Between 17, several forges and mills were erected in Denville along the Rockaway River and the Denbrook. These surveys are the first documentation of Denville. William Penn and several other proprietors began to survey and stake out lands in the Denville area around 1715. These early settlers were primarily Dutch and English from Long Island, Quakers from Philadelphia, and Germans. Some researchers have suggested that European settlers began to come to the Denville area as early as 1690. Some researchers conclude that the name "Denville" derives from Denton. In 1670, he wrote the first English language description of the area. Daniel Denton, one of the purchasers of what is known as the Elizabethtown Tract in 1664, led an expedition into the interior of northern New Jersey. When Dutch and English settlers began to arrive in the new world in the early 17th century, the Minisink Trail was the likely route they traveled to explore the interior. Some research has indicated that there was a Lenape campsite along the trail in Denville, on or near the Ayres / Knuth Farm Historic Site along Route 10. Part of that trail cut across what is now southern Denville, roughly following the course of Route 10 and Mount Pleasant Turnpike. Lenape Native Americans were known to travel the Minisink Trail for centuries before Europeans arrived in New Jersey. It is part of the New York City metropolitan area.ĭenville was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1913, from portions of Rockaway Township.
NJ Transit rail service is available at the Denville station, a large three-platform station serving both the Morristown and the Montclair-Boonton train lines, with service to Hoboken Terminal or to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan via Midtown Direct. Additionally, Denville is home to an "eclectic downtown" along with four membership lake communities developed a century ago as summer colonies. Located at the center of the county, Denville's access to major transportation routes has made it known as the Hub of Morris County. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,107, an increase of 472 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,635, which in turn reflected an increase of 811 (+5.1%) from the 15,824 counted in the 2000 census.
state of New Jersey, located 35 miles (56 km) west of Manhattan. Denville Township is a township in Morris County in the U.S.
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