Weymouth Township, New Jersey

For the unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, see Weymouth, Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Weymouth Township, New Jersey
Township
Belcoville Post Office
Belcoville Post Office
Flag of Weymouth Township, New Jersey
Flag
Official seal of Weymouth Township, New Jersey
logo
Map of Weymouth Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Weymouth Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Weymouth Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Weymouth Township, New Jersey
Weymouth Township is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Weymouth Township
Weymouth Township
Location in Atlantic County
Weymouth Township is located in New Jersey
Weymouth Township
Weymouth Township
Location in New Jersey
Weymouth Township is located in the United States
Weymouth Township
Weymouth Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°23′47″N 74°49′37″W / 39.39633°N 74.826955°W / 39.39633; -74.826955[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Named forWeymouth, Dorset
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorKenneth R. Haeser (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkDorothy-Jo Ayres[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total
12.17 sq mi (31.52 km2)
 • Land11.82 sq mi (30.62 km2)
 • Water0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)  2.84%
 • Rank188th of 565 in state
9th of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
75 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • Total
2,614
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9]
2,642
 • Rank463rd of 565 in state
18th of 23 in county[10]
 • Density221.1/sq mi (85.4/km2)
  • Rank497th of 565 in state
17th of 23 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08330 – Mays Landing[11]
Area code(s)609 exchanges: 476, 625, 909[12]
FIPS code3400180330[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID0882050[1][15]
Websitewww.weymouthnj.org

Weymouth Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,614,[8] a decrease of 101 (−3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,715,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 458 (+20.3%) from the 2,257 counted in the 2000 census.[18]

Named for Weymouth, Dorset,[19] the township was created as a constablewick in 1694 and was known in its early days as "New Waymouth Township".[20] Weymouth Township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1798, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, while the area was still part of Gloucester County, and was incorporated nine days later. Portions of the township were taken on February 5, 1813, to create Hamilton Township. Weymouth Township became part of the newly created Atlantic County on February 7, 1837. Portions of the township were taken on March 11, 1922, to form Corbin City, and on March 14, 1925, to form Estell Manor.[21]

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.[22]

  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. ^ Clerk's Office, Township of Weymouth. Accessed April 27, 2023.
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  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Weymouth, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Weymouth, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 23, 2013.
  12. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Weymouth, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 8, 2013.
  13. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  14. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  15. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 28, 2015.
  20. ^ Weymouth Historic Museum, Township of Weymouth. Accessed July 20, 2020.
  21. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 71. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  22. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.