Gillette, New Jersey
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Gillette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[1] in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07933. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP had a population of 2,956.[3]
Geography
Gillette is in southern Morris County, in the eastern third of Long Hill Township. It is bordered to the west by Stirling, also within Long Hill Township; to the north by Harding Township; and to the east by Chatham Township. The community's southern border is the Passaic River, across which is Union County to the southeast and Somerset County to the southwest.
The unincorporated community of Gillette is in the southern part of the Gillette CDP; Meyersville is in the northern part. The two settled areas are separated by Long Hill, summit elevation Script error: No such module "convert"., which rises about Script error: No such module "convert". above the neighboring valleys. Morristown, the county seat, is Script error: No such module "convert". to the north, while downtown Newark is Script error: No such module "convert". to the east. Interstate 78 passes less than Script error: No such module "convert". to the south of Gillette, with access from Exit 40, Hillcrest Road.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Gillette CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". are land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 3.18%, are water.[4] The entire CDP is within the watershed of the Passaic River leading to Newark Bay.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 2,956 | — | |
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Gillette was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[6]
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[7] | 2020 % |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 2,292 | 77.54% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 16 | 0.54% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0.07% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 245 | 8.29% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.03% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 11 | 0.37% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 85 | 2.88% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 304 | 10.28% |
| Total | 2,956 | 100.00% |
Park
Gillette's Riverside Park was renamed Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park in 2013, to honor a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan in 2012.[8]
Gallery
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Passaic River
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Residential street
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Peaches at Hillview Farms
Notable people
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- Jessie Baylin (born 1984), singer-songwriter[9]
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See also
References
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- ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
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- ↑ Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park, Long Hill Township. Accessed July 30, 2019. "On Veteran's Day 2013 (11/11/13), the park was officially dedicated and renamed Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park to honor Matthew, a resident of Long Hill and Navy Seal who lost his life while serving in Afghanistan in November 2012."
- ↑ Bruce, Scott. "Jessie Baylin Leaves Her Mark" Template:Webarchive, movmnt, December 11, 2008. Accessed September 19, 2014. "But success wasn't exactly buzzing around the corner of her hometown, Gillette, New Jersey. Like many an artist, Baylin had to pull herself from the comforts of home and set out on a journey that sent her California bound."
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External links
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