Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Hamilton 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 27,484, an increase of 981 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 26,503, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,004 (+29.3%) from the 20,499 counted in the 2000 census. The Township of Hamilton was incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Weymouth Road Bridge in Hamilton Township | |
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| Motto: "New Jersey's Largest Municipality" | |
Location of Hamilton Township in Atlantic County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey | |
Hamilton Township Location in Atlantic County Hamilton Township Location in New Jersey Hamilton Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39.481603°N 74.737407°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | February 5, 1813 |
| Named for | Alexander Hamilton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Carl Pitale (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Michael S. Jacobs |
| • Municipal clerk | Rita Martino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.94 sq mi (292.52 km2) |
| • Land | 110.90 sq mi (287.22 km2) |
| • Water | 2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) 1.81% |
| • Rank | 2nd of 565 in state 2nd of 23 in county |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 27,484 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 28,155 |
| • Rank | 92nd of 565 in state 4th of 23 in county |
| • Density | 247.8/sq mi (95.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 490th of 565 in state 16th of 23 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08330 – Mays Landing |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400129280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882049 |
| Website | www |
The township calls itself "New Jersey's Largest Municipality" on its stationery and its website. At 110.90 square miles (287.2 km2), Hamilton Township has the largest land area of any municipality in New Jersey. However, with a total area (land and water combined) of 112.94 square miles (292.5 km2) it is the second-largest municipality in New Jersey, behind neighboring Galloway Township, which has a total area of 114.49 square miles (296.5 km2).
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.