Succasunna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States,[7] serving as its downtown and population center, having a population of 9,152 people as of the 2010 United States Census.[8]
Place in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States
The name of Succasunna comes from the Lenni-Lenape Native American word for "land of black stones", most likely due to the rich iron-ore deposits in the area.[9] The community was established circa 1740.
The Morris Canal, although not in use today, was an important transportation link in the iron industry around Succasunna, carrying coal to iron-ore producing areas all over northern New Jersey. The canal was abandoned in 1924 and largely dismantled.
Succasunna was the site of the world's first electronic switching public telephone exchange. The Western Electric model 1ESS system was cut over for service on the New Jersey Bell 584 central office on May 30, 1965. A commemorative plaque on the wall of the central office building notes this historic event.[10] Instead of electro-mechanical relays, the 1ESS was the first commercial computerized electronic switching system. This innovation allowed for features of modern telephone service, like call forwarding, call waiting, and three-way calling.[11]
U.S. Route 46 and Route 10 pass through the area. The Morristown and Erie Railway runs rail freight service through the area 2-5 times per week on its High Bridge Branch.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 5.187 square miles (13.435km2), including 5.128 square miles (13.282km2) of land and 0.059 square miles (0.153km2) of water (1.14%).[4][12]
Succasunna was part of the Succasunna-Kenvil CDP in the 2000 United States Census, which counted the combined population of Succasunna and Kenvil as 12,569.[13] For the 2010 Census, the area was split into two CDPs, Succasunna, with a population of 9,152,[8] and Kenvil with 3,009 people.[14][15][16][17]
Census 2010
The 2010 United States census counted 9,152 people, 3,110 households, and 2,650 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,784.6 per square mile (689.0/km2). There were 3,163 housing units at an average density of 616.8 per square mile (238.1/km2). The racial makeup was 91.40% (8,365) White, 1.48% (135) Black or African American, 0.04% (4) Native American, 4.91% (449) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.79% (72) from other races, and 1.39% (127) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.86% (536) of the population.[8]
Of the 3,110 households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18; 75.2% were married couples living together; 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 14.8% were non-families. Of all households, 12.2% were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.20.[8]
24.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.5 males.[8]
Education
As part of Roxbury Township, residents of Succasunna are served by the Roxbury School District.
Established in 1963, St. Therese School is a Catholic school located in the community, operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[18][19]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Roxbury, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Succasunna include:
Harry "A" Chesler (born 1898), comic book entrepreneur, publisher and packager[20][21]
Philemon Dickerson (1788-1862), 12th Governor of New Jersey[22]
Leo Warren Jenkins (1913–1989), educator who served as the sixth president and chancellor of what is now East Carolina University[23]
Staff. "Tomorrow's Telephone Is Reality", Rome News-Tribune, June 10, 1965. Accessed August 29, 2013. "Tomorrow's telephone service became a reality for 4,300 telephone customers in Succasunna, N. J., with the cutover of the Bell System's first Commercial Electronic Central Office.... Succasunna is the first step in a nationwide Bell System conversion to Electronic Switching."
Morris County, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson Catholic Schools Office. Accessed July 26, 2008.
History, St. Therese School. Accessed August 25, 2013.
Cassell, Dewey, with Sultan, Aaron; and Gartland, Mike. The Art of George Tuska, p. 27. (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2005), ISBN1-893905-40-3; ISBN978-1-893905-40-5. "Chesler had a house with some property up in Succasunna, New Jersey."
Ewing, Emma Mai. "The 'Funnies' Can Be Serious", The New York Times, September 12, 1976. Accessed December 23, 2012. "Now, however, thanks to Harry 'A' Chesler of Succasunna, all that is changing at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, where students and teachers are studying comics and cartoons as related to the transition in American society."
Philemon Dickerson, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2013. "Dickerson, Philemon, (brother of Mahlon Dickerson), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Succasunna, Morris County, N.J., January 11, 1788"
About, Doug Miller Soccer. Accessed December 23, 2012. "Doug Miller was born in Succasunna, New Jersey in May of 1969 to Jim and Jackie Miller."
Havsy, Jane. "Roxbury alumna Paige Monaghan signs with Sky Blue FC", Daily Record, February 4, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2020. "Butler midfielder Paige Monaghan, a Roxbury graduate, was recently named to the Big East first team.... 'I am beyond blessed to have been drafted and now signed with Sky Blue FC,' Monaghan, a 22-year-old from Succasunna, said in a press release."
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