Morristown (Town Proper)

This is the Town of Morristown proper, the incorporated municipality with its own government, police, and DPW. It separated from Morris Township as a town in 1865 and became fully independent in 1895. Today it covers about 2.94 square miles of land and has a 2020 population of 20,180.

The town runs under a strong Mayor-Council form (Faulkner Act, Plan B) with an elected mayor and a seven-member council (four ward, three at-large). Town Hall is at 200 South Street. The Government page covers council meetings, OPRA, parking, and the other day-to-day touchpoints.

What’s inside the town’s three square miles:

• The Morristown Green and the surrounding downtown commercial district;
• The Morristown train station and the Midtown Direct line to New York;
• The Morristown Medical Center (Atlantic Health, on Madison Avenue), the major hospital;
• The Mayo Performing Arts Center and the Morris Museum within easy reach;
• The Morris County courthouse complex on Washington Street.

The character is genuinely walkable: from the train station to the Green is about three blocks. The downtown holds the most concentrated restaurant and nightlife scene in northwest Jersey (see the Dining guide), the bulk of the county courts and government offices, and a fast-growing inventory of mid-rise apartments along South Street and Speedwell Avenue.

Schools fall under the shared Morris School District with Morris Township. See the Schools guide.

Appeals to: young professionals, downsizing empty nesters, train commuters who want a real downtown, anyone who values not driving for everyday errands.