Whippany, New Jersey

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Whippany, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Whippany's Central Park
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Whippany
Location in Morris County
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Whippany
Location in New Jersey
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Whippany
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°49′28″N74°25′02″W / 40.82444°N 74.41722°W / 40.82444; -74.41722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Hanover
Area
[1]
 • Total5.74 sq mi (14.9 km2)
 • Land5.61 sq mi (14.5 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
233 ft (71 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total8,863
 • Density1,580.1/sq mi (610.1/km2)
ZIP Code
07981
FIPS code 34-80540 [3]
GNIS feature ID0881770 [4]

Whippany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. [6] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,863. [2]

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Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the Whippany River. [7]

History

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The Whippany River as seen from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum

The Whippany River is an important part of the Munsee, colonial, and industrial history of the town. [8]

Munsee Lenape

Circa 1000 CE, the area, along with most of northern New Jersey, was inhabited by the Munsee Lenape people. Circa 1500, all of New Jersey was part of the Lenapehoking, [9] the homelands of the Lenape.

The Munsee harvested mussels from the Whippany River. Arrowheads found in Munsee encampments throughout the nearby Washington Valley suggest that they hunted wolf, elk, and wild turkey for game. [8]

Colonial settlement

The earliest European settlers to live along the Whippany River can be traced back to 1685. The river was an integral part of life in the area; it provided water power for the various mills which developed in the town. [10]

Modern history

The Seeing Eye, the first guide dog school for the blind in the United States, was located in Whippany between 1931 and 1966, before moving to its current campus in nearby Morris Township. [11]

Geography

Whippany is in eastern Morris County and occupies most of the eastern part of Hanover Township. It is bordered to the west, across Interstate 287, by Cedar Knolls, also in Hanover Township. Whippany is bordered to the north by Parsippany–Troy Hills Township, to the east by East Hanover Township, to the south by the Black Meadows Preserve and Morristown Municipal Airport, and to the southwest by Morris Township, Morris Township. Morristown, the county seat, is 5 miles (8 km) to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Whippany CDP has a total area of 5.74 square miles (14.87 km2), of which 5.61 square miles (14.53 km2) are land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2), or 2.21%, are water. [1] The Whippany River flows through the center of town, leading northeast to join the Passaic River near Pine Brook. The river is protected by the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee.

Education

Public schools in the area include Bee Meadow School, Mountview Road School, Salem Drive School, Memorial Junior School and Whippany Park High School.

Arrow Academy is a Christian school for grades PreK-8.

Sports

The New York Red Bulls U23, a development team for the New York Red Bulls, play at the team's 15-acre (6.1 ha) development facility in the township. [12]

Notable organizations

Notable people

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

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References

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  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Whippany CDP, New Jersey: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
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  8. 1 2 Barbara, Hoskins; Foster, Caroline; Roberts, Dorothea; Foster, Gladys (1960). Washington Valley, an informal history. Edward Brothers. OCLC   28817174.
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  11. ↑ "The Seeing Eye - History". www.seeingeye.org. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  12. ↑ Red Bulls Training Facility, New York Red Bulls. Accessed April 8, 2024. "The Red Bulls Training Facility is a state-of-the-art soccer-specific complex that is home to the New York Red Bulls First Team, NYRB II, U23 squad, Academy, and Youth Programs. Located in Whippany, NJ and spread over 15 acres, the complex features four full-sized fields, a lounge area, cafeteria, fully-loaded gym, locker rooms, and offices for members of the first team, academy, and front-office staff."
  13. ↑ "James E. Ashworth". Times Herald-Record . 1910. ... came to United States as a young man. Manufactured horse blankets in Vermont. Came to this place (Westbrookville, New York) had a heavy loss due to fire. After the fire he went to Whippany, New Jersey. Later he returned to this place, engaged in the saw mill business and later rebuilt the mill and conducted a large blanket manufacturing business.
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  21. ↑ Berman, Marc. "The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coming to Revel", NJ.com, April 16, 2012. Accessed July 18, 2012. "New Jersey is very well represented by UFC stars Dan Miller (Whippany), Nick Catone (Englewood), and Rich Attonito (Elizabeth)."
  22. ↑ Meisel, Barry. "A Giant Gamble BC's Saxton Replaces Injured Pierce", New York Daily News , November 11, 1996. Accessed December 11, 2019. "People wanted to talk to Brian Saxton throughout the practice week, and not only because he's a Boston College football alumnus. The 24-year-old native of Whippany, N.J., who spent the entire season sitting behind Aaron Pierce on the depth chart at H-back was prepared to fill in a week earlier vs. Arizona, when Pierce suffered a sprained knee on the third play of the Giants' 16-8 win."
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