Mid-Atlantic

Boonton

Morris County, NJ

Population

8,781

Walk Score

90 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,637

Median home value

$468,900

Formed

1866

Boonton is a town in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 8,815, an increase of 468 (+5.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,347, which in turn reflected a decline of 149 (−1.8%) from the 8,496 counted in the 2000 census. The settlement was originally called "Boone-Towne" in 1761 in honor of the Colonial Governor Thomas Boone.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Boonton Historic District · listed 1980
  • Boonton Ironworks Historic District · listed 2023
  • Split Rock Furnace · listed 1974

Notable landmarks

  • Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks · listed 2022
  • Boonton Public Library · listed 1972
  • Decker-Kincaid Homestead · listed 2005
  • Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station · listed 1977
  • Dixon, James, Farm · listed 1977
  • Miller-Kingsland House · listed 1973
  • Rockaway Valley Methodist Church · listed 1977

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