Knowlton Township, New Jersey
| Knowlton Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Knowlton | |
An old barn in Knowlton Township
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 Map of Knowlton Township in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County in New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Knowlton Township, New Jersey. |
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| Coordinates: 40°55′45″N 75°03′42″W / 40.929261°N 75.061796°WCoordinates: 40°55′45″N 75°03′42″W / 40.929261°N 75.061796°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Warren |
| Royal charter | February 23, 1763 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Thomas Knowlton or "knoll town" |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Adele Starrs (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Clerk | Judy Fisher (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.329 sq mi (65.602 km2) |
| • Land | 24.749 sq mi (64.100 km2) |
| • Water | 0.580 sq mi (1.503 km2) 2.29% |
| Area rank | 105th of 566 in state 5th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 3,055 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,984 |
| • Rank | 449th of 566 in state 14th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 123.4/sq mi (47.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 533rd of 566 in state 18th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07825 - Blairstown 07832 - Columbia 07833 - Delaware |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404137320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882241 |
| Website | www |
Knowlton Township is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 3,055, reflecting an increase of 78 (+2.6%) from the 2,977 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 434 (+17.1%) from the 2,543 counted in the 1990 Census.
Knowlton Township was created by Royal charter on February 23, 1763, from portions of Oxford Township, while the area was still part of Sussex County, and was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, and then became part of the newly created Warren County on November 20, 1824. Portions of the township were taken to form Hope Township (April 8, 1839) and Blairstown Township (April 14, 1845).
Knowlton's name is variously attributed to Thomas Knowlton, a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who was killed in action at the Battle of Harlem Heights, or to the knolls that characterize the area. The township is served by postal ZIP codes in Columbia (07832) and Delaware (07833), although a small number of Knowlton residents receive postal deliveries via the Blairstown (07825) post office. Within the township are several small hamlets, including Browning, Deckers Ferry, Mount Pleasant, Polkville, Ramseyburg, Warrington and Knowlton itself.
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