Buena Vista Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
| Buena Vista Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Buena Vista | |
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| Motto(s): "44 miles of opportunity" | |
 Map of Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Buena Vista, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°30′47″N 74°52′48″W / 39.513087°N 74.880028°WCoordinates: 39°30′47″N 74°52′48″W / 39.513087°N 74.880028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | March 5, 1867 |
| Named for | Battle of Buena Vista |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Chuck Chiarello (D, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Administrator | Kenia Nunez-Acuna |
| • Municipal clerk | Lisa A. Tilton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.529 sq mi (107.558 km2) |
| • Land | 41.054 sq mi (106.329 km2) |
| • Water | 0.475 sq mi (1.229 km2) 1.14% |
| Area rank | 49th of 566 in state 6th of 23 in county |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 7,570 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 7,461 |
| • Rank | 303rd of 566 in state 12th of 23 in county |
| • Density | 184.4/sq mi (71.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 514th of 566 in state 19th of 23 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 08310 - Buena |
| Area code(s) |
609 exchange: 704 856 exchanges: 563, 697 |
| FIPS code | 3400108710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882048 |
| Website | www |
Buena Vista Township (pronounced "BYOO-nuh VISS-tuh") is a township located in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 7,570, reflecting an increase of 134 (+1.8%) from the 7,436 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 219 (-2.9%) from the 7,655 counted in the 1990 Census.
Buena Vista was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 5, 1867, from portions of Hamilton Township. Portions of the township were taken on May 23, 1906, to create Folsom, and on September 1, 1948, to create Buena Borough. The name comes from the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista of the Mexican-American War.
The township is headquarters for Troop A of the New Jersey State Police, which covers more than 2,000 square miles (5,200 km2) and 1.7 million residents.
On April 26, 2004, the Buena Vista Township Committee voted to temporarily rename the community of Richland, a section of Buena Vista Township. For the first half of the month of May, Richland became Mojito, New Jersey, named after the Cuban rum drink. Bacardi had offered to give the township $5,000 for recreation projects in exchange for a sign placed on U.S. Route 40 commemorating the new name. Richland was chosen because it is home to the family-run Dalponte Farms, a major east coast supplier of mint, an essential ingredient of the mojito.
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