
The Township contains Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, the largest park in Morris County Park System, encompasses 3,200 acres of near wilderness and recreational areas, with over 20 miles of multi-use trails, located along Weldon Road in the township. Jefferson Township encompasses approximately 42 square miles, 70% of its land is forest and undeveloped in the Highlands Region and contains many privates lake communities throughout its borders. The Health Center is located on Minnisink Road and Camp Jefferson/Recreation Offices on Weldon Road near Route 15. The Jefferson Township Municipal Building, Recycling Center & Public Works Garage.Both Mayor and Council members are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with either three council seats or two council seats and the mayoral seat coming up for election every other year as part of the November general election.Īll positioned geographically at the boundary between the two sections of the township are: The government consists of a Mayor who oversees the day to day administration of government and a five-member Township Council whose members serve as the governing body. Jefferson Township is governed under a Mayor-Council system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act. Each half has its own first aid squad, fire department substation, and set of elementary schools. Due to its terrain, the township has two large developed sections, Milton/Oak Ridge and Lake Hopatcong. Jefferson Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 11, 1804. This countryside town is just minutes off of Route 80 and located less than an hour from New York City. Beautiful Jefferson Township is nestled deep in the northwest corner of Morris County, New Jersey.
