North Hanover Township, New Jersey

North Hanover Township, New Jersey
Township
Jacobstown, a settlement within the township
Jacobstown, a settlement within the township
Official seal of North Hanover Township, New Jersey
Seal
North Hanover Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
North Hanover Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of North Hanover Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of North Hanover Township, New Jersey
North Hanover Township is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
North Hanover Township
North Hanover Township
Location in Burlington County
North Hanover Township is located in New Jersey
North Hanover Township
North Hanover Township
Location in New Jersey
North Hanover Township is located in the United States
North Hanover Township
North Hanover Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°05′24″N 74°35′08″W / 40.089961°N 74.585444°W / 40.089961; -74.585444[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
IncorporatedApril 12, 1905
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorDavid Forsyth Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkMary Picariello[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total17.51 sq mi (45.35 km2)
 • Land17.37 sq mi (44.98 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)  0.81%
 • Rank164th of 565 in state
15th of 40 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
154 ft (47 m)
Population
 (2020)[8][9]
 • Total7,963
 • Estimate 
(2023)[8][10]
8,007
 • Rank294th of 565 in state
22nd of 40 in county[11]
 • Density458.5/sq mi (177.0/km2)
  • Rank445th of 565 in state
28th of 40 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08562[12]
Area code(s)609 exchanges: 723, 724, 752, 758[13]
FIPS code3400553070[1][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0882087[1][16]
Websitewww.northhanovertwp.com

North 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 7,963,[8][9] an increase of 285 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,678,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 331 (+4.5%) from the 7,347 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]

North Hanover Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1905, from portions of New Hanover Township. Portions of the township were taken on March 4, 1918, to form Wrightstown.[21][22]

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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. ^ Township Clerk, North Hanover Township. Accessed April 24, 2023.
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  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of North 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 North Hanover, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 26, 2012.
  13. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for North Hanover, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 23, 2013.
  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 1, 2019.
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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.
  21. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 98. Accessed May 30,2024.
  22. ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed : and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 208. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 11, 2015. "North Hanover Township Created out of township of New Hanover, Burlington county. Appr. Apr. 12, 1905. (L., p. 250)."