Andover Township, New Jersey
Andover Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,996, a decrease of 323 (−5.1%) from the 2010 census count of 6,319, which in turn reflected an increase of 286 (+4.7%) from the 6,033 counted in the 2000 census.
Andover Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
The Slater House, built 1874 | |
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Map of Andover Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Andover Township, New Jersey. | |
Andover Township Location in Sussex County Andover Township Location in New Jersey Andover Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41.025516°N 74.726027°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Incorporated | April 11, 1864 |
| Named for | Andover, Hampshire, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Thomas Walsh (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Patricia L. Bussow |
| • Municipal clerk | Patricia L. Bussow |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.79 sq mi (53.85 km2) |
| • Land | 20.05 sq mi (51.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2) 3.59% |
| • Rank | 136th of 565 in state 12th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,996 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 6,081 |
| • Rank | 348th of 565 in state 8th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 299.1/sq mi (115.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 474th of 565 in state 13th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07860 – Newton (as Andover Township does not have its own ZIP code) |
| Area codes | 973 Exchange: 786 |
| FIPS code | 3403701360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882266 |
| Website | www |
Andover was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1864, from portions of Newton Township, which was split up on that date and dissolved. Portions of the township were taken to form Fredon Township (February 24, 1904) and Andover borough (March 25, 1904). Portions of the township were ceded to Newton town in both 1869 and 1927.
The township was suggestively named after the existing village of Andover, whose name origin is not certain, though sources indicate that the name comes from Andover, Hampshire, England. In the years before World War II, Andover Township was home to Camp Nordland, a retreat and gathering place covering 204 acres (83 ha) owned and operated by the German American Bund, an American Nazi organization devoted to promoting a favorable view of Nazi Germany. Camp Nordland was shut down by the federal government after Germany declared war on the United States and sold at auction in 1944. The property eventually was acquired by Andover Township and is now called Hillside Park with a recreational hall and sports fields.