Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Hamilton Township is a township and the most populous municipality in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the largest suburb of Trenton, the state's capital, which is located to the township's west. The township is situated within the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 92,297, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 3,833 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 88,464, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,355 (+1.6%) from the 2000 census count of 87,109. The township was the state's ninth-largest municipality in 2010 and 2020, after having been ranked 10th in 2000.
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Sayen Park Botanical Garden | |
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| Motto: America's Favorite Hometown | |
Location of Hamilton Township in Mercer County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Mercer County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left)
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Census Bureau map of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.206266°N 74.675274°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| Incorporated | April 11, 1842 |
| Named for | Hamilton Square / Alexander Hamilton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act Mayor-Council |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Jeff Martin (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Kathryn Monzo |
| • Municipal clerk | Eileen A. Gore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.31 sq mi (104.41 km2) |
| • Land | 39.44 sq mi (102.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2) 2.17% |
| • Rank | 55th of 565 in state 2nd of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 92,297 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 91,543 |
| • Rank | 9th of 565 in state 1st of 12 in county |
| • Density | 2,340.3/sq mi (903.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 264th of 565 in state 6th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08609–08611, 08619, 08620, 08629, 08650, 08690, 08691 |
| Area code(s) | 609 and 640 |
| FIPS code | 3402129310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882127 |
| Website | www |
Hamilton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1842, from portions of the now-defunct Nottingham Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Chambersburg on April 1, 1872, and annexed by Trenton in 1888, and by Wilbur on April 24, 1891, and annexed by Trenton in 1898. Hamilton Township derives its name from the village of Hamilton Square, which might have been named for Alexander Hamilton.
In 2006, Hamilton Township was ranked by Morgan Quitno Press as the 18th-safest city in the United States, out of 369 cities nationwide. In the company's 2005 survey, the Township was ranked 15th safest of 354 cities surveyed nationwide.