Lower Berkshire Valley, New Jersey

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Lower Berkshire Valley, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Lafayette School, listed on the NRHP
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Lower Berkshire Valley
Location in Morris County
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Lower Berkshire Valley
Location in New Jersey
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Lower Berkshire Valley
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°54′49″N74°36′35″W / 40.91361°N 74.60972°W / 40.91361; -74.60972
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
County Morris
Townships Roxbury
Jefferson
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
 • Land1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
617
 • Density611.50/sq mi (236.15/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07885 (Wharton)
Area codes 973/862
FIPS code 34-41700 [3]
GNIS feature ID2813401 [4]

Lower Berkshire Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Roxbury and Jefferson townships, Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 617. [2]

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Geography

The community is in western Morris County, primarily in the northeast part of Roxbury Township, along Berkshire Valley Road. The northernmost part of the CDP is in southern Jefferson Township. Interstate 80 passes through the southern part of the CDP, but with no direct access. The community is 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Wharton and 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Dover.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lower Berkshire Valley CDP has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 2.23%, are water. [1] The area is drained by the Rockaway River, which passes just east of the CDP boundary and flows east to the Passaic River at the Essex County border.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 617—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 2020 [2]

Lower Berkshire Valley was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "P1. Race – Lower Berkshire Valley CDP, New Jersey: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lower Berkshire Valley Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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