New Hanover Township, New Jersey

New Hanover Township, New Jersey
Township
Cookstown, an unincorporated community within New Hanover Township
Cookstown, an unincorporated community within New Hanover Township
New Hanover Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
New Hanover Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
New Hanover Township is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
New Hanover Township
New Hanover Township
Location in Burlington County
New Hanover Township is located in New Jersey
New Hanover Township
New Hanover Township
Location in New Jersey
New Hanover Township is located in the United States
New Hanover Township
New Hanover Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°00′50″N 74°34′30″W / 40.013969°N 74.575016°W / 40.013969; -74.575016[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
Royal charterDecember 2, 1723
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorPaul D. Peterla (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Administrator / Municipal clerkSusan D. Jackson[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total
22.56 sq mi (58.42 km2)
 • Land22.33 sq mi (57.84 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)  0.99%
 • Rank122nd of 565 in state
11th of 40 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
105 ft (32 m)
Population
 (2020)[8][9]
 • Total
6,367
 • Estimate 
(2023)[8][10]
6,348
 • Rank333rd of 565 in state
26th of 40 in county[11]
 • Density285.1/sq mi (110.1/km2)
  • Rank480th of 565 in state
33rd of 40 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08511 – Cookstown[12]
Area code609[13]
FIPS code3400551510[1][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0882088[16]
Websitewww.newhanovertwp.com

New Hanover Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,367,[8][9] a decrease of 1,018 (−13.8%) from the 2010 census count of 7,385,[17][18] which in turn reflected decline of 2,359 (−24.2%) from the 9,744 counted in the 2000 census.[19] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[20]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Departments, New Hanover Township. Accessed April 24, 2023.
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  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of New Hanover, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Cookstown, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 21, 2012.
  13. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Cookstown, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 8, 2014.
  14. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  15. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  16. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.