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Montville is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 21,528,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 689 (+3.3%) from the 20,839 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5,239 (+33.6%) from the 15,600 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 July 17, 2012.〕 Montville was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1867, from portions of Pequannock Township.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194. Accessed August 28, 2012.〕 In ''Money'' magazine's 2013 Best Places to Live rankings, Montville was ranked 13th in the nation, the second-highest among the three places in New Jersey included in the top 50 list.〔Staff. ("2013 Best Places to Live; America's best small towns" ), CNN / ''Money (magazine)'', September 2013. Accessed August 12, 2013.〕〔Staff. (2013 Best Places to Live -13. Montville, NJ ), CNN / ''Money (magazine)'', September 2013. Accessed August 12, 2013.〕 The township was ranked 17th in the magazine's 2011 ranking of the "Best Places to Live", the highest-ranked place in New Jersey, after having been ranked 13th in 2007.〔("Best Places to Live: Top 100 - 13. Montville, N.J." ), ''Money'', July 2007. Accessed August 12, 2013.〕〔Staff. ("Best Places to Live 2011: Montville, NJ" ), CNNMoney.com. Accessed August 12, 2013.〕 ==History== The area now known as Montville Township was first settled by Dutch farmers from New Amsterdam (now part of New York City) in the very early 18th century. Part of New Netherland, the town was originally called "Uyle-Kill" (the Dutch spelling of "Owl-Kill"), a name given to the creek and valley, which ran through the area. By the 1740s, the settlement had grown in size and construction of the first road was begun. The early road, now known as U.S. Route 202, connected various farms with Montville’s first gristmill, sawmill and tanneries. The Dutch Reformed Church was founded in Old Boonton in 1756 and moved to Montville in the early 1800s after land was purchased here for a parsonage.〔(History ), Montville Reformed Church. Accessed September 19, 2011.〕 During the American Revolutionary War, Montville was on a major military route from Morristown to the Hudson River. General George Washington's troops often took this route and Washington stayed in the Towaco section of what is now Montville Township in June 1780.〔Mendez, Zenaida. ("Washington slept here at Doremus; Historic commission's $114,016 grant will help restore Montville home" ), ''Daily Record (Morristown)'', August 9, 2004. Accessed August 6, 2013. "In June 1780, George Washington, then commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, his aides and his troops were encamped at Rockaway Bridge awaiting the outcome of the battle of Springfield."〕 The French troops under the leadership of General Rochambeau spent four days passing through Montville Township on their way to the War's final victory at Yorktown, Virginia, as part of a group of 5,000 soldiers, 2,000 horses, 500 oxen, possibly 900 cattle, artillery, boats and followers.〔Nynka, Andrew. ("Revolutionary War re-enactors retracing route to Va. through Morris" ), ''Daily Record (Morristown)'', August 27, 2006. Accessed August 6, 2013.〕 Montville was officially named with specific boundaries April 1800. The name came from the Mandeville Inn, which was established around 1770 and was pronounced "Mondeveil" by the Dutch, which in turn was corrupted to Montville. The Montville Inn was, up until July 2006, located at the site of the pre-Revolutionary War Mandeville Inn, which burned down in the early Twentieth Century.〔Parish, Stan. ("The Montville InnA $3-million renovation rejuvenates an inn with Revolutionary roots. Chef John Livera's food—from serious steak to fanciful donuts—might even make Montville a dining destination." ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 11, 2008. Accessed September 19, 2011. "The property was once home to the colonial Mandeville Inn, established circa 1770. The inn gave the town its name—Montville was the Dutch settlers’ pronunciation. The Mandeville burned down and was replaced by the Montville Inn in the early 1900s."〕 Other sources attribute the township's name to its location in the mountains of Northern New Jersey.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.〕 The construction of the Morris Canal in this area was completed in 1828, bringing commercial navigation to the Montville/Towaco area. The mid-19th century saw the development of two smaller village centers set apart from Montville: Pine Brook, a fertile agricultural area in the Township’s southern end, and Towaco, situated on the Morris Canal.〔 In 2009, ''Money'' magazine named Montville the 21st best place to live in the United States; the 2nd highest ranked community in New Jersey.〔Staff. ("Best Places to Live 2009" ), CNNMoney.com. Accessed September 19, 2011. "21. 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