Morris County, New Jersey

Founding: 1739
Parent county: Hunterdon

Namesake: Lewis Morris, New Jersey governor
Seat: Morristown (1739–)

Land area: 460 square miles

Population (2020): 509,285

Population (historic): 16,216 (1790); 25,844 (1840); 43,137 (1870); 65,156 (1900); 110,445 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–2020

Subdivisions: 16 boroughs; three towns; 20 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 25,867 (13.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 66.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 36.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $4,954
Average outbuilding value (1930): $4,602
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,333
Average farm size (1920): 53.9 acres
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Morristown

Namesake: Lewis Morris, New Jersey governor

Founding: circa 1715 (founding); 1777 (post office); 1865 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 20,180

Population (historic): 5,418 (1880); 11,267 (1900); 15,197 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1960; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,423 (25.9%)
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