Byram Township, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Byram Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,028,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 322 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 8,350,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 96 (+1.2%) from the 8,254 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>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 municipality is known as the "Township of Lakes", as there are roughly two dozen lakes and ponds within its borders.<ref name=Lakes>FAQ, Byram Township. Accessed July 1, 2011. "Byram Township is located in Northern New Jersey in Sussex County. Byram is known as The Township of Lakes, having more than two dozen lakes and ponds. Several large communities have grown around the larger lakes."</ref>

History

Byram Township was created by an act by the New Jersey General Assembly on February 5, 1798, from portions of the now-defunct Newton Township, and was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships.<ref name=Story/> The township was named for the Byram family, who were early settlers in the area.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 229. Accessed October 25, 2012. A date of April 9, 1798, is shown as the date the township was formed, which appears to be incorrect, as the township was incorporated some six weeks earlier.</ref><ref name=History>Byram Township History, Byram Township. Accessed March 22, 2020. "Byram Township was established on February 5, 1798, having been separated from the vast area that was then Newton. The name honored the Byram Family, surveyors who had settled in the area before the Revolution. In 1798, the head of the family was Jephthah Byram, who is buried in the Sparta Cemetery."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.</ref> Patriarch Jephthah Byram and his family, were believed to have emigrated to the area after the American Revolutionary War.<ref name=History/> Before being named Byram, the community had been called Lockwood, and the Lockwood Tavern continued to hold this original name until its demolition in 2015. In 1829, a section of Green Township was incorporated into the township.<ref name=Story/> Portions of the township have been taken to form Sparta township (April 14, 1845), Brooklyn borough (March 24, 1898, now called Hopatcong) and Stanhope borough (March 24, 1904).<ref name=Story/>

There are many historical sites located in Byram. The town's oldest structure, the 1802 Leport House, stands by the Byram General Store on Sparta-Stanhope Road.<ref>Album Name: Leport House dedication & Kiddie Karaoke, New Jersey Herald, May 13, 2006.</ref> The Lockwood Cemetery, established around 1818, consists of about 30 gravestones and the remnants of a church's foundation. The 1853 Roseville Schoolhouse was moved from its original location on Lackawanna Drive to Mansfield Drive, reopening in September 1986 as the Roseville Schoolhouse Museum.<ref>Open Space and Recreation Plan, Byram Township, June 2020. Accessed February 7, 2023. "Roseville Schoolhouse Museum This one-room schoolhouse was moved from its original location on Lackawanna Drive (originally known as Roseville Road) to its current location near the Municipal Building on Mansfield Road and Beatrice Johnson Way.... The building was moved onto a new foundation, refurbished, and opened as a Schoolhouse Museum on Byram Day, September 13, 1986."</ref><ref>Roseville Schoolhouse Museum Template:Webarchive, accessed February 12, 2007.</ref>

In 1911, the Lackawanna Cut-Off rail line opened through Byram Township, with a station stop near the current Forest Lakes neighborhood. The Cut-Off was part of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's mainline from Hoboken, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York. The railroad was important in providing transportation for mines in Northern Jersey. It passes through Byram for a long distance. It runs mainly along Roseville, but as Roseville veers north, the tracks continue west. The line was abandoned in 1980 and the tracks were removed four years later. There is a proposal to reactivate passenger service via NJ Transit in the future, with work underway at the Roseville Tunnel.<ref>Higgs, Larry. "Construction underway on commuter rail line to Sussex County", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 14, 2015. Accessed October 31, 2016. "This spring, NJ Transit plans to take bids to build a station and high level platforms in Andover, and to do more track construction and work on the Roseville Tunnel, Smith said. Passenger service could start in four years, depending on factors such as how weather conditions affect construction, he said."</ref>

In 2001, then-mayor Richard Bowe called for an investigation of weather forecasters due to a snowstorm that had been forecast but never materialized, arguing that forecasters should be held responsible for the "excessive overtime costs" that the township experienced and for losses of local businesses shut in advance of the predicted snowfall.<ref>via Associated Press. "N.J. mayor wants investigation into snowstorm", USA Today, March 8, 2001. Accessed April 9, 2013. "Byram Township Mayor Richard Bowe, who is an attorney, is calling for a federal or state investigation in an attempt to determine if the forecasts of heavy snow and blizzard conditions were mistakes or a deliberate attempt to generate ratings."</ref>

Mining

Byram Township had a very large mining industry in the past. The largest mine, The Roseville Mine, is located on the current Roseville Road. The mine is in a quadrilateral plot of land, with the southwestern corner created by Roseville Road and Amity Road. The southeastern corner is created by an intersection between Roseville Road and the Lackawanna Cut-off. The Roseville Mine was first excavated in the early 1850s. It was well worked during its life, with production in 1880 alone documented as 67,000 tons of ore. Most of the work was done via a large open cut. This cut as it exists today, is water-filled, with vertical walls as much as Template:Convert high. The Charlotte Uranium mine extracted uranium from the rocks of southwestern Byram. The mine closed in the 1950s, but many remnants are still visible.Template:Cn

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 22.72 square miles (58.84 km²), including 21.53 square miles (55.76 km²) of land and 1.19 square miles (3.07 km²) of water (5.22%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> It is divided into several sections. They include the neighborhoods of Forest West, East and West Brookwood, Forest Lakes, Lackawanna, Cranberry Lake, and the Lake Mohawk area.

The township is known as the "Township of Lakes" because of the community's nearly two dozen lakes and ponds.<ref name=Lakes/>

A wooded exclave owned by the State of New Jersey and covering Template:Convert is located on Lake Musconetcong adjoining Hopatcong and Stanhope, Template:Convert away from the remainder of the township.<ref>O'Dea, Colleen. "The List: Donuts, Holes, and Exclaves — New Jersey’s Weird Geography", NJ Spotlight News, March 24, 2014. Accessed February 13, 2025. "A 22-square mile-township in Sussex County, Byram includes a roughly 33-acre small exclave of woodlands on the border of Lake Musconetcong. The area is about a mile away as the crow flies through Stanhope. Known as Byram Island, it’s a piece of orphaned land that neither Stanhope nor Hopatcong took when they broke away from Byram. The property is state-owned land and accessible only via the lake or the Lackawanna Cutoff."</ref>

Byram Center (with a 2010 Census population of 90<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Byram Center CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Byram Township. Lake Mohawk (with 1,824 out of the CDP's total 2010 Census population of 9,916 in the township<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Lake Mohawk CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>) is a CDP split between Byram Township and Sparta Township.<ref>GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Sussex County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 19, 2013.</ref><ref>2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 19, 2013.</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 February 19, 2013.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Brookwood East, Brookwood West, Cage Hill, Cranberry Lake, Forest Lakes, Jefferson Lake, Lake Lackawanna, Lockwood, Panther Pond, Roseville, Stag Pond, Tomahawk Lane, Waterloo, Wolf Lake and Wrights Pond.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

Streams

• Lubbers Run runs through the township, intersecting Mansfield Drive. The run is monitored monthly by the Byram Intermediate School's Environmental Club.
• Punkhorn Creek runs through the township, flowing southwest from Lake Bottom, on the north side of and parallel with Amity Road, to Roseville Pond.

Residents of Byram are served by adjacent post offices in Stanhope, Andover Township and Sparta Township.<ref>Services » Contacts: Post Offices, Byram Township. Accessed July 2, 2011.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of Andover Township, Green Township, Hopatcong, Sparta Township and Stanhope in Sussex County; Mount Olive Township in Morris County; and Allamuchy Township in Warren County.<ref>Sussex County Map, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 22, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 8,350 people, 2,926 households, and 2,361 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,207 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 94.35% (7,878) White, 1.47% (123) Black or African American, 0.12% (10) Native American, 2.14% (179) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.62% (52) from other races, and 1.28% (107) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.99% (417) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 2,926 households, 37.4% had children under the age of 18; 69.3% were married couples living together; 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.3% were non-families. Of all households, 14.9% were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 99.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $103,519 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,758) and the median family income was $113,555 (+/− $12,281). Males had a median income of $78,347 (+/− $7,621) versus $54,504 (+/− $5,146) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $43,160 (+/− $3,087). About 0.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Byram township, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 8,254 people, 2,833 households, and 2,317 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,078 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 95.77% White, 0.97% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.94% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Byram township, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 31, 2016.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Byram township, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>

There were 2,833 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.24.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $81,532, and the median income for a family was $89,500. Males had a median income of $59,722 versus $40,396 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,710. About 0.9% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Parks and recreation

Trails and hiking

Byram Township is known as the "Gateway to New Jersey Trails".<ref>Parks & Recreation » Trails, Byram Township. Accessed July 2, 2011.</ref>

The Sussex Branch Trail extends Template:Convert from Netcong to Branchville, following the route of the old Sussex Railroad, a branch of the Erie Lackawanna Railway, which was in service under various ownerships from 1848 to 1966. Trail users can explore the route once used by steam locomotives and long freight trains.<ref>Paulinskill & Sussex Branch Trails, Liberty Water Gap Trail. Accessed July 2, 2011. "The Sussex Branch Trail follows a section of the route of the former Sussex Branch line of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad that extends through Sussex County from Byram Township in the south to Branchville Borough.... Located in Sussex County, the trail follows a 20-mile route beginning from the north at the Frankford Township-Branchville Borough boundary, and continues south through Lafayette Township, Andover Township, and Andover Borough to its southern terminus in Byram Township at Waterloo Road."</ref>

Parks

The township has several municipal parks:<ref>Parks & Recreation » Parks, Byram Township. Accessed July 2, 2011.</ref>

• C.O. Johnson Park, named after former Byram mayor, Carl O. Johnson (Democrat). Carl was the mayor of Byram for 25 years. This park has a football field, baseball field, tennis court, skateboard park, and a track for walking. It has restrooms, a refreshment/snack area, and a picnic area with five tables with attached benches and two handicapped-accessible tables.<ref name=Parks>Parks, Byram Township. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>
• Riverside Park is at the intersection of River Road and Waterloo Road in Byram Township. Opened in late summer 2001, it is Byram's newest park. The park has the Musconetcong River running right behind it and features walking paths, fishing and canoeing. The park has a playground, picnic tables, a gazebo and basketball courts.<ref name=Parks/>
• Tomahawk Park is a small park located on Tomahawk Trail in Byram Township. It is across from Tomahawk Lake.
• Parts of Allamuchy Mountain State Park are in the township, with the park accessible via state trails.<ref>Allamuchy Mountain State Park, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>
• Neil Gylling Memorial Park has two softball fields. A soccer field is also set up between the softball fields during the fall season. There are also two tennis courts. This is the traditional location for Byram Day (the celebration was hosted by Waterloo Village before being moved to Neil Gylling Memorial Park) which is celebrated the 2nd Saturday in September of every year.<ref name=Parks/>
• Brookwood Park is a small park that contains a basketball court in East Brookwood.<ref name=Parks/>

Wild West City is a Dodge City-styled theme park located on County Route 607 (Lackawanna Drive)

Waterloo Village

Waterloo Village used to exhibit many time periods from a 400-year-old Lenape (Delaware) Native American village to a bustling port along the once prosperous Morris Canal. The early 19th-century village contained a working mill with gristmills and sawmills, a general store, a blacksmith shop and restored houses. Classical and popular music programs are available to the public during the summer months. Waterloo Village was shut down to preserve the artifacts inside, though plans have been made to restore the buildings on the site.<ref>Bouchal, Lyndsay Cayetana. "Supporters plan rebirth for Waterloo Village", New Jersey Herald, April 11, 2010. Accessed July 2, 2011.</ref>

Cranberry Lake

Cranberry Lake is a man-made lake, originally created in 1830 as a reservoir for the Morris Canal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cranberry Lake is bordered on the east by U.S. Route 206 and the Sussex Branch Trail. The local community is bordered on the north and south by Allamuchy Mountain State Park. The Cranberry Lake footbridge, one of the oldest pedestrian footbridges in NJ<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> transverses the lake from east to west and connects the west shore of the community with the Sussex Branch Trail.

Government

Local government

The Township of Byram is chartered under the Faulkner Act Council-Manager plan. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council. All officials are elected on an at-large basis in non-partisan elections for four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two seats (including the mayoral seat) or three seats up for election in odd-numbered years as part of the November general election, with terms beginning on January 1.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 110.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 12. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Town Hall » Government, Byram Township. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref><ref>How Your Government Works, Byram Township. Accessed May 28, 2022. "The Township of Byram is chartered under the "Faulkner Act" (OMCL) Council-Manager plan. (NJSA 40:69A-81 et. seq.) Byram Township has a Mayor and 4 Council Members. The Mayor and all Council Members are elected at-large in Non-Partisan elections for 4-year staggered terms. Elected Officials enter office on January 1 following the Election Year."</ref> In August 2010, the township became the first in the state to shift its non-partisan elections from May to November as part of an effort to raise turnout and cut costs by combining the municipal election with the November general election; the first election under the new cycle took place in November 2011.<ref>Moszczynski, Joe. "Vernon voters to decide on new form of government where mayor would assume new powers", The Star-Ledger, October 3, 2010. Accessed February 18, 2013. "In Byram, the council voted in August to move its elections from May to November in an effort to cut costs and increase voter turnout."</ref><ref>Moszczynski, Joe. "N.J. municipalities consider moving non-partisan elections from May to November", The Star-Ledger, September 26, 2010. Accessed July 28, 2014. "Byram, in Sussex County, became the first municipality in the state to make the change, on Aug. 30, after the township council voted 3-2 to approve the move, which will take effect in November 2011, when three council seats will be up for grabs."</ref>

Template:As of, the Mayor of Byram Township is Alexander Rubenstein, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2025. Members of the Byram Township Council are Lisa A. "Cris" Franco (2027), John M. "Jack" Gallagher Jr. (2027), Richard Proctor (2027) and Harvey S. Roseff (2025).<ref name=Council>Township Council, Byram Township. Accessed May 20, 2024. "Byram Township has a Mayor and 4 Council members. The Mayor and all Council Members are elected at-large in Non-Partisan elections for 4-year staggered terms. Elected Officials enter office on January 1 following the Election Year."</ref><ref>2022 Municipal Data Sheet, Byram Township. Accessed May 20, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2023>Summary Results Report Official Results November 7 2023 General Election, Sussex County, New Jersey, November 22, 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2021>Summary Results Report November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results, Sussex County, New Jersey, updated November 22, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

Federal, state, and county representation

Byram Township is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>2022 Redistricting Plan, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 24th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 5,805 registered voters in Byram Township, of which 1,128 (19.4% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,957 (33.7% vs. 39.3%) were registered as Republicans and 2,714 (46.8% vs. 44.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Sussex, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 69.5% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 93.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 2,373 votes (60.5% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,464 votes (37.3% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 78 votes (2.0% vs. 2.1%), among the 3,923 ballots cast by the township's 5,883 registered voters, for a turnout of 66.7% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).<ref>General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail Template:Webarchive, Sussex County, New Jersey Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2013.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 2,693 votes (59.6% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,728 votes (38.3% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 76 votes (1.7% vs. 1.5%), among the 4,517 ballots cast by the township's 5,735 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.8% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 2,727 votes (62.6% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,558 votes (35.8% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 56 votes (1.3% vs. 1.3%), among the 4,353 ballots cast by the township's 5,371 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.0% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>

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In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.0% of the vote (1,948 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 26.2% (729 votes), and other candidates with 3.8% (105 votes), among the 2,814 ballots cast by the township's 5,975 registered voters (32 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,971 votes (65.4% vs. 63.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 715 votes (23.7% vs. 25.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 286 votes (9.5% vs. 9.1%) and other candidates with 35 votes (1.2% vs. 1.3%), among the 3,016 ballots cast by the township's 5,708 registered voters, yielding a 52.8% turnout (vs. 52.3% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Sussex County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>

Education

The Byram Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.<ref>Byram Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Byram Township School District. Accessed March 8, 2024. "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 Byram Township School District. Composition: The Byram Township School District is comprised of all the area within the County of Sussex."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 837 students and 74.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Byram Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>Byram Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are Byram Lakes Elementary School<ref>Byram Lakes Elementary School, Byram Township School District. Accessed March 8, 2024.</ref> with 453 students in grades PreK-4 and Byram Intermediate School<ref>Byram Intermediate School, Byram Township School District. Accessed March 8, 2024.</ref> with 380 students in grades 5-8.<ref>Contact Us, Byram Township School District. Accessed March 8, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Byram Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 8, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Byram Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For public school students in ninth through twelfth grades, the township shares Lenape Valley Regional High School, which also serves Netcong in Morris County and the Sussex County community of Stanhope.<ref>Lenape Valley Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 12, 2017. "The Lenape Valley Regional High School District (LVR) is a single-school district that receives students from Byram Township and Stanhope Borough in Sussex County and from Netcong Borough in Morris County."</ref><ref>About Our School, Lenape Valley Regional High School. Accessed March 8, 2023. "Lenape Valley Regional High School is a four-year regional public high school and school district in New Jersey serving approximately 850 students from two municipalities in Sussex County and one in Morris County. The communities served by the high school are Byram Township and Stanhope Borough in Sussex and Netcong Borough in Morris County. The school is located in Stanhope, New Jersey.'</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 667 students and 58.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.<ref>School data for Lenape Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

The Consolidated School, a former public school building that had previously been used by the school district for students in Kindergarten through second grade, has been leased to Celebrate the Children, a private school that serves students with special needs.<ref>Stewart, Amy. "Seats open on Bryam Steering Committee" Template:Webarchive, The Township Journal, February 15, 2008. Accessed July 2, 2011. "Looking at the municipal buildings that already exist will be part of the process. These include the civic center, formally the consolidated school. The use of that building on Lackawanna Drive periodically comes into question since a large portion of the building is rented to Celebrate the Children, a school run privately for children with educational disabilities, mainly autism."</ref>

Private schools in the area include Reverend Brown in Sparta for grades K–8 and Pope John XXIII Regional High School, the county's only private high school, which operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.<ref>Sussex County Catholic Schools, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. Accessed March 8, 2024.</ref> Hilltop Country Day School, which also serves K–8, also has students from Byram. Byram has students in various private high schools, but all but one school are located outside of Sussex County.

Transportation

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Interstate 80 eastbound in Byram Township

Roads and highways

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The township is bisected by U.S. Route 206. A small portion of Interstate 80 passes through the southern tip of Byram Township but without any interchanges; the closest exit is Exit 25 in bordering Mount Olive Township.

Public transportation

Lakeland Bus Lines provides service operating along Interstate 80 between Newton, New Jersey and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>Route 80 - Eastbound to New York, Lakeland Bus Lines. Accessed July 28, 2017.</ref>

Notable people

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

• Rob Freeman (born 1981), of the group Hidden in Plain View<ref>Falkenstein, Michelle. "A Festival For the Band Next Door", The New York Times, April 24, 2005. Accessed October 23, 2007. "Nevertheless, Mr. Freeman, 24, who is from Byram, says he is excited to do a show next weekend."</ref>
• Michael John Hoban (1853–1926), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Scranton from 1899 until his death<ref>"Biographical Sketch Of Bishop Hoban By Rev. M. E. Lynott", Wilkes-Barre Record, November 15, 1926. Accessed January 3, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The home of the vounr oonnl was a log cabin In the railroad clearing, and, as Abraham Lincoln, Liberator of men from political servitude, was born in a log cabin, so on June 6, 1861, at Waterloo, N. J, was born he who by priestly power would free men from the slavery of sin."</ref>
• Alexia Lacatena (born 2002), pitcher who is a member of the Italy women's national softball team and was selected to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics<ref>Tredinnick, Andrew. "Alexia Lacatena signing with Kentucky is latest stop in softball journey", New Jersey Herald, November 17, 2020. Accessed July 21, 2021. "Alexia Lacatena has always challenged herself against the best competition since she began playing softball.... Prior to missing out on her junior year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Byram native led the Patriots to back-to-back sectional finals and an NJAC Freedom Division title."</ref>
• Robert Leckie (1920–2001), United States Marine and author of books on United States military history, sports, fiction, autobiographies and children's books<ref>"HBO series based on Byram man's war story", New Jersey Herald, March 6, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2022. "One night in 1951, Robert Leckie and his wife Vera stepped out to see the musical South Pacific.... The Byram writer and his memoir are the main focus of the HBO miniseries The Pacific, debuting March 14."</ref>
• Karen Ann Quinlan (1954–1985), important figure in the history of the right to die controversy in the United States<ref>McFadden, Robert D. "Karen Ann Quinlan, 31, Dies; Focus Of '76 Right To Die Case", The New York Times, June 12, 1985. Accessed February 23, 2022. "During the last few weeks of her active life, Miss Quinlan lived with a group in a house in Byram Township. Later, investigators and some of those who knew her were to say she drank frequently and often took pills."</ref>
• Adam Riggs (born 1972), former professional baseball first baseman<ref>"Fast Break: Angels sign Lenape Valley grad Adam Riggs", Daily Record, January 24, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2020. "Riggs, 30, who grew up in Byram, split the 2002 season between Saltillo of the Mexican League and St. Louis Triple-A affiliate at Memphis."</ref>

External links

• Byram Township website
• Sussex County webpage for Byram Township
• Byram Township School District
• Template:NJReportCard
• School Data for the Byram Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Lenape Valley Regional High School
• The Township Journal, community newspaper