Gillette, New Jersey

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Gillette, New Jersey
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Gillette
Location in Morris County
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Gillette
Location in New Jersey
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Gillette
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°40′26″N74°27′58″W / 40.67389°N 74.46611°W / 40.67389; -74.46611
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
StateFlag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Long Hill
Area
[1]
  Total4.47 sq mi (11.56 km2)
  Land4.32 sq mi (11.20 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total2,956
  Density683.78/sq mi (263.99/km2)
ZIP Code
07933
FIPS code 34-26220 [3]
GNIS feature ID0876612 [4]

Gillette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located within Long Hill Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07933.

Contents

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07933 was 3,278; [7] In the 2010 census, Gillette had a population of 3,251. [8]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the area had a population of 2,956. [2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 2,956
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Gillette was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

2020 census

Gillette, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [10] 2020 %
White alone (NH)2,29277.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)160.54%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20.07%
Asian alone (NH)2458.29%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH)110.37%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)852.88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)30410.28%
Total2,956100.00%

Park

Gillette's Riverside Park was renamed Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park in 2013, to honor a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan in 2012. [11]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Gillette include:

See also

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Census Data Explorer: Gillette CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. "Gillette". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. DP-1 – Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for ZCTA5 07933 Archived February 13, 2020, at archive.today , United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 2, 2019.
  8. DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07933 Archived February 13, 2020, at archive.today , United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 2, 2019.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Gillette CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .
  11. Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park, Long Hill Township. Accessed July 30, 2019. "On Veteran's Day 2013 (11/11/13), the park was officially dedicated and renamed Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park to honor Matthew, a resident of Long Hill and Navy Seal who lost his life while serving in Afghanistan in November 2012."
  12. Bruce, Scott. "Jessie Baylin Leaves Her Mark" Archived June 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , movmnt , December 11, 2008. Accessed September 19, 2014. "But success wasn't exactly buzzing around the corner of her hometown, Gillette, New Jersey. Like many an artist, Baylin had to pull herself from the comforts of home and set out on a journey that sent her California bound."