Towaco, New Jersey
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The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07082. Its name reflects the Native American history in the area, which identified the locale as TaWagh, meaning "hill", a reference to the terrain of Towaco.[4]
The Towaco station offers NJ Transit rail service along the Montclair-Boonton Line.[5] It essentially replaced the abandoned Montville station. The train station has been renovated.
Geography
Towaco is in eastern Morris County and occupies the northeastern part of Montville Township. It is bordered to the north by the borough of Kinnelon and to the east by the borough of Lincoln Park. The Passaic River forms the southeast border of the community, across which is Fairfield Township in Essex County. U.S. Route 202 passes through the center of Towaco, leading east into Lincoln Park and west Script error: No such module "convert". to Boonton. Interstate 287 passes through the west side of the community, with the closest access being Exit 47 (US 202) just outside the community to the west.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Towaco 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 1.06%, are water.[6] The community is within the watershed of the Passaic River.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 5,624 | — | |
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Towaco first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[8]
As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for the Towaco ZIP Code Tabulation Area of 07082 was 5,384.[9]
Economy
Towaco is a location of Bäumer of America, Inc., a manufacturer of machines and plants for the foam industry.[10]
Sea Breeze, maker of Bosco Chocolate Syrup and beverage concentrates for the food service trade, is located in Towaco.[11]
Notable people
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- Ulric Ellerhusen (1879–1957), sculptor best known for his works of architectural sculpture[12]
- Teresa and Joe Giudice, reality TV personalities of Bravo TV's Real Housewives of New Jersey.[13]
- James P. Vreeland (1910–2001), politician who served four terms in the New Jersey Senate after a term in the New Jersey General Assembly[14]
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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- ↑ Colrick, Patricia Florio. Montville, p. 77, Arcadia Publishing, 2000. Template:ISBN. Accessed February 23, 2011.
- ↑ Towaco station, NJ Transit. Accessed January 21, 2018.
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- ↑ DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07082 Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 21, 2018.
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- ↑ Bzdak, Meredith Arms; and Petersen, Douglas. Public sculpture in New Jersey: monuments to collective identity, p. 1922, Rutgers University Press, 1999. Template:ISBN. Accessed February 23, 2011.
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- ↑ Staff. "James P. Vreeland Jr., 91, former state senator, devoted to community service and to farming", New Jersey Hills, July 11, 2001. Accessed January 21, 2018. "Senator Vreeland was born in the Towaco section of Montville and lived there all of his life. He was a 1927 graduate of Boonton High School and went on to attend both Rutgers University and Lehigh University."
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