Allamuchy Township, New Jersey
Allamuchy Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,335, an increase of 1,012 (+23.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,323, which in turn reflected an increase of 446 (+11.5%) from the 3,877 counted in the 2000 census.
Allamuchy Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
View of Allamuchy Mountain and Allamuchy Pond from Rutherfurd Hall | |
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Location of Alloway Township in Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Allamuchy Township, New Jersey | |
Allamuchy Township Location in Warren County Allamuchy Township Location in New Jersey Allamuchy Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40.918679°N 74.828973°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1873 |
| Named for | Native American word "Allamachetey" ("place within the hills") |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (small municipality) |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Rosemary Tuohy (R, term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Anne Marie Tracy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.27 sq mi (52.51 km2) |
| • Land | 19.99 sq mi (51.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) 1.39% |
| • Rank | 142nd of 565 in state 9th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,335 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 5,441 |
| • Rank | 368th of 565 in state 10th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 266.9/sq mi (103.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 485th of 565 in state 11th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07820 |
| Area codes | 908 exchanges: 813, 852 |
| FIPS code | 3404100670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882243 |
| Website | allamuchynj |
Allamuchy Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1873, from portions of Independence Township. The township's name comes from the Native American word "Allamachetey", meaning "place within the hills".
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