Chester Township, Morris County

State Plan Planning Areas (2001)

ACRESCenter NameCenter TypePlanning Area DescriptionPlanning Area NumberSQMI
12715.53ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE519.8682
1977.52RURAL ENV. SENSITIVE423.0900
3936.58STATE PARK86.1510
22.21METROPOLITAN10.0347
200.39PARK 1ST PLAN60.3132

Mayor and Government

FieldValue
AddressOne Parker Road
CityChester
StateNJ
ZIP Code07930
Phone Number(908) 879-5100
Fax Number(908) 879-8281
Mayor's NameWilliam Cogger
Term Start2010-01-01
Term End2010-12-31

Placenames

CLASSCOORDSELEVATIONFEATUREIDNAMEQUAD
MineView Map1312045671Wortman MineGladstone
SchoolView Map2772049083Black River Middle SchoolChester
SchoolView Map2682049152Bragg Elementary SchoolChester
SchoolView Map2692049570Dickerson Elementary SchoolChester
CemeteryView Map2612052472Pleasant Hill CemeteryChester
LocaleView Map2032052542Cooper Grist MillChester
ReservoirView Map2092052574Lake LillianChester
HospitalView Map2712052787Welkind Rehabilitation HospitalChester
SchoolView Map2512052797Kay Environmental Education CenterChester
ParkView Map2462052892Mount Paul Memorial ParkChester
ParkView Map2402052899Tiger Brook ParkChester
ParkView Map1172052902Willowwood ArboretumGladstone
Populated PlaceView Map200876863HacklebarneyChester
SummitView Map259877913Long HillChester
Populated PlaceView Map218878387MilltownChester
SummitView Map245879169Mount PaulChester
Populated PlaceView Map263879351Pleasant HillChester
SummitView Map287879352Pleasant HillChester
ChurchView Map264879354Pleasant Hill ChurchChester
StreamView Map124879695Rhinehart BrookGladstone
SchoolView Map84879941Saint Bernards SchoolGladstone
StreamView Map208881084Tanners BrookChester
StreamView Map139881267Trout BrookGladstone
ParkView Map258883056Black River Wildlife Management AreaChester

Historic Population

FieldValue
MUNICHESTER TWP
COUNTYMORRIS
ACRES18852.19
Square Miles29.46
1930 Population1453
1940 Population874
1950 Population1297
1960 Population2107
1970 Population4265
1980 Population5198
1990 Population5958
Total Population7282
1930 Density49.6
1940 Density29.8
1950 Density44.3
1960 Density71.9
1970 Density145.6
1980 Density177.4
1990 Density203.3
PDEN00247.1826

Employment Statistics (2003)

1st Quarter Employment2nd Quarter Employment3rd Quarter Employment4th Quarter EmploymentAverage Annual Employment Average Annual WagesAverage UnitsAverage Weekly WagesStatistic TypeTotal Wages
108611401144115811074143094797TOTAL - ALL COVERED UI & UCFE45866879
8038508678728443698788711TOTAL - PRIVATE SECTOR31210889
2832902772862635567361071TOTAL - LOCAL GOVT14655990

Land Use (2002)

ACRESLABEL02LU02
19.37RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, MEDIUM DENSITY1120
202.84RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, LOW DENSITY1130
3358.82RESIDENTIAL, RURAL, SINGLE UNIT1140
153.38COMMERCIAL/SERVICES1200
11.76TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNICATION/UTILITIES1400
174.61UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDEVELOPED1463
308.27OTHER URBAN OR BUILT-UP LAND1700
27.80CEMETERY1710
10.27MANAGED WETLAND IN MAINTAINED LAWN GREENSPACE1750
110.39RECREATIONAL LAND1800
1839.32CROPLAND AND PASTURELAND2100
25.34AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS (MODIFIED)2140
86.72ORCHARDS/VINEYARDS/NURSERIES/HORTICULTURAL AREAS2200
144.31OTHER AGRICULTURE2400
698.39DECIDUOUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4110
7460.28DECIDUOUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4120
111.26CONIFEROUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4220
116.00MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH >50% CROWN CLOSURE)4322
406.25OLD FIELD (< 25% BRUSH COVERED)4410
320.14DECIDUOUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4420
503.67MIXED DECIDUOUS/CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4440
60.58ARTIFICIAL LAKES5300
1563.85DECIDUOUS WOODED WETLANDS6210
4.54DISTURBED WETLANDS (MODIFIED)7430
28.57RESIDENTIAL, HIGH DENSITY OR MULTIPLE DWELLING1110
22.13INDUSTRIAL1300
0.11BRIDGE OVER WATER1419
22.13WETLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY1461
0.01UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY DEVELOPED1462
38.57STORMWATER BASIN1499
30.90ATHLETIC FIELDS (SCHOOLS)1804
1.74MANAGED WETLAND IN BUILT-UP MAINTAINED REC AREA1850
6.89FORMER AGRICULTURAL WETLAND (BECOMING SHRUBBY, NOT BUILT-UP)2150
16.57CONIFEROUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4210
142.15PLANTATION4230
21.67MIXED FOREST (>50% CONIFEROUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4311
146.69MIXED FOREST (>50% CONIFEROUS WITH >50% CROWN CLOSURE)4312
7.26MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4321
101.52CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4430
32.39STREAMS AND CANALS5100
2.95NATURAL LAKES5200
276.32DECIDUOUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6231
7.16MIXED SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS (DECIDUOUS DOM.)6233
158.51HERBACEOUS WETLANDS6240
13.23ALTERED LANDS7400
39.32TRANSITIONAL AREAS7500
0.30CONIFEROUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6232
1.51MIXED SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS (CONIFEROUS DOM.)6234
11.39EXTRACTIVE MINING7300

School Districts

ACRESAbbott DistrictDistrict IDDistrict NameDistrict Numeric TypeDistrict Type
19756.00003060CHESTER TOWNSHIP1Elementary
35122.76017550WEST MORRIS REGIONAL2Secondary

Uniform Crime Reporting

ArsonAssaultBurglaryLarcenyMotor Vehicle TheftMurderPopulation EstimateRapeRobberyTotal Property CrimesTotal Violent CrimesYear
01347107846005112006
321231207855004522007

Census Summary File 1 (Population & Housing)

FieldValue
Total Population7282
Total Population: White6927
Total Population: Black84
Total Population: American Indian1
Total Population: Asian174
Total Population: Hawaiian4
Total Population: Other Race19
Total Population: Hispanic188
Total Population: Not Hispanic7094
Median Age: Both Sexes39.6
Median Age: Male39.4
Median Age: Female39.8
Total Population: Male3586
Total Population: Female3696
Households: Total2323
Average Household Size3.05
Housing Units: Total2377
Housing Units: Occupied2323
Housing Units: Vacant54

Census Summary File 3

FieldValue
Workers 16 years and over: Total3371
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van2872
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Drove alone2692
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Carpooled180
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation140
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Bus or trolley bus36
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Railroad104
Means of transportation to work; Walked27
Means of transportation to work; Other means23
Worked at home309
Total3371
Did not work at home3062
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; Less than 5 minutes45
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 5 to 9 minutes188
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 10 to 14 minutes248
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 15 to 19 minutes156
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 20 to 24 minutes240
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 25 to 29 minutes243
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 30 to 34 minutes480
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 35 to 39 minutes153
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 40 to 44 minutes293
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 45 to 59 minutes438
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 60 to 89 minutes280
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 90 or more minutes298
Worked at home309
Households: Median household income in 1999117298
Households: Total2314
Household income; Less than $10;00054
Household income; $10;000 to $14;9997
Household income; $15;000 to $19;99922
Household income; $20;000 to $24;99937
Household income; $25;000 to $29;99949
Household income; $30;000 to $34;99963
Household income; $35;000 to $39;99923
Household income; $40;000 to $44;99975
Household income; $45;000 to $49;99929
Household income; $50;000 to $59;999108
Household income; $60;000 to $74;999203
Household income; $75;000 to $99;999294
Household income; $100;000 to $124;999262
Household income; $125;000 to $149;999130
Household income; $150;000 to $199;999280
Household income; $200;000 or more678
Housing units: Total2377
Built 1999 to March 200092
Built 1995 to 1998194
Built 1990 to 1994146
Built 1980 to 1989497
Built 1970 to 1979344
Built 1960 to 1969384
Built 1950 to 1959234
Built 1940 to 1949142
Built 1939 or earlier344
Specified owner-occupied housing units: Median real estate taxes6887