Flanders is an unincorporated community located within Mount Olive Township, in southwestern Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[4] Flanders is served by the United States Postal Service as ZIP Code 07836.[5]
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
Flanders, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Mount Olive Academy, built 1837
Flanders, New Jersey
Flanders' location in Morris County (Inset: Morris County in New Jersey)
As of the 2010 United States Census, the population of the Flanders ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 12,568.[8]
At the 2000 United States Census, Flanders had a population of 12,217.[7] At the 1990 Census, the population was 10,528.[6]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Flanders include:
Kenny Agostino (born 1992), professional hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens.[9]
Noah Brown (born 1996), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys.[10]
David W. K. Peacock Jr. (1924–2005), government official and businessman who served as a Deputy Undersecretary at the Department of Commerce during the Nixon Administration.[11]
John R. Neill (1877-1943), magazine and children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz.[12]
Jonathan Nicholas (1757/59–1839), early settler of Flanders who served as a sergeant in the American Revolutionary War.[13]
Lee Rouson (born 1962), former NFL running back for the New York Giants.[14]
Steve Slattery (born 1980), Olympic track and field athlete.[15]
Charles Stewart Wurts (1790-1859), founder of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.[16]
John Wurts (1792-1861), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[17]
Spaulding, Anthony. "After breaking leg in 2015, former PJ star Noah Brown to start for Ohio State on Saturday", New Jersey Herald, September 2, 2016. Accessed January 12, 2017. "Noah Brown has every reason to be pumped up for Saturday.That day at noon, the Flanders native and 2014 Pope John High School graduate is expected to start in the first NCAA Division I college football game of his career at wide receiver in the Ohio State Buckeyes' season opener against Bowling Green."
"Flanders Man Gets Commerce Position". The Hackesttown Gazette. November 19, 1959.
Hilbert, Rita. Mount Olive, p. 29. Arcadia Publishing, 2001, via Google Books. ISBN0-7385-0513-7. Accessed December 27, 2020. "Jonathan Nicholas, a barrel maker, built his home in Flanders after the Revolutionary War."
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