Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Hopewell Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Hopewell | |
The Delaware and Raritan Canal in Hopewell Township
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 Location in Mercer County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°21′23″N 74°48′43″W / 40.356361°N 74.812002°WCoordinates: 40°21′23″N 74°48′43″W / 40.356361°N 74.812002°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Mercer |
| Founded | February 20, 1700 |
| Royal charter | March 1, 1755 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Kevin Kuchinski (D, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Paul Pogorzelski |
| • clerk | Laurie E. Gompf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.911 sq mi (152.580 km2) |
| • Land | 58.031 sq mi (150.300 km2) |
| • Water | 0.880 sq mi (2.279 km2) 1.49% |
| Area rank | 22nd of 565 in state 1st of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 17,304 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 18,606 |
| • Rank | 147th of 565 in state 7th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 298.2/sq mi (115.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 478th of 565 in state 12th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08560 - Titusville |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 730, 737, 18 |
| FIPS code | 3402133180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882129 |
| Website | www |
Hopewell Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The township is within the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau, but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 17,304, reflecting an increase of 1,199 (+7.4%) from the 16,105 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 4,515 (+39.0%) from the 11,590 counted in the 1990 Census.
The township dates back to February 20, 1700, when the area was still part of Burlington County. It was formerly the name for one of two portions of 800 acres (3.2 km2) of land purchased in 1714 by William Trent, and was formally set off to Hunterdon County, when that county was created on March 11, 1714. Trenton Township was formed out of this estate on June 3, 1719, later to become the City of Trenton. Hopewell Township was incorporated by Royal charter on March 1, 1755, and was re-incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of the state's initial group of 104 townships. Hopewell Township became part of Mercer County at its creation on February 22, 1838. Portions of the township were taken to form Marion Township (February 22, 1838, reverted to Hopewell Township on February 14, 1839), the Borough of Pennington (January 31, 1890) and Hopewell Borough (April 14, 1891), with additional portions of the township transferred to both Pennington and Hopewell Borough in 1915.
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