Galloway Township, New Jersey

Galloway Township, New Jersey
Township
Galloway is a growing edge city to neighboring Atlantic City.
Galloway is a growing edge city to neighboring Atlantic City.
Official seal of Galloway Township, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Galloway Township in Atlantic County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right).
Location of Galloway Township in Atlantic County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right).
Census Bureau map of Galloway Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Galloway Township, New Jersey
Galloway Township is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Galloway Township
Galloway Township
Location in Atlantic County
Galloway Township is located in New Jersey
Galloway Township
Galloway Township
Location in New Jersey
Galloway Township is located in the United States
Galloway Township
Galloway Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°29′29″N 74°28′26″W / 39.491453°N 74.473867°W / 39.491453; -74.473867[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
Royal charterApril 4, 1774
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Named forJoseph Galloway or
Mull of Galloway
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorAnthony Coppola (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[3]
 • Deputy MayorRich Clute (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[3]
 • AdministratorChris Johansen[4][5]
 • Municipal clerkKelli Danieli[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total
114.49 sq mi (296.52 km2)
 • Land88.67 sq mi (229.65 km2)
 • Water25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)  22.55%
 • Rank1st of 565 in state
1st of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
37,813
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
37,876
 • Rank63rd of 565 in state
3rd of 23 in county[12]
 • Density426.5/sq mi (164.7/km2)
  • Rank452nd of 565 in state
13th of 23 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08201, 08205[13][14]
Area code(s)609 exchanges: 404, 652, 748[15]
FIPS code3400125560[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882052[1][18]
Websitewww.gtnj.org
Historic Oliphant Grist Mill

Galloway Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a growing edge city to neighboring Atlantic City. At 114.49 square miles (296.5 km2) of total area of land and water, Galloway Township is the largest municipality in the state.[1][19][20][21] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,813,[9][10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 464 (+1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 37,349,[22][23] which in turn reflected an increase of 6,140 (+19.7%) from the 31,209 counted in the 2000 census.[24]

Galloway Township was incorporated by Royal charter on April 4, 1774, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, when it was still part of Gloucester County. Galloway was incorporated as one of the initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. After becoming part of the newly formed Atlantic County in 1837, portions of the township were taken to create Mullica Township (March 13, 1838), Egg Harbor City (June 14, 1858), Absecon (February 29, 1872), Brigantine Beach borough (now Brigantine; June 14, 1890) and Port Republic (March 1, 1905).[25]

Geographically, the township, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[26]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Coppola remains Galloway mayor while receiving new deputy mayor", The Press of Atlantic City. Accessed January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Township Manager, Galloway Township. Accessed March 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Tilton, Lisa "Galloway Resident Chris Johansen Appointed as Township Manager", Galloway Township News, May 24, 2016. Accessed May 26, 2016. "Chris Johansen has been named the new Township Manager for Galloway Township. By a unanimous vote after a short closed session discussion, Council voted to appoint Johansen as Township Manager."
  6. ^ Township Clerk's Office, Galloway Township. Accessed March 8, 2023.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Galloway, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 10, 2011.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 18, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Galloway, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 18, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State – County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey[permanent dead link‍], United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 25, 2012.
  20. ^ Barlas, Thomas. "Step aside, Hamilton twp.: Galloway is bigger / 'Largest' N.J. town a little smaller than neighbor, data show", The Press of Atlantic City, July 9, 2007. Accessed October 3, 2012. "But Hamilton Township residents might want to take another look at the numbers before becoming too smug with its bigness: The federal government says neighboring Galloway Township is actually larger."
  21. ^ GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Atlantic County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 4, 2012.
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  24. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  25. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 69. Accessed August 2, 2012.
  26. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.