1. Rockaway Township

2. Form of Government Incorporated in 1844
Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) System
Mayor – elected for four-year term
Nine (9) Member Council –elected for four-year terms of office.
Six (6) Wards and Three (3) at large-members
11th Congressional District (Rodney Frelinghuysen)
2010 census
24, 156 people
8,983 households

3. Rockaway Township Located in Morris County 45.546 square miles
Lakes, rivers, mountains, wildlife, hiking trails including Farny State Park, Wildcat Ridge WMA, Mount Hope Historical Park and Splitrock Reservoir.
National Register of Historic Places –
Split Rock Furnace, a Civil War era iron one furnace intact and
Ford-Faesch Manor House, a 1768 stone mansion that figured prominently during the Revolutionary War.
Lake Telemark
White Meadow Lake
Hibernia
Green Pond
Splitrock Reservoir

4. Education Elementary Schools (K-5) Copeland Middle School (6-8th)
Birchwood
Catherine A. Dwyer
Dennis B. O’Brien
Katherine D. Malone
Stony Brook
Copeland Middle School (6-8th)
Regional High Schools
Morris Knolls High School (Denville)
Morris Hills High School

5. Transportation New Jersey Transit Bus Service Lakeland Bus Lines
Senior Transportation (Dial-a-Ride)

6. Fire Departments Hibernia Company #1 Mount Hope Company #2
Marcella Company #3
Birchwood Company #4
White Meadow Lake Company #5
Independent- Green Pond

7. Township Website

8. NEW! Features on Web-site
Did you know that you have access to different township data, requests and maps, all from the comfort of home? Rockaway Township is on SDL Portal!
SDL Portal is a cloud-based application, designed to give you convenient access to all the township data you need, wherever you are.  
With the use of the Portal, you can complete and submit township inspection requests, eliminating the need to pick up paperwork from the municipal building.
The Portal’s Search features allows you to search township properties, or locate existing and past permits, using full or partial owner or permit information.

10. Everyone Working Together
Resident
Rockaway Township Department
Business Administrator
Mayor
Township Council