Whippany ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,863.

History

left|thumb|212x212px|The [[Whippany River as seen from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum]]

The Whippany River is an important part of the Munsee, colonial, and industrial history of the town. the homelands of the Lenape.

The Munsee harvested mussels from the Whippany River. Arrowheads found in Munsee encampments throughout the nearby Washington Valley suggest that they hunted wolf, elk, and wild turkey for game.

Colonial settlement

The earliest European settlers to live along the Whippany River can be traced back to 1685. The river was an integral part of life in the area; it provided water power for the various mills which developed in the town.

Modern history

The Seeing Eye, the first guide dog school for the blind in the United States, was located in Whippany between 1931 and 1966, before moving to its current campus in nearby Morris Township.

Geography

Whippany is in eastern Morris County and occupies most of the eastern part of Hanover Township. It is bordered to the west, across Interstate 287, by Cedar Knolls, also in Hanover Township. Whippany is bordered to the north by Parsippany–Troy Hills Township, to the east by East Hanover Township, to the south by the Black Meadows Preserve and Morristown Municipal Airport, and to the southwest by Morris Township, Morris Township. Morristown, the county seat, is to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Whippany CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.21%, are water.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Whippany had a population of 8,863. The median age was 48.2 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.0 males.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 3,463 households in Whippany, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.9% were married-couple households, 12.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Education

Public schools in the area include Bee Meadow School, Mountview Road School, Salem Drive School, Memorial Junior School and Whippany Park High School.

Arrow Academy is a Christian school for grades PreK-8.

The Morris County Library is in Whippany.

Sports

The New York Red Bulls U23, a development team for the New York Red Bulls, play at the team's development facility in the township.

Notable organizations

  • J. E. Ashworth & Sons operated a woolen blanket mill in Whippany.
  • Barclays relocated part of their Manhattan operations to Whippany in 2018.
  • The Whippany Railway Museum is located in the central part of the community.
  • Bayer HealthCare
  • Communication Techniques, Inc. (CTI), a wholly owned subsidiarity of Herley Industries
  • The New Jersey Jewish News, a weekly newspaper published by United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey
  • CAE Inc. provides flight simulation and crew training services to the Business Aviation community.
  • The Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey is in Whippany.
  • Physicians' Desk Reference

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Whippany include:

  • Adlan Amagov (born 1986), Strikeforce fighter
  • Sal Canzonieri, guitarist and founding member of the band Electric Frankenstein
  • Damon Daunno (born 1984), actor who starred in the 2019 Broadway revival of Oklahoma!
  • Dan Frischman (born 1959), character actor, noted for his many roles as "geek" or "nerd" characters
  • Dan Miller (born 1981), UFC fighter
  • Brian Saxton (born 1972), tight end who played for the New York Giants
  • Linda Tripp (1949-2020), former U.S. civil servant who figured in the Monica Lewinsky scandal involving former U.S. President Bill Clinton

References

  • "A Place Called Whippany", its history and contemporary times
  • CAE North East Training Center
  • Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey