Hibernia, New Jersey Explained

Hibernia, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Hibernia
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:Rockaway
Named For:Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.86
Area Total Sq Mi:2.26
Area Land Km2:5.59
Area Water Km2:0.27
Area Land Sq Mi:2.16
Area Water Sq Mi:0.10
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:208
Population Density Sq Mi:96.34
Population Density Km2:37.19
Elevation M:164
Elevation Ft:538
Coordinates:40.9439°N -74.4928°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07866
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:877076
Unit Pref:Imperial

Hibernia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located along County Route 513 (Green Pond Road) in Rockaway Township of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07842. The community takes its name from Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland.[6]

As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07842 was 93.

The Hibernia mines, a series of iron mines worked from pre-Revolutionary times until 1916, are located here.

Since 1970, the former Methodist Episcopal Church on Green Pond Road has been used as a branch of the Rockaway Township Free Public Library.[7]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the area had a population of 208.[2]

Notable people

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

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=160XX00US3431170 Census Data Explorer: Hibernia 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. Web site: Locality Search . State of New Jersey.
  6. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 156.
  7. Web site: Library History . Rockaway Township Free Public Library.
  8. Book: Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris and Sussex Counties, New Jersey. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1899. II. 615–616. en. Google Books.