Editing Hanover Township, New Jersey

{{short description|Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2020}}
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|name                     = Hanover Township, New Jersey
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]]
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|governing_body           = Township Committee
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Thomas "Ace" Gallagher ([[Republican Party (New Jersey)|R]], term ends December 31, 2023)<ref name=GoverningBody/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]] / [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Joseph A. Giorgio<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/153/Administration-Township-Clerk Administration and Township Clerk], Township of Hanover. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref>
|established_title        = European settlement
|established_date         = 1676
|established_title1       = Formed
|established_date1        = December 7, 1720
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = March 25, 1740
|named_for                = [[House of Hanover]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 14677
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|postal_code              = 07927 – [[Cedar Knolls, New Jersey|Cedar Knolls]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=cedar%20knolls&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Cedar Knolls, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><br>07981 – [[Whippany, New Jersey|Whippany]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=whippany&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Whippany, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><ref name=Profile>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Profile.htm Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004060316/http://www.hanovertownship.com/Profile.htm |date=2012-10-04 }}, Township of Hanover. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Services/PostOffices.aspx Post Offices] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121324/http://www.hanovertownship.com/Services/PostOffices.aspx |date=2014-10-06 }}, Township of Hanover. Accessed September 30, 2014.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 862 and 973|862/973]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Whippany&frmCounty=Morris Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Whippany, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 30, 2014.</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 0882187<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
|website                  = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://www.hanovertownship.com}}}}
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}}

'''Hanover Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township's population was 14,677,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest [[United States census|decennial count]] ever and an increase of 965 (+7.0%) from the 13,712 recorded at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 814 (+6.3%) from the 12,898 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The township comprises the [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated]] communities of [[Whippany, New Jersey|Whippany]] and [[Cedar Knolls, New Jersey|Cedar Knolls]].<ref name=Profile/>

Located just north of the historic town of [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]] (separated by a thin strip of [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]]) and adjacent to the regional [[Morristown Municipal Airport]], Hanover Township offers many public attractions including the [[Whippany Railway Museum]],<ref>[http://www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.net/visitor-info/history History], [[Whippany Railway Museum]]. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref> the [[Frelinghuysen Arboretum]]<ref>[http://www.morrisparks.net/aspparks/frelarbmain.asp Frelinghuysen Arboretum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005180605/http://www.morrisparks.net/aspparks/frelarbmain.asp |date=2007-10-05 }}, Morris County Parks Commission. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref> and the Morris County Library. Patriots' Path, a wilderness walkway and bike trail that stretches for {{convert|26|mi}}, also passes through the township along the [[Whippany River]].<ref>[http://www.morrisparks.net/aspparks/patpathmain.asp Patriots' Path] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901085932/http://www.morrisparks.net/aspparks/patpathmain.asp |date=2013-09-01 }}, Morris County Parks Commission. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref>

== History ==
Hanover Township is the site of the first European settlement in northwest New Jersey. [[New England]]ers established a settlement along the Whippany River in 1685 near the current location of the old Whippany Cemetery on Route 10.<ref>Staff. [http://newjerseyhills.com/hanover-named-best-suburb-in-new-jersey-magazine-taps-township/article_315dde48-e813-5784-98b1-a3894691ea67.html?TNNoMobile "Hanover named best suburb in New Jersey Magazine taps township for honor"], ''New Jersey Hills'', March 7, 2001. Accessed September 30, 2014. "The first settlement in what is now Morris, Sussex, and Warren counties occurred along the Whippanong River in Whippany in 1685."</ref>

Once the Province of [[West Jersey]] purchased the land from the local [[Lenape]] [[Native Americans of the United States|Native Americans]], the original County of Morris was created and comprised all of what is now Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties. The counties were partitioned into townships. Morris' original township was 'Whippenny' which itself comprised all of what is now Morris County.

The name "Hanover" was taken from the [[House of Hanover]] in [[Germany]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=15 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref> This namesake was given to the Township of Hanover on December 7, 1720, as a sign of respect to [[George I of Great Britain]] who was of the House of Hanover and who ruled over the American colonies in the eighteenth century. Its size has been considerably decreased as the population of the area has increased since the creation of Hanover Township in 1720 and its incorporation on March 25, 1740, with the formation of Morris County.<ref>[http://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/historical-timeline-of-morris-county-boundaries/ Historical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225144924/http://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/historical-timeline-of-morris-county-boundaries/ |date=December 25, 2016 }}, Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "1740, March 25. Morris County is established. Morris County includes Morris Township, Pequannock (also referred to as Poquanick or Peqannoc), Hanover Township, and 'Morris Town.'"</ref><ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Government/TownshipProfile.aspx Profile], Township of Hanover. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Settled in 1676 and incorporated on March 25, 1740, Hanover's historic charm, showcased in the book, ''Along The Whippanong'', is rich and colorful. "</ref> Originally encompassing all of Morris County and parts of [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex]] and [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]], Hanover Township became too unwieldy for a single local government to maintain. The Township was subdivided into smaller municipalities that could provide more responsive local control despite placing greater demands on the local tax base to support new facilities for each.

Portions of the township were taken to form [[Mendham Township, New Jersey|Mendham Township]] on March 29, 1749. Hanover Township was established by the Township Act of 1798 of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on February 21, 1798. Additional portions of the township were taken to form [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]] (February 12, 1806), [[Rockaway Township, New Jersey|Rockaway Township]] (April 8, 1844), [[Boonton, New Jersey|Boonton Town]] (March 16, 1866), [[Mountain Lakes, New Jersey|Mountain Lakes]] (April 29, 1924), [[Morris Plains, New Jersey|Morris Plains]] (April 15, 1926), [[East Hanover Township, New Jersey|East Hanover Township]] and [[Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, New Jersey|Parsippany-Troy Hills Township]] (which both split off on May 9, 1928).<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 193. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1928/05/10/archives/new-montclair-board-organizes-next-week-cg-phillips-only-candidate.html "New Montclair Board Organizes Next Week; C.G. Phillips Only Candidate to Get First Choice Majority--Three Re-elected at Long Branch."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 10, 1928. Accessed April 13, 2020. "The electorate of the present Hanover Township near here turned out in force today and by a vote of 1,938 to 987 registered its approval of the proposal to split the township into three new townships. The present township will be divided into the townships of Parsippany-Troy Hills, East Hanover and Old Township."</ref>

During the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], [[George Washington]] and his troops often camped in, and marched through, Hanover Township.

The name Whippany is [[Loanword|adapted]] from the Native American word ''Whippanong'' which means “place of the arrow wood".<ref>Fariello, L., ''A Place Called Whippany'' (2nd ed.) L.A. Sunchild Publishing (2003).</ref>

The old settlements of Monroe and Malapardis were consumed by development and what remains are two communities—Whippany and Cedar Knolls—which are roughly separated by [[Interstate 287]].

The Malapardis area of Cedar Knolls is primarily located around Malapardis Road. A section of Malapardis, even though it is in Hanover Township's borders, has a Morris Plains mailing zip code. Another section of Cedar Knolls is called Trailwood which has a section of its land in a Morris Plains ZIP code, the area closest to American Way.

The Monroe area of Whippany is located around Whippany Road and Cedar Knolls Road, marked by a building in the intersection named Monroe Hall.

Until the post-[[World War II]] suburbanization of New Jersey, Hanover Township was a sparsely populated industrial town known for its iron works and paper mills. This industry was driven by the ever-present power of the [[Whippany River]]. Over the second half of the twentieth century, the Township became thoroughly suburban.

[[Lucent Technologies]] had a large facility in Whippany. The first demonstration of long distance television transmission in the United States took place in 1927, with a transmission that went via wire from [[Washington, D.C.]], to New York, and from Whippany to New York using radio.<ref>[http://www.att.com/history/television/milestones.html AT&T milestones in TV History], [[AT&T Corporation]]. Accessed May 27, 2007.</ref>

[[The Seeing Eye]], the first [[guide dog]] school for the blind in the United States, was located in Whippany between 1931 and 1966, before moving to its current campus in nearby [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]].<ref>[https://www.seeingeye.org/about-us/history.html History], [[The Seeing Eye]]. Accessed November 16, 2021. "The Seeing Eye was incorporated in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 29, 1929. In 1931, the organization relocated to Whippany, N.J., because the climate in the northeast was more suitable for training dogs."</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 10.75 square miles (27.83&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 10.52 square miles (27.23&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.23 square miles (0.59&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (2.14%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Balls Mills, Black Meadows, [[Cedar Knolls, New Jersey|Cedar Knolls]], Eden Mill, Horse Hill, Jefferson, Lee Meadows, Malapardis, Monroe and [[Whippany, New Jersey|Whippany]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

Hanover Township borders the Morris County municipalities of [[East Hanover Township, New Jersey|East Hanover Township]], [[Florham Park, New Jersey|Florham Park]], [[Morris Plains, New Jersey|Morris Plains]], [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]] and [[Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, New Jersey|Parsippany-Troy Hills Township]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1072253/touches.html Areas touching Hanover Township], MapIt. Accessed February 23, 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 February 23, 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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1810=  3843 | 1810n=*
| 1820=  3503
| 1830=  3718
| 1840=  3909
| 1850=  3614 | 1850n=*
| 1860=  3476
| 1870=  3623 | 1870n=*
| 1880=  4138
| 1890=  4481
| 1900=  5366
| 1910=  6228
| 1920=  8531
| 1930=  2516 | 1930n=*
| 1940=  2812
| 1950=  3756
| 1960=  9329
| 1970= 10700
| 1980= 11846
| 1990= 11538
| 2000= 12898
| 2010= 13712
| 2020= 14677
| estimate=15093
| estyear=2024
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 15, 2025.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1810–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 11, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 11, 2013. Population of 3,908 is listed, one less than shown in table.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA256 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 256, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed December 17, 2012. "Hanover was formed in 1700, and in 1850 contained a population of 3,614; in 1860, 3,476; and in 1870, 3,623."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA140 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 140. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed December 17, 2012.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed December 17, 2012.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed September 23, 2012.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed December 17, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed September 23, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402729550 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Hanover township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212103438/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402729550 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/hanover1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Hanover township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023812/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/hanover1.pdf |date=2015-05-30 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hanovertownshipmorriscountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Hanover township, Morris County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 28, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 13,712 people, 5,308 households, and 3,790 families in the township. The [[population density]] was 1,302.8 per square mile (503.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,526 housing units at an average density of 525.0 per square mile (202.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 85.53% (11,728) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.01% (138) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.04% (6) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 10.80% (1,481) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.01% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.26% (173) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.35% (185) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.59% (630) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 5,308 households, 30.9% had children under the age of 18; 61.1% were married couples living together; 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.6% were non-families. Of all households, 25.1% were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.<ref name=Census2010/>

22.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $100,962 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,654) and the median family income was $115,341 (+/− $10,572). Males had a median income of $76,766 (+/− $2,263) versus $61,441 (+/− $5,321) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $44,123 (+/− $2,675). About 1.5% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402729550 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Hanover township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082423/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402729550 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 12,898 people, 4,745 households and 3,620 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|1,209.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,818 housing units at an average density of {{convert|451.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 88.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.71% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.50% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402729550.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hanover township, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031212521/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402729550.pdf |date=2016-10-31 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 31, 2016.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402729550 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hanover township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095408/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402729550 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

There were 4,745 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Age distribution was 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The [[median household income]] was $84,115, and the median family income was $93,937. Males had a median income of $59,278 versus $40,799 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $37,661. About 0.7% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Arts and culture==
The township is home to the Whippany-based Hanover Wind Symphony, which was established in 1985.<ref>[http://www.hanoverwinds.org/about-us About], Hanover Wind Symphony. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref>

==Sports==
Home of the 2017 Junior Pee Wee Division Youth Football National Champions sponsored by the NFL Hall of Fame.<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/hanover-tigers-earn-national-title/article_296c4541-46cc-50d9-a5ec-8684aaa2ea67.html "Hanover Tigers earn national title"], ''New Jersey Hills'', December 19, 2017. Accessed October 8, 2019. "The Hanover Tigers football team won the National Youth Football Junior Pee Wee Championship in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, Dec. 16."</ref>

The New York Red Bulls U23, a development team for the [[New York Red Bulls]], play at the team's {{convert|15|acres|adj=on}} development facility in the township.<ref>[https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/youth/red-bulls-training-facility Red Bulls Training Facility], [[New York Red Bulls]]. Accessed April 8, 2024. "The Red Bulls Training Facility is a state-of-the-art soccer-specific complex that is home to the New York Red Bulls First Team, NYRB II, U23 squad, Academy, and Youth Programs. Located in Whippany, NJ and spread over 15 acres, the complex features four full-sized fields, a lounge area, cafeteria, fully-loaded gym, locker rooms, and offices for members of the first team, academy, and front-office staff."</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Municipal parks and recreational facilities include:<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Facilities Parks and Recreation Facilities], Hanover Township. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>
*Bee Meadow Park / Brickyard Field<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Bee-Meadow-ParkBrickyard-Field-1 Bee Meadow Park / Brickyard Field], Hanover Township. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>
*Bee Meadow Pool<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Bee-Meadow-Pool-4 Bee Meadow Pool], Hanover Township. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>
*Blackbrook Park<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Black-Brook-Park-2 Blackbrook Park], Hanover Township. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>
*Central Park<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Central-Park-3 Central Park], Hanover Township. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>
*Malapardis Park<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Malapardis-Park-5 Malapardis Park], Hanover Township. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>
*Monroe Hall and Park<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Monroe-Hall-Park-6 Monroe Hall and Park], Hanover Township. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>
*Township Community Center<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Parks/Parks%20Web%20Pages/Community%20Center.htm Community Center], Hanover Township. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>
*[[New York Red Bulls U-23|New York Red Bulls training facility]]

== Government ==
===Local government===
[[Image:HanoverTownshipHall NJ.JPG|thumb|Hanover Township Hall at Jefferson Road and [[New Jersey Route 10|Route 10]] in August 2007]]
Hanover Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 121.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> A mayor and deputy mayor are selected at the annual reorganization meeting by the committeemen from among the members of the Township Committee.

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Township Committee are Mayor Thomas A. "Ace" Gallagher ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2025; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Michael A. Mihalko (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023), Brian J. Cahill (R, 2023), John L. Ferramosca (R, 2024) and Ronald F. Francioli (R, 2025).<ref name=GoverningBody>[https://www.hanovertownship.com/236/Township-Committee Township Committee], Township of Hanover. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.hanovertownship.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/158 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Hanover. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=35 ''Morris County Manual 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisOfficials>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf ''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated March 20, 2024. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Morris2022>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2022-general-municipality-report-official.pdf General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 28, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Morris2021>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2021-general-winners-121421.pdf General Election Winners For November 2, 2021], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Morrs2020>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2020-general-summary-report-official.pdf General Election 2020 November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In July 2020, Ronald F. Francioli stepped down as mayor, while retaining his committee seat. John L. Ferramosca moved from deputy mayor and took over as mayor while Thomas A. "Ace" Gallagher was chosen as deputy mayor.<ref>Ceva, Claudia. [https://www.newjerseyhills.com/hanover_eagle/news/francioli-steps-down-as-mayor-in-hanover-township-ferramosca-appointed-to-take-take-over/article_d08bec22-a3bc-510a-b23d-6c3737dd0ae1.html "Francioli steps down as mayor in Hanover Township, Ferramosca appointed to take over"], ''Hanover Eagle'', July 11, 2020. Accessed July 13, 2020. "Ronald Francioli turned the reins of township governance over to new Mayor John Ferramosca, who was appointed to take the position via a unanimous vote of the all-Republican Township Committee at the municipal building and virtually on Thursday, July 9. Ferramosca had been the township’s deputy mayor."</ref><ref>Westhoven, William. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2020/07/09/hanover-nj-gets-new-mayor-new-redevelopment-plan-pine-plaza/5409860002/ "Hanover gets new mayor, new redevelopment plan for Pine Plaza"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', July 9, 2020. Accessed July 13, 2020. "Minutes after the committee appointed Deputy Mayor John Ferramosca to replace Ron Francioli, it passed a landmark resolution adopting a long-awaited redevelopment plan for Pine Plaza shopping center on Route 10.... Gallagher was selected and sworn in as the new deputy mayor, replacing Ferramosca.... Earlier in the week, Francioli laughed at some of the speculation surrounding his leaving the mayor's seat. He still plans to serve out his committee term, which ends in 2022, and received new committee assignments from Ferramosca Thursday."</ref>

Township Hall, which was renovated and enlarged in 2003, is located at the corner of Jefferson Road and Route 10. It contains all Township offices, the Township Municipal Court, the Police Department and the Whippanong Public Library.

The 2014 township budget was $24,927,191.79, with a combined property tax rate in Cedar Knolls of $1.705 per $100 in assessed value and $1.670 for Whippany, reflecting differences in fire district assessments.<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Departments/Finance/Finances.aspx Your Tax Dollars at Work], Township of Hanover. Accessed January 19, 2015.</ref> The Township's NJ Treasury/Taxation code is 1412.

===Township services===
[[Image:Malapardis Park Cedar Knolls NJ.jpg|thumb|Malapardis Park in the Cedar Knolls section of Hanover Township]]
[[Image:BeeMeadowConcertHanoverTwpNJ.jpg|thumb|Bee Meadow Park in the Whippany section of Hanover Township during the Summer Concert Series]]
[[Image:Central_Park_Whippany_NJ.jpg|thumb|Central Park in the Whippany section of Hanover Township]]
The Township has its own Police Department consisting of about 30 officers in addition to a Public Works Department which handles the Township's sanitation and recycling needs. The Cedar Knolls First Aid Squad provides emergency medical coverage for the entire township.<ref>[http://cedarknollsfd.com/ems/ EMS], Cedar Knolls Fire Department. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref> [[Morristown Medical Center]], a level-2 regional [[trauma center]], is about three miles away.

There are two combination volunteer/career fire districts in the Township:
*Whippany Fire District #2 is located on the corner of Troy Hills Road and Route 10. They maintain three pumpers, swift water rescue team vehicle and a hazardous materials response ([[Dangerous goods|hazmat]]) team truck.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/whippanyfire/history History], Whippany Fire Department. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref>
*Cedar Knolls Fire District #3 is located at the corner of Ridgedale and Mountain Avenues. They maintain two pumpers, aerial ladder and the Township's [[emergency medical services]] (EMS) ambulance.<ref>[http://cedarknollsfd.com/history/ History], Cedar Knolls Fire Department. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref>

The Hanover Sewerage Authority provides sewerage service for the Township. It has a treatment plant located on Troy Road.<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/HSA.htm Hanover Sewerage Authority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329165330/http://www.hanovertownship.com/HSA.htm |date=2013-03-29 }}, Township of Hanover. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref>

=== Federal, state and county representation ===
Hanover Township is located in the 11th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2023>[https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed September 1, 2023.</ref>

{{NJ Congress 11}} {{NJ Senate}}

{{NJ Legislative 26}}

{{NJ Morris County Commissioners}}

===Politics===
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 9,317 registered voters in Hanover Township, of which 4,356 (46.8%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], 1,606 (17.2%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], and 3,350 (36.0%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 5 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-morris-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Morris], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 61.0% of the vote (4,384 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 38.1% (2,740 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (67 votes), among the 7,243 ballots cast by the township's 9,782 registered voters (52 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 74.0%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-morris.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Morris County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 60.2% of the vote (4,544 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 38.3% (2,894 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (78 votes), among the 7,553 ballots cast by the township's 9,478 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.7%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 61.2% of the vote (4,474 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 37.5% (2,740 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (69 votes), among the 7,312 ballots cast by the township's 9,226 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 79.3.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_morris_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 73.3% of the vote (3,337 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 25.4% (1,156 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (60 votes), among the 4,635 ballots cast by the township's 9,849 registered voters (82 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-morris.pdf |title=Governor - Morris County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 64.5% of the vote (3,314 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 27.0% (1,388 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 7.2% (368 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (16 votes), among the 5,138 ballots cast by the township's 9,358 registered voters, yielding a 54.9% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf 2009 Governor: Morris County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231210/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

== Education ==
===Public schools===
{{Further|Hanover Township Public Schools}}
For [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]], public school students attend the [[Hanover Township Public Schools]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/22/2000.pdf#page=9 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hanover Township School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 20122. Accessed December 7, 2023. "Hanover Township encompasses 10.8 square miles of Morris County. The Township, comprised of Cedar Knolls and Whippany, is home to more than 13,000 residents."</ref><ref>[https://www.hanovertwpschools.com/cms/lib/NJ02202604/Centricity/Domain/27/Pol0110.pdf Hanover Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Hanover Township Public Schools. Accessed December 7, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Hanover Township School District. Composition: The Hanover Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hanover Township in the County of Morris."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,260 students and 127.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406690&DistrictID=3406690 District information for Hanover Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406690 School Data for the Hanover Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Bee Meadow School<ref>[https://www.hanovertwpschools.com/Domain/784 Bee Meadow School], Hanover Township Public Schools. Accessed December 7, 2023.</ref> with 287 students in grades K-5, 
Mountview Road School<ref>[https://www.hanovertwpschools.com/Domain/814 Mountview Road School], Hanover Township Public Schools. Accessed December 7, 2023.</ref> with 256 students in grades K-5, 
Salem Drive School<ref>[https://www.hanovertwpschools.com/Domain/744 Salem Drive School], Hanover Township Public Schools. Accessed December 7, 2023.</ref> with 237 students in grades K-5 and 
Memorial Junior School<ref>[https://www.hanovertwpschools.com/Domain/687 Memorial Junior School], Hanover Township Public Schools. Accessed December 7, 2023.</ref> with 471 students in grades 6-8.<ref>[https://www.hanovertwpschools.com/domain/860 Directory], Hanover Township Public Schools. Accessed December 7, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/2000 School Performance Reports for the Hanover Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2000 New Jersey School Directory for the Hanover Township Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Whippany Park High School]] in the Whippany section of Hanover Township, as part of the [[Hanover Park Regional High School District]], which also serves students from the neighboring communities of [[East Hanover Township, New Jersey|East Hanover Township]] and [[Florham Park, New Jersey|Florham Park]], who attend [[Hanover Park High School]] in East Hanover.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/1990/000.html Hanover Park Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2015. "The Hanover Park Regional High School District is comprised of two high schools. Hanover Park High School is located in East Hanover, receives students from East Hanover and Florham Park, and has an enrollment of 855 students. Whippany High School is located in Hanover Township, receives students from Hanover Township and has an enrollment of 714 students."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 615 students and 61.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.1:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406660&ID=340666004246 School data for Whippany Park High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> The seats on the high school district's nine-member [[board of education]] are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with Hanover Township assigned three seats.<ref>[https://www.hpreg.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=228198&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=443139 Board of Education] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220182839/https://www.hpreg.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=228198&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=443139 |date=February 20, 2020 }}, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>

===Parochial and private schools===
There are also three private special education schools: The Allegro School,<ref>[http://www.allegroschool.org/About.htm About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828122149/http://www.allegroschool.org/About.htm |date=2013-08-28 }}, Allegro School. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref> The Calais School<ref>[http://www.thecalaisschool.org/ Home Page], The Calais School. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref> and P.G. Chambers School.<ref>[http://www.chambersschool.org/history-and-mission.html History, Vision, and Mission], P.G. Chambers School. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2021-07-06 10 48 51 View north along Interstate 287 from the overpass for the ramp from northbound Interstate 287 to westbound New Jersey State Route 10 in Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Interstate 287]] northbound in Hanover Township]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|77.54|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|62.47|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|7.46|mi}} by Morris County and {{convert|7.61|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Morris.pdf Morris County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

[[Interstate 287]], [[New Jersey Route 10|Route 10]] and [[New Jersey Route 24|Route 24]] pass through the Township. [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]], [[U.S. Route 46]] and [[U.S. Route 202]] are nearby.

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] offers local bus service on the [[871 (New Jersey bus)|871]], [[872 (New Jersey bus)|872]] and [[874 (New Jersey bus)|874]] routes, with service between the township and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] on the [[73 (New Jersey bus)|73]] route.<ref>[https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Engineering-Transportation/Riding-the-Bus Riding the Bus], [[Morris County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212333/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMorrisCountyTo Morris County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf Morris County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619135922/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf |date=June 19, 2015 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed July 29, 2015.</ref> Until 2010, service in the borough was offered on the [[MCM8 (New Jersey bus)|MCM8]] route, until subsidies offered to the local provider were eliminated by NJ Transit as part of budget cuts.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 NJ TRANSIT RESTRUCTURES MORRIS COUNTY BUS SERVICE; Four current 'MCM' routes will be expanded to six new bus routes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906073134/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 |date=September 6, 2015 }}, [[NJ Transit]], September 13, 2010. Accessed August 7, 2015.</ref>

The Whippany Line of the [[Morristown and Erie Railway]], a small freight line, traverses the township. Established in 1895, the line runs from [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]] and runs through [[East Hanover Township, New Jersey|East Hanover Township]] and Hanover Township to [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]].<ref>[http://www.merail.com/map System Map], [[Morristown & Erie Railway]]. Accessed August 7, 2015. "The Whippany Line is a 9-mile rail line, owned and operated continuously by the M&E since the railroad's inception in 1895. The line runs east from Morristown through Hanover Township and East Hanover to its end in Roseland."</ref>

===Aviation===
[[Morristown Municipal Airport]] is a general aviation facility located within Hanover Township, though it is owned by the town of [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]].<ref name= "Morristown Airport New Jersey">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmuair.com|title=MMU - Morristown Airport New Jersey - General Aviation Airport|website=www.mmuair.com}}</ref>

[[Newark Liberty International Airport]] in Newark / [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] is the closest airport with scheduled passenger service. It is approximately 20 minutes away via [[New Jersey Route 24|Route 24]] and [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]].

==Media==
Radio stations [[WMTR (AM)|WMTR]]<ref>[http://www.wmtram.com/ContactUs.aspx About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911000410/http://www.wmtram.com/ContactUs.aspx |date=2013-09-11 }}, [[WMTR (AM)|WMTR]]. Accessed September 10, 2013. "Mailing address: WMTR Broadcast Park 55 Horsehill Rd., Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927"</ref> and [[WDHA]]<ref>[http://www.wdhafm.com/ContactUs.aspx Contact Us], [[WDHA]]. Accessed September 10, 2013. "WDHA is located at: 55 Horsehill Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927"</ref> have studios and offices located in the Cedar Knolls section of the township.

==Economy==
Major employers in Hanover Township include:<ref>Search Results - 07927 and 07981 - [http://www.referenceusa.com/ ReferenceUSA] Current Businesses</ref>

* In Whippany: [[Bayer]], Suburban Propane, [[Omnicare]], Halo Pharma, Drew Marine, [[Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.]]
* In Cedar Knolls: [[Edgewell Personal Care]] and [[ShopRite (United States)|ShopRite]]

==Name confusion==
There is some confusion over the place names in Hanover Township which results from the sometimes arcane usage of place names in New Jersey.

Whippany and Cedar Knolls are place names for unincorporated communities. They each have their own [[ZIP Code]] and fire department but are otherwise simply neighborhood names. The two each had their own post office until 2011, when flooding from [[Hurricane Irene]] destroyed the Whippany post office.

Next to Hanover Township is East Hanover Township which has a neighborhood called 'Hanover'. Also, there is a [[New Hanover Township, New Jersey|New Hanover Township]] and a [[North Hanover Township, New Jersey|North Hanover Township]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], and several other [[Hanover Township (disambiguation)|Hanover Township]]s in [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Michigan]]. Furthermore, street signs and maps often do not identify Hanover Township but instead indicate one of the place names.

Residents of Whippany and Cedar Knolls have become accustomed to indicating that they live in either Whippany or Cedar Knolls and not in Hanover Township. Some confusion comes from the difference between neighborhood boundaries, and the arbitrary ZIP Code boundaries that do not necessarily coincide with municipal boundaries resulting in township mailing addresses which use place names outside of the township. Whippany's ZIP code is 07981 and Cedar Knolls' is 07927.

==Notable events==
On January 5, 2009, five unidentified red lights were spotted in the night sky over Hanover Township and Morris County. The event became nationally known as the [[Morristown UFO hoax]] after two residents disclosed how they had used road flares attached to balloons to create the objects seen across the area.<ref>Schillaci, Sarah. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/the_two_morris_county_men.html "Judge hits Morris County UFO hoaxers with fines, community service"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611150150/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/the_two_morris_county_men.html |date=June 11, 2016 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 7, 2009. Accessed December 18, 2012. "Between Jan. 5 and Feb. 19, Russo and Rudy released helium balloons with traffic flares tied to them on five separate occasions in what they called a 'social experiment' to debunk the pseudoscience of UFOs. They set the balloons aloft from a field in Hanover Township, later calling a local television station to report the red lights."</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Hanover Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hanover Township include:

* [[Arthur R. Albohn]] (1921–2008), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1980 to 1996<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/circular/eojsc106.htm Executive Order #106], [[Governor of New Jersey]] [[Jon Corzine]], July 3, 2008. Accessed February 22, 2011.</ref>
* [[George Hammell Cook]] (1818–1889), State Geologist of New Jersey and namesake of [[School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (Rutgers University)|Cook College]] at [[Rutgers University]]<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1889/09/23/100972119.pdf "Dr. George H. Cook's Death.; New-Jersey's State Geologist And What He Did For Science."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 23, 1889. Accessed February 23, 2011.</ref>
* [[Damon Daunno]] (born 1984), actor who starred in the 2019 Broadway revival of ''[[Oklahoma!]]''<ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/04/njs-ali-stroker-and-damon-daunno-nominated-for-tonys-for-oklahoma-revival-see-all-2019-tony-nominations.html "Tony Awards 2019: N.J.'s Ali Stroker and Damon Daunno nominated for ‘Oklahoma!’ revival; see full list of nominees"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 30, 2019. Accessed June 30, 2019. "Daunno, 34, who hails from Whippany, is also a musician and composer and plays guitar in ''Oklahoma!''"</ref>
* [[Rosemarie DeWitt]] (born 1974), actress<ref>St. John, Allen. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/people/the-star-next-door.html "The Star Next Door: Rosemarie DeWitt's ability to bring depth to supporting roles in Rachel Getting Married and United States of Tara has thrust her into the limelight."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', June 15, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2011. "As a child DeWitt lived in Hanover Township and attended Whippany Park High School."</ref>
* [[Mahlon Dickerson]] (1770–1853), Governor of New Jersey and U.S. Senator who also served as [[United States Secretary of the Navy]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000308 Mahlon Dickerson], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed February 22, 2011.</ref>
* [[Smith Ely Jr.]] (1825–1911), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Mayor of New York City]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000167 Smith Ely Jr.], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed February 23, 2011.</ref>
* [[Harry Fanok]] (born 1940), former MLB pitcher who played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]<ref>Costello, Rory; and [[Harry Fanok|Fanok, Harry]]. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b8c4436a Harry Fanok | Society for American Baseball Research]. Accessed April 27, 2017. "Whippany, New Jersey (where Fanok was born on May 11, 1940) has been a Ukrainian cultural center since 1908."</ref>
* [[Dan Frischman]] (born 1959), [[character actor]], noted for his many roles of playing [[Social skills|socially inept]] "[[geek]]s" and "[[nerd]]s"<ref>Johnson, Janis. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB366B74D5758C6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Playing A Nerd Is 'Too Easy'"], ''[[The Miami Herald]]'', February 16, 1987. Accessed December 11, 2007. "But is the 23-year-old Whippany, N.J., native, character actor and stand-up comedian a nerd."</ref>
* [[Ashbel Green]] (1762–1848), [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives]] from 1792 to 1800 and [[President of Princeton University]] from 1812 to 1822<ref>[http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead/getEad?eadid=C0257 Ashbel Green Papers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610175948/http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead/getEad?eadid=C0257 |date=2011-06-10 }}, [[Princeton University]]. Accessed February 23, 2011.</ref>
* [[Aaron Kitchell]] (1744–1820), politician who represented New Jersey in both the [[United States House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000246 Aaron Kitchell], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 27, 2007.</ref>
* [[Othniel Looker]] (1757–1845), [[List of Governors of Ohio|Fifth Governor of Ohio]]<ref>[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=247 Othniel Looker], Ohio History Central, [[Ohio Historical Society]]. Accessed February 23, 2011.</ref>
* [[Thomas Millidge]] ({{circa|1735}}–1816), loyalist during the [[American Revolutionary War]] who later became a wealthy landowner in Canada<ref>Janzen, Carol Anne. [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2560 Thomas Millidge], ''[[Dictionary of Canadian Biography]]''. Accessed February 23, 2011.</ref>
* [[W. W. Phelps (Mormon)|William W. Phelps]] (1792–1892), best known for his legacy of LDS hymns, many of which appear in the current edition of the [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)|LDS Hymnal]]<ref>[http://mormonlit.byu.edu/lit_author.php?a_id=2594 William W. Phelps], Mormon Literature & Creative Arts, [[Brigham Young University]]. Accessed February 23, 2011.</ref>
* [[Brian Saxton]] (born 1972), [[tight end]] who played in the NFL for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Meisel, Barry. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/492007881/ "A Giant Gamble BC's Saxton Replaces Injured Pierce"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', November 11, 1996. Accessed December 11, 2019. "People wanted to talk to Brian Saxton throughout the practice week, and not only because he's a Boston College football alumnus. The 24-year-old native of Whippany, N.J., who spent the entire season sitting behind Aaron Pierce on the depth chart at H-back was prepared to fill in a week earlier vs. Arizona, when Pierce suffered a sprained knee on the third play of the Giants' 16-8 win."</ref>
* [[Linda Tripp]] (born 1949-2020), former U.S. [[Civil service|civil servant]] who figured in the [[Lewinsky scandal|Monica Lewinsky scandal]] involving [[Bill Clinton|former U.S. President Bill Clinton]].<ref>[[Elaine Sciolino|Sciolino, Elaine]]; and [[Don Van Natta Jr.|Van Natta Jr., Don]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/15/us/testing-president-confidant-linda-tripp-elusive-keeper-secrets-mainly-her-own.html "Testing Of A President: The Confidant; Linda Tripp, Elusive Keeper Of Secrets, Mainly Her Own"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 15, 1998. Accessed March 27, 2023. "Linda Tripp was born Linda Carotenuto into a middle-class life in Whippany, N.J."</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121775232/linda-tripp-of-whippany-and-hanover/ "Solid friend' or 'horrible human'? Tripp's tale complex"], ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'', March 18, 1998. Accessed March 27, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]], "She grew up in an ordinary house on Adams Drive in Whippany, N.J., 30 miles from New York City."</ref>
* [[Enoch Cobb Wines]] (1806–1879), minister of the [[Congregational church]] and [[prison reform]] advocate<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/12/11/81770655.pdf "Dr. Wines Dead.; His Valuable Services In Behalf Of Prison Reform--The Books He Wrote."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 11, 1879. Accessed February 23, 2011.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.hanovertownship.com/ Hanover Township home page]
*[https://www.hanovertwpschools.com/ Hanover Township Public Schools]
*{{NJReportCard|27|2000|0|Hanover Township Public Schools}}
*[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406690 School Data for the Hanover Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
*[https://www.whippanypark.org/ Whippany Park High School]
*[http://www.myhanovertownship.com/ My Hanover]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051030201932/http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/MCL.html Morris County Library]
*[http://www.whippanong.org/ Whippanong Public Library]
*[http://www.cedarknollsfd.com/ Cedar Knolls Fire Dept. & First Aid Squad]
*[http://www.whippanyfire.com/ Whippany Fire Dept.]
*[http://www.hanoverpolice.com/ Hanover Township Police Dept.]
*[http://www.morristownmemorialhospital.org/en/morristown/ Morristown Memorial Hospital]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090102122423/http://www.olmacademy.com/ Our Lady of Mercy Academy]
*[http://www.allegroschool.org/ The Allegro School]
*[http://www.thecalaisschool.org The Calais School]
*[http://www.chambersschool.org/index.html P.G. Chambers School]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090626224543/http://www.ourladyofmercyparish.com/index.html Our Lady of Mercy Parish]
*[http://www.dailyrecord.com ''Daily Record'', regional area newspaper]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070507100218/http://www.zwire.com/site/news.asp?brd=1918&nav_sec=65234 ''Hanover Eagle'', local newspaper]

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