Port Morris, New Jersey

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Port Morris, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Port Morris
Location in Morris County
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Port Morris
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Port Morris
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°54′18″N74°41′06″W / 40.90500°N 74.68500°W / 40.90500; -74.68500
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Roxbury
Area
[1]
 • Total0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2)
 • Land0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total754
 • Density3,065.04/sq mi (1,185.06/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07850
FIPS code 34-60390 [3]
GNIS feature ID0879439 [4]

Port Morris is a historic unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6] Despite its name, Port Morris is in the hills of the Skylands Region, on the shores of Lake Musconetcong.

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In the 1820s, George P. Macculloch envisioned a canal that would transport Pennsylvania coal to New York City. The plan was to construct a canal from Phillipsburg, New Jersey at the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers, near the coal fields, to Newark, Jersey City or New York City. The section of the Morris Canal was completed to Newark in 1831, and Port Morris become one of the major stops established along the route of the Canal.

With the rise of the railroad came the demise of canals. Despite the changeover in transportation methods, Port Morris found a new role. With the construction of the Lackawanna Cutoff, constructed by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad between 1908 and 1911, Port Morris became a major railroad junction and the starting point of the Cutoff.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the area's population was 754. [2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 754—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
2020 [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Census Data Explorer: Port Morris 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. ↑ "Port Morris". 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. ↑ Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.
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