Layton, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Layton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sussex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sussex |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Sandyston |
Named For: | John Layton |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 18.11 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.99 |
Area Land Km2: | 18.07 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.98 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 692 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 99.18 |
Population Density Km2: | 38.29 |
Elevation M: | 175 |
Elevation Ft: | 574 |
Coordinates: | 41.2161°N -74.8231°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 07826 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | [3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0877713 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Layton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Sandyston Township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07851.
As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07851 was 250.[6]
Layton is located above sea level.
The Dingman's Ferry Bridge, crosses the Delaware River at Layton, connecting County Route 560 in New Jersey to PA 739 in Pennsylvania.
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 692.[2]
Layton was first settled around 1800 by John Layton and was known as Centreville, the settlement is located roughly in the middle of the township at the confluence of Layton-Bevans Road (County Route 640), Tuttles Corner-Dingmans Road (CR 560), and Layton-Hainesville Road (CR 645). The Little Flat Brook, which provided a source of power for early mills, runs through the middle of the village. Simeon Fisher, a blacksmith, is noted to be the first to open a business at this site, followed by Abraham Bell, who had a carpenter's shop and a tavern. In 1835, Squire Layton established a store that served the residents of the community and travels alike. By 1860, the hamlet had significantly expanded to include a Methodist church, two stores, a post office, a tannery, a blacksmith shop, a cooperage shop, a sawmill, a small shop, a gristmill, a hotel, and more than fifteen dwellings. Shortly after that date, a one-room schoolhouse was erected in the hamlet.[7]
In 1861, John B. Layton petitioned Washington, D.C. for mail delivery. The petition was in the name of Centerville, but that name was already being used by another community in the state. The name "Laytons" was assigned to this area, named for Layton who had put forth the petition. The name was later changed by the Post Office Department by dropping the 's'.
In 1906, the State Industrial Directory reported the settlement to include a gristmill, a creamery owned by Siler & Company, several residences, and population to be about one hundred. The number of residents declined to sixty by 1915. "The village occupies an exceptionally fine location with regard to healthfulness of climate and beauty of scenery. It is only two miles from the Delaware River, and a short distance from several small but fine lakes, the waters of which come from mountain streams. The elevation is 550 feet over sea level. Fish abound in all the waters about the village, and every other feature of healthful, picturesque country life, on which people who leave the cities during the summer months set a high value, are found here."
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Layton has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[8]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Layton include: