New Hanover Township, New Jersey
| New Hanover Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of New Hanover | |
Cookstown, an unincorporated community within New Hanover Township
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 New Hanover Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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| Coordinates: 40°00′56″N 74°34′18″W / 40.015535°N 74.571657°WCoordinates: 40°00′56″N 74°34′18″W / 40.015535°N 74.571657°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Burlington |
| Royal charter | December 2, 1723 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Dennis Roohr (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Clerk | Adel Gianaris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.395 sq mi (58.004 km2) |
| • Land | 22.175 sq mi (57.433 km2) |
| • Water | 0.220 sq mi (0.570 km2) 0.98% |
| Area rank | 121st of 566 in state 11th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 7,385 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 8,078 |
| • Rank | 310th of 566 in state 24th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 333.0/sq mi (128.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 469th of 566 in state 33rd of 40 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08511 - Cookstown |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400551510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882088 |
| Website | None |
New Hanover Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 7,385, reflecting a decline of 2,359 (-24.2%) from the 9,744 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 198 (+2.1%) from the 9,546 counted in the 1990 Census. The township is located in the Delaware Valley.
New Hanover was originally formed by Royal charter on December 2, 1723, from portions of Chesterfield Township and Springfield Township. New Hanover was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Pemberton borough (December 15, 1826), Pemberton Township (March 10, 1846), North Hanover Township (April 12, 1905) and Wrightstown (March 4, 1918).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 22.395 square miles (58.004 km2), including 22.175 square miles (57.433 km2) of land and 0.220 square miles (0.570 km2) of water (0.98%).
Fort Dix is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) with a total 2010 Census population of 7,716 located in portions of New Hanover Township (5,951 of the total), Pemberton Township (1,765 of CDP's residents) and Springfield Township (with no residents in the CDP).McGuire AFB CDP is a CDP with a 2010 population of 3,710 located in portions of New Hanover Township (737 of the total) and North Hanover Township (2,973).
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