Picatinny Arsenal is located in Morris County (39
municipalities). Morris County, a 479 square mile county settled in
1685, is steeped in the past. Many place names - Hopatcong, Rockaway,
Whippany, Pequannock, Succasunna and more - come from the Lenni Lenape
Indians. And many of its roads and highways follow the old Indian
trails. At the end of 1992, American Demographics magazine ranked
Morris County as the most all-around affluent county in the
nation. It was the only county to show up on all nine gauges of
wealth used in the study, which was based on 1990 Census. According
to the 1990 Census, as well, Morris County's population was 421,361
households. A Census report released in mid-April 1993, listed median
family income as $62,749, giving Morris the second ranking in typical family
income among the 3,141 counties in the nation. Household Income:
$0-14,999: 7.6%; $15,000-24,999: 7.5%; $25,000-34,999: 10.6%; $35,000-49,999:
16.7%; $50,000-74,999: 25.3%; $75,000 plus: 32.2%.
The topography is
lowlands in the south and east rising to 1,388 foot elevation in the hills of
north-west; lakes, hills, forests in the south and west. Mixture of
city, surburban, country environment with population, industry and major office
buildings centered in the east and central portion.
Precipitation (mean
annual) Rainfall 45.9 inches; Snow 35.1 inches. Temperatures monthly
average July 83 degrees - January 23 degrees. Chief industrial products include
pharamaceuticals; electricial machinery and equipment; chemicals; scientific and
controlling insturments; stome; rubber and plastic products; printing;
publishing; and fabricated metal products.