Wharton, New Jersey
Wharton, New Jersey | |
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St. Mary's Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
| Motto: Tradition with Progress! | |
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Wharton, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′49″N 74°34′28″W / 40.897055°N 74.574512°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | June 26, 1895 as Port Oram |
| Renamed | April 16, 1902 as Wharton |
| Named after | Joseph Wharton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | William J. Chegwidden (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Gabrielle Evangelista |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2) |
| • Land | 2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) 2.63% |
| • Rank | 399th of 565 in state 33rd of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,241 |
• Estimate (2023) | 7,346 |
| • Rank | 314th of 565 in state 26th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 3,494.7/sq mi (1,349.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 194th of 565 in state 9th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07885 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402780390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885443 |
| Website | www |
Wharton is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,241, an increase of 719 (+11.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,522, which in turn reflected an increase of 224 (+3.6%) from the 6,298 counted in the 2000 census.
Wharton was originally incorporated as the borough Port Oram by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 26, 1895, created from portions of Randolph Township and Rockaway Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed on the previous day; the name was changed to Wharton on April 16, 1902, based on a referendum held that day and subject to legislation passed on March 27, 1902. The borough was named for Joseph Wharton of the Wharton Steel Company.