Editing Morristown, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Speedwell Lake, Morristown, NJ.jpg|thumb|Speedwell Lake]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Morristown town had a total area of 3.01 square miles (7.79&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 2.91 square miles (7.53&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.10 square miles (0.25&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (3.26%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /><!--Do NOT use template to convert English into metric units for areas since the English and the metric units are reported directly from NJ Gazetteer citation source.--><!--Percentage calculated based on reported metric units from NJ Gazetteer citation source!-->

Morristown is completely surrounded by [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]],<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552490/touches.html Areas touching Morristown], MapIt. Accessed March 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed March 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref>

The downtown shopping and business district of Morristown is centered around a square park, known as the Morristown Green. It is a former [[market square]] from Morristown's colonial days.

===Climate===
Morristown has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfa'') with hot, humid summers and moderately cold winters. The [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.
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|location = Morristown
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 38
|Feb high F = 40
|Mar high F = 50
|Apr high F = 61
|May high F = 71
|Jun high F = 80
|Jul high F = 85
|Aug high F = 83
|Sep high F = 75
|Oct high F = 65
|Nov high F = 54
|Dec high F = 43
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 20
|Feb low F = 22
|Mar low F = 27
|Apr low F = 36
|May low F = 46
|Jun low F = 58
|Jul low F = 63
|Aug low F = 62
|Sep low F = 51
|Oct low F = 39
|Nov low F = 32
|Dec low F = 26
|year low F=
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.50
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.00
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.41
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.64
|May precipitation inch = 5.09
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.40
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.29
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.37
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.33
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.17
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.37
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.10
|year precipitation inch= 53.67
|source 1 = <ref>[http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/achesandpains/climatology/monthly/USNJ0331?from=36hr_newslinker2 Average Weather for Morristown, New Jersey - Temperature and Precipitation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023011807/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/achesandpains/climatology/monthly/USNJ0331?from=36hr_newslinker2 |date=October 23, 2012 }}, [[Weather.com]]. Accessed March 28, 2008.</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}