Place:Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, United States

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NameRoxbury
Alt namesRoxburysource: WeRelate abbreviation
TypeTownship
Located inMorris, New Jersey, United States
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Roxbury is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 23,324,[1][2][3] reflecting a decline of 559 (−2.3%) from the 23,883 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,454 (+16.9%) from the 20,429 counted in the 1990 Census. The township is located approximately west-northwest of New York City, west-northwest of Newark, New Jersey and east of the Delaware Water Gap on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Roxbury was formed on December 24, 1740, from portions of Morris Township. It was formally incorporated by the Township Act of 1798 of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as part of the state's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Mendham Township (March 29, 1749), Washington Township (April 2, 1798), Chester Township (April 1, 1799), Jefferson Township (February 11, 1804), Mount Olive Township (March 22, 1871), Mount Arlington (November 3, 1890) and Netcong (October 23, 1894).

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