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Long Valley, New Jersey

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Long Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)<ref>State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> in Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States.<ref>GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Morris County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2012.</ref><ref>2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2012.</ref><ref name=CPH232>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed December 23, 2012.</ref><ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.</ref> Once known as German Valley from its foundation during the colonial era, the community was renamed in response to anti-German sentiment during World War I.<ref>Historical Records, Washington Township. Accessed December 17, 2007.</ref> As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 1,827.<ref name=Census2020/>

History

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In 1705, a number of German Reformed, residing between Wolfenbüttel and Halberstadt, fled to Neuwied, a town of Rhenish Prussia, where they remained for two years before proceeding on to Holland. In 1707, they embarked for the British colony of New York. Before arriving, their ship was blown off-course to the south, where they were carried into Delaware Bay and landed in Philadelphia. From there, they embarked by land eastward to what became known as the "German Valley" in what was then called "Nova Caesaria" (New Jersey), located in today's Morris County.<ref name=Rupp>Rupp, I. Daniel. A collection of upwards of thirty thousand names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727-1776</ref>

Geography

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Long Valley is in southwestern Morris County, in the center of Washington Township. The village of Long Valley is at the center of the CDP, within the valley of the South Branch of the Raritan River. The CDP extends northwest up onto Schooleys Mountain, rising Template:Convert above the valley, where it includes the community of Springtown. To the southeast the CDP includes the lower Fox Hill Range, which rises Template:Convert above the valley.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chester is Template:Convert to the east via East Mill Road (CR 513), while Hackettstown is Template:Convert to the north via Schooley's Mountain Road (CR 517).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, including Template:Convert of land and Template:Convert of water (1.24%).<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The South Branch of the Raritan River flows to the southwest through the community and joins the Raritan River in Somerset County.

The climate in this area is characterized by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Long Valley has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.<ref>Climate Summary for Long Valley, New Jersey</ref>

Demographics

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2020 census

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The 2020 United States census counted 2201 residents living in Long Valley. In the CDP there is an estimated 752 houses with 603 buildings occupied by owners. The racial makeup was 93.3% (2,054) White, 3.9% (85) Black or African American, 2% (44) Native American, 9.1% (200) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 8% (8) from other races, and 6.6% (146) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.3% (337) of the population.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

In Long Valley, the median age is 38.2 years old. About 12.5% (275) of the population is under the age of five, 67.2% (1,479) is between the ages of 18 and 64 and 11.4% (447) of the population are 65 or older.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> 50.5% of the population was male, 49.5% of the population is female.<ref name=":0" />

The median income for a household in Long Valley is $104,722. The median income for males in Long Valley is $96,369, while the median income for females is $80,417.<ref name=":1" />

Of the population, 21.1% have some form of a high school degree, 17.4% have some college but no degree, 9.5% have an associate degree, 26% have a bachelor's degree and 20.9% have a graduate or professional degree.<ref name=":1" />

2010 census

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The 2010 United States census counted 1,879 people, 675 households, and 534 families in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 709 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 94.73% (1,780) White, 0.53% (10) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 1.81% (34) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.33% (25) from other races, and 1.60% (30) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.32% (100) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 675 households, 37.0% had children under the age of 18; 65.8% were married couples living together; 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.9% were non-families. Of all households, 15.6% were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.10.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

Notable people

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Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Long Valley include:

Historic district

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File:Fairview Avenue, Long Valley, NJ - German Valley School.jpg
Former German Valley School in the historic district, now the Washington Township Historical Society Museum

The German Valley Historic District of Long Valley was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1983, for its significance in agriculture, education, transportation, industry, and religion.<ref name="nrhpdoc">Template:Cite web With Template:NRHP url</ref>

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