Newfoundland, New Jersey

Populated place in Morris and Passaic counties, New Jersey, US

Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States

Newfoundland

Location in Passaic County

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Newfoundland

Location in Morris County

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Newfoundland

Location in New Jersey

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Newfoundland

Location in the United States

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Coordinates: 41°02′47″N 74°26′07″W / 41.04639°N 74.43528°W / 41.04639; -74.43528Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Passaic and Morris Township West Milford and JeffersonArea

^[1]

• Total7.01 sq mi (18.16 km²) • Land6.52 sq mi (16.89 km²) • Water0.49 sq mi (1.27 km²)Elevation

761 ft (232 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,145 • Density175.6/sq mi (67.8/km²)ZIP Code

07435

Area code973FIPS code34-51420^[3]GNIS feature ID0878781^[4]

Idylease Inn, a Historic Landmark, is located in Newfoundland.

Newfoundland (/njuːˈfaʊndlənd/) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)^[5] covering portions of both West Milford in Passaic County, and Jefferson Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[6] It is located along Route 23 and is the mailing address of Green Pond, a private lake in Rockaway Township. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 1,145.^[2]

Newfoundland was a popular resort destination at the turn of the 20th century. Several resort hotels including Brown's Hotel and Idylease Inn relied on the railroad to bring guests for the resort season. The New Jersey Midland Railway developed the Newfoundland station in 1872. New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway provided passenger service until the 20th century and still travels through the area carrying freight. The 2003 independent film The Station Agent was set and filmed largely in Newfoundland, with the train station featured in the film.^[7]

Newfoundland is also the home of a nationwide food waste program called AmpleHarvest.org, which was launched in 2009 to end hunger and food waste by helping millions of gardeners nationwide donate excess food to thousands of local food pantries. The program came out of a local program that started donating food from its community garden to food pantries in Newfoundland and other nearby areas.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,145.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,145		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8] 2020^[2]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Census Data Explorer: Newfoundland CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
^ "Newfoundland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
^ Kuperinsky, Amy. "N.J. on Netflix: Stay out of the cold and under the covers with this hometown playlist", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 14, 2016. Accessed June 29, 2017. "The Station Agent (2003, rated R, 1 hour 29 min.) Before Mendham actor Peter Dinklage was Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones he was Finbar McBride, a man living in an abandoned Jersey train station, on a quest to live as a hermit in The Station Agent. The movie filmed in Jersey, too -- locations include Newfoundland in Passaic County, Lake Hopatcong, Hibernia, Rockaway, Dover and Hoboken."
^ Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newfoundland, New Jersey.

Hepler, Steven P. (2000). "A salute to the Morris County Central Railroad". Whippany Railway Museum. Archived from the original on February 14, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
The West Milford Messenger (local newspaper)
Newfoundland Station web site
Idylease Website