Flanders is an

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and

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(CDP) in Mount Olive Township, in southwestern

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,832. Flanders is served by the

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as ZIP Code 07836.

Geography

Flanders is in southeastern Mount Olive Township, bordered to the east by Ledgewood and

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in Roxbury Township and to the south by Chester Township.

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passes through the community to the west of its center, leading north to Netcong and south to

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. Flanders lies in the German Valley, between highlands that rise to the northwest and to the southeast. Drakes Brook, a southwest-flowing tributary of the South Branch of the

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, passes through the center of town. According to the

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, the Flanders CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.36%, are water.

Demographics

Flanders first appeared as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of the 2020 United States census, the Flanders CDP's population was 9,832, a decrease of 2,736 (−21.8%) from the 12,568 enumerated at the 2010 census in the Flanders

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, DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA 07836
,

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. Accessed May 19, 2015. which in turn reflected an increase of 351 (+2.9%) from the 12,217 counted in the 2000 census.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for ZCTA5 07836
,

. Accessed May 19, 2015.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Flanders include: *

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(born 1992), professional hockey player for the

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* Liam Anderson (born 2000),

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for the

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of the

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* Noah Brown (born 1996),

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for the

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(born 1959),

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of the Episcopal Church who has served as Bishop of Washington since November 2011 * John R. Neill (1877-1943),

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* Jonathan Nicholas (1757/59–1839), early settler of Flanders who served as a sergeant in the

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* David W. K. Peacock Jr. (1924–2005), government official and businessman who served as a Deputy Undersecretary at the

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during the

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(born 1962), former NFL running back for the

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(born 1980), Olympic track and field athlete *

Charles Stewart Wurts Charles Stewart Wurts (August 8, 1790 – June 26, 1859) was an American businessman who co-founded the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company with his three brothers to mine anthracite and transport it to New York. Biography He was born in Flanders, ...

(1790-1859), founder of the

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John Wurts John Wurts (August 13, 1792April 23, 1861) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and a president of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. Biography Wurts was born in Flanders, New Jersey on August 13, 1792. After ...

(1792-1861), member of the

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from

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John Wurts
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''. Accessed February 23, 2011.

References

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