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History · Montague Township

Montague Township dates to 1759, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 84% of U.S. towns · #94 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Most of Montague Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 28 buildings. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1906 on, and the census since 1810.

1759founded
2on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
2famous people
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From Montague Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Montague Township began

When was Montague Township founded?

1759

Montague Township dates its founding to 1759 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1810.

First census: 661 in 18102020 census: 3,792267 years

How historic is Montague Township?

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More historic than 84% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1815.
History grade

What drives Montague Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Montague Township is more historic than 84% of U.S. towns, #94 of 468 in New Jersey. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Montague Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1759, from Wikidata: founded before 1776, an older era than 96% of U.S. townsA+Homes built before 19406.3% of homes (±3.2) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%C+National Register2 listings, 29 historic buildings, 75.7 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 84%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 80%

New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Montague Township’s 75.7 sits above most of its state (84% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 29 historic buildings outnumber those of 81% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1759.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.2 points).

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Montague Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost half of its people between 1840 and 1920, then grew 7-fold.A historic districtThe High Point Park Historic District takes in 28 historic buildings.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Montague Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Montague Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Montague Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewEAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Everitt House,…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Montague Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00018501900195020001,025 in 1840Low: 534

Lost half of its people between 1840 and 1920, then grew 7-fold.

22 censuses, 1810–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Montague Township’s Wikipedia page.

On the National Register

2 listings protect 29 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
29
each building in a district counts
first listed
1979
Foster-Armstrong House
Foster-Armstrong HouseHigh Point Park Historic District, built 1923
BuildingsDistricts
Foster-Armstrong HouseBuilding
High Point Park Historic DistrictBuilt 1923

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Montague Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Montague Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Montague Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,792, a decrease of 55 (−1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,847, which in turn reflected an increase of 435 (+12.7%) from the 3,412 counted in the 2000 census. High Point, within Montague Township, is the highest elevation within New Jersey at an altitude of 1,803 feet (550 m) above sea level. It is the northernmost town in New Jersey. Most of the area of Montague Township is public lands, primarily High Point State Park, Stokes State Forest, and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Montague …

Montague Township was established in 1759. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,847 in 2010, 3,792 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Montague Township, 1759 to 2010

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 18th century
  2. 1759
    FoundingMontague Township is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1804Born hereJohn Westbrook Hornbeck is born here
  5. 1815Post officeThe Montague post office opens
  6. 1826Born hereDaniel Myers Van Auken is born here
  7. 20th century
  8. 1906On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1908Post officeThe Montague post office closes
  10. 1923BuiltHigh Point Park Historic District is built
  11. 1933In the archiveEAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Everitt House, Old Mine Road
  12. 21st century
  13. 2010CensusPopulation peaks at 3,847
By decade

Montague Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s2 items
EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Everitt House, Old Mine Road1933EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Everitt House, Old Mine RoadEAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS - Montague Ferry Keeper's House, Old Bridge Road1933EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS - Montague Ferry Keeper's H…
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today16 recent
2025-06-03 13 38 00 Leaves on an American Chestnut sprout along Park Ridge Road within High Point State Park in Montagu…20252025-06-03 13 38 00 Leaves on an American Chestnut sp…2025-06-03 13 37 51 Leaves on an American Chestnut sprout along Park Ridge Road within High Point State Park in Montagu…20252025-06-03 13 37 51 Leaves on an American Chestnut sp…2025-06-03 13 37 46 American Chestnut sprout along Park Ridge Road within High Point State Park in Montague Township, S…20252025-06-03 13 37 46 American Chestnut sprout along Pa…2025-06-03 13 32 16 Gypsy moth caterpillar on a car windshield within High Point State Park in Montague Township, Susse…20252025-06-03 13 32 16 Gypsy moth caterpillar on a car w…2025-06-03 13 13 33 Black Spruce foliage on the edge of a wetland within High Point State Park in Montague Township, Su…20252025-06-03 13 13 33 Black Spruce foliage on the edge …2025-06-03 13 13 10 Black Spruce on the edge of a wetland within High Point State Park in Montague Township, Sussex Cou…20252025-06-03 13 13 10 Black Spruce on the edge of a wet…2025-06-03 13 12 09 Black Spruce on the edge of a wetland within High Point State Park in Montague Township, Sussex Cou…20252025-06-03 13 12 09 Black Spruce on the edge of a wet…2025-06-03 13 11 07 Black Spruce on the edge of a wetland within High Point State Park in Montague Township, Sussex Cou…20252025-06-03 13 11 07 Black Spruce on the edge of a wet…Pretty lake2024Pretty lake2024-09-20 12 19 01 View up the Delaware River from US 206 (Milford-Montague Bridge) in the Delaware Water Gap National…20242024-09-20 12 19 01 View up the Delaware River from U…2024-09-20 12 18 59 View up the Delaware River from US 206 (Milford-Montague Bridge) in the Delaware Water Gap National…20242024-09-20 12 18 59 View up the Delaware River from U…2024-09-20 12 17 13 View down the Delaware River from US 206 (Milford-Montague Bridge) in the Delaware Water Gap Nation…20242024-09-20 12 17 13 View down the Delaware River from…2024-09-20 12 17 11 View down the Delaware River from US 206 (Milford-Montague Bridge) in the Delaware Water Gap Nation…20242024-09-20 12 17 11 View down the Delaware River from…Mouth of the Neversink River at Delaware River confluence and NJ-NY-PA tripoint2023Mouth of the Neversink River at Delaware River conflu…Flickr - Nicholas T - Encroachment2006Flickr - Nicholas T - EncroachmentMontague twp nj2005Montague twp nj
On the map

Montague Township on the map, 1906 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Montague Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Montague Township on the 1906 USGS mapMontague Township on the 1949 USGS mapMontague Township on the 1953 USGS mapMontague Township on the 1983 USGS mapMontague Township on the 1995 USGS map1906Port Jervis sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Montague Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Everitt House, Old Mine Road
Retake this viewEAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Everitt House, Old Mine Road, 1933

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Montague Township’s page.

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Montague Township

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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John Westbrook HornbeckAmerican politician · b. 1804
Daniel Myers Van AukenAmerican congressman for Pennsylvania · b. 1826
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Montague, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
DuttonvilleFour CornersMillvilleMontague
Gone or out of use
Church SchoolschoolClove SchoolschoolLife Magazine CamplocaleRiver School Number 1schoolZitone Airportairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Montague Township
DeckerOld Minisink Reformed Dutch

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Sandyston Township1 historic placeAWantage Township2 historic placesA−

Questions about Montague Township’s history

What year was Montague Township founded?

In 1759, according to Wikidata. Montague Township’s post office opened in 1815, and the census of 1810 counted 661 people here.

How does Montague Township rank for history?

Montague Township is more historic than 84% of U.S. towns, #94 of 468 in New Jersey. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Montague Township?

Two places: the Foster-Armstrong House (listed 1979) and the High Point Park Historic District (1996).

How old are the homes in Montague Township?

6% of Montague Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.2 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1980.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (18), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.