Harrison Township, New Jersey
Harrison Township is a township in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 13,641, an increase of 1,224 (+9.9%) from the 2010 census count of 12,417, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,629 (+41.3%) from the 8,788 counted at the 2000 census.
Harrison Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Friends Meetinghouse in Mullica Hill, New Jersey | |
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Location of Harrison Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Harrison Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39.726722°N 75.20553°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | March 13, 1844 as Spicer Township |
| Renamed | April 1, 1845 as Harrison Township |
| Named for | William Henry Harrison |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Louis Manzo (I, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Mark L. Gravinese |
| • Municipal clerk | Julie Undercuffler (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.02 sq mi (49.25 km2) |
| • Land | 18.93 sq mi (49.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2) 0.44% |
| • Rank | 148th of 565 in state 7th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 13,641 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 13,788 |
| • Rank | 189th of 565 in state 8th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 720.5/sq mi (278.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 417th of 565 in state 18th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08062 – Mullica Hill |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401530180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882146 |
| Website | www |
Harrison Township was originally formed as Spicer Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1844, from portions of Greenwich Township and Woolwich Township. That name lasted for less than a year, with Harrison Township adopted as of April 1, 1845. The township was named for President William Henry Harrison. Mullica Hill is the historical center of the Township.
From Prohibition until 2018, Harrison Township had been a dry township, where alcohol could not be sold. The township's voters passed a referendum in 2009 permitting alcohol by consumption in restaurants. A second referendum was passed by the voters in 2015 allowing sales of packaged alcoholic goods in liquor stores. The first liquor store opened in November 2018 and the first bar opened in July 2019.