Towaco,_New_Jersey

Towaco, New Jersey

Towaco, New Jersey

Populated place in Morris County, New Jersey, US

Towaco /təˈwɑː.koʊ/ is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Montville Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07082. Its name reflects the Native American history in the area, which identified the locale as TaWagh, meaning "hill", a reference to the terrain of Towaco.[7]

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The Towaco station offers NJ Transit rail service along the Montclair-Boonton Line.[8] It essentially replaced the abandoned Montville station. The train station has been renovated.

Demographics

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As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07082 was 5,384.[10]

Economy

In Towaco is a location of the leading manufacturer of machines and plants for the foam industry. This American location is called Baumer of America, Inc. and is one of the biggest employers of the city.[11]

Sea Breeze, maker of Bosco Chocolate Syrup and beverage concentrates for the foodservice trade, is located in Towaco.[12]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Montville, New Jersey

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

References

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    State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
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    Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
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    Colrick, Patricia Florio. Montville, p. 77, Arcadia Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7385-0282-0. Accessed February 23, 2011.
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    Towaco station, NJ Transit. Accessed January 21, 2018.
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    "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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    DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07082 Archived 2020-02-13 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 21, 2018.
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    KG, Albrecht Bäumer GmbH & Co. "Bäumer of America". Bäumer. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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    "Orders / Contact Us | Sea Breeze | Montville". Sea Breeze Live. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
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    Bzdak, Meredith Arms; and Petersen, Douglas. Public sculpture in New Jersey: monuments to collective identity, p. 1922, Rutgers University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8135-2700-7. Accessed February 23, 2011.
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    Hyman, Vicki (2010, June 11) (June 12, 2010). "New Jersey 'Housewives' home off the market; Teresa Giudice says she's not selling". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved August 25, 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    Staff. "James P. Vreeland Jr., 91, former state senator, devoted to community service and to farming", New Jersey Hills, July 11, 2001. Accessed January 21, 2018. "Senator Vreeland was born in the Towaco section of Montville and lived there all of his life. He was a 1927 graduate of Boonton High School and went on to attend both Rutgers University and Lehigh University."
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