Fredon Township (/ˈfriːdən/ FREE-dən) is a township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township’s population was 3,437, reflecting an increase of 577 (+20.2%) from the 2,860 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 97 (+3.5%) from the 2,763 counted in the 1990 Census.
In 1800, Isaac V. Coursen named the Stillwater Township area “Coursen’s Corners” after establishing a post office in his store, the Coursen House, but changed the name to Fredon Village before his death in 1855. Stillwater Township’s Bicentennial Committee obtained information from the Postmaster General which “states that ‘Fredon’ is derived from the German word ‘fredonia,’ meaning place of freedom.” Fredon Township was incorporated on February 24, 1904, from portions of Andover Township, Green Township, Hampton Township and Stillwater Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 17.999 square miles (46.617 km2), including 17.720 square miles (45.896 km2) of land and 0.279 square mile (0.722 km2) of water (1.55%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Hunts Pond, Muckshaw Pond and Stillwater.
Hampton and Stillwater Townships border Fredon on the northwest. It was along this border, through the Paulinskill Valley, that the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway operated from 1872 until 1962, taking agricultural products to New York City. Today the right-of-way has been developed into the Paulinskill Valley Trail, a non-motorized multi-use trail that is part of the Kittatinny Valley State Park.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 3,437 people, 1,207 households, and 972.842 families residing in the township. The population density was 194.0 per square mile (74.9/km2). There were 1,289 housing units at an average density of 72.7 per square mile (28.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.04% (3,301) White, 0.52% (18) Black or African American, 0.12% (4) Native American, 1.69% (58) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.61% (21) from other races, and 1.02% (35) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.70% (127) of the population.
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