Harmony Township, New Jersey
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Harmony Township is a township located in Warren County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,503,[7] a decrease of 164 (−6.1%) from the 2010 census count of 2,667,[15][16] which in turn reflected a decline of 62 (−2.3%) from the 2,729 counted in the 2000 census.[17]
Harmony Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.747701°N 75.122777°W / 40.747701; -75.122777[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
state | New Jersey |
County | Warren |
Incorporated | April 8, 1839 |
Named for | Harmon Shipman |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Brian Tipton (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator / Municipal clerk | Kelley D. Smith[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 24.13 sq mi (62.49 km2) |
• Land | 23.75 sq mi (61.51 km2) |
• Water | 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2) 1.56% |
• Rank | 115th of 565 in state 6th of 22 in county[1] |
Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,503 |
• Estimate (2022)[8] | 2,526 |
• Rank | 468th of 565 in state 17th of 22 in county[9] |
• Density | 105.4/sq mi (40.7/km2) |
• Rank | 538th of 565 in state 19th of 22 in county[9] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08865 – Phillipsburg[10] |
Area code | 908[11] |
FIPS code | 3404130090[1][12][13] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882248[1][14] |
Website | www |
Harmony was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Greenwich Township and Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Phillipsburg Township was created March 7, 1851, from portions of the township.[18] The township was named for Harmon Shipman, an early settler.[19]