Gillette, New Jersey Explained

Gillette, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Gillette
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Morris County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morris
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Long Hill
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.56
Area Total Sq Mi:4.47
Area Land Km2:11.20
Area Water Km2:0.37
Area Land Sq Mi:4.32
Area Water Sq Mi:0.14
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2956
Population Density Sq Mi:683.78
Population Density Km2:263.99
Elevation M:70
Elevation Ft:230
Coordinates:40.6739°N -74.4661°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07933
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0876612
Unit Pref:Imperial

Gillette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Long Hill Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07933.

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07933 was 3,278;[6] In the 2010 census, Gillette had a population of 3,251.[7]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the area had a population of 2,956.[2]

Gillette was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

2020 census

Gillette, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[8] !2020 %
White alone (NH)2,29277.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)160.54%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20.07%
Asian alone (NH)2458.29%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH)110.37%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)852.88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)30410.28%
Total2,956100.00%

Park

Gillette's Riverside Park was renamed Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park in 2013, to honor a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan in 2012.[9]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Gillette include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3426220 Census Data Explorer: Gillette CDP, New Jersey
  3. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  4. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020
  5. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  6. https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/8600000US07933 DP-1 – Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for ZCTA5 07933
  7. https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/8600000US07933 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07933
  8. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Gillette CDP, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  9. https://www.longhillnj.gov/recreation/parks.html Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park
  10. Bruce, Scott. "Jessie Baylin Leaves Her Mark", movmnt, December 11, 2008. Accessed September 19, 2014. "But success wasn't exactly buzzing around the corner of her hometown, Gillette, New Jersey. Like many an artist, Baylin had to pull herself from the comforts of home and set out on a journey that sent her California bound."