named the Stillwater Township area "Coursen's Corners" after establishing a post office in his store, the Coursen House, but changed the name to Fredon Village before his death in 1855.[19] Stillwater Township's Bicentennial Committee obtained information from the Postmaster General which "states that 'Fredon' is derived from the German word 'fredonia,' meaning place of freedom."[20] Fredon Township was incorporated on February 24, 1904, from portions of Andover Township, Green Township, Hampton Township and Stillwater Township.[21]