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Kenvil, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°52′13″N 74°37′54″W / 40.870198°N 74.631639°W / 40.870198; -74.631639
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Kenvil, New Jersey
Census-designated place
US 46 traveling through Kenvil
US 46 traveling through Kenvil
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey.
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey.
Coordinates: 40°52′13″N 74°37′54″W / 40.870198°N 74.631639°W / 40.870198; -74.631639
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipRoxbury
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.35 sq mi (3.51 km2)
 • Land1.19 sq mi (3.07 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)  15.89%
Elevation
[2]
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,806
 • Density1,522.77/sq mi (587.92/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
FIPS code3436720[4][5]
GNIS feature ID02584005[4][6]

Kenvil is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States,[7] that had been part of the Succasunna-Kenvil CDP as part of the 2000 United States Census, at which time the population of the combined was 12,569.[8] For the 2010 Census, the area was split into two CDPs, Succasunna (with a 2010 Census population of 9,152[9]) and Kenvil (3,009 as of 2010[10]).[11][12][13]

History

The Kenvil section of Roxbury Township was originally called McCainsville.[14]

Kenvil was home to the second dynamite plant in the US, established in 1872 by the Atlantic Giant Powder Company.[15] After acquisition of the plant by the Hercules Powder Company in 1913, it also manufactured smokeless powder. The company experienced several major explosions, killing six people in 1934, 51 people in 1940, and shattering windows across town in 1989.[16]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 1.581 square miles (4.095 km2), including 1.330 square miles (3.444 km2) of land and 0.251 square miles (0.651 km2) of water (15.89%).[4][17]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20103,009—
20201,806−40.0%
Population sources: 2010[10][3]

Census 2010

Template:USCensusDemographics

Transportation

U.S. Route 46 and Route 10 pass through the area. The Dover and Rockaway River Railroad runs rail freight service through the area 2-5 times per week on the Chester Branch, High Bridge Branch and Dover & Rockaway Branch.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kenvil Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed December 23, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
  5. ^ U.S. Census website , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  6. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 18, 2015.
  8. ^ DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000; Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Succasunna-Kenvil CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2012.
  9. ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Succasunna CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2012.
  10. ^ a b DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Kenvil CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2012.
  11. ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), p. III-4. United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed December 23, 2012. "New CDPs: Kenvil (formed from part of deleted Succasunna-Kenvil CDP) and Succasunna (formed from part of deleted Succasunna-Kenvil CDP); Deleted CDPs: Succasunna-Kenvil (split to form Kenvil and Succasunna CDPs)."
  12. ^ GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Morris County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2012.
  13. ^ 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2012.
  14. ^ Morris County Library » Research » Local History & Genealogy » Historical Timeline of Morris County BoundariesHistorical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries, Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Roxbury includes Kenvil (previously known as McCainsville), Landing (previously known as Drakesville), Ledgewood, Port Morris, and Suckasunny/Succasunna (its name is changed in 1888)."
  15. ^ "Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil, New Jersey". Science History Institute.
  16. ^ Hochman, Louis C. "Long-vacant Hercules plant site could get transit village, warehouses", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 15, 2014. Accessed July 21, 2016. "Hundreds of residents manufacturer high explosives at the Hercules Powder Factory, according to the Roxbury Township Historical Society. Two explosions killed six workers in 1934. Then, in 1940, more than 297,000 pounds of gunpowder blew up at the factory in a series of explosions and fires, leveling 20 buildings in the nearby area. That explosion killed 51 people and injured and burned 200 others, according to the historical society."
  17. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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