Manfredonia, a gas station attendant who worked nearby, confessed to asking Domas out, when he was refused he pulled a knife and threatened to kill himself. On September 12, 1985, 14-year-old Rachel Domas was sexually assaulted and murdered on Fairmount Avenue by 19-year-old Michael Manfredonia while on her three mile walk from school to her home after missing the school bus. In June 1979, a 5-year-old boy was killed by a leopard that had been chained to a stake outside of a circus, during a performance sponsored by the local fire department at Flocktown Road School. The township was named for George Washington, one of more than ten communities statewide named for the first president. Portions of the township were taken to form Chester Township as of April 1, 1799. Washington Township was incorporated as a township by the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1798, from portions of Roxbury Township. In the 2013–2017 ACS, Washington Township had a median household income of $140,445, ranking 45th in the state. Based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for 2014–2018, Washington Township residents had a median household income of $150,682, nearly 90% above the statewide median of $79,363. The township has been ranked as one of the state's highest-income communities. Washington Borough, located only 10 miles (16 km) away, is surrounded by another municipality that is also called Washington Township in Warren County. It is located within the Raritan Valley region and is one of six municipalities (five of which are townships) in the state of New Jersey with the name ' Washington Township'. The township is situated in the westernmost part of Morris County bordering both Hunterdon and Warren counties. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 18,197, a decrease of 336 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 18,533, which in turn reflected an increase of 941 (+5.3%) from the 17,592 counted in the 2000 census. Washington Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S.

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