township
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U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,105, a decrease of 52 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 11,157, which in turn reflected a decline of 236 (−2.1%) from the 11,393 counted in the 2000 census.
Located between the
Passaic
Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's 16th-most-populous municipality,Whippany rivers, East Hanover shares a border with four Essex County municipalities; but only has roadways that connect the township with neighboring Livingston and Roseland.
East Hanover is notably home to the North American headquarters of
Mondelez International
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(parent company of
Nabisco
Nabisco (, abbreviated from the earlier name National Biscuit Company) is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Mondelēz International.
Nabisco' ...
) and the pharmaceutical company
Novartis
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.
History
The Township of Hanover was established on December 7, 1720, and named in honor of the British King George I of the German dynastic
House of Hanover
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. The boundaries of East Hanover are defined by the joining of two rivers, the Whippany River to the west and north and the
Passaic River
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to the east and north. This geographic effect led to the early name of East Hanover, "Hanover Neck." Since the creation of Hanover Township in 1720, its size has been considerably decreased as the population of the area has increased. Originally encompassing large portions of Morris County and parts of both
Sussex
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and Warren County, Hanover Township became too unwieldy for a single local government and municipalities split off from the township over time.
East Hanover was incorporated as a township by an act of the
New Jersey Legislature
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United States Census Bureau
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The 2010 United States census counted 11,157 people, 3,893 households, and 3,149 families in the township. The
population density
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was . There were 3,976 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 85.11% (9,496)
White
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Pacific Islander
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, 0.94% (105) from other races, and 1.11% (124) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% (600) of the population.
Of the 3,893 households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18; 69.4% were married couples living together; 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.1% were non-families. Of all households, 16.3% were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.
21.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.9 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey
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median household income
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was $116,528 (with a margin of error of +/− $16,406) and the median family income was $122,074 (+/− $5,756). Males had a median income of $74,054 (+/− $9,723) versus $42,500 (+/− $12,460) for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the township was $49,755 (+/− $5,660). About 2.5% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census there were 11,393 people, 3,843 households, and 3,212 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 3,895 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 87.08%
White
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, 0.58%
African American
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United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed December 18, 2012.
As of the 2000 Census, 35.6% of East Hanover residents were of
Italian
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ancestry, the 15th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and sixth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.
There were 3,843 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were
married couples
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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $82,133, and the median income for a family was $88,348. Males had a median income of $58,333 versus $36,069 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the township was $32,129. About 1.3% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 0.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
East Hanover operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under Small Municipality plan 3 form of New Jersey municipal government, as implemented as of January 1, 1992, based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission. The township is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government, which is only available to municipalities with fewer than 12,000 residents at the time of adoption. The governing body under the Small Municipality plan is comprised of the Mayor and the Township Council. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and four councilmembers are elected to three-year terms, all elected
at-large
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on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. Councilmembers are elected on a staggered basis in a three-year cycle, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
Rutgers University
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Mayor
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is Republican Joseph Pannullo, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. He has been serving as mayor since January 1, 2008. The Township Council is comprised of Council President Carolyn M. Jandoli (R, 2027), Brian T. Brokaw Sr. (R, 2025), Frank A. DeMaio Jr. (R, 2026) and Michael Martorelli (R, 2026).Directory East Hanover Township. Accessed May 5, 2024.''Morris County Manual 2024''
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county was the state's List of counties in New Jersey, tenth- ...
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county was the state's List of counties in New Jersey, tenth- ...
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county was the state's List of counties in New Jersey, tenth- ...
Morris County, New Jersey
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Morris County, New Jersey
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Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.
In February 2023, the mayor and the four council members, all of whom had been elected as Democrats, changed their political affiliation and became Republicans.
Federal, state and county representation
East Hanover Township is located in the 11th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
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New Jersey Department of State
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. Accessed September 1, 2023.
Politics
As of June 2024, there were a total of 8,983 registered voters in East Hanover Township, of which 3,950 (44.0%) were registered as Republicans, 1,984 (22.1%) were registered as Democrats, and 3,049 (33.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. East Hanover is considered as reliably Republican in all township, state, and federal elections, with the party historically winning the township in every presidential election since at least
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
. In the
2024 United States presidential election
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, Republican
Donald Trump
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won East Hanover with 70.02% of votes cast, higher than any Republican did compared to every presidential election since at least
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, including himself in both
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
and
2020
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Chris Christie
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received 74.5% of the vote (3,075 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono
Barbara A. Buono (born July 28, 1953) is an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2014, where she represented the 18th Legislative District. She served from 2010 to 2012 as the Majority Leader in the Senate, succ ...
with 24.6% (1,017 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (38 votes), among the 4,253 ballots cast by the township's 8,193 registered voters (123 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 51.9%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 67.2% of the vote (3,222 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat
Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine ( ; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006, and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran f ...
with 24.8% (1,189 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.9% (282 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (21 votes), among the 4,792 ballots cast by the township's 8,208 registered voters, yielding a 58.4% turnout.
pre-kindergarten
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through eighth grade. As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,003 students and 106.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed December 15, 2024. The schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Frank J. Smith Elementary School with 328 students in grades PreK–2,
Central Elementary School with 347 students in grades 3–5 and
East Hanover Middle School with 319 students in grades 6–8.
Students in
ninth
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Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its ...
through
twelfth grade
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student–teacher ratio
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of 9.9:1. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with East Hanover Township assigned three seats.
Saint Rose of Lima Academy was a
Catholic school
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for students in preschool through eighth grade that operated under the auspices of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
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. The school was closed at the end of the 2015–16 school year.
Parks and recreation
East Hanover contains many public parks and open space reserved for a variety of uses. Its of public space are either maintained by the township itself, the Morris County Parks Commission, the non-profit Wildlife Preserves, Inc., or the State of New Jersey.
Joseph G. Lurker Memorial Park, commonly referred to as just simply Lurker Park, is an municipal park located off of Ridgedale Avenue (CR 632). The park contains the municipal pool, a large playground, an
artificial turf
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football field, basketball courts and a seasonal ice-skating rank. Soccer fields,
bocce ball
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courts, baseball fields, four tennis courts, and four softball fields are also provided. The township’s recreation center, Tom Rinaldi Recreation Center, which offers sports programs and other activities, is also located in the park. A paved
multi-use path
A shared-use path, mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is "designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists". Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, bridleways and rail trails. A ...
, paired with benches, picnic tables, and a pavilion seating area, encompasses the perimeter of the park. At the corner of Ridgedale Avenue (CR 632) and Eagle Rock Avenue (CR 611) is a small area consisting of a separate paved walking path, bicycle racks and a gazebo.
Scattered throughout East Hanover are smaller municipal parks, such as Town Square Park, which is located in the town center along Ridgedale Avenue (CR 632) near the township library. It contains a small, paved multi-use path, seating area, and contains various memorials and historical monuments. Sommer Park, located at the end of Fairway Drive near Frank J. Smith Elementary School, consists of a baseball field. Dean D'ambola Park, situated off of Mount Pleasant Avenue (CR 677), contains an artificial turf baseball field. The Whippany and Passaic River blueways, Troy Road Greenway, Fox Run Preserve, Harvest Grove and the historic Ridgedale Airport (Hanover Airport) are other public sites owned and maintained by the township.
The freshwater
wetland
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s known as Troy Meadows, owned and maintained by Wildlife Preserves, Inc., is a located within East Hanover, with being within the township's borders. Troy Meadows is designated as a
National Natural Landmark
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by the
National Park Service
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and a Natural Heritage Priority site by the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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(NJDEP). It contains a
boardwalk
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. Nearby is Hatfield Swamp, a wildlife reserve with of freshwater marshes and forested land, bordered by the Rockaway, Passaic and Whippany rivers. Much of the swamp is owned and managed by both the township and the Land Conservancy of New Jersey. It is accessible by canoe or kayak from the Essex County Environmental Center by canoe or kayak in neighboring Roseland.Patriots' Path is a multi-use path with of spur trails owned by Morris County that begins in Washington Township. It continues through and ends in East Hanover, where it connects to the Lenape Trail in Roseland. Within the township, the trail mostly runs along Ridgedale Avenue (CR 632) and travels through Lurker Park.
In October 2024, Morris County approved $1.3 million in trail grants as part of the county trail system. For East Hanover, it includes the construction of a multi-use path equipped with boardwalk bridges and an improved surface, beginning at two points, Lurker Park and Patriots' Path, and culminating at River Road.
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Morris County and by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation
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.
Interstate 280 is the most prominent highway within East Hanover Township, though there are no exits within the township. The nearest exits, 1 and 4, are both just outside the township in neighboring Parsippany–Troy Hills and Roseland, respectively. Route 10 is the main highway providing local access to East Hanover. Ridgedale Avenue ( County Route 632), which begins at Columbia Turnpike ( County Route 510) in Florham Park and ends at New Road in Parsippany-Troy Hills, travels through East Hanover and provides access to Route 10 and Interstate 280. A portion of the road also serves as the town center.
Public transportation
NJ Transit
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provides bus service to Newark on the 73 route, with local service on the 872 route.
The nearest passenger rail is offered by NJ Transit at Madison Station, which is located south of East Hanover in Madison, along the Morristown Line. Commuter service is provided with trains heading to
Hoboken Terminal
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, and to
New York Penn Station
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in
Midtown Manhattan
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Lower Manhattan
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. It is located about east of East Hanover and accessible via Interstate 280 using exit 16.
The Whippany Line of the Morristown and Erie Railway, a small freight line, traverses the township. Established in 1895, the line runs from Morristown and runs through East Hanover Township and Hanover Township to Roseland.
general aviation
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airport that is southwest of East Hanover.
Newark Liberty International Airport
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, located in Newark/ Elizabeth, is situated approximately east of the township.
Media
Newspapers
The ''East Hanover/Florham Park Life'' publishes a newspaper monthly, also in a digital version, along with other special editions and sections, serving East Hanover and neighboring Florham Park.
''The Hanover Eagle'', which is operated by the New Jersey Hills Media Group, which serves East Hanover and nearby Hanover, publishes local news for the two townships weekly. It also publishes online versions.
Online
News published for the township online is posted by
TAPInto
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East Hanover/Florham Park and the East Hanover-Florham Park Patch, with both also serving Florham Park. It could also be found on the official township website.
Places of interest
*
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
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People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Hanover include:
* Melanie Adams (born 1969), educator and museum administrator, who is director of the Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C.
* Jerry Della Salla (born 1969), decorated combat soldier who fought in the '' Battle of Abu Ghraib'', and later co-starred in the
Matt Damon
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war film ''
Green Zone
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* Jedd Fisch (born 1976), football coach who didn't play football in high school or college
* Mary Jane Marcasiano (born 1955),
fashion
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and
costume designer
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social entrepreneur
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Jersey Shore
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Snooki & JWoww
''Snooki & Jwoww'' is an American reality television series on MTV starring Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer " JWoww" Farley. It is the second of three spin-offs of ''Jersey Shore'', on which both Polizzi and Farley previously gained fame as ...
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
player.
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Buddy Valastro
Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro Jr. (born March 3, 1977) is an American baker, reality television personality, and businessman. He has taken his small, family-owned bake shop, Carlo's Bake Shop, Carlo's Bakery, and turned it into a baking and restauran ...
The Hudson Reporter
''The Hudson Reporter'' was a newspaper chain based in Hudson County, New Jersey mainly focus on local politics and community news. The oldest newspaper in the chain was the ''Hoboken Reporter'', founded in 1983. The chain stopped publication on ...
'', August 9, 2009. Accessed May 26, 2020. "He loves Hoboken – even though he lives in East Hanover – and is proud that his father was one of thousands of immigrants who settled here."
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on education in the United States. Established under , it operates within the Institute of Education S ...