Westampton, New Jersey

Westampton, New Jersey
Township
Westampton Township Municipal Building
Westampton Township Municipal Building
Official seal of Westampton, New Jersey
Seal
Westampton Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Westampton Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Westampton Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Westampton Township, New Jersey
Westampton Township is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Westampton Township
Westampton Township
Location in Burlington County
Westampton Township is located in New Jersey
Westampton Township
Westampton Township
Location in New Jersey
Westampton Township is located in the United States
Westampton Township
Westampton Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°01′00″N 74°49′15″W / 40.016732°N 74.820906°W / 40.016732; -74.820906[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
IncorporatedMarch 6, 1850
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship committee
 • MayorSandy Henley (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorWendy Gibson[5]
 • Municipal clerkWendy Gibson (acting)[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total
11.10 sq mi (28.75 km2)
 • Land10.97 sq mi (28.42 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)  1.15%
 • Rank200th of 565 in state
19th of 40 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
72 ft (22 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
9,121
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
9,195
 • Rank261st of 565 in state
18th of 40 in county[12]
 • Density831.1/sq mi (320.9/km2)
  • Rank404th of 565 in state
26th of 40 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08060 – Mount Holly[13]
Area code609[14]
FIPS code3400578200[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882103[1][17]
Websitewww.westamptonnj.gov

Westampton 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 9,121,[9][10] an increase of 308 (+3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 8,813,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,596 (+22.1%) from the 7,217 counted in the 2000 census.[20] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[21]

Westampton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1850, from portions of Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township). Portions of the township were taken to form Eastampton Township on February 11, 1880.[22] Its name derives from its original location in the western portion of what was Northampton Township.[23]

The township is the home of the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area.[24]

  1. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Committee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Administration, Township of Westampton. Accessed April 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Clerk, Township of Westampton. Accessed April 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Westampton, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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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 for Westampton, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 31, 2012.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Westampton, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed December 2, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic codes for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 99. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  23. ^ Township History, Township of Westampton. Accessed July 21, 2020. "Westampton Township was organized from the township of Northampton by an Act of Assembly dated March 6, 1850. It received its name as the 'western' portion of Northampton."
  24. ^ Weather Forecast Office for Philadelphia / Mount Holly, National Weather Service. Accessed August 11, 2013. "The Mount Holly NWSFO serves approximately eleven million people in thirty-four (34) counties located within Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The office is located at 732 Woodlane Road (State Route 630) off of State Route 541 in Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey."