Flanders is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mount Olive Township, in southwestern Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,832. Flanders is served by the U.S. Postal Service as ZIP Code 07836.
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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 4 miles (6 km) to Netcong and south 5 miles (8 km) to Chester.
Flanders lies in the German Valley, between highlands that rise 400 feet (120 m) to the northwest and 200 feet (60 m) to the southeast. 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 7.45 square miles (19.30 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.36%, are water.
Demographics
Flanders first appeared as a census-designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Flanders had a population of 9,832.
The median age was 40.2 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.4 males age 18 and over.
98.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.9% lived in rural areas.
There were 3,792 households in Flanders, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.4% were married-couple households, 15.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 3,967 housing units, of which 4.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, the population of the Flanders ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 12,568. This represented an increase of 351 (+2.9%) from the 2000 census.
2000 census
As of the 2000 census, the population was 12,217.
Notable people
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
Liam Anderson (born 2000), American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
Noah Brown (born 1996), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
Mariann Budde (born 1959), prelate of the Episcopal Church who has served as Bishop of Washington since November 2011
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
Jonathan Nicholas (1757/59–1839), early settler of Flanders who served as a sergeant in the American Revolutionary War
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
Lee Rouson (born 1962), former NFL running back for the New York Giants
Steve Slattery (born 1980), Olympic track and field athlete
Charles Stewart Wurts (1790-1859), founder of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
John Wurts (1792-1861), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania