Flanders, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Flanders is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)<ref>State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> in Mount Olive Township, in southwestern Morris County, New Jersey, United States.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 19, 2015.</ref> As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,832.<ref name=Census2020/> Flanders is served by the U.S. Postal Service as ZIP Code 07836.<ref>Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 19, 2015.</ref>

Geography

Flanders is in southeastern Mount Olive Township, bordered to the east by Ledgewood and Succasunna in Roxbury Township and to the south by Chester Township. U.S. Route 206 passes through the community to the west of its center, leading north Template:Convert to Netcong and south Template:Convert to Chester.

Flanders lies in the German Valley, between highlands that rise Template:Convert to the northwest and Template:Convert to the southeast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Drakes Brook, a southwest-flowing tributary of the South Branch of the Raritan River, passes through the center of town. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Flanders CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.36%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

Demographics

Flanders first appeared as a census-designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of the 2020 United States census, the Flanders CDP's population was 9,832,<ref name=Census2020/> a decrease of 2,736 (−21.8%) from the 12,568 enumerated at the 2010 census in the Flanders ZIP Code Tabulation Area,<ref name=Census2010>DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA 07836 Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 19, 2015.</ref> which in turn reflected an increase of 351 (+2.9%) from the 12,217 counted in the 2000 census.<ref name=Census2000>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for ZCTA5 07836 Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 19, 2015.</ref>

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Flanders include:

• Kenny Agostino (born 1992), professional hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Liam Anderson (born 2000), American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League<ref>Thompson, Rich. "Holy Cross LB’s Dobbs, Anderson committed to fourth straight PL title", Boston Herald, August 8, 2022. Accessed January 2, 2024. "On most FCS defenses, Anderson would anchor the front seven for his abilities as a tackler and a turnover machine. The 6-3, 225-pounder from Flanders, N.J., finished with 81 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, 7.5 sacks with three interceptions and a forced fumble."</ref>
• Noah Brown (born 1996), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys<ref>Spaulding, Anthony. "After breaking leg in 2015, former PJ star Noah Brown to start for Ohio State on Saturday" Template:Webarchive, 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."</ref>
• Mariann Budde (born 1959), prelate of the Episcopal Church who has served as Bishop of Washington since November 2011<ref>"West Morris Names High Hinir Roll", Daily Record, May 8, 1977. Accessed January 23, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The following West Morris-Mount Olive High School students have been named to the high honor roll for the third marking period."</ref>
• 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Jonathan Nicholas (1757/59–1839), early settler of Flanders who served as a sergeant in the American Revolutionary War<ref>Hilbert, Rita. Mount Olive, p. 29. Arcadia Publishing, 2001, via Google Books. Template:ISBN. Accessed December 27, 2020. "Jonathan Nicholas, a barrel maker, built his home in Flanders after the Revolutionary War."</ref>
• 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lee Rouson (born 1962), former NFL running back for the New York Giants<ref>Hoffman, Joe. "Mt. Olive's Rouson headed to Colorado", Daily Record, February 2, 2006. Accessed March 26, 2011.</ref>
• Steve Slattery (born 1980), Olympic track and field athlete<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Charles Stewart Wurts (1790-1859), founder of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• John Wurts (1792-1861), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania<ref>John Wurts, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed February 23, 2011.</ref>