Pequannock

Pequannock Township is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,888. Pequannock Township includes neighborhoods known as Pequannock and Pompton Plains, each of which is served by a separate branch of the United States Postal Service. Pequannock (in the name of the Township and of the Pequannock River) is thought to have been derived from the Lenni Lenape Native American word "Paquettahhnuake", meaning, "cleared land ready or being readied for cultivation". Pompton has been cited by some sources to mean "a place where they catch soft fish". Pequannock Township is located at 40°57′46″N 74°18′19″W / 40.96267°N 74.305205°W / 40.96267; -74.305205...