Pohatcong Township, New Jersey
| Pohatcong Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Pohatcong | |
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Savannah Sparrow near Carpentersville
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 Map of Pohatcong Township in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Pohatcong Township, New Jersey. |
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| Coordinates: 40°38′11″N 75°10′30″W / 40.636483°N 75.174906°WCoordinates: 40°38′11″N 75°10′30″W / 40.636483°N 75.174906°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | James R. Kern III (term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Clerk | Wanda L. Kutzman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.712 sq mi (35.514 km2) |
| • Land | 13.355 sq mi (34.590 km2) |
| • Water | 0.357 sq mi (0.924 km2) 2.60% |
| Area rank | 179th of 566 in state 13th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 3,339 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 3,242 |
| • Rank | 438th of 566 in state 12th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 250.0/sq mi (96.5/km2) |
| • Density rank | 491st of 566 in state 13th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08804 - Bloomsbury 08865 - Phillipsburg |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-59820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 882254 |
| Website | www |
Pohatcong Township is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, located in the easternmost region of the Lehigh Valley. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 3,339, reflecting a decline of 77 (-2.3%) from the 3,416 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 175 (-4.9%) from the 3,591 counted in the 1990 Census. The name Pohatcong is said to be from the Lenni Lenape Native American term meaning "stream between split hills".
Pohatcong Township was officially established in 1881. On March 24, 1881 Chapter 145 of the Acts of the New Jersey General Assembly was published defining and creating Pohatcong Township. The act to form Pohatcong had been introduced by Assmeblyman William Fritts and, once law, was to take effect January 1 of the following year. Pohatcong was incorporated on January 1, 1882. It was divided off of Greenwich Township. Pohatcong township's name comes from Lenape Native Americans, who called the area "split hills stream outlet". The industrialized center of the township was separated to form Alpha borough, on April 27, 1911.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 13.712 square miles (35.514 km2), including 13.355 square miles (34.590 km2) of land and 0.357 square miles (0.924 km2) of water (2.60%).
Finesville (with a 2010 Census population of 175) and Upper Pohatcong (2010 population of 1,781) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within the township. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Carpentersville, Hughesville, Huntington, Kennedys, Riegelsville, Springtown, Warren and Warren Glen.
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