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Kinnelon is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,248,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 883 (+9.4%) from the 9,365 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 895 (+10.6%) from the 8,470 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed August 21, 2012.〕 It is a low-density, suburban community, with many parks and trails. Kinnelon was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township, based on the results of a referendum passed on March 21, 1922.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 193. Accessed April 3, 2012.〕〔Staff. (''Acts of the One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Legislature of the State of New Jersey'' ), pp. 19-22. New Jersey Secretary of State, 1922. Accessed October 17, 2015. "An Act to incorporate the borough of Kinnelon, in the county of Morris"〕 The borough's name comes from Francis S. Kinney, who purchased of land in the 1880s for an estate that included Lake Kinnelon, and built St. Hubert's Chapel in 1886 on an island in the lake.〔〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 2, 2015.〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 19.186 square miles (49.693 km2), including 17.987 square miles (46.587 km2) of land and 1.199 square miles (3.106 km2) of water (6.25%).〔〔 The borough is home to Silas Condict County Park, which covers and was dedicated in 1964.〔(Silas Condict County Park ), Morris County, New Jersey Park Commission. Accessed August 21, 2012.〕 Tripod Rock is located in Kinnelon's Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area, portions of which are located in the borough.〔(Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area ), Morris County, New Jersey Park Commission. Accessed August 21, 2012.〕 Its largest lake is Lake Kinnelon, which is within Smoke Rise, a private gated community of 900 homes located on .〔Cheslow, Jerry. ("If You're Thinking of Living In/Kinnelon, N.J.; Residential Life Amid Natural Beauty" ), ''The New York Times'', June 1, 2003. Accessed August 21, 2012. "Ms. Dunner Parker knew the area through a brother who lived in Kinnelon's Smoke Rise section, a 3,500-acre, 900-home gated community that describes itself in its promotional literature as 'one of America's most prestigious club communities' and 'elite, yet affordable.' Covering the borough's northwestern quadrant, Smoke Rise's lots are heavily wooded and range in area from 1 to 10 acres, with the most valuable properties fronting on the 19-acre Lake Kinnelon."〕 Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bald Hill, Brook Valley, Charlottesburg, Fayson Lake, Ideal Lake, Jacksonville, Saw Mill Pond, Smoke Rise, Stickle Pond, Sun Tan Lake, Surprise Lake and Untermeyer Lake.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 Splitrock Reservoir is of wilderness, located on the borders of Kinnelon and Rockaway Township.〔(Open Space and Recreation Plan Update - 2012 ), Borough of Kinnelon. Accessed August 4, 2013.〕 Portions of the borough are owned by the City of Newark, Essex County, for their Pequannock River Watershed, which provides water to the city from an area of that also includes portions of Hardyston Township, Jefferson Township, Rockaway Township, Vernon Township and West Milford.〔Primerano, Jane. ("Newark appealing watershed taxes against Jefferson" ), ''AIM Jefferson'', May 8, 2015. Accessed July 2, 2015. "Besides West Milford and Jefferson, Newark owns watershed land in Hardyston, Vernon, and Rockaway Townships and Kinnelon Borough, Leach said."〕〔(''CITY OF NEWARK v. VERNON TP.'' ), Leagle from Tax Court of New Jersey, April 1, 1980. Accessed July 2, 2015. "Generally, the lands are part of the 35,000-acre Pequannock Watershed (approximately two times the size of Newark), which was purchased by Newark at the turn of the century to provide a water supply. The watershed, which contains five major bodies of water, is located in Vernon and Hardyston in Sussex County, Jefferson, Rockaway and Kinnelon in Morris County, and West Milford in Passaic County."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kinnelon, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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