Succasunna is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County,

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, United States, serving as its downtown and population center, having a population of 9,152 people as of the

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.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Succasunna CDP, New Jersey

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. Accessed December 23, 2012.

History

The name of Succasunna comes from the

Lenni-Lenape The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...

Native American word for "land of black stones", most likely due to the rich iron-ore deposits in the area. The community was established circa 1740. The Morris Canal, although not in use today, was an important transportation link in the iron industry around Succasunna, carrying coal to iron-ore producing areas all over northern

. The canal was abandoned in 1924 and largely dismantled. Succasunna was the site of the world's first electronic switching public telephone exchange. The

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model 1ESS system was cut over for service on the

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584 central office on May 30, 1965. A commemorative plaque on the wall of the central office building notes this historic event. Instead of electro-mechanical relays, the 1ESS was the first commercial computerized electronic switching system. This innovation allowed for features of modern telephone service, like call forwarding, call waiting, and three-way calling. U.S. Route 46 and Route 10 pass through the area. The

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runs rail freight service through the area 2-5 times per week on its

High Bridge Branch The High Bridge Branch was a branch line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) that started in High Bridge, New Jersey at a connection with the CNJ main line and continued north to iron-ore mines in Morris County. The High Bridge Branch ...

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of 5.187 square miles (13.435 km²), including 5.128 square miles (13.282 km²) of land and 0.059 square miles (0.153 km²) of water (1.14%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

Succasunna was part of the Succasunna-Kenvil CDP in the

2000 United States Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...

, which counted the combined population of Succasunna and Kenvil as 12,569.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000; Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Succasunna-Kenvil CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed December 23, 2012. For the 2010 Census, the area was split into two CDPs, Succasunna, with a population of 9,152, and Kenvil with 3,009 people.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
p. III-4.

, August 2012. Accessed December 23, 2012. "New CDPs: Kenvil (formed from part of deleted Succasunna-Kenvil CDP) and Succasunna (formed from part of deleted Succasunna-Kenvil CDP); Deleted CDPs: Succasunna-Kenvil (split to form Kenvil and Succasunna CDPs)."

Census 2010

Education

As part of Roxbury Township, residents of Succasunna are served by the

Roxbury School District The Roxbury School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade in Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comp ...

. Established in 1963, St. Therese School is a

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located in the community, operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Succasunna include: * Harry "A" Chesler (born 1898), comic book entrepreneur, publisher and packager *

Philemon Dickerson Philemon Dickerson (January 11, 1788 – December 10, 1862) was a United States representative from New Jersey, the 12th governor of New Jersey and judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career ...

(1788-1862), 12th

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Leo Warren Jenkins Leo Warren Jenkins (May 28, 1913 – January 14, 1989) was the sixth president and chancellor of what is now East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. He was born in the Succasunna section of Roxbury, New Jersey and ...

(1913–1989), educator who served as the sixth president and chancellor of what is now

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* Doug Miller (born 1969), soccer player and coach *

Paige Monaghan Paige Quinn Monaghan (born November 13, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Racing Louisville FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer at Butler University. Early years Monaghan grew ...

(born 1996), professional

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player who currently plays for Sky Blue FC of the

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Havsy, Jane
"Roxbury alumna Paige Monaghan signs with Sky Blue FC"
'' Daily Record'', February 4, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2020. "Butler midfielder Paige Monaghan, a Roxbury graduate, was recently named to the Big East first team.... 'I am beyond blessed to have been drafted and now signed with Sky Blue FC,' Monaghan, a 22-year-old from Succasunna, said in a press release."

References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Morris County, New Jersey Roxbury Township, New Jersey