Hibernia, New Jersey

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Hibernia, New Jersey
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Hibernia
Location in Morris County
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Hibernia
Location in New Jersey
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Hibernia
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°56′38″N74°29′34″W / 40.94389°N 74.49278°W / 40.94389; -74.49278 [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Rockaway
Named for Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland
Area
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  Total2.26 sq mi (5.86 km2)
  Land2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2)
  Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total208
  Density96.34/sq mi (37.19/km2)
ZIP Code
07842 (Hibernia)
07866 (Rockaway)
FIPS code 34-31170 [4]
GNIS feature ID877076 [1]

Hibernia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located along County Route 513 (Green Pond Road) in Rockaway Township of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] [6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07842. The community takes its name from Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland. [7]

Contents

As of the 2020 United States census, the area had a population of 208. [3]

The Hibernia mines, a series of iron mines worked from pre-Revolutionary times until 1916, are located here.

Geography

Hibernia is in northern Morris County, just south of the geographic center of Rockaway Township. It is bordered to the north by the community of Lake Telemark and to the south by the community of White Meadow Lake. County Route 513 (Green Pond Road) passes through Hibernia, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Green Pond and 9 miles (14 km) to New Jersey Route 23 at Newfoundland, while to the south it leads less than 4 miles (6 km) to Rockaway borough.

The community sits at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) in the valley of Hibernia Brook, between hills which rise to elevations over 1,000 feet (305 m) to the east and west. Hibernia Brook flows south toward Beaver Brook and is part of the Rockaway River watershed leading east to the Passaic River.

Since 1970, the former Methodist Episcopal Church on Green Pond Road has been used as a branch of the Rockaway Township Free Public Library. [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 208
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Notable people

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

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References

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  2. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Census Data Explorer: Hibernia CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
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