Hibernia, New Jersey

Hibernia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located along County Route 513 (Green Pond Road) in Rockaway Township of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07842. The community takes its name from Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland.[7]

Hibernia, New Jersey
Census-designated place
View along Green Pond Road
View along Green Pond Road
Hibernia is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Hibernia
Hibernia
Location in Morris County
Hibernia is located in New Jersey
Hibernia
Hibernia
Location in New Jersey
Hibernia is located in the United States
Hibernia
Hibernia
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°56′38″N 74°29′34″W[1]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipRockaway
Named forHibernia, the classical name for Ireland
Area
[2]
 • Total2.26 sq mi (5.86 km2)
 • Land2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total208
 • Density96.34/sq mi (37.19/km2)
ZIP Code
07866
FIPS code34-31170[4]
GNIS feature ID877076[1]

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.[8]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the area had a population of 208.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020208—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Notable people

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

References
  1. "Hibernia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. Census Data Explorer: Hibernia CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  4. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  7. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 156.
  8. "Library History". Rockaway Township Free Public Library.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris and Sussex Counties, New Jersey. Vol. II. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1899. pp. 615–616 – via Google Books.
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