NJ Transit rail service is available at the Towaco station along the Montclair-Boonton Line.

[26][27] In 2009, Money magazine named Montville the 21st best place to live in the United States; the 2nd highest ranked community in New Jersey.

[29] The Lenape tribes maintained peace and no significant battles were recorded in the area.

[31] Dutch farmers from New Amsterdam (now part of New York City) entered the area in 1710.

[30] As part of New Netherland, the town was originally called "Uyle-Kill" (the Dutch spelling of "Owl-Kill"), a name given to the creek and valley, which ran through the area.

The early road, now known as U.S. Route 202, connected various farms with Montville's first gristmill, sawmill and tanneries.

[30] In 1760, the first schoolhouse in the Montville township was built out of logs in Pine Brook.

[30] During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), Montville was on a major military route from Morristown to the Hudson River.

[33] The French troops under the leadership of General Rochambeau spent four days passing through Montville Township on their way to the War's final victory at Yorktown, Virginia, as part of a group of 5,000 soldiers, 2,000 horses, 500 oxen, possibly 900 cattle, artillery, boats and followers.

[34] The Mandeville Inn was established around 1770 and was pronounced "Mondeveil" by the Dutch, which in turn was corrupted to Montville.

[35] Other sources attribute the township's name to its location in the mountains of Northern New Jersey.

The mid-19th century saw the development of two smaller village centers set apart from Montville: Pine Brook, a fertile agricultural area in the Township's southern end, and Towaco, situated on the Morris Canal.

[1][2] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Horse Neck Bridge, Lake Valhalla, Lower Montville, Pine Brook, Taylortown, Towaco and White Hall.

In 2007, Camp Dawson was described by Money magazine as one of reasons for ranking Montville as the 13th best smaller population place to live in the United States.

[44] There was a flurry of concern in 2008, when testing of Dawson's new artificial turf playing fields showed what turned out to be false positive finding of dangerously high levels of toxic lead.

[47] The 2010 United States census counted 21,528 people, 7,485 households, and 5,988 families in the township.

[18] As of the 2000 United States census[15] there were 20,839 people, 7,380 households, and 5,867 families residing in the township.

[7][64] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.

[3][65][66][67][68][69][70] A Charter Study Commission was approved by the voters on November 8, 2005, to investigate possible changes to Montville's form of government.

[74][75][76] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 11th congressional district is represented by Mikie Sherrill (D, Montclair).

[78] For the 2024-2025 session, the 26th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Pennacchio (R, Rockaway Township) and in the General Assembly by Brian Bergen (R, Denville Township) and Jay Webber (R, Morris Plains).

[80] Actual day-to-day operation of departments is supervised by County Administrator Deena Leary.

As part of its Midtown Direct expansion program, NJ Transit, with supplemental funding from the Township of Montville, renovated the Towaco train station using a design hearkening back to the early 1900s.

[142][143] Lakeland Bus Lines offers service along Route 46 between Dover and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan[144] and along Route 80 between Newton and New York City.