Hampton Township, New Jersey
Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hampton Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,893,[7] a decrease of 303 (−5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 5,196,[15][16] which in turn reflected an increase of 253 (+5.1%) from the 4,943 counted in the 2000 census.[17]
Hampton Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 41.091701°N 74.789608°W / 41.091701; -74.789608[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Sussex |
Incorporated | April 11, 1864 |
Named for | Jonathan Hampton |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Timothy Dooley (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Jessica Caruso[4] |
• Municipal clerk | Kathleen Armstrong[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 25.48 sq mi (66.00 km2) |
• Land | 24.57 sq mi (63.63 km2) |
• Water | 0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2) 3.58% |
• Rank | 104th of 565 in state 9th of 24 in county[1] |
Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,893 |
• Estimate (2022)[8] | 4,906 |
• Rank | 379th of 565 in state 11th of 24 in county[9] |
• Density | 199.1/sq mi (76.9/km2) |
• Rank | 503rd of 565 in state 16th of 24 in county[9] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 07860 – Newton, New Jersey[10] |
Area code(s) | 973[11] |
FIPS code | 3403729490[1][12][13] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882261[1][14] |
Website | www |
Hampton Township was formed from portions of Sussex County by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1864.[18] The township was named for Jonathan Hampton, who donated land in 1769 to the Episcopal Church of Newton.[19] State legislator Robert Hamilton, an Episcopalian, appreciated Hampton's generosity, and gave the township its name.[20] Portions of the township were taken on February 24, 1904, to form Fredon Township.[18]