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Roxbury Township highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Roxbury Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 23,883. Roxbury Township is located 50 miles west of New York City.

Roxbury Township was formed on December 24, 1740, from portions of Morris Township, and was formally incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. 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).^[1]

Succasunna-Kenvil (2000 Census population of 12,569) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within the township. The Township of Roxbury includes other unincorporated communities and neighborhoods including Berkshire Valley, Flanders, Landing, Ledgewood and Port Morris.

Ledgewood Mall and Roxbury Mall are regional shopping malls located within the Township.

According to the US Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 56.7 km² (21.9 mi²). 55.3 km² (21.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (2.42%) is water.

As of the census² of 2000, there were 23,883 people, 8,364 households, and 6,532 families residing in the township. The population density was 431.5/km² (1,117.4/mi²). There were 8,550 housing units at an average density of 154.5/km² (400.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.57% White, 1.91% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 3.58% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 4.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,364 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $72,982, and the median income for a family was $83,409. Males had a median income of $59,488 versus $36,353 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,174. About 2.1% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Roxbury Township operates under the Council-Manager form of Government under the Faulkner Act. The Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations associated with all municipal activities. The Manager directs, administers and coordinates the activities of the municipality in full support of policies, goals and objectives established by the governing body.

The members of Roxbury's Township Council for 2006 are:^[3]

• Ward 1 - Richard Zoschak
• Ward 2 - John Ciaramella (Deputy Mayor)
• Ward 3 - Fred Hall
• Ward 4 - Martin Schmidt (Mayor)
• Council at Large - Tim Smith
• Council at Large - Kathy DeFillippo
• Council at Large - Jim Rilee

Roxbury Township is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 25th Legislative District.^[4]

New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 25th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Anthony Bucco (R, Denville) and in the Assembly by Michael Patrick Carroll (R, Morristown) and Richard A. Merkt (R, Randolph). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Morris County's Freeholders are: Margaret Nordstrom (Freeholder Director), John Inglesino (Freeholder Deputy Director), Douglas R. Cabana, Frank J. Druetzler, Cecilia G. Laureys, John J. Murphy, and Jack Schrier.

The Roxbury School District serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district consist of four elementary schools — Franklin Elementary School (K-3), Kennedy Elementary School (K-4), Jefferson Elementary School (K-5) and Nixon Elementary School (K-3) — Lincoln / Roosevelt School (5-6), Eisenhower Middle School (7 and 8), and Roxbury High School (9-12).

The high school consists of students from Roxbury, as well as those from Mount Arlington who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

Interstate 80, U.S. Route 46, U.S. Route 206, Route 10 and Route 183 [[all pass through the township.

The Lake Hopatcong New Jersey Transit station is served by the Morristown Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line, with service to Hoboken Terminal or to Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan via Midtown Direct.

Morristown & Erie Railway's Chester Branch and High Bridge Branch freight lines run through the township on weekdays.

Port Morris was the starting point for the Lackawanna Cutoff, an engineering marvel constructed by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad between 1908-1911. New Jersey Transit is considering plans to restore passenger service on the route between the Poconos and Hoboken Terminal.

• Township website
• Roxbury School District
• Roxbury School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Roxbury School District
• History of Roxbury Township, New Jersey
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.875833° -74.657222°
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