Hope Township, New Jersey
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hope Township is a township in Warren County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,835,[7] a decrease of 117 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,952,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 61 (+3.2%) from the 1,891 counted in the 2000 census.[18] The 2010 population of 1,952 reflected an all-time high since the 1,903 recorded in the 1840 census, the first recorded population after the township was formed.
Hope Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.906979°N 74.976675°W / 40.906979; -74.976675[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
state | New Jersey |
County | Warren |
Incorporated | April 8, 1839 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Timothy C. McDonough (I, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Robin Keggan[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 18.29 sq mi (47.38 km2) |
• Land | 18.08 sq mi (46.83 km2) |
• Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) 1.15% |
• Rank | 155th of 565 in state 11th of 22 in county[1] |
Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,835 |
• Estimate (2022)[8] | 1,844 |
• Rank | 492nd of 565 in state 21st of 22 in county[9] |
• Density | 101.5/sq mi (39.2/km2) |
• Rank | 541st of 565 in state 20th of 22 in county[9] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 908[12] |
FIPS code | 3404133060[1][13][14] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882242[15] |
Website | www |
Hope Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Knowlton Township and Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Liberty Township was created on March 25, 1926, from portions of the township.[19]