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Planning and Preservation

We provide staff to the Morris County Planning Board and are responsible for programs that preserve farmland, open space, historic resources, assist in the buyout of flood-prone residential properties and fund trail construction projects. We also:

Develop county master plan, review subdivisions of land and site plans, advise commissioners on planning matters, and provide information for individual citizens, industries, public service groups, and government officials
Maintain aerial photographs of the county and acts as the depository for U.S. Census data
Manage the various and diverse planning related programs conducted by the County

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Project Welcome Home

On March 29, 2022, in honor of National Vietnam Veterans Day, Morris County released a list of Vietnam veterans. If you are a veteran born in Morris County, or lived here for ten years, and would like to be included, please contact Jan Williams [email protected]

2022 Open Space Applications Available

The Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation has released the application form for the 2022 funding round of municipal/non-profit open space projects under the Morris County Preservation Trust Fund. Any of the 39 municipalities in the county and qualified non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for funding.

The 2022 open space application and list of other required application materials can be found online.

All application materials are due by 4:30 PM on Thursday, June 9, 2022.

Program rules were recently amended to include costs for demolition and restoration of a property (up to a maximum of 10% of the eligible land cost, or $50,000 whichever is less) as allowable costs under the program.

Please contact Barbara Murray in the Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation at (973) 829-8120 or [email protected] for further information on the program or application process.

Draft Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan

We need your feedback! Please take a look at our Draft Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan.

Email us your feedback by April 6. Thank you!

Morris County Miners

On March 2, 2022, the office of Planning and Preservation released a cultural resources survey, a compilation of the names of Miners. Click here to search the list.

2022 Historic Preservation Grant Applications

Application forms for the 2022 grant round of the Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund are now available.

Note the following schedule:

Wednesday, January 26, 2022: Application Workshop, via Webex (Please register to attend the Application Workshop)
Monday, February 28, 2022: Declaration of Intent due at Morris County
Friday, March 25, 2022: Grant Application Deadline

2020 Census Summary

The US Census Bureau released the 2020 population figures for Counties. The data was released in raw form with the more formalized and formatted data to be released on or about September 30th. Morris County’s population increased by 3.5%, from 492,276 in 2010 to 509,285 in 2020. This places Morris County right in the middle of the state’s 21 counties for percentage growth from 2010 to 2020. New Jersey’s population increased by 5.7%.

The top three Morris County municipalities with the largest numerical population increase are:

Parsippany, up 2,924 (5.5%)
Morristown, up 1,769 (9.6%)
Rockaway Township, up 1,185 (4.9%)

The top three Morris County municipalities by percentage growth are:

Mount Arlington, up 17.0% (859)
Riverdale, up 15.4% (548)
Morris Plains, up 11.2% (621)

2020-2010_PopulationChange.pdf(PDF, 525KB)

2020 Municipalities - Morris County Total Population
Municipality	2010	2020	Change (numeric)	Change (percent)
Boonton	8,347	8,815	468	5.6%
Boonton Twp.	4,263	4,380	117	2.7%
Butler	7,539	8,047	508	6.7%
Chatham Boro.	8,962	9,212	250	2.8%
Chatham Twp.	10,452	10,983	531	5.1%
Chester Boro.	1,649	1,681	32	1.9%
Chester Twp.	7,838	7,713	-125	-1.6%
Denville	16,635	17,107	472	2.8%
Dover	18,157	18,460	303	1.7%
East Hanover	11,157	11,105	-52	-0.5%
Florham Park	11,696	12,585	889	7.6%
Hanover	13,712	14,677	965	7.0%
Harding	3,838	3,871	33	0.9%
Jefferson	21,314	20,538	-776	-3.6%
Kinnelon	10,248	9,966	-282	-2.8%
Lincoln Park	10,521	10,915	394	3.7%
Long Hill	8,702	8,629	-73	-0.8%
Madison	15,845	16,937	1,092	6.9%
Mendham Boro.	4,981	4,981	0	0.0%
Mendham Twp.	5,869	6,016	147	2.5%
Mine Hill	3,651	4,015	364	10.0%
Montville	21,528	22,450	922	4.3%
Morris Twp.	22,306	22,974	668	3.0%
Morris Plains	5,532	6,153	621	11.2%
Morristown	18,411	20,180	1,769	9.6%
Mountain Lakes	4,160	4,472	312	7.5%
Mount Arlington	5,050	5,909	859	17.0%
Mount Olive	28,117	28,886	769	2.7%
Netcong	3,232	3,375	143	4.4%
Parsippany	53,238	56,162	2,924	5.5%
Pequannock	15,540	15,571	31	0.2%
Randolph	25,734	26,504	770	3.0%
Riverdale	3,559	4,107	548	15.4%
Rockaway Boro.	6,438	6,598	160	2.5%
Rockaway Twp.	24,156	25,341	1,185	4.9%
Roxbury	23,324	22,950	-374	-1.6%
Victory Gardens	1,520	1,582	62	4.1%
Washington	18,533	18,197	-336	-1.8%
Wharton	6,522	7,241	719	11.0%
Morris County	492,276	509,285	17,009	3.5%
New Jersey	8,791,909	9,288,994	497,085	5.7%
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census (P.L. 94-171) Redistricting Data Summary Files https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/New_Jersey/ U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census https://www.morriscountynj.gov/files/sharedassets/public/departments/planning-amp-preservation/pop-estimates-2019.xlsx

As this data is continued to be processed, additional charts and maps will be posted to the Office of Planning and Preservation web page under the Data section. The following are links to the posted materials: