Hainesport Township, New Jersey
| Hainesport Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Hainesport | |
Broad Street of Hainesport, NJ
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 Hainesport Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Hainesport Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°58′41″N 74°50′11″W / 39.977956°N 74.836334°WCoordinates: 39°58′41″N 74°50′11″W / 39.977956°N 74.836334°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 12, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Michael Dickinson (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator / Clerk | Leo F. Selb Jr |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.723 sq mi (17.414 km2) |
| • Land | 6.459 sq mi (16.730 km2) |
| • Water | 0.264 sq mi (0.685 km2) 3.93% |
| Area rank | 183rd of 566 in state 18th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 6,110 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 6,053 |
| • Rank | 341st of 566 in state 27th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 945.9/sq mi (365.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 392nd of 566 in state 25th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08036 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400529010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882092 |
| Website | www |
Hainesport Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 6,110, reflecting an increase of 1,984 (+48.1%) from the 4,126 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 877 (+27.0%) from the 3,249 counted in the 1990 Census.
In 1778, the township was the site of a skirmish during the American Revolutionary War, when American rebels fired upon Hessian soldiers after they were halted by the dismantling of a bridge over the Rancocas.
Hainesport Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1924, from portions of Lumberton Township. The township was named for Barclay Haines, who bought property in the area and established a wharf near his home on the Rancocas Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 6.723 square miles (17.414 km2), including 6.459 square miles (16.730 km2) of land and 0.264 square miles (0.685 km2) of water (3.93%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Clermont, Creekview, Franklin Estates, The Glen at Mason's Creek, Hainesport Chase, Lakeside at Creekview, Mason's Woods, Oakdale, Rancocas Heights, Sage Run and Union Mills.
The township borders Mount Laurel Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township (across the Rancocas Creek north branch).
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