Kenvil, New Jersey

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Kenvil, New Jersey
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Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey.
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Kenvil
Location in Morris County
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Kenvil
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°52′13″N74°37′54″W / 40.870198°N 74.631639°W / 40.870198; -74.631639
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Roxbury
Area
[1]
  Total1.35 sq mi (3.51 km2)
  Land1.19 sq mi (3.07 km2)
  Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)  15.89%
Elevation
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709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total1,806
  Density1,522.77/sq mi (587.92/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
FIPS code 34-36720 [4] [5] [6]
GNIS feature ID02584005 [4] [7]

Kenvil is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [8] located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, [9] that had been part of the Succasunna-Kenvil CDP as part of the 2000 United States Census, at which time the population of the combined was 12,569. [10] For the 2010 census, the area was split into two CDPs, Succasunna (with a 2010 Census population of 9,152 [11] ) and Kenvil (3,009 as of 2010 [12] ). [13] [14] [15]

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History

The Kenvil section of Roxbury Township was originally called McCainsville. [16]

Kenvil was home to the second dynamite plant in the United States, established in 1872 by the Atlantic Giant Powder Company. [17] After acquisition of the plant by the Hercules Powder Company in 1913, it also manufactured smokeless powder. The company experienced several major explosions, killing six people in 1934, 51 people in 1940, and shattering windows across town in 1989. [18]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 1.581 square miles (4.095 km2), including 1.330 square miles (3.444 km2) of land and 0.251 square miles (0.651 km2) of water (15.89%). [4] [19]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 3,009
2020 1,806−40.0%
Population sources:
2010 [12] 2020 [3]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 3,009 people, 1,095 households, and 773 families in the CDP. The population density was 2,262.8 per square mile (873.7/km2). There were 1,149 housing units at an average density of 864.1 per square mile (333.6/km2). The racial makeup was 83.52% (2,513) White, 2.19% (66) Black or African American, 0.13% (4) Native American, 7.18% (216) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 4.55% (137) from other races, and 2.43% (73) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.99% (481) of the population. [12]

Of the 1,095 households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18; 54.6% were married couples living together; 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.4% were non-families. Of all households, 25.0% were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13. [12]

20.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.8 males. [12]

Transportation

U.S. Route 46 and Route 10 pass through the area. The Dover and Rockaway River Railroad runs rail freight service through the area 2-5 times per week on the Chester Branch, High Bridge Branch and Dover & Rockaway Branch.

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  12. 1 2 3 4 5 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Kenvil CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today , United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2012.
  13. New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), p. III-4. United States Census Bureau, 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)."
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  16. Morris County Library » Research » Local History & Genealogy » Historical Timeline of Morris County BoundariesHistorical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries Archived December 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Roxbury includes Kenvil (previously known as McCainsville), Landing (previously known as Drakesville), Ledgewood, Port Morris, and Suckasunny/Succasunna (its name is changed in 1888)."
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  18. Hochman, Louis C. "Long-vacant Hercules plant site could get transit village, warehouses", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 15, 2014. Accessed July 21, 2016. "Hundreds of residents manufacturer high explosives at the Hercules Powder Factory, according to the Roxbury Township Historical Society. Two explosions killed six workers in 1934. Then, in 1940, more than 297,000 pounds of gunpowder blew up at the factory in a series of explosions and fires, leveling 20 buildings in the nearby area. That explosion killed 51 people and injured and burned 200 others, according to the historical society."
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